B) it tends to standard folk sings when it is used by folk musicians ______.
C) it is the printed version of standardized folk music
D) it encourages people to popularize printed versions of songs
24. It can be concluded from the passage that the introduction of electronic media into the world of music ______.
A) has brought about an information revolution
B) has speeded up the arrival of a new generation of computers
C) has given rise to new forms of music culture
D) has given to the transformation of traditional musical instruments
25 . Which of the following best summarized the main idea of the passage?
A) Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner later be replaced by computers.
B) cannot be passed on to future generation unless it is recorded.
C) Folk songs cannot spread far unless they are printed on music sheets
D) The development of music culture is highly dependent or its material aspect
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world’s great writers. Before considering this question, it will useful to introduce some related concepts. Conflict, defined as opposition among social entities directed against one another is distinguished from competition, defined as opposition among social entities independently striving for some thing which is in inadequate supply. Competitors may not be aware of one another, while the parties to a conflict are. Conflict and vice of one another.
Opposition is thus contrasted with cooperation, the process by which social entities function in the service of one another. These definitions are necessary because it is important to emphasize that competition between individuals or groups is inevitable in a world of limited resources, but conflict is not. Conflict, nevertheless, is very likely to occur, and is probably an essential and desirable element of human societies.
