which of the four options agrees best with the meaning of the text?

Ladybird Spiders

Ladybird spiders produce large numbers of young, but only a fraction of them survive. However, these rare spiders have now been bred and reared successfully in captivity as part of a species recovery programme.

It is suggested that ladybird spiders . . .

 A) are now running a smaller risk of extinction than before
 B) tend to become a threat to the ecological balance
 C) are producing larger numbers of young than they used to
 D) have been victims of a fatal disease

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Theater
You can hire the best orchestra in the city, but if you ask them to play a second-class symphony, there are limits to what they can achieve. Such are my feelings, more or less, if the new production of Edward Albee play a delicate balance at the Theater Royal, Haymarket.

It is proposed that. . .

  A) Albee piece has a structure comparable with a symphony
  B) a prominent game is ruined by uninspired acting
  C) play would certainly be much better without music
  D) but the actors did their best, the play was something of a failure

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Doctor
Overseas medical education in the UK replacing staff and work without supervision and without pay, saving the hospital trusts million pounds per year.
According to the text. . .
 

  A) foreign doctors working illegally in British hospitals
  B) doctors' working conditions are better in the UK than elsewhere
  C) There is an exchange of staff between British hospitals and hospitals abroad
  D) doctors from abroad bring down the costs of the National Health Service

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Drugs
Police officers may be required to take random drug tests, as senior ranks acknowledge that the force's new recruits come from a generation in which drug use is common.
It is suggested that . . .
 

 A) drugs might be used by some young police officers
 B) drug abuse is getting ,more common in the armed forces
 C) more police officers are needed to stop the drug traffic
 D) the young generation is prepared to fight drug abuse

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Anti-theft Chips
Anti-theft televisions could lead to a dramatic fall in burglary. Manufacturers have now developed a way to immobilise receivers remotely over the airwaves. This involves sending a signal which destroys a microchip in the TV, rendering it useless.
It is suggested that . . .
 

A) saboteurs have been able to destroy TVs by sending fatal signals
B) it may soon be impossible to steal TV programmes from other countries
C) by using a new microchip, saboteurs are able to jam TV programmes
D) a new invention will make stolen TVs worthless

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Animal Transport
According to a report, the greatest cause of handful organisms in meat is the stress and crowding imposed on animals that must now be transported long distances to a slaughterhouse.
According to the text . . .
 

A) being transported far causes cattle unnecessary suffering
B) infectious diseases are being spread by transporting animals
C) stressful cattle transports may spoil the meat
D) transporting animals to other countries should be forbidden

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Rail Disaster
While investigators were examining the likelihood that human error was the most direct cause of the rail disaster, rumours spread that experts had recently expressed concern about the new signalling system.
It is evident that . . .
 

A) the catastrophe was due to the human factor
B) the exact cause of the catastrophe is uncertain
C) the investigators could not carry out their work
D) the signalling system had been out of order

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Instructions

Read through each text and decide which of the four alternatives agrees best with the meaning of the text.

BABIES
Evidence that high levels of physical contact in the early days after birth can halve the risk of developing stress-related diseases in later life has been uncovered by scientists.

It is suggested that . . .

 A) stress symptoms can be seen even in young babies.
 B) a mother's experiences are often transmitted to her children.
 C) babies who don't receive affection may later suffer from nervous tension.
 D) mental diseases are often inherited.