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Passage 1 We’ve found that eating habits vary so much that it does not make sense to include meals in the price of our tours. We want to give you the freedom of choosing restaurants and ordering food that suits your taste and budget (预算). As your hotels offer anything from coffee and toast to a full American breakfast at very reasonable prices, it will never be a problem for you to start the day in the way you like best. At lunch stops, your tour guide will show you where you can find salads, soups, and sandwiches. Dinner time is your chance to try some local food. Sometimes the tour guide will let you have dinner at a restaurant of your own choice. At other times he or she will recommend a restaurant at your hotel. Years of research have taught us which restaurants reliably serve a good choice of delightful dishes at down-to-earth prices. In Mexico, Alaska, and the Yukon, where your restaurant choice may be limited, we include some meals. The meals provided are clearly stated on the tour pages. 1. According to the passage, most meals are not included in the price of tours mainly because ________. A. meals make up a large part of the tour budget B. meal prices vary a lot from place to place C. people dislike menus offered by tour guides D. people have different eating habits 2. We can learn from the passage that ________. A. the hotels where you stay will offer you free breakfast B. dining information can be obtained from your tour guides C. you can have a complete choice of local dishes at the hotel D. a full list of local restaurants can be found on the tour pages 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Tour guides are supposed to arrange dinner outside the hotel. B. Tour guides’ recommendations on food are unreliable. C. Tourists must have lunch in the hotels they stay in. D. Tourists may taste local dishes during dinner time. 4. The word “down-to-earth” (Line 4, Para.3) most probably means ________. A. changeable B. expensiv