Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.-|||-A new low carbon home in Hawkhurst,in Tunbridge Wells,Kent,built with the-|||-latest green technologies is expected to slash energy bills by around three quarters.-|||-Town & Country Housing Group will monitor the performance and the use of all of the-|||-technology in the house,which is in Fieldways,Hawkhurst.They will also get feedback-|||-from the tenants after the first year to find out what it was like living in the house.It is-|||-hoped that the lessons learnt from this will show how the housing association can reduce-|||-energy in both its new and existing homes.-|||-New residents Joanna and Thomas Clarke and their four month-old son Finley will-|||-benefit from extremely low fuel bills.Solar tiles on the roof provide electricity and hot-|||-water; it also features high levels of insulation(隔热),low energy light fittings and a-|||-rainwater harvesting syst A ground source heat pump provides heating and tops up-|||-the hot water and a grey water recycling system,reuses water from the washing machine-|||-and bathing for watering plants and flushing toilets.-|||-As a result it meets Level 5,the second highest level of the Code for Sustainable-|||-Homes,the efficiency rating against which all new homes are assessed.A typical two-|||-bedroom house costs around f1,200 in energy bills;this house will cost around f300.-|||-Town & Country invited Mr.and Mrs.Clarke to officially declare their new home open-|||-at a special ceremony on Friday 2 July.They cut a ribbon made out of electricity bills to-|||-symbolize the energy bills they will be cutting in their new home.-|||-The ceremony was attended by guests from councils and other organizations from-|||-across the South East,keen to see how the technology could be used in their local area.-|||-The house,which cost ￡205,000 to build,was built on land already owned by the housing-|||-association and was carefully designed to blend in with the character of the other homes-|||-in the street.-|||-Town&Country's acting development direct Colin Lissenden said:"As a responsible-|||-landlord,we have built this house as a demonstration of renewable energy technologies-|||-which will help to reduce the impact of the fuel price rises that would affect people on-|||-lower incomes significant in the future.Not all future developments will achieve-|||-an excellent energy rating,the lessons learnt from this project will be valuable and enable-|||-our homes to be more energy efficient."-|||-26.In Paragraph 1,the word "slash"can be best replaced by __-|||-A)weaken B)increase-|||-C)reduce D)improve-|||-27.The Clarkes will just need to pay extremely low fuel bills because __ _。-|||-A)the latest green technologies are applied in the house-|||-B)the couple avoid using any electrical appliances-|||-C)TCHG pays a major part of the fuel bills-|||-D)the couple are very economical in the use of fuels-|||-28.What is true about the architectural style of the low-carbon house?-|||-A)It distinguishes itself with a very modern style.-|||-B)It is identical to other houses in the street.-|||-C)It can be recognized easily at the first sight.-|||-D)It mixes harmoniously with other houses in the street.-|||-29.According to Colin Lissenden,the purpose in building the low-carbon house is t-|||-__-|||-A)tell people not to worry about the fuel price rises-|||-B)show that the use of green technologies can reduce financial burden-|||-C)make people believe TCHG is s a responsible landlord-|||-D)indicate that TCHG is very good at the use of green technologies-|||-30.In the passage,the author's attitude towards low-carb house is __ _.-|||-A)neutral B)critical-|||-C)arbitrary D)optimistic