Answer the following questions according to the text.When Queen Victoria died in 1901, the world was entering a new and exciting period of change. For instance, in that year, for the first time, wireless signals had crossed the Atlantic and, in the following year, an airship flew from Europe to America. Already the motor car had come into use and was making life much easier. Telephones, also, were becoming fairly common. Politically and economically, people looked forward to a time of peace, wealth and progress. In fact, nothing seemed to stand in the way of such a future. 1. It is obvious from the passage that the twentieth century _____. A) opened with a decline in industrial and economic activity. B) inherited, from the previous century, very many serious social and political problems. C) began in a spirit of hope and confidence which was more or less world-wide. D) was ushered in by a wave of despair and discontent. E) introduced a period of economic and political unrest. 2. At the beginning of the twentieth century, people _____. A) were still not fully aware of the benefits of the telephone. B) believed that technological and economic progress could not be halted. C) preferred to make their long distance journeys by airship. D) were extremely upset by the death of Queen Victoria. E) felt ill at ease in the face of so much change. 3. From the passage one can conclude that at the turn of the new century _____. A) the drawbacks of industrialization became evident. B) it seemed that nothing more could be invented. C) progress and change were to be seen on every side. D) Technological progress was hampered by an economic crisis. E) The main emphasis was on improved communications.