1. “...these are cities concerned with the past”in the first paragraph refer to cities that ___.
A) are worried about their past.
B) Have a glorious past to be proud of.
C) Want to maintain their traditional image.
D) Are very interested in their own history.
2. The difficulty in constructing tall buildings in the 19th century lies in ___.
A) the shortage of money
B) the lack of a device to carry people upward
C) the backward technology
D) mountains taking up land space
3. When Otis came up with the idea of a lift, ___.
A) he sold it to the architects and builders immediately.
B) The Egyptians used it to build the Pyramids.
C) It was accepted favorably by the public.
D) Most people had doubt about its safety.
4. Which of the following best describes the experience of going in a lift now?
A) Fascinating
B) Uninteresting
C) Frightening
D) Exciting
5. Psychologists find the lift a good place where they can study human behavior because ___.
A) here humans behave the way animals do
B) people in a lift are all scared
C) here some people take noted
D) in a lift the bubble of personal space breaks
A) are worried about their past.
B) Have a glorious past to be proud of.
C) Want to maintain their traditional image.
D) Are very interested in their own history.
2. The difficulty in constructing tall buildings in the 19th century lies in ___.
A) the shortage of money
B) the lack of a device to carry people upward
C) the backward technology
D) mountains taking up land space
3. When Otis came up with the idea of a lift, ___.
A) he sold it to the architects and builders immediately.
B) The Egyptians used it to build the Pyramids.
C) It was accepted favorably by the public.
D) Most people had doubt about its safety.
4. Which of the following best describes the experience of going in a lift now?
A) Fascinating
B) Uninteresting
C) Frightening
D) Exciting
5. Psychologists find the lift a good place where they can study human behavior because ___.
A) here humans behave the way animals do
B) people in a lift are all scared
C) here some people take noted
D) in a lift the bubble of personal space breaks