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A. broke in B. broke up C. broke through D. broke into
Part III Reading Comprehension
Passage One
Mr. Greenly was there to greet them. "Let see, there are eighteen children and two adults at three dollars each. That will be sixty dollars.”
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"Miss Joan, if you look at the bottom of this brochure," Mr. Greenly said," you’ll notice very important statement."
Sure enough, in very tiny letters, it said," Prices are subject to change without notice."
Miss Joan was determined to keep her good mood. She took a twenty dollars bill out of her own purse and handed it to Mr. Greenly with the forty dollars she had in an envelope.
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Mr. Greenly pointed to the tiniest letters Miss Joan had ever almost seen. It also says, "Terms and conditions of group reservations are subject to change without notice."
Miss Joan’s good mood was now history. ……
31. How many dollars did Miss Joan hand to Mr. Greenly?
A. 20 B. 40 C. 60 D. 18
32. The phrase “subject to change without notice” suggests ______.
A. Mr. Greenly could change the terms at will.
B. the customers should read the brochure carefully.
C. Mr. Greenly could determine what apples to be picked.
D. the customers should be informed beforehand.
33. The students could not pick as many apples as they would like because ______.
A. they were children.
B. there were not enough apples.
C. they had made a group reservation.
D. they would eat up too many apples.
34. "Miss Joan’s good mood was now history?" (the last paragraph) means ______.
A. Miss Joan had been happy until that moment
B. Miss Joan was no longer interested in history
C. Miss Joan taught her students the history of the orchard.
D. Miss Joan was good at concealing her feelings
35. What can we 1earn about Miss Joan from the story?
A. She did not read the brochure carefully.
B. She made a reservation after seeing the brochure
C. She lost her temper in the end.
D. She didn’t know how to complain
Passage Two
Both civilization and culture are fairly modern words, having come into prominent use during the 19th century by anthropologists（人类学家）, historians, and literary figures. There has been a strong tendency to use them interchangeably as though they mean the same thing，but they are not the same.
…… Thus civilization, in its most essential meaning, is the ability of people to live together harmoniously in cities, in social groupings……
The word culture is derived from the Latin verb colere, till the soil. But colere also has a wider range of meanings. It may, like civis, mean inhabiting a town or village. But most of its definitions suggest a process of starting and promoting growth and development. One may cultivate a garden; …… | 
