12．You've heard it said，"Hurry up and wait!"But learning to wait calmly is an important part of living．In this age of high-speed connections，it helps to remember that the Mayflower made its historic voyage across he Atlantic Ocean at about two miles per hour!How did those early settlers occupy their time as they were waiting to arrive？ I love the story of a passenger on Britain's Imperial Airways，a company that pioneered air travel between England and Australia in the mid-1930s．"If you have time to spare，go by air．"It was the popular expression of the day．Besides，planes were incapable of flying long distances． One of the very first flights took off from Croydon Airport near London and flew to northern France where it was delayed extensively due to bad weather．When it arrived in the south of France，one of the motors failed and it was necessary to wait for another engine to be shipped by sea from England．There were further long delays along the route in Rome，Cairo，the Middle East，etc，until finally the flight progressed as far as Singapore． At this point a lady passenger asked the manager in Singapore if he thought the flight would arrive in Australia in the next few weeks because she was expecting a baby shortly． "My dear lady，"he replied，"you should never have started your trip in that condition．" She replied，"I didn't．" Next time you miss a flight，think about her situation and"hurry up and be patient"!The sooner you're patient，the easier you life will become．When you're patient，you can relax and enjoy the ride． There is great benefit in learning to wait calmly and creatively．We should welcome unexpected delays as a gift of time，which can be used creatively．We can have work or entertainment handy when forced to wait，making the most of your waiting time． We will never escape delays，but we can use them creatively．Now is the time to hurry up and be patient! 28．Which of the following words can best describe the first air travel in the mid-1930s？B A．Convenient B．Slow C．Dangerous D．Popular 29．What can we infer from Paragraph 3？B A．All the passengers had to continue their travel by sea B．It took a long time to fly from England to Singapore then C．The plane broke down during the flight to northern France D．There was only one airline from England to Singapore then 30．Why did the author mention the story of the lady passenger？D A．To complain about the long delay of the flight B．To tell people to make full preparation ahead of time C．To express the author's sympathy for the lady passenger D．To advise people who meet with flight delays to be patient 31．What would be the best title for the passage？C A．How to Practice Patience B．How to make Full Use of Time C．The Wisdom of Waiting Patiently D．The Importance of Managing Your Time．
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