2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(16)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Sixteen">Sixteen</span></p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="syndicates">syndicates</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="fry">fry</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mules">mules</span>, <span word="know">know</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="mule">mule</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blown">blown</span>, <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="unwittingly">unwittingly</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mule">mule</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dimply">dimply</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="identification">identification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mules">mules</span> <span word="easier">easier</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="syndicates">syndicates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="devised">devised</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mule">mule</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mules">Mules</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="embarking">embarking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trainee">trainee</span> <span word="mules">mules</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="weighted">weighted</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="vests">vests</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="accustomed">accustomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mules">mules</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="courier">courier</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="prevents">prevents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="careless">careless</span> <span word="boast">boast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p>
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