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- From the passage, it is clear that



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58- From the passage, it is clear that ............. .
A) there are large plains in the middle of the country, most of which are marshy
B) Entoto was the first capital of Ethiopia
C) in winters, one cannot live happily in Ethiopia
D) the emperor of Ethiopia is not so authoritarian
E) it is quite difficult for Ethiopians to find something to burn for heating
59- It is referred obliquely in the passage that............. .
A) a city should be warm enough to live in






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B) the emperor of Ethiopia could have had a mansion built even if his wife had not insisted
that much
C) for the people governing Ethiopia, it might be better to have a capital on a high place
D) Addis Ababa takes its name from the vast flower gardens surrounding the city
E) so far, Ethiopia has only had two capitals.
60- It is stated in the passage that nobles in Ethiopia ............ .
A) are in sincere relationships with the emperor
B) always get what they want without having to try too much
C) were used to being humiliated by the empress
D) were granted lands that were close to the hot springs
E) wanted to find a name for the city themselves
The first universities developed in Europe in the 12th century. By 1600 Western Europe boasted 108
institutions of higher learning, many of which had obtained special privileges from existing regimes
because of their close association with the Church. In most European countries, universities were
designed primarily for the sons of nobility and gentry. Scholarly standards were low, and scholarship
was irrelevant for most professions, Education for earning a livelihood in, say, medicine or law could
be acquired after college by serving as an apprentice.
61- According to the passage, in the early years of the universities, ............. .
A) most students wanted to train for a profession
B) the church disapproved of much of their teaching
C) Western European governments were not at all interested in education
D) medicine was the most popular subject for study
E) the majority of students came from upper class families

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