The first paragraph of the passage can best be summarized as-

1.I like desert but my brother prefers milkshake.

2.In this century, what reasons made us more concerned about technological advancement?

3.What is lacking in Karl Marx's criticism?

4.Despite the heroic efforts of the fireman, the people who were on the roof of the burning building were —

5.Anything used to prove a point –

6.Especial attention must be given \to the questions at the \end{of}each chapter.

7.Incur –

8.In what ways do the theorists consider the conditions of globalization other than as a given?

9.Dilligent

10.Peaches here are plentiful this year. PLENTIFUL indicates –

11.SUCCUMB means –

12.AUGMENT contradicts –