If the City Parks Department receives the same allocation in next year's ... ...

Which of the following selections expresses a reasoning pattern most similar to the pattern expressed in the passage?
(A) If the mountains continue to receive snow at the rate experienced for the past two weeks, ski areas would have a record snow base this winter. Instead, snow fall diminished, and ski areas have a normal ski base this winter.
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
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*This question is included in Nova Press: Set E - If/Then Logic Practice