六级冲刺备考阅读练习16
<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><p> <span word="Mules">Mules</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="syndicate">syndicate</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wary">wary</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="couriers">couriers</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="smuggler">smuggler</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="thing">thing</span><span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Foolishly">Foolishly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smuggler">smuggler</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Londons">Londons</span> <span word="Heathrow">Heathrow</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="suitcase">suitcase</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> $90,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>, <span word="destined">destined</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smuggler">smuggler</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="suitcase">suitcase</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mens">mens</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>, <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="courier">courier</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="suitcase">suitcase</span> <span word="en">en</span> <span word="route">route</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smuggler">smuggler</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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