2016 · Q101
According to the author, people think that real progress lies in
EnglishReading Comprehension
- Amaterial success and technological growth
- Bimitating Western nations
- Chaving large industries and political power
- Dtaking risks and facing temptations
Explanation
The passage opens: 'We are tempted to assume that technological progress is real progress and that material success is the criterion of civilization.' So people think real progress lies in material success and technological growth (A). B, C, and D describe the author's own warnings, not the popular assumption. Hence the answer is A.