A work of architecture, if it is to be both inviting and functional for public use, must be un-obtrusive, taking second place to the total environment. Modern architects, plagued by egoism, have violated this precept. They have let their strong personalities take over their work, producing buildings that are not functional for public use. Which one of the statements below follows logically from the statements in the passage?
A) Un-obtrusive architecture is both inviting and functional.
B) Modern architects who let their strong personalities take over their work produce buildings that are not un-obtrusive.
C) An architect with a strong personality cannot produce buildings that functional well for the public.
D) A work of architecture that takes second place to the environment functions well for public use.
E) A work of architecture cannot simultaneously express its architect’s personality and be functional for public use.

A) Un-obtrusive architecture is both inviting and functional.

Explanation:

D) A work of architecture that takes second place to the environment functions well for public use.

question - in 1827, john walker, a druggist in a small english town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. the druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. it is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. although walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. it could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. in a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. the match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. it would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. this was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar. according the paragraph what was the benefit of the new phosphorus match? it burst into flame when rubbed on sandpaper. it was made by mixing chemicals. it could be ignited on any dry surface. it threw fire in all directions.

answer - matches required natural chemicals