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A) an item in a newspaper C) part of a lecture

B) an advertisement D) part of the introduction in a book

27. What is most important about the industrial performance of agriculture is ________.

A) the amount of food it produces C) the percentage of population involved

B) the per capita income of farmers D) the production of investment goods

28. The word "this" (Para. 1, Line 4) refers to ________.

A) the productivity of farmers

B) the provision of food and raw materials

C) the production of investment goods

D) the economy as a whole

29. The performance of farmers essentially determines ________.

A) the size of the working population C) the structure of the market

B) the organization of agriculture D) the general development of the economy

30. This passage will most probably be followed by a discussion of ________.

A) the market structure of American agriculture

B) the structure of the American farming population

C) the various functions of American agriculture

D) the organization of American agriculture

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

Editor:

While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations. In July, two writers (Letters to the Editor) praised the cancellation of exams because they believe "tests don`t tell the whole story."

As a teacher who has worked in four countries, I have had the experience that a student who earns good marks is generally a good student, and that a student’s final mark in a subject is usually a grade average of the year`s work. Of course there are exceptions, but they do not have the frequency that would give an unfair picture of a student’s ability.