FederalExpressisaprivateairlineservicewhichexpandsthePostalServiceintheUnitedStates.ItistheonlyU.S.airlinespecializinginthetransportationofsmallpackages-35kilosorless.
FederalExpresslinks130majorU.S.citiesand10,000surroundingcommunities.Anurgentpackagepickedupinonepartofthecountrythisafternooncanbedeliveredtoanyotherpartofthecountrytomorrowmorning.AlloftheFederalExpressjetsflyintotheInternationalAirportatMemphis,Tennessee,becauseitislocatedinthecenteroftheUnitedStates.
ThesortingfacilityforFederalExpressiscalled"TheHub".Everynight,fromabout12midnightto3a.m.,thepackagesaregatheredandsortedintoshipmentsforspecificdestinations.Themainlaborforceiscomprisedofstudentsworkingpart-time.
SinceFederalExpressstartedbusinessin1971,ithasflownmillionsofairkilometerswithoutfail.Inthespaceofonehour,39jetswilltakeofftodestinationsallacrosstheUnitedStates.
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyonhavejustheard.
17.WhatmakestheFederalExpresssouniqueintheU.S.airlineservicebusiness?
18.HowmanymajorU.S.citiesdoesFederalExpresslink?
19.WhydoalloftheFederalExpressjetsflyintotheInternationalAirportatMemphis,Tennessee?
20.WhocomprisesthemainlabourforceofFederalExpress?
11.A)Becausetheycan'taffordto.
B)Becausetheythinksmallhousesaremorecomfortabletolivein.
C)Becausebighousesareusuallybuiltinthecountryside.
D)Becausetheypreferapartments.
12.A)Becausemanyyoungpeoplehavemovedintocomfortableapartments.
B)Becausemanyoldhousesinthebadpartofthetownarenotinhabited.
C)Becausemanyolderpeopleselltheirhousesaftertheirchildrenleave.
D)Becausemanypeoplehavequittheiroldhousetobuildnewones.
13.A)Theyhavetodotheirownmaintenance.
B)Theyhavetofurnishtheirownhouses.
C)Theywillfinditdifficulttomaketherestofthepayment.
D)Theywillfinditdifficulttodisposeoftheirold-stylefurniture.