Passage Three

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

　　Duty free sales are very important to Airlines. They represent eight percent of the total world trade of duty free sales. However，last year represented a reduction of 0.3% from the previous year. 1999 was a year of uncertain changes. After the strong sales of the previous two years，global duty and tax-free sales showed some decline. Although it is a global industry，there are major changes in performance in different regions of the world. Sales in the Asia region continued to grow slower than had been expected，the elimination of tax free sales within the European Union had a dramatic effect on sales. The region that showed the biggest growth last year was the America. Next year，sales are expected to reach US$6.4 billion. This optimistic growth is well spread among all channels—airports，airlines，border shops，downtown shops etc.

　　21. Airlines duty free sales ______. (　　　)

　　A. declined to eight percent

　　B. decreased by about eight percent.

　　C. last year increased by 0.3 percent

　　D. were increasingly important

　　22. Which of the following is NOT true? (　　　)

　　A. The year before last was a good year for duty free sales.

　　B. Last year was a good year for duty free sales.

　　C. This year was a good year for duty free sales.

　　D. This year is an uncertain year for sales.

　　23. The region that showed biggest growth last year was ______. (　　　)

　　A. South America B. North America

　　C. both A and B D. Australia

　　24. The optimistic sales incomes in the America will come from ______. (　　　)

　　A. airports and airlines B. border shops

　　C. downtown shops D. all of the above

　　25. The duty free sales this year ______. (　　　)

　　A. declined partly resulted in Asian economic crisis.

　　B. decreased with respect to tobacco

　　C. increased with respect to perfume

　　D. increased with respect to premium spirits

　　PART 3 Cloze Test

　　DIRECTIONS: In this part，the words and phrases are missing in the following paragraph. Choose the most appropriate words from the following FORM.(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)

　　After boarding，an important 　26　 in taking care of the passengers is to 　27　 them on the use of their safety belts，and on any 　28　 procedures. The safety demonstration at the

　　29　of a flight is very important. For example，aircraft 　30　 belts，like the seats，consist of a lap-strap and sometimes a shoulder harness. The passengers must be shown how to 　31　，adjust and release their seat belts. The passengers should be shown how to put on a 　32　，and how to use the emergency 　33　 masks stored above the seat. Handicapped passengers may need special 　34　，and a modified briefing to explain how they should leave the airplane in the case of an 　35　.

　　26.______　　　27.______　　　28.______　　　29.______　　　30.______

　　31.______　　　32.______　　　33.______　　　34.______　　　35.______