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Flats were almost unknown in Britain until the 1850s when they were developed, along with other industrial dwellings, for the laboring classes. These vast blocks were plainly a(1)means of(2)social conscience by housing large numbers of the ever-present poor on(3)city sites. During the 1880s, however, the idea of living in comfortable residential chambers caught on with the(4)upper and upper middle-classes, and(5)as to the advantages and disadvantages of flat life was a topic of conversation(6)many a(7)dinner table. In Paris and other major European cities, the custom whereby the better-off lived in apartments, or flats, was well(8). Up to the late 19th century in England only bachelor barristers had established the(9)of living in rooms near the Law Court: any self-respecting head of household would insist(10)a West End town house as his London home, the best that his(11)could provide.

The(12)of flats for the better-off seems to have developed for a number of reasons. First, perhaps, through the(13)of the railways, which had enabled a wide(14)of people to enjoy a holiday staying in a suite at one of the luxury hotels which had begun to spring up during the previous decade.(15), no doubt, the fact that many of the early luxury flats were similar(16)hotel suites, even being provided with(17)dining rooms and central boilers for hot water and heating. Rents tended to be high to cover overheads, but savings were made(18)by these communal amenities and(19)tenants being able to(20)the number of family servants.

1.A、 conservative B、 conventional C、 convenient D、 communicative

答案：['C']

2.A、 easing B、 decreasing C、 diminishing D、 enhancing

答案：['A']

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