【正文】 eves’ Europe(RSE) guide, and local guides when appropriate, including all admission to sights seen as a group。 acmodation each night。 all RSE guide, local guide and driver tips. The plans of the trip may be changed: Europe is full of surprise, and we need to be flexible enough to take advantage of whatever es along so that we may provide you with the best possible tour. Tour payments: Your final tour payment must be paid at least 60 days before the departure. Missing the final payment deadline may result in your being removed from the tour! If you sign up for a tour less than 60 days before its departure, the entire tour price must be paid. Transferring(改簽 ) to another tour: Up to 60 days before your departure, you can transfer to any other tour in the same calendar year with seats available, applying your existing deposit and with no transfer fee. If you transfer to a different tour, the price of that tour will be applied, effective on the date we confirm your transfer. Transfers less than 60 days before your tour’s departure may not be possible. 24. What can we learn from the text? A. You can save $400 if you book a 2017 Rick Steves tour in advance. B. You must pay all the tour costs three days before its departure. C. Your tour price will be guaranteed the moment you pay for your tour. D. The plans of the trip are not fixed even though you have paid for it. 25. All of the following are included in the price of each tour EXCEPT___________. A. acmodation every night B. all RSE guide and driver tips C. all breakfasts and dinners D. all transportation from the first hotel to the last hotel. 26. According to the text, what should you do if you want to transfer to another tour? A. Pay another deposit B. Pay a transfer fee C. Transfer to a tour that is the same price as yours. D. Transfer more than 60 days before your tour’s departure. C It’s been just over a year since 9yearold Zion Harvey received a doublehand transplant(移植 ), and now, what he really wants to do is playing football. “I feel happy about my new hands, and I don’t feel different. I like that now I can throw a football further than when I didn’t have hands,” he said. The nation’s youngest handtransplant patient has been working hard to learn how to use his new hands. He lost his hands and his feet 7 years ago after suffering from a serious infection. In August, the boy showed off his new abilities by throwing out the first ball at a baseball game. Dr. Scott Levin, team leader of Zion’s operation, said Zion was faced with the operation much braver than many adults. “I’ve never seen Zion cry,” Levin said. “He’s just an amazing boy. He has such courage and determination and gives us all inspiration.” Zion said his courage came from the two most amazing people: his mom and his grandma. His mother, Pattie Ray, said, “It’s been a long journey but now I feel like I am living in my dream. It’s his dream, and it’s mine, too. I’m just living through him, and I’m just here to support him in any way and help him do whatever he wants to do.” However， Zion told reporters his mom wouldn’t let him try out for football. His mom said it’s too dangerous. She also pointed out that he might be playing against little kids, not professionals, and she told him they would discuss it later. Zion tried to counter her argument. “My next goal: convince Mom to let me play football,” he said. 27. What is Zion’s attitude towards his transplanted hands? A. He likes them a lot B. He tries to ignore them C. He accepts them unwillingly D. He has mixed feelings about them. 28. What did Dr. Scott Levin think of Zion? A. He was unusually quiet. B. He was well worth praising. C. He was cleverer than expected. D. He was a talented football player. 29. Which of the following words can best describe Pattie Ray? A. Sensitive and strict. B. Devoted and supportive C. Optimistic and active D. Openminded and outgoing. 30. What does the underlined word “counter” in the last paragraph mean? A. Accept B. Prove C. Be against D. Comment D What would you like to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? An astronaut? What do you need to do to achieve your dream job? Perhaps you think that studying well and then going on to work hard will get you successful career you want. We are constantly taught that our hard work will eventually pay off. But a government survey has shown that hard work is not the only thing that will help you to move up the ladder. Two thirds of people believe that who you know matters more than what you know when it es to social activity. So are the connections that you have more important than your education? 76% of the people in the sur