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If you have ever traveled abroad, you’ve definitely seen a luggage carousel spinning around countless times with lots of passengers’ bags on it. __1__ The answer is no. There always seems to be a suitcase or two left behind spinning around on the carousel. Have you ever wondered what happens to these unclaimed bags?
Sometimes flights are changed or delayed, which leaves little time for baggage handlers to move items from one plane to another. __2__ Actually, about 99.5% of all baggage is claimed by its rightful owners at the end of a flight. As for the other 0.5%, some 80-90% is located and sent on to waiting passengers within 48 hours. Airlines store unclaimed luggage for 60 days or more. Only one in 10,000 pieces of luggage is not eventually claimed by its owner.
__3__ Some are given to charities or sold to salvage companies, like the Unclaimed Baggage Center. Located in Scottsboro, Alabama, USA, the center buys lost and unopened luggage from airlines. Contents are cleaned, sorted, and sold publicly at a huge warehouse. This warehouse is the ultimate location for those looking for true bargains.
It’s better, of course, not to have one’s luggage lost in the first place. __4__ Here are a few steps you can take to make your suitcase stand out on the luggage carousel. First, label your luggage clearly both inside and outside. Make your baggage clearly visible by buying a color other than black, tying a ribbon to it, or using tape to help identify it immediately. This way, you can relax and have a safe flight without worrying about losing your luggage.
(A) Since many suitcases look alike, grabbing the wrong one is not unusual. |
(B) The good news is that luggage almost always ends up with its proper owner. |
(C) However, do all these pieces of baggage get claimed by their owners right after a flight? |
(D) Still, with millions of checked pieces of luggage each year, what happens to those thousands that aren’t claimed? |
答案:1. C 2. B. 3. D 4. A
I didn’t say anything about fighting with Andy in the first place.
一開始我對於跟安迪吵架這件事隻字未提。
Everyone is going hiking today. As for me, I will stay home and listen to some music.
今天大家都會去健行。至於我,我會待在家裡聽一些音樂。
James mistakenly left his cellphone behind in the taxi.
詹姆士不小心把他的手機遺忘在計程車上了。
The data will be sent on to our clients by the end of this month.
數據將會在本月底前轉發給我們的客戶。
With purple hair, Dan stands out in a crowd.
頂著紫色的頭髮,阿丹在人群中很顯眼。