单选题Questions 29-40 · Read the report below about
the growth of low-cost airlines. · Choose the correct word to
fill each gap from A, B or C on the opposite page. · For each
question (29-40), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. LOW-COST AIR TRAVEL
For most organisations, it is very important to reduce travel costs. That
is {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}more and more companies are
booking flights with low-cost airlines; in fact, this {{U}} {{U}}
2 {{/U}} {{/U}}of the market has grown dramatically in recent years.
Low-cost airlines offer tickets at well below the prices
{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}by ordinary airlines, but {{U}}
{{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}still meet the same safety standards and
regulations. Operating costs are reduced in a number of {{U}} {{U}}
5 {{/U}} {{/U}}Firstly, customers book directly with the airline, either
on the internet or {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}the telephone.
Low-cost airlines do not, {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}have to pay
commission to travel agents. Further savings are {{U}} {{U}} 8
{{/U}} {{/U}}as these airlines do not issue tickets-they simply give customers
a reference number. Passengers do not normally receive postal confirmation of
their booking {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}they ask for it, which
some do in order to carry proof {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}}
{{/U}}booking. Finally, low-cost airlines do not usually offer {{U}} {{U}}
11 {{/U}} {{/U}}in-flight services. {{U}}
{{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}low-cost airlines may soon become normal
practice in the business world.