21. Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside?

　　A) Narrow streets lined with pink or white houses.

　　B) Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings.

　　C) Cottages with thatched roofs.

　　D) churches with cottages around them.

　　22. What do we know about thatching as a craft?

　　A) It is a collective activity.

　　B) It is practised on farms all over England.

　　C) It is quite different from what it used to be.

　　D) It is in most cases handed down among family members.

　　23. Thatched houses are still preferred because of _________.

　　A) their style and comfort

　　B) their durability

　　C) their easy maintenance

　　D) their cheap and ready-made materials

　　24. People in developing countries also live under thatch because ________.

　　A) thatched cottages are a big tourist attraction

　　B) thatched roof houses are the cheapest

　　C) thatch is an effective defense against the heat

　　D) they like thatched houses better than other buildings

　　25. We can learn from the passage that _________.

　　A) thatched cottages in England have been passed down from ancient times

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