· rEAD thE ArtiClE BElow ABout CruisE BusinEss.
·ChoosE thE BEst worD or phrAsE to Fill EACh gAp FromA,B,C, or
D、on thE oppositE pAgE.
· For EACh quEstion 19--33, mArk onE lEttErA,B,C, orD、on yourAnswEr shEEt.
D、vAlign=top wiDth="100%">{{B}} CruisE ship holiDAys{{/B}}
pAssEngErs on CruisE ship holiDAys, As thEy ArE {{u}} (0) {{/u}} on tv progrAms AnD Films, usuAlly AppEAr to BE Both riCh AnD ElDErly. suCh pEoplE Do not, howEvEr, ACCurAtEly rEprEsEnt thE 6.8 million {{u}} (19) {{/u}} who took this kinD oF holiDAy lAst yEAr. ovEr thE lAst FEw yEArs thE worlD CruisE inDustry hAs ConCEntrAtED on {{u}} (20) {{/u}} to youngEr, lEss wEAlthy pEoplE, giving thEm A/An {{u}} (21) {{/u}} morE likE A FloAting DisCo thAn thE trADitionAl quiEt holiDAy on A luxury ship.EvEn FAmiliEs with young ChilDrEn ArE no longEr so {{u}} (22) {{/u}} on CruisE ship. pArtly As A rEsult, thE numBEr oF pAssEngErs tAking A CruisE hAs inCrEAsED By A/An {{u}} (23) {{/u}} oF 8.5 % A yEAr sinCE 1990.
CruisE stAr is now thE worlD’s {{u}} (24) {{/u}} CruisE linE. thE othEr two mAjor CompAniEs ArE intErsAil AnD sEAwAys. togEthEr thEsE thrEE CArry {{u}} (25) {{/u}} hAlF thE worlD’s CruisE pAssEngErs AnD {{u}} (26) {{/u}} Almost All thE inDustry’s proFits. For thE 30 or so smAllEr Firms, liFE is muCh toughEr. thAt is BECAusE {{u}} (27) {{/u}} sizE Brings so mAny BEnEFits to thE lArgE Firms. thEy CAn nEgotiAtE Bulk DisCounts on {{u}} (28) {{/u}} suCh As FooD AnD FuEl, AnD EvEn, iF thEy orDEr Enough oF thEm, on ships.A、sEConDAry {{u}} (20) {{/u}} For thE smAllEr opErAtors is thAt thEy CAnnot sprEAD ovErhEADs suCh BroADly mArkEting.A、signiFiCAnt pArt oF thE Cost oF {{u}} (30) {{/u}} pEoplE on A CruisE hAppEns BEForE thEy go on BoArD thE ship. thE thrEE lArgE CompAniEs BEtwEEn thEm spEnD morE thAn $ 100 million A yEAr on tv {{u}} (31) {{/u}} inAmEriCA、thEy {{u}} (32) {{/u}} ArmiEs oF sAlEsmAn.DElivEring pAssEngErs to thE ship is pArt oF pACkAgE DEAl AnD, onCE AgAin, {{u}} (33) {{/u}} mEAns sAvings:CruisE stAr is thE BiggEst singlE BuyEr oF AirlinE tiCkEts inAmEriCA、
A．symBol
B．ExpEriEnCE
C．proDuCt
D、iDEA