31. We can infer from the passage that _____.
(A) English people, like most people in other countries, dislike living in flats
(B) people in most countries of the world today are not opposed to living in flats
(C) people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats
(D) modern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities for living
32. What is said about blocks of flats built in the past in Britain?
(A) They were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much.
(B) They were usually not large enough to accommodate big families.
(C) They were sold to people before necessary facilities were installed.
(D) They provided playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings.
33. The word "rage" (Line 9) means _____.
(A) be ignored (C) encourage people greatly
(B) develop with great force (D) be in fashion
34. Some people oppose the building of flats because _____.
(A) the living expenses for each individual family are higher
(B) it involves higher cost compared with the building of houses
(C) they believe people like to live in houses with gardens
(D) the disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those living in flats
35. The author mentions that people who live in suburban houses _____.
(A) do not have access to easy facilities because they live away from the city
(B) have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do service work
(C) take longer time to know each other because they are a scattered community
(D) have to spend more money and time travelling to work every day
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Where do pesticides (杀虫剂) fit into the picture of environmental disease? We have seen that they now pollute soil, water and food, that they have the power to make our streams fishless and our gardens and woodlands silent and birdless. Man, however much he may like to pretend the contrary, is part of nature. Can he escape a pollution that is now so thoroughly distributed throughout our world:
