【正文】 d brothers helped him a lot． 57． How many mass media are mentioned in the passage? A． One． B． Two． C． Three． D． Four． 58． Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined expression scale back? A． make smaller B． carry out C． turn down D． frighten away 59． What message do the last two paragraphs carry? A． Conflicts often occur between Harli Jordean and his family． B． Harli39。s future． C． Marble King marbles will be more popular with marble fans around the world． D． The Marble King has great ambitions for his Marble King Company． B Travel Notices Newark/New York /Houston area travel waiver A travel waiver has been issued for the Newark/New York /Houston area and Philadelphia due to weather． What is a travel waiver? When bad weather or another event is expected to cause largescale travel disruptions in a particular city or region, United will often issue a travel waiver due to bad weather conditions, such as storm and fog． Travel waivers allow our customers to make changes to their ticketed itineraries in advance, without incurring the fees that would otherwise apply, in order to avoid tile possibility of encountering long delays at the ailport． Learn more about travel disruptions． What to do if your travel is covered by a waiver ◆ If your flight has been canceled, you may already have been rebooked on another flight． Please visit the My Reservations page to see if you have been rebooked． ◆ If you have not yet checked in for your flight and you have not been automatically rebooked, even if your flight has not yet been canceled, you may be able to reschedule your travel through My Reservations． To do so, select View/Modify next to the appropriate reservation and then select the Change itinerary link． ◆ If you have already checked in for your flight, you must cancel your checkin before trying to rebook through My Reservations． You may cancel your checkin through EasvCheckin Online○ R or mobile checkin． ◆ If you find that you are unable to change your reservation online, you may rebook your travel by calling United Reservations or the agency that originally booked your ticket． 60． Which city is not included in the travel waiver from November 22 to 23, 2020 ? A． Philadelphia． B． Houston． C． New York． D． Newark． 61． All of the following may cause United to issue a travel waiver EXCEPT_____． A． A snowstorm B． A thunderstorm C． A cool wind D． A thick fog 62． If Tom is unable to change his reservation online, he may _____, A． rebook his travel by calling United Reservations B． reschedule his travel through My Reservations C． visit the My Reservations page to see if he has been rebooked D． cancel his checkin before trying to rebook through My Reservations C Canadian concept of space has contributed to the spreading cities． With no lack of land, their cities tend to grow horizontally, rather than vertically． Just about every house in town has a large grassy lawn and at least four trees: two at the front and two at the back． Vegetable gardens are optional． Add the municipally maintained trees that line the streets and you have towns occupying real forests． Living in one of the least densely populated countries in the world, the Canadians have their own version of personal space． A general rule is never to advance closer than one meter to a person． But the distinct concept of how much physical distance you want to have between you and the next person may disappear once a friendship has been established． People are not above giving hugs, even between men． But once the physical embrace is concluded, the Canadians return to their conventional distance, that is, only close enough that one does not have to shout in order to be heard, The Canadians are noted for being exceptionally polite． A Canadian is quick to apologize even when it is you who unintentionally bumped him in the street． Pedestrians in smaller towns have to take care not even to look as if they would like to cross the street since cars are likely to stop and wait for them． A woman suffering from amnesia （ 遺忘癥 ） was discovered aimlessly wandering the streets of Los Angeles． Not knowing her own identity, police had only one clue: the woman was polite． So polite, in fact, they figured she had to be Canadian． Sure enough, when an allpoints bulletin went out across Canada, it turned out that indeed she was． Canadian politeness does not mean formality． The language etiquette （ 禮節(jié) ） in Quebec follows much less formal lines than in France where one would never call a stranger tu． To do so would be like walking up to the Prince of Wales and giving him a hearty slap on the back． However, me Quebecois appear to consider anyone from the same province a brother or sister and tu their way around the countryside as if t