Forthousandsofyears，themostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepub．Traditionally，thechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortown，wherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexch

　　Forthousandsofyears，themostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepub．Traditionally，thechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortown，wherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews．

　　Asaresult，Britishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserved．Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites．ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalled"TheOldTriptoJerusa-lem"．whichdateshacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEngland．

　　However，Britishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens；theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety．Onacoldnight，thepub'slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefire．Thereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordableprice．

　　That'showthingsusedtobe．Thingsarebeginningtochange．Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch（信贷紧缩）iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness．Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer．Recently，theUKgovernmentbanned（禁止）smokinginallpubs，andthat mayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs．

　　Thisdecline（衰退）ishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter11p．m．Previously，with11p．m．asclosingtime，customerswouldhavetodrinkquitequickly，meaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly．TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownas"bingedrinking"，anditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities．

　　Inordertosavetheirbusinesses，pubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket．Britishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryone．Alotofpubsusedtobe"WorkingMen'sClubs"，meaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter．Today，however，womencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems．Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall．

　　64．Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingabout___

　　A．thelonghistoryofBritishpubs

　　B：thedeclineofBritishpubs

　　C．thepastandpresentofBritishpubs

　　D．theimportanceofBritishpubs

　　65．Whichmaynotbethecauseofthede