Q39. Over the past 30 years or so, the quality of many people's lives has deteriorated in some respects because of technological progress. Those people living near airports are constantly assailed by the noise of increasingly larger and more powerful jet aircraft taking off and landing. We have ugly buildings which have sprung up in towns and cities. Some of these are high-rise blocks of flats, built because of the high price of land, making them more like breeding boxes than houses where people have space to live. Worse still, much of our building effort has been channeled into the construction of more and more large office blocks at the expense of much-needed housing for the growing urban population.According to the passage...English — Passages — Question 39 of 56A. The quality of people's lives has declined in some ways due to technological progress.B. People living near airports are happy with their situation.C. Technological progress has improved living standards.D. Airports are usually constructed in urban areas.Practice more English MCQs for entrance exam preparation on Examora.io.← Previous Question Next Question →