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 ． ”

“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 ．

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 ． ……

1 ． How many dollars did Miss Joan hand to Mr ． Greenly?

A ． 20 B ． 40 C ． 60 D ． 18

2 ． 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 ．

3 ． 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 ．

4 ． “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

5 ． 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

1 ． C 2 ． A 3 ． C 4 ． A 5 ． A