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er space. It39。 satisfaction with an emphasis on quality. Even though we are offering preferential prices, our service remains as its usual high standard. Early Bird Saving We are pleased to offer a 3% to 10% discount on the total price for China tours upon a single payment in full according to your trip starting dates. Acceptable ways for making payments are PayPal, credit card or Western Union. USD50 Coupon offer Send us your tour inquiry(咨詢 ), we will you a USD50 coupon. Terms: ? The coupon is valid(有效的) until June 31st, 2020. ? The coupon may be used together with our early bird discount subject to the following criteria: When the cost of your tour of the early bird discount is US$ or more, the full coupon value () may be deducted(扣除 ). When the cost of the tour is US$ or more, US$ may be deducted. ? One group can only use one coupon. ? The coupon is not applicable for bookings of only hotel, train or flight. 21. How much can you save at most for a tour priced at $1,500? A. $150 B. $200 C. $170 D. $95 22. You can’t pay your tickets through _______. A. Cash B. PayPal B. Credit card D. Western Union. 23. Which of the following is true? A. USD50 will be deducted from the cost of a $700 tour. B. You can use the coupon to book hotel only. C. The coupon will be posted to you after your inquiry. D. The earlier you book, the more you save. B My folks bought their first house in the early 1940s after Dad got a better job in Marquette, Michigan. We lived just inside the city limits in what was still a rural area. In the spring of 1948, when I was 6 years old, my parents bought a calf to replace our cow, which had been killed the year before. So one day we drove to a local farm and returned with a white and brown calf we named Tubby. We didn’t own a truck, so Tubby rode home in the backseat of Dad’s car with my 9yearold brother, Steve and me. As you can imagine, the trip was a lot of fun for us kids. Later that summer, Mom thought it would be cute to take a picture of me sitting on Tubby’s back. All went well until the flashlight of the camera sent Tubby charging off on a run, with me holding on for dear life and my heart pulled to my throat. I lasted for about 30 feet before I hit the ground. Mom was quick enough to shoot a followup picture, so we had photos of me both on and off Tubby! When summer had passed, the day arrived for poor Tubby to fill our freezer. I must have been somewhere else with my mom on the fateful day, because I have no memory of what happened. All I knew was that the barn was empty, and that we had plenty of meat for dinners. I hadn’t lived on the farm like my mother, so I didn’t understand that what had happened to Tubby was not unusual. Livestock aren’t meant to be pets, and most farm kids know and accept the truth. Whenever we had beef for dinner, I would tearfully ask, “Is this Tubby?” This went on for a couple of months until Dad had enough and declared, “ No more cows!” That made me feel better about poor Tubby. 24. Why did the parents buy Tubby? A. To have Tubby help with farm work. B. To produce enough milk for the kids. C. To raise it for meat. D. To keep the kids pany. 25. The writer’s mother can be described to be______. A. careless B. determined C. caring D. quickminded 26. What can we know from the passage? A. The writer witnessed Tubby killed. B. The writer’s mother thought it natural to kill Tubby for meat. C. The writer felt happy to see the freezer filled with meat. D. The writer felt excited on Tubby’s back when it was running off. 27. How did the writer feel towards Tubby whenever he had beef? A. Sad B. Thankful C. Moved D. Hopeless C A California man who was feeling sick almost died recently from a shocking cause. 26yearold Luis Ortiz went to a hospital because of a headache and nausea. When doctors examined him, they were shocked to find a tapeworm larva(絳蟲幼蟲) in his brain. The creature had caused a cyst(囊腫 ) to form inside his head. The cyst was limiting the flow of liquids to different areas of his brain. The situation was so serious that doctors said they had to perform an emergency operation to remove the larva. The Associated Press reports that a doctor who operated on Ortiz told him he had only 30 minutes to live. When the doctor pulled the worm out of his head, it was still moving. Luis Ortiz began experiencing headaches in late August, he told a local newspaper. But Ortiz