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Brian arrived at 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 roundª²trip ticket and a small package.

“Give this package to Jeanª²Paul 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 carryª²on bag.”

“That’s right. One carryª²on bag is fine. Have a good trip.”

“Thanks.”

Is Brian a criminal(×ï·¸)? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only ¡ç110 for the roundª²trip 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 airª²courier 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, airª²courier travel isn’t for everyone. But if you have very little money, can be flexible(Áé»îµÄ) 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!

36. Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?

A. Because they were the uniforms 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

37. 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

38. Business choose the airª²courier service because_______.

A. it costs less  B. it is flexible

C. it saves time  D. it grows fast

39. 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

40. The author of the text mainly_______.

A. describes the activities of a lawª²breaker

B. suggests an ideal way to travel

C. argues against the airª²courier travel

D. tells us about a developing business

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