213 -The author believes that multi -national companies ---- . A) are a positive force in the world
B) are largely controlled by the countries where they work
C) sometimes become too involved in family affairs
D) have no other purpose but to make money
E) employ many people from the original founding families
The "dead cities" of Syria are coming alive and archaeologists are seriously concerned. Pushed by a
booming population, farmers are moving into the hills of northern Syria and making homes in
villages that have been deserted but nearly intact for a millennium. The government is trying to limit
the destruction of archaeological sites by barring people from moving into hundreds of deserted
ancient villages and imposing fines for destroying antiquities. In some cases, officials can pull down
newly -built houses that are too close to the dead cities. This has outraged the new villagers; mostly
poor Muslim farmers and shepherds who feel little connection to antiquities from Syria's Christian
past.
214 -The passage tells, us that archaeologists are worried ----- . A) about the impoverished state of the farmers and shepherds
B) because they are not allowed to continue excavations in Syria
C) because buildings of historical value have officially been given to villagers
D) due to the government's decidedly anti - Christian stance
E) because the growing population is threatening historic sites in Syria
215 -The passage suggests that the villagers‘ lack of concern comes from --- . A) the government's policy of not fining them heavily for destruction
B) their belief that the cities have always belonged to Syrians
C) their cultural and religious distance from Syria's Christian past
D) the government's lax attitude to drive them out of their new homes
E) the great profit to be made from selling antiquities to archaeologists
