Flying across the globe, whether on business or for leisure, is usually effortless——you just have to book your ticket, pack your bags and show up at the airport with your passport. You board the plane and several cocktails and movies later, you arrive at your destination, and hopefully, your baggage does too. Here are some tips on how to be a clever traveler.
Easy check-in
Avoid the queue and check yourself in by using the MAS Web Check-In (malaysiaairlines.com) in the comfort of your own home or office. Passengers can now check in online anytime from 24 hours to 90 minutes ahead of the scheduled departure time. This is available for flights departing from all MAS stations ——except Paris, Kunming, Xiamen and Bandar Seri Begawan——to all MAS destinations. You can even select preferred seats online.
Bag hygiene
No, we’re not talking about the cleanliness of your bags! It’s the aviation talk for a bag that doesn’t carry any old baggage tags with barcodes that could confuse the baggage sensor（傳感器）.
If you find yourself arriving in Sydney while your bag lands in Tokyo, it could be because of your old baggage tag. Another reason why bags go missing could be the printing quality of the barcode; bags are misdirected because the sensors can’t read the codes correctly.
Less is more
Most airports around the world now set a weight limit of 32kg per piece of baggage. This will not only help protect the airline workers’ health, but also be easier for you to carry your bags around.
Avoid packing dangerous goods or placing valuables inside your check-in luggage. Ensure that locks are properly secured as a lot of baggage locks are found caught between the conveyor belts（傳送帶）. Smaller and softer bags are usually placed inside a tray at check-in to protect the locks from contact with the conveyor belt.
【小題1】According to the passage, airplane passengers ______.

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets   21  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were  22  to go home. Some battled to  23  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   24  bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   25  to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most  26  had stopped. After making my way  27  crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was   28  . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   29  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   30  . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train  31  my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was   32  through, exhausted and  33  .

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer  34  I received an email from Garth, my Director.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   35  reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their  36  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  37  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of   38  can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  39  had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   40  me and put a smile back on my face.

A．break         B．flood         C．sink           D．crash

A．forced        B．refused         C．a(chǎn)djusted        D．gathered

A．order         B．pay           C．take           D．search

A．climate      B．scenery         C．storm               D．burden

A．used          B．promised      C．deserved       D．happened

A．practice      B．routine         C．process         D．service

A．to           B．through        C．over          D．for

A．operating   B．cycling          C．turning         D．rushing

A．check         B．carry         C．find           D．board

A．street       B．ground         C．floor         D．platform

A．paused      B．crossed         C．reached         D．parked

A．wet          B．weak         C．sick           D．hurt

A．a(chǎn)shamed   B．discouraged      C．surprised       D．puzzled

A．while       B．when         C．where           D．a(chǎn)fter

A．hardly      B．casually        C．a(chǎn)bsolutely       D．eventually

A．devotion   B．donation       C．connection       D．reaction

A．a(chǎn)ccurate      B．urgent          C．brief          D．humorous

A．promise       B．a(chǎn)ppreciate     C．a(chǎn)dvice          D．guidance

A．troubles       B．signals          C．rules          D．sings

A．corrected     B．supported      C．a(chǎn)mazed         D．refreshed

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets  1  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were 2  to go home. Some battled to  3  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   4  bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   5  to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most  6  had stopped. After making my way  7  crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was   8  . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   9  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   10  . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train  11  my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was   12  through, exhausted and  13  .

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer  14  I received an email from Garth, my Director.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   15  reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their  16  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  17  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of   18  can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  19  had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   20  me and put a smile back on my face.

1．A．break                    B．flood                 C．sink                      D．crash

2．A．forced                   B．refused              C．a(chǎn)djusted                D．gathered

3．A．order                     B．pay                    C．take                      D．search

4．A．climate                  B．scenery              C．storm                   D．burden

5．A．used                      B．promised            C．deserved               D．happened

6．A．practice                 B．routine               C．process                D．service

7．A．to                         B．through              C．over                     D．for

8．A．operating               B．cycling              C．turning                 D．rushing

9．A．check                    B．carry                 C．find                      D．board

10．A．street                   B．ground               C．floor                     D．platform

11．A．paused                 B．crossed              C．reached                D．parked

12．A．wet                     B．weak                 C．sick                      D．hurt

13．A．a(chǎn)shamed              B．discouraged        C．surprised              D．puzzled

14．A．while                   B．when                 C．where                   D．a(chǎn)fter

15．A．hardly                  B．casually             C．a(chǎn)bsolutely             D．eventually

16．A．devotion              B．donation             C．connection            D．reaction

17．A．a(chǎn)ccurate              B．urgent                C．brief                     D．humorous

18．A．promise               B．a(chǎn)ppreciate          C．a(chǎn)dvice                  D．guidance

19．A．troubles               B．signals               C．rules                     D．sings

20．A．corrected             B．supported           C．a(chǎn)mazed                 D．refreshed

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets   21  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were  22  to go home. Some battled to  23  a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the   24  bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I   25  to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most  26  had stopped. After making my way  27  crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was   28  . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to   29  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the   30  . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train  31  my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was   32  through, exhausted and  33  .

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer  34  I received an email from Garth, my Director.

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and   35  reported to work. It is always reassuring（令人欣慰）, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their  36  to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that  37  message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of   38  can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic  39  had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately   40  me and put a smile back on my face.

1.A．break          B．flood          C．sink            D．crash

2.A．forced         B．refused          C．a(chǎn)djusted        D．gathered

3.A．order           B．pay             C．take           D．search

4.A．climate       B．scenery          C．storm                 D．burden

5.A．used            B．promised       C．deserved       D．happened

6.A．practice      B．routine           C．process          D．service

7.A．to            B．through          C．over           D．for

8.A．operating   B．cycling             C．turning           D．rushing

9.A．check          B．carry          C．find            D．board

10.A．street       B．ground           C．floor           D．platform

11.A．paused     B．crossed          C．reached         D．parked

12.A．wet           B．weak         C．sick            D．hurt

13.A．a(chǎn)shamed   B．discouraged       C．surprised       D．puzzled

14.A．while         B．when         C．where             D．a(chǎn)fter

15.A．hardly       B．casually          C．a(chǎn)bsolutely        D．eventually

16.A．devotion   B．donation         C．connection         D．reaction

17.A．a(chǎn)ccurate       B．urgent            C．brief           D．humorous

18.A．promise         B．a(chǎn)ppreciate              C．a(chǎn)dvice             D．guidance

19.A．troubles        B．signals            C．rules          D．sings

20.A．corrected      B．supported     C．a(chǎn)mazed          D．refreshed