Last summer our family excitedly set off on holiday.My parents had never booked such an expensive holiday before and we had certainly NEVER set foot on a Caribbean island!
So it was with eager expectation that we arrived at the airport with our five suitcases—only to be told that our Unity Airlines flight had been cancelled! We hung around the airport despondently until we were re-routed onto a Sky Eagle flight,but we still missed our connecting flight.So they put us onto another flight to JFK Airport,this time with Omega Airlines,and we had to dash like mad through the airport to catch the plane with minutes to spare.
From JFK we boarded our final flight,and it was with some relief that we arrived in St Maarten Island,ready to forget the stresses and strains of actually getting there.However,one vital thing hadn't kept up with us-our luggage.
The laid-back officials in St Maarten Airport didn't seem particularly worried about our missing bags.They phoned Omega Airlines,who blamed Sky Eagle,because they said that the first flight was responsible for the luggage.Sky Eagle blamed Omega,and they all blamed Unity Airlines for canceling the original flight.
Meanwhile,through all the accusations,we only had the clothes we stood up in,so Mum took us on a quick shopping trip and bought tooth brushes,swimming stuff,shorts,flip-flops,and a couple of T-shirts each For two days we waited in St Maarten until we joined our five-day cruise. Dad went to the airport twice a day,but each time the baggage staff said nothing had arrived.So we had to go on the cruise without our luggage.My brother,sister and I weren't much bothered,but our parents were. Dad missed his diving equipment,and Mum was upset about not being able to wear her new summer wardrobe bought especially for our big holiday.The cruise was fantastic,anyway,even though we had to keep washing our few clothes.
When we got back to the airport to go ho me,there was a new set of baggage staff who didn't seem to know anything about anything.My dad was so frustrated by this time,he actually sneaked into the storage room and found four of our bags!If he hadn't done that,they might still be sitting there.He just dragged them out without telling anybody,and we went home.When we arrived back in the States,we found our last bag.It hadn't even left the airport!
【小题1】The first problem with the family's trip was that ________.| A．they had to change airlines | B．they went to a wrong airport |
| C．the tickets were very expensive | D．the time of their flight was changed |
| A．the airport officials were not very willing to help |
| B．the family were relieved to have the basic necessities |
| C．the family realized they had left the luggage on the plane |
| D．the airport officials didn't remind the family of their final flight |
| A．It was delayed so the family had to wait a few days. |
| B．It was wonderful though everyone was upset. |
| C．They got back their equipment before joining it. |
| D．They had to wash their clothes more frequently. |
| A．some of their luggage had never left the US |
| B．the airport staff said some new baggage had arrived |
| C．the family had to sit in the airport for a long time again |
| D．the family was happy that there were new baggage officials |
