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Vocabulary Exercises. Reading Comprehension Questions




Reading Comprehension Questions

1. What is a very common method of smuggling drugs into the USA?

2. What other concealments are also popular with the smugglers?

3. Name the most common concealment methods used in dry van containers.

4. What types of containers are designed to accommodate different needs?

5. Smugglers are becoming quite sophisticated in their concealment methods, aren't they?

6. What material are container walls made of?

7. What are other telltale signs of alterations?

8. How can internally constructed false ceiling be detected?

9. What is the most difficult smuggling method to detect?

10. Why are drilling the frame and probing used?

 

Explain the meaning of these words and phrases within the text

trailers, container, telltale signs, probing, drilling, framing, alterations, utilize, handiwork, routine, flush with, dry van containers, accommodate different needs, unaltered containers, refrigerated containers, slanting toward

Find an appropriate word for each blank space in the box

prior to, frame, unauthorized access, smugglers, internal, the seals, the vessel false ceiling, the documents, alterations

1. The … is the principal structural load bearing part of the container.

2. The external … … can be detected by observing the distance between the top of the corner block and the top of the roof.

3. The … walls, ceilings, and doors are separated from their external counterparts by four to six inches of insulation.

4. Empty containers should be examined prior to lading to detect ….

5. Once examined, the containers are sealed or stored in such a manner as to prevent access by …

6. The procedures should be established to ensure that containers and cargo are transferred between … and storage area directly, without intermediate staging or diversions.

7. The carrier must verify the marks, numbers, weights, and quantities of cargo received for lading against … presented.

8. All cargo handling and storage facilities should provide physical barriers against … to cargo.

9. Bills of lading for cargo and containers delivered for shipment should be checked … acceptance.

10. Whenever a sealed container enters or leaves the facility, … should be inspected to ensure that they are intact and there is no evidence of tempering.

 

Complete each sentence in the text using an appropriate form of the verb in the italics. Render it in English

The term “internal cargo conspiracy” refers to the smuggle of illicit drugs by steamship company employ, warehousemen, stevedores, freight forwarders, etc Internal conspirators are well - toprepare to commit their illegal acts. They are sophisticated, they understand the intricate of foreign trade and they are totally familiar with Customs examination procedures. Maritime internal cargo conspire are most likely to be active at:

· Container freight stations during unstuffing and stuffing

· Container terminal and yards etc.

Internal cargo conspiracies usually take one of three forms:

- The TAP: This term is used to describe the illegal open of international freight or containers. In the case of import cargo, the unauthorized person will take the illegal drugs from the shipment prior to Customs examination. The Customs officer, upon opening the shipment, will find only the manifest cargo.

- The Switch: This term describes the exchanging of a clean shipment for a shipment contain illegal drugs. When the shipment is presented for the examination, the Customs officer will be looking at the clean shipment. The switch is usually made just after arrival of the cargo or just before depart. There may be two identical shipments for export, one legitimate and one containing only illegal drugs. Only one will manifest, and the other can remove at the destination. This is combine of SWITCH and PULL.

- The PULL: This term describes take of an entire shipment, usually containing only drugs. Such a shipment can be manifested or unmanifested. The Customs officer never has an opportunity to examine the shipment, since the illegal drugs are removed just after arrive. The Pull is used for all types of smuggle.

To prevent internal conspiracy from being successful, the operator must familiarize himself with the routing of the cargo flow through his facility. He must also be familiar with cargo documentation and be observant of movements of persons around recently arrived or imminently depart cargo.

 

Use the following word combinations in sentences of your own

telltale signs, false ceiling, concealment methods, dry van containers, reach for, sophisticated, accommodate needs, commit illegal acts, prior to Customs examination, to have an opportunity to do sth





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