26. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up.

B. Jenny was too young to know grandma's humor.

C. Jenny had a strong desire for grandma's love.

D. Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny.

27. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Jenny's Antique B. Grandma's Antique C. A Tour of Antiques D. A Story of Antiques

　　It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics.

　　In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the 'decline of class' and 'classless society' in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.

　　But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification (分层).

　　One unchanging aspect of a British person's class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was considered as the most attractive voice. Most people said this accent sounded 'educated' and 'soft'. The accents placed at the bottom in this study, on the other hand, were regional accents. These accents were seen as 'common' and 'ugly'. However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice (偏见).

　　In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people in London, have begun to adopt some regional accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed. However, the 1995 pop song 'Common People' puts forward the view that though a middle-class person may 'want to live like common people', they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life.

28. A recent study of public opinion shows that in modern Britain ________.

　　A. it is time to end class distinction B. most people belong to middle class

　　C. it is easy to recognize a person's class D. people regard themselves socially different

29. The study in the US showed that BBC English was regarded as ________.

　　A. regional B. educated C. standard D. unattractive

30. British attitudes towards accent ________.

　　A. have a long tradition B. are based on regional status

　　C. are shared by the Americans D. have changed in recent years

31. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A. The middle class is expanding. B. A person's accent reflects his class.

　　C. Class is a key part of British society. D. Each class has unique characteristics.

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