(C) because they failed to give detailed description of their background in their applications
(D) because they eliminated their names from the applicants’ list themselves
27. The word "perfectionists" (para. 3, Line) refers to those who _____.
(A) demand others to get everything absolutely right
(B) know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances
(C) pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives
(D) are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do
28. Which of the following is the author’s device to the reader?
(A) Although too much attention to details may be costly, they should not be overlooked
(B) Don’t forget details when drawing pictures
(C) Be aware of the importance of a task before undertaking it
(D) Careless applicants are not to be trusted
29. The example of the Apollo II moon launch is given to illustrate that _____.
(A) minor mistakes can be ignored in achieving major objectives
(B) failure is the mother of success
(C) adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work
(D) keeping one’s goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked
30. The best title for this passage would be _____.
(A) Don’t Be a Perfectionist (C) Details and Major Objectives
(B) Importance of Adjustments (D) Hard Work Plus Good Luck
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the English man objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact differ from the inhabitants of most countries of the world today. In the past our own blocks of flats have been associated with the lower-income groups and they have lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts from top to bottom, and so on, as well as such details, important notwithstanding (然而), as easy facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish and storage places for baby carriages in the ground floor, playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings, and drying grounds for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus (对，对抗) individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned. And it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their case primarily on the assumption (设想) that everyone prefers an individual home and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. The latter ignores the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time of the journeys to work for the suburban resident.
