Multiple choice

The second paragraph of this passage shows that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

  1. she found all the houses unfit for use

  2. she found most houses to be very small

  3. she found some houses to be beyond repairs

  4. she needed a fortune to make all the houses worth living
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct option is (3). She found some houses that needed repair, but she was not looking to repair them and spend money on them. So, option 4 is incorrect.

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