(C) India

　　(D) North America

　　33. The word "flourished" in line 11 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) were discovered

　　(B) were marketed

　　(C) combined

　　(D) thrived

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　　34. The author mentions tulip growing in New Netherland. Pennsylvania. and

　　Michigan in order to illustrate how

　　(A) imported tulips were considered more valuable than locally grown tulips

　　(B) tulips were commonly passed as

　　gifts from one family to another

　　(C) tulips grew progressively more popular in North America

　　(D) attitudes toward tulips varied from

　　one location to another

　　35. The word "grumbled" in line 16 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) denied

　　(B) warned

　　(C) complained

　　(D) explained

　　36. The passage mentions that one reason English and Dutch settlers planted tulips in

　　their gardens was that tulips

　　(A) were easy to grow

　　(B) had become readily available

　　(C) made them appear fashionable

　　(D) reminded them of home

　　37. The word "they" in line 20 refers to

　　(A) tulips

　　(B) plains

　　(C) immigrants

　　(D) plants

　　38. According to the passage, which of the following changes occurred in English

　　gardens during the European settlement of North America?

　　(A) They grew in size in order to provide enough plants to export to the New World.

　　(B) They contained a wider variety of tulips than ever before.

　　(C) They contained many new types of North American plants.

　　(D) They decreased in size on the estates of wealthy people.

　　39. The passage mentions which of the following as a problem associated with the

　　importation of tulips into North America?

　　(A) They were no longer fashionable by the time they arrived.

　　(B) They often failed to survive the journey.

　　(C) Orders often took six months or longer to fill.

　　(D) Settlers knew little about how to cultivate them.

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