四、閱讀測驗【請在下列各題中選出最適當的答案】 Parasite, the stealth hit by legendary director Bong Joon-ho, is a twisted tale of the haves and have-nots. Theextreme disparity between the two families - the affluent Parks and the poor Kims - is shown through their two homes.One a gleaming mansion up on the hills above Seoul; the other a dingy semi-basement. In real-life Seoul, though,banjihas are where thousands of young people end up living, while they work hard and hope for a better future.   The banjihas are not just a quirk of Seoul architecture, but a product of history. These tiny spaces actually trace theirroots back decades, to the conflict between North and South Korea. In 1968, North Korean commandos slipped intoSeoul on a mission to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee. The raid was thwarted, but the tensionbetween the two Koreas intensified. That same year, North Korea also attacked and captured a US Navy spy ship, theUSS Pueblo. Armed North Korean agents infiltrated South Korea, and there were a number of terrorist incidents. Fearingan escalation, in 1970 the South Korean government updated its building codes, requiring all newly built low-riseapartment buildings to have basements to serve as bunkers in case of a national emergency. Initially, renting out suchbanjiha spaces was illegal. But during the housing crisis in the 1980s, with space running short in the capital, thegovernment was compelled to legalize these underground spaces to live in. In 2018, the UN noted that despite having theworld’s 11th largest economy, South Korea’s lack of affordable housing was a substantial barrier - particularly for youngpeople and poorer people.     For under-35s, the rent-to-income ratio has remained at around 50% during the last decade. So the semi-basementapartments have become an affordable response to rapidly-growing housing prices. Monthly rents are around 540,000Korean won ($453), with average monthly salaries for people in the 20s around 2m won ($1,679). Nevertheless, somebanjiha dwellers struggle to overcome the social stigma. But not all.
46. Which of the following titles best describes the passage?
(A) Introduction to Parasite, the Oscar winning movie.
(B) Banjihas that help decrease the rent-to-income ratio.
(C) On-going tension between North Korea and South Korea.
(D)Reasons that people still live in banjihas in the 21st century.

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