Some people like to say that every problem has a solution. But in Chicago's early history,every engineering solution seemed to create a new problem. Now that Chicago's waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago River,the city's next step was to clean the polluted river.
31. The author mentions the joke to show ________.
A. horses were fairly useful in Chicago
B. Chicago's streets were extremely muddy
C. Chicago was very dangerous in the spring
D. the Chicago people were particularly humorous
32. The city planners were convinced by Ellis Chesbrough to ________.
A. get rid of the street dirt
B. lower the Chicago River
C. fight against heavy floods
D. build the pipes above ground
33. The underlined word “hoist” in Paragraph 4 means “________”.
A. change
B. lift
C. repair
D. decorate
34. What can we conclude about the moving operation of the Tremont Hotel?
A. It went on smoothly as intended.
B. It interrupted the business of the hotel.
C. It involved Pullman turning ten jackscrews.
D. It separated the building from its foundation.
35. The passage is mainly about early Chicago's ________.
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