Brian and the Travel Agency Everyone has an ambition (志向) to travel. But those w

Brian and theTravel Agency

    Everyonehas an ambition (志向) to travel. But those who cannot do so themselves might find itinteresting to work in a travel agency(旅游服务社), arranging journeys for other people. Brian Lawley doesthis, working in a small travel agency in an industrial city. Most of his workis connected with holidays, both at home and abroad．Every autumn, theagency sends out hundreds of book- lets full of attractive, coloredphotographs, describing the holidays that their customers will be able to havethe next year. Soon, people begin to come into the office to book theirholidays: perhaps a week’s skiing in Austria in January, perhaps a cruise(巡游) to the Caribbean(加勒比海) in February, perhapsa seaside holiday in Spain in May, or a tour in North Africa．Brian often has toadvise people on what holidays will be suitable for them, and they always havea lot of questions. Last year, for example, a lady of eighty - two wanted tobook for mountaineering (爬山) holiday in the Alps (阿尔卑斯山), and Brian had great difficulty in persuading her that itwould not be suitable. In the end, she decided to go for a Mediterranean cruiseinstead.

   Arranging journeys for people who have to travel abroad on business isoften very complicated, but Brian enjoys this work. For example, last springMr. Perry, a director of a local chemical firm, went on a business trip, andBrian arranged it all for him. First Mr. Perry traveled to London by train, andstayed overnight in a hotel near the airport, because his plane left early thenext morning. He flew to Frankfurt in Germany, where he spent the morningdiscussing business. Then he went on by train to Zurich (苏黎士), where he stayed thenight. After a meeting the next morning, he caught a plane for Tokyo, and spentthree days there before going on to America．He had business in Seattle(西雅图), Chicago and New York, and stayed some time in each ofthose places. From New York, he flew back to London and then home by train. Thenext day he telephoned the agency to thank Brian for arranging everything sowell for him.

1. Who would like to work in a travel agency?

A．People who live in an industrial city.

B．People who’ would like to travel butcannot.

C．Ambitious people.

D．The people who go on holidays abroad.

2. When do the customers come into the office to book theirholidays?

A．Early in the morning.

B．Every year.

C．In January.

D．Shortly after receiving the booklet.

3. Those who cannot travel themselves might find it interesting towork in a travel agency________.

A．arranging trips for other people

B．arranging trips for themselves

C．booking tickets for other people

D．descri

bing the holidays for others

4. Mr. Perry telephoned the agency to thank Brian because ________.

A．Mr. Perry arranged everything so well for Brian

B．Brian arranged everything so well for Perry

C．the agency sent Mr. Perry abroad on business

D．Brian helped him in the travel agency

5. How was Mr. Perry’s journey arranged?

a. Fly to Tokyo

b. To Frankfurt by plane

c. Back home by train

d. Fly back to London

e. To Zurich by train

f. Have business in Seattle, Chicago and New York

g. To London by train

A．g, b, a, f, e, d, c

B．c, b, a, g, e, c, d

C．g, b, e, a, f, d, c

D．f, e, a, b, g, c, d

试题答案

答案：B;D;A;B;C