B. a spiritual friend
C. an intimate friend
D. anybody who shares a trip simply for partnership
34. The author thinks that ______.
A. unlike intimate friends, travel companion needn’t make many compromises and concessions
B. travel companions will add to the delights and pays half the bills
C. it is possible to foretell whether two people will get along on the trip
D. the advantages of choosing a travel companion are at least as great as those of traveling alone
35. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. a friend in need is a friend indeed
B. opposite types of people attract each other
C. like-minded people can make good travel companions
D. even intimate friends have arguments
Passage Two
Coincident with concerns about the acceleration loss of species and habitats has been a growing appreciation of the importance of biological diversity, the number of species in a particular ecosystem, to the health of the Earth and human well-being. Much has been written about the diversity of terrestrial organisms, particularly the exceptionally rich life associated with tropical rainforest habitats. Relatively little has been said, however, about diversity of life in the sea even though coral reef systems are comparable to rain forests in terms of richness of life.