Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself

England is famous for its gardens, and most people like gardening. This is possibly one reason why so many people prefer to live in houses rather than in flats. Particularly in suburban areas it is possible to pass row after row of ordinary small houses, each one with its neatly kept patch of grass surrounded by a great variety of flowers and shrubs. Enthusiasts of gardening get a great amount of helpful advice from the television and magazines.

22. The passage stresses that, as many English people are fond of gardening, .............

A) they don't want to live in suburban areas

B) houses are more popular than flats

C) they can spare little time for the television

D) the price of land is constantly going up

23. The passage emphasizes that people interested in gardening .............

A) find it essential to move out to distant rural areas

B) need large gardens in order to get satisfaction

C) are in a minority in England

D) are supplied with information and guidance by both the television and the press

24. The passage is regarded with .............

A) the increasing demand for new varieties of flowers and shrubs

B) the problems of gardening in suburban areas

C) the new techniques in gardening

D) the enthusiasm of people in England for gardens and gardening

The atom bomb and still more the hydrogen bomb have caused new fears, involving new doubts as to the effects of science on human life. Some eminent authorities, including Einstein, have pointed out that there is a danger of extinction of all life on Earth. I do not myself think that this will happen in the next war, but I think it may well happen in the next one but , if that is allowed to occur. If this expectation is correct, we have to choose within the next fifty years or so, between two alternatives. Either we must allow the human race to exterminate itself, or we must forgo certain liberties which are very dear to us.