Which of the following sentences best summarizes Paragraph 3?
A. Hong Kong has faced a serious crisis caused by millions of refugees.
B. Hong Kong has successfully dealt with the emergency caused by millions of refugees.
C. Hong Kong’s crisis was not only a matter of housing but included a number of other problems of population growth.
D. Many parts of the world may have to face the kind of problems encountered by Hong Kong and may find it much harder to deal with them.
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When the writer says that the worst situations will occur in the hottest parts of the world or in backward areas, he is referring to the fact that in these parts ___.
A. standards of building are low.
B. only minimum shelter will be possible.
C. there is not enough ground space.
D. the population growth will be the greatest.
The writer is sure that in the distant future ____.
A. bricks and mortar will be replaced by some other building material.
B. a new building material will have been invented.
C. bricks and mortar will not be used by people who want their house to be fashionable.
D. a new way of using bricks and mortar will have been discovered.
We can infer from the third paragragh that the appropriateness of physical contact also varies with ______.
A. time
B. city
C. country
D. people
The word “stand-offish”(Line 14, Para. 2) could best be replaced by ______.
A. cold and distant in behaviour
B. ungentlemanlike in behaviour
C. inhuman in behaviour
D. polite in behaviour