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    Today I am going along with Rowan Dougall, a postman in Queensland in the far north of Australia, on his daily delivery（投递 trip. Every day, Rowan sets off with his post bags in the tail of his little plane--not much bigger than a large family car, and flies across one of the wildest places on Earth, Australia's Cape North, to reach the very faraway inland areas called the Outback.

    We fly just 300 metres above dangerous crocodiles(鳄鱼) and snakes. This is one of the longest and most expensive postman trips in the world.  However, a 50-cent stamp not only gets a letter posted to a neighbouring town, it will get it hand-delivered by flying postman to the furthest areas of the Outback. To help with the costs, the plane takes three or four paying local people or tourists, and I am one of them. In the back of the plane, there is a pile of post--envelopes of all sizes, newspapers, and a few parcels(包裹). Somehow I expected this post to look special, maybe to include some hats or cowboy boots, but this looks no more exciting than the post delivered to me in England. I look at some of the names and addresses, wondering about the people who are waiting for these letters and parcels.

    Rowan's route is 2,000 km long, with 15 stops, and I get a chance to meet Sandy, who has just received an order of clothes from a store. "I look forward to this weekly delivery," she says, "but I do miss actually going shopping myself." Rowan is checking the time. There are another ten stops to make before dusk(黄昏). Time to leap back on the plane and up into the air.

1. （1） What does the writer say about the cost of delivering to Cape North?

   A . The sender pays more than the usual mail cost. B . People in the Outback pay 50 cents for a delivery. C . It may be possible to find a less expensive delivery. D . The money passengers pay help to cover some of the cost.
3. （2） What surprises the writer about the items of post on the plane?

   A . The items seem to be in a mess. B . Some of the items are very unusual. C . The items are similar to his own post. D . He can't see clear names on the items.
5. （3） When talking about the plane post service, Sandy says that    .

   A . she would like the service to be more often B . the mail plane does not stop long enough there C . she would like to be able to do her own shopping D . there are many items that cannot be delivered to her
7. （4） What is the writer's main purpose in writing the text?

   A . To describe postal delivery services in the Outback. B . To show the wild beauty of the Australian Outback. C . To warn about the dangers to postmen in the Outback. D . To get more support for postal services in the Outback.
9. （5） What might the writer say to a friend when he gets back to England?

   A . The post plane is too small for the post that has to be delivered. B . Only tourists are allowed to go as passengers on the post plane. C . The postman has to fly the plane himself and deliver everything by hand. D . The delivery could be faster if the postman spent less time talking to local people.