Butler Square, in Minneapolis, serves as an example of major changes in its complex of offices, commercial space, and public amenities carved out of a massive pile designed in 1906 as a hardware warehouse. The exciting interior timber structure of the building was highlighted by cutting light courts through the interior and adding large skylights.
San Antonio, Texas, offers a big object lesson for numerous other cities combating urban decay. Rather than bringing in the bulldozers , San Antonios leaders rehabilitated existing structures, while simultaneously cleaning up the San Antonio River, which runs through the business district.
26. The main idea of the passage is_______.
A. during the 1970s, old building in many cities were recycled for modern use
B. recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers
C. the San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the right way to fight urban decay
. D. strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation a reality in Boston
27. According to the passage, Benjamin Thompson was the designer for a project in
A. Boston B. San Francisco
C. Minneapolis D. San Antonio
28. The space at Quincy Market is now used as_______.
A. Bostons new city hall B. sports and recreational facilities
C. commercial and industrial warehouses D. restaurants, offices, and stores
29. What is the authors opinion of the San Antonios project?
A. It is clearly the best of the projects discussed.
B. It is a good project that could be copied by other cities.
C. The extensive use of bulldozers made the project unnecessarily costly.
D. The work done on the river was more important than work done on the buildings.
30. The passage states that the San Antonio project differed from those in Boston and Minneapolis in that_______.
A. it consisted primarily of new buildings
B. it occurred in the business district
C. it involved the environment as well as buildings
D. it was designed to combat urban decay
26. A 27. A 28. D
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