TOUR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS IN COMFORT WITH OZ TRAILS
Known as “The Grand Canyon” of Australia, it is located a short distance （55 km） from Sydney ．
In 2000 this area was added to the “World Heritage List” of UNESCO as it has: deep valleys, impressive waterfalls, excellent bushes and rich plants and animals．
The Blue Mountains covers about 10,000 km and extends 220 km．
The Blue Mountains area contains eight conservation areas, six Aboriginal language groups ．It is also home to 127 kinds of rare or threatened plants and 52 kinds of rare or threatened animals．
LET OZ TRAILS SHOW YOU AUSTRALIAN NATURE AT IT’S BEST!
Oz Trails has been in operation since 1999 and has shown the Blue Mountains to thousands of travelers from all over the world．
OZ TRAILS is recommended by the "LONELY PLANET" and "LET'S GO" travel guides, both of which are popular travel books in Australia．
We also offer special tours in and around Sydney．Taking small groups only, we pride ourselves on customer service．We offer travelers individual attention that is not available on other
large tours．
All the tours are also available at charter rates （包租費(fèi)） whether you wish to bring a whole group or have the tour just for yourself．We can make a tour to meet your special needs．
6 REASONS TO TOUR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS WITH OZ TRAILS
1．Small groups only （max 24 passengers in each bus）．
2．Free hotel pickup anywhere in city centre （and also in Coogee, Bondi and Manly） by arrangement in advance．
3．Perfect guides with a broad knowledge．
4．We are able to take you to see all the famous places in Australia．
5．Our tours are both affordable and satisfying．
6．Comfortable—air-conditioned buses．
1．The author wrote this passage to________．
A．introduce famous scenic sports around Sydney
B．a(chǎn)ttract tourists to the Blue Mountains
C．a(chǎn)dvertise a tour agency named Oz Trails
D．give advice on how to choose a tour company
2．Which of the following does Oz Trails offer?
A．Small group tours with not more than 24 tourists．
B．Buses without air conditioners．
C．Charter rates for groups of 24．
D．One-to-one service at a low price．
3．We can learn from the passage that________．
A．Coogee and Bondi are located in the city center
B．travelers need to book their pickup in advance
C．OZ TRAILS can take you to foreign countries
D．“Lonely Planet” is a famous travel company
4．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．The price of the tour service．
B．The services the agency can offer．
C．Some of the features of the Blue Mountains．
D．A brief introduction to Oz Trails．

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
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