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28. According to the passage, it is evident that ...

A) the staff of the reading room of the British Museum were helpful and efficient

B) after 140 years, the once beautiful dome had become ugly

C) the reading room of the British Museum closed in 1997

D) readers protested against the closure of the reading room

29. It can be inferred from the text that readers in the reading room of the British Museum ...

A) were actually there to admire the architecture of the building

B) requested the authorities to keep the books on the premises

C) often complained about the inefficiency of the staff there

D) often had to wait a long time for their books to arrive

30. The author states that the books read in the reading room of the British Museum ...

A) were published over a period of 140 years

B) included the best examples of the national literature

C) were not always stored there

D) attracted scholars from all over London and as far away as Yorkshire

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