43. As self-made gods. humans are
(A)arrogant and reckless
(B) benevolent and compassionate
(C) calculating and devious
(D)o omniscient and omnipotent

39. (A) years (B) life (C) power(D) knowledge

40. (A) landed (B) branded (C) stranded (D) arrived

41. According to the author, we have made real progress in (A) environmental protection (B) ecological conservation (C) technological advancement (D) spiritual development

42. Which adjective best reflects the author's sentiments? (A)optimistic (B) indifferent (C) apprehensive(D) defensive

44. Which statement reflects the author's views? (A) Homo sapiens and animals co-exist peacefully on earth. (B) Animals exist to serve humankind. (C)Homo sapiens have contributed to improving the well-being of other animals. (D) Humans have abused other animals.

45. What does the author consider to be the greatest danger to humankind? (A)Famine and war (B) Cruelty towards animals (C) Human suffering (D) Power and greed

46. The most prolific form of writing nowadays is: (A)blog posts (B) tweets on twitter (C) text messages (D) Facebook posts

47. According to Sturgeon's Law, (A)Only a fraction of the written content on the Internet is any good (B) A minority of the people are doing most of the writing online (C) Online content has to be carefully edited and curated (D) Only ten percent of the population can produce readable content

48. Which statement is true? (A) With the advent of the Internet, writing has become a lost skill. (B) Thirty six million books are being published every day. (C) People are expressing themselves through writing more than ever before on social media (D)Before the Internet, peaple often wrote for pleasure and intellectual satisfaction. Nowadays, a lot of the stuff written is garbage.

49. Which statement is false? (A) The proliferation of online writing is a western phenomenon. (B) Sturgeon's Law can be applied to edited and curated culture. (C) Professionals can't wrap their heads around the fact that most people stop writing once they graduate from school. (D) Most of the online content we read have actually been created by a small group of people so there is very little thoughtful material that matters.