Agriculture remains the most crucial area for development, here it seems that the most intractable problems of resistance to change exist. One may argue that scientific training in agriculture by itself is unlikely to have any marked impact on agricultural output. Any attempt at vocational training in agriculture presupposes that a meaningful structure of incentive exists for the individual farmer to increase his output, improve his techniques, and expand his range of activities. Without such incentives and opportunities, agricultural education can have little impact.
  
  1. The author is of the opinion that improvements in the field of agriculture _____ .
  A) cannot be achieved through vocational training
  B) can easily be realized
  C) have already led to good results
  D) are absolutely vital for productivity
  E) have largely been confined to technology
  2. We can understand from the passage that the agriculture community _____ .
  A) tends to disregard the problems of the individual farmer
  B) is eager for more vocational training
  C) is fully aware of the long-term benefits of scientific training
  D) has already begun to benefit from the improved techniques
  E) is not the one that welcomes change
  3. The author concludes that vocational training in agriculture _____ .
  A) will be an effective way of eliminating resistance to change in society
  B) will provide farmers with a wide range of opportunities
  C) will be futile unless it's backed up with various incentives
  D) is regarded as a priority for social development
  E) has often been underestimated by various authorities

  In 1945, following the Second World War, the allies that is, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain drew up and signed the Potsdam Agreement. The main points of this agreement were that militarism and Hitlerism should be destroyed; that industrial power should be so reduced that Germany would never again be in a position to wage aggressive war; that surplus equipment should be destroyed or transferred to replace wrecked plants in allied territories; that Germany should be treated as an economic whole, and that local self-government should be restored on democratic lines as rapidly as was consistent with military security.
  
  1. As we learn from the passage, the Potsdam Agreement _____
  A) was originally proposed by the United States.
  B) was the first treaty of its kind to be signed with the Soviet Union.
  C) was a treaty, which was signed by the allies, with the principle aim of ensuring peace and security in Europe.
  D) improved the relations between the Soviet Unions and the West.
  E) was drafted by the allies in consultation with Germany.
  2. According to the passage, one of the major provisions made in the Potsdam Agreement was that _____
  A) the necessary measures should be taken to prevent Germany from any future renewal of aggression.
  B) the rearmament of Germany should be under allied supervision.
  C) the military, but not the domestic, policies of Hitler should be discontinued.
  D) Germany's industrial production should be reduced to a pre-Hitler level.
  E) local administrations in Germany should concern themselves only with social welfare.
  3. It is pointed out in the passage that the Potsdam Agreement envisaged _____
  A) a European political institution to safeguard peace.
  B) a step-by-step reduction of Germany's economic efficiency.
  C) the restoration of democracy throughout Europe.
  D) the transfer of surplus equipment from Germany to the allied countries to help the recovery of industry there.
  E) the maintenance of military security through a new alliance with Germany.

  Texas School Cafeteria
  
  When schools opened in Texas this fall, some favorites were missing from the cafeteria menus. Sodas and candy bars had been banned for grade schoolers, chips and cookies were mini-size. And that perennial favorite, the French fry, was given just one more year before it too will be banned. Howls of protest could be heard everywhere. Ana not just from students. Principals complained about being forced to act as "nutrition police." Parents and kids traded schoolyard rumors about twinkies being confiscated from lunch boxes. Nearly everyone, addicted to the revenues that vending machines bring in, yelled that there wouldn't be enough money for activities like band camp and choir trips. Angry e-mails poured in to the woman who had imposed the new rules - Texas agriculture commissioner Susan Combs.
  
  1. It is stated in the passage that both the students and the principals of the schools in Texas _____.
   A) have the most qualified teaching staff
   B) are to commute between the campus and downtown
   C) intend to devise new methods of dieting
   D) seem to be displeased with the current food policy
   E) are free to buy any food from the cafeteria
  
  2. It is implied in the passage that Susan Combs _____.
   A) was once a principal in one of the schools of Texas
   B) is responsible for the latest changes in the regulations of diet in schools
   C) denies that she has a part in the prohibition of fast-food sales in schools
   D) is appreciated by people in Texas
   E) complained about the protests at schools
  
  3. One can infer from the passage that _____.
   A) Texas is the most populous state of the U.S. in terms of the number of obese people
   B) students are no longer interested in what they consume as food
   C) Susan Combs has the authority to determine what will be served at schools
   D) all of the people living in Texas seem to be pleased with the food
   E) school cafeterias don't have any food to sell regardless of the latest ban

  In the coming weeks, wine makers north of the equator will oversee the harvesting and fermenting of the first vintage of the millennium. But long before the finished product reaches the shelves - before it even makes it out of the barrel, in some cases - samples will be offered to exporters and distributors. A select group of wine critics will also be given a taste. Most will record their impressions in the extravagant prose that wine journalists unfortunately love to use. Others will go one step further and assign numerical grades. These days a high score is more effective than mere praise. it can make a comparatively unknown wine into a highly desirable one that everyone is seeking to buy.
  
  1. According to the passage, before the new season's wines even reach the shops, wine critics will have _____ .
  A) tasted samples and described or graded them
  B) suggested suitable prices for each type
  C) bought up large quantities of what they think will sell well
  D) advised producers on the fermenting process for the next year's vintage
  E) compared their impressions with those of other wine critics
  2. In the opinion of the writer, most of the wine journalists _____ .
  A) dislike the practice of awarding wines numerical grades
  B) generally use too many exotic words and literary expressions
  C) have very little influence on the public's choice of wine
  D) are less influential than distributors in the business of buying and selling of wines
  E) should be consulted at all stages of the winemaking process
  3. It is pointed out in the passage that the practice of awarding numerical grades to wines _____ .
  A) is not as reliable or satisfactory as the practice of describing wines
  B) is not at all popular among exporters and distributors
  C) has had a truly amazing effect on wine sales
  D) means that little known wines never get a chance to be known
  E) is rapidly giving way to the system of verbal description