Family expenditure patterns in Britain changed during the 1980s, with households spending a small part of their income on food and more on housing and transport than they had done twenty years earlier. Rises in house prices and the increase in the number of people owning their own home contributed to this trend. More people drove cars, shopped in big supermarkets and had bank accounts. As the standard of living rose for many people, spending on leisure activities such as holidays went up, and items which had formerly been considered luxuries were seen as necessities.

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　　Which of the following is the main idea of the paragraph?
　　 A) Cost of living in Britain is high.　　　　
　　 B) More people had their own houses.　　　　
　　 C) British people changed their expenditure patterns.　　　
　　 D) Many necessities were considered luxuries in Britain.　　　

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