Taking a taxi in some Eastern European countries can be     1     shocking experience. It is said that some taxi drivers have metal wires     2     (stick) into the passenger's seats. And when a button     3     (push) ,the seat will give you an electric shock. These taxi drivers don't do this       4     fun.

They do it to tourists     5     argue about the ridiculous fares they charge. Some drivers charge as much     6     ten times the legal fare.

They have a secret switch which makes the meters much     7     (fast) . If you refuse to pay, you are really in for a shock.

In one case,a German woman had no choice     8     to pay $120 for a $20 ride from the airport. She said that she was “really taken for a ride"，but what could she do? Besides the electric shock, she was verbally abused and threatened with physical violence. She has only one piece of advice for     9     (tour) , “Take the bus     10     stay at home.

As the countdown to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics continues, the new high-speed railway line     1     (connect) the capital with the Olympic host city Zhangjiakou has just entered service. It cuts the travel time between the two from three hours and seven minutes     2     47 minutes. This beauty     3     (say) to be China’s first self- developed smart high-speed railway. The high-speed trains on the route aren’t just average bullet trains. They can run up to 350 kilometers per hour without a driver.

So what makes them “smart”? Well, the carriages     4     (equip) with 5G signals, intelligent lighting and sensors to collect real-time data and detect any operational abnormality. Meanwhile, each individual seat has     5     (it) own touch-screen control panel and wireless charging docks. Though the high-speed trains on the route are autonomous,     6     monitoring driver will be on board at all times. The trains can     7     (automatic)start, stop and adjust to the different speed     8     (limit) between stations. Back at the station, robots and facial recognition technologies can help passengers with directions, luggage and the paperless check-in.

Today, China is home to the world’s largest high-speed rail network, and the     9    (fast) commercially operating train—the Shanghai Maglev Train. According to the China State Railway Group, more than 1,000 Fuxing bullet trains have been put into operation since 2017,     10     the series first launched.