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Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package.

“Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily, “Tony said.” You don’t have any luggage, right?”

“Only this backpack,” Brian answered. “You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”

“That’s right, one carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.”

“Thanks.”

Is Brian a criminal（犯罪）? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick.

Every year about 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn’t for everyone, But if you have very little money, can be flexible（灵活的）about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!

Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?

A. Because they were the uniform for air couriers,

B. Because that made him easier to be recognized.

C. Because his backpack had no room for his clothes.

D. because he did not have any luggage with him.

An air courier is a person who

A. manages a business company in foreign countries

B. organizes international flights for tourists

C. travels around the world with cheap tickets

D. delivers papers and packages to foreign countries

Businesses choose the air-courier service because

A. it costs less B. it is flexible C. it saves time D. it grows fast

One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he

A. cannot decide when and where to travel

B. cannot take any luggage with him

C. has to wear two pairs of jeans

D. saves little money from the travel

The author of the text mainly

A. describes the activities of a law-breaker

B. suggests an ideal way to travel

C. argues against the air-courier travel

D. tells us about a developing business

B
Dave needed to prepare for Saturday's fishing trip. He went into his hall closet, where he had more than 20 rods and reels. Nowadays he went fishing twice a year at Big Bear, a huge lake in southern California about 7,000 feet up in the mountains.
California tries to improve the fishing industry by sponsoring（发起）a Free Fishing Day twice a ear, once in June and once in September. That’s enough for Dave. He went mostly because it was a cocial event with a few friends, not so much to catch fish. Even driving up a twisty（弯弯曲曲的）two-lane road was worth the trip. Let alone the big, beautiful houses and trees that lined the shore of the lake.
Preparing was a project in itself. Dace had even created a computer file named Fishing Trip. It was a checklist of 45 things to take to Big Bear. He took two rods, because on Free Fishing Day you were allowed to fish with two rods instead of the usual one rod. He took a sweatshirt, jeans, two pairs of socks, a heavy hooded jacket, winter gloves, and a scarf. He also took flip-flops, shorts, a T-shirt, sunglasses, a big hat, and lightweight raincoat. If you go to Big Bear in June, you’d better be prepared for hot or cold, rain or shine.
He prepared a couple of magazines to read just in case the fish weren’t biting. He and his friends joked that the fish were always biting- in the spot you just left or the spot you were headed for.
After about an hour and a half; Dave had gathered all the items on his list into a neat pile next to his door. He went to bed knowing that tomorrow’s weather and fishing were unpredictable, but the good time with his friends was a given.
45．Dave went go Big Bear twice a year mainly to_________.
A．fish                      B．meet his friends
C．prepare for his fishing     D．develop a project
46．Why had Dave created a computer file named Fishing Trip?
A．Because he was afraid he would forget the things needed
B．Because he would have so much fish to catch.
C．Because the good time with his friends was uncertain.
D．Because he wanted to buy some magazines on fishing.
47．On Free Fishing Day, people going fishing could use_________.
A．one fishing rod     B．two fishing rods      C．three fishing rods     D．twenty fishing rods
48．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．Saturday’s Fishing Trip        B．A Happy Fishing Day
C．An Unforgettable Fishing Day        D．Preparing For a Fishing Trip

One day I took several pairs of shoes to the shoemaker to be mended. After a week I went to take them back. Four months later, my husband and I were invited to dinner. I took out a pair of shoes. I hadn't worn them since they were mended. I put one shoe on my right foot, and then I put the other on my left. But I felt that the other one was on the wrong foot. I took both shoes off for a closer look. They were nearly the same style (式样), color and size, but each was for the right foot. Then I thought of the shoemaker. Though I was sure he wouldn't remember me after such a long time, I called him. "Thank goodness you called me at last!" He said happily. "An angry woman has been troubling me for months!"
【小题1】How many pairs of shoes did the woman take to the shoemaker to be mended?

A．One shoe.	B．Two pairs of shoes.
C．Only three shoes.	D．Some pairs of shoes.

【小题2】The shoemaker ___________.

A．was very careful with his work

B．mistook one of the woman' s shoes for the other woman' s

C．forgot the woman because it happened a long time ago

D．was troubled by two men

【小题3】Did the woman look at the shoes carefully after they were taken back?

A．Yes, she did.	B．The story didn't tell us.
C．No, but her husband did.	D．No, she didn't.

【小题4】The shoemaker felt very when the woman rang him.

—Madam, the two pairs of shoes are the new arrival of this season.

—Well, I like _______. Do you have another pair?

A. either B. neither C. both D. none