Our fly-away vacation have been created with American visitors in mind.
For one, we have made getting to Europe easy. Systemwide, we serve nine European cities. From New York, we fly nonstop to Paris, Frankfurt and Zurich, with continuing service to Geneva.
Second, we have designed these vacation package tours the way Americans like to travel. We have picked hotels that give you the flavor of Europe while providing real value for your money.
We Americans have always like making up our own minds. We have tours by escorted （護(hù)衛(wèi)）motor coach or your own rental car. And land packages in Paris that start as low as $ 299—$1289.
Another advantage of our fly-away vacations is that they are at a set US price. You needn’t worry about the changes in European currency. Then there is our fly-away vacation warranty. It’s your assurance that Americans stand behind your fly-away vacations.
You will find all the details of our warranty and of our European fly-away vacations in two free color brochures. Just call your travel agent or America toll-free at (800) 433-7300 to get yours.
* Restrictions：Price is valid through 10/31/88 and is per person based on double occupancy for 6 nights. Price is subject to change without notice and does not include air fare, taxes or surcharges. Hotel subject to availability on certain dates. Warranty details available upon request.
11．In which section of the newspaper can you find this passage?
A. Entertainment.         B. News.               C. Advertisement.          D. Sports.
12．Which is not the advantage according to the passage?
A. Make it easy to Europe.                         B. Easy to get travelling information.
C. No changeable US price.                        D. Different ways to tour.
13．What does the underlined word “warranty” in Paragraph five mean?
A. Introduction.            B. Notice.              C. Suggestion.                     D. Promise.
14．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The price of the fly-away vacation is fixed.
B. Price is always valid, so you do not need to worry.
C. During the tour, there is no other type of tours.
D. There are only a few stops during the tour.
15．What is the best title of this passage?
A. Go shopping in Europe.                         B. The beautiful scenes of Europe.
C. How to take a plane.                              D. Travelling around Europe.

11---15    CBDAD  
本篇是一則關(guān)于歐洲旅游的廣告。
11．C 推理判斷題。本文是對(duì)fly-away vacations做的廣告。
12．B 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。二、三和五段分別說(shuō)明了A、D、C三種優(yōu)點(diǎn)，easy to get travelling information并非該旅游項(xiàng)目的優(yōu)點(diǎn)所在。
13．D 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文可以判定，這里是fly-away vacations 做做出的相關(guān)承諾，故D正確。
14．A 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第五段中“Another advantage of our……”可判定答案。
15．D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后部分的廣告表述，可以判定travelling around Europe更能準(zhǔn)確地表達(dá)文章內(nèi)容，同時(shí)使標(biāo)題更具有吸引力。
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