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As dawn broke, Concilia Owire, a 28-year-old Kenyan train driver, had already changed into her work _________ waiting for alcohol testing and _________. When all was ready, Owire and her _________ would set off for a new journey.

Around 5 years ago, Owire was _________ and then sent to China to have a 50-day _________ training.

Later, Owire, with six other colleagues, _________ to their country and began practicing repeatedly to _________ themselves for the tough task of _________ people including President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Growing up in a very small village, Owire _________ thought about becoming a female train driver one day as in Kenya the __________ still suffered from pursuing careers controlled by men. __________, the Chinese-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway(SGR) has __________ the local economy and the life of ordinary Kenyans like Owire, who has become a model of the __________ from a village girl to a successful working woman. “I know if I do it __________, the SGR will promote our country’s __________”, said Owire.

As the Chinese saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” __________ transport and employment opportunities are just two of the many __________ offered by the SGR project, such as expanding access to markets, __________ business costs, opening up isolated areas, and increasing the competitiveness of local goods.

“The SGR has been at the __________ of Kenya’s economic recovery, five years after its __________ on May 31, 2017,” said James Siele, Kenya Railways’ Business, Commercial & Operations Expert Team leader, in an interview with Xinhua.

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A.uniformB.jeansC.sweaterD.blouse
2.
A.check overB.check outC.check inD.check up
3.
A.neighborsB.colleaguesC.familiesD.visitors
4.
A.urgedB.promisedC.selectedD.forced
5.
A.variousB.mentalC.strictD.physical
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A.leftB.returnedC.escapedD.went
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A.imagineB.rewardC.supportD.prepare
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A.directingB.exchangingC.accompanyingD.transporting
9.
A.neverB.everC.sometimesD.often
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A.ChineseB.menC.womenD.Kenyans
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A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.However
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A.changedB.describedC.introducedD.created
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A.transportationB.transformationC.competitionD.operation
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A.positivelyB.anxiouslyC.separatelyD.quietly
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A.governmentB.economyC.lawD.independence
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A.ArtificialB.ObviousC.EfficientD.Permanent
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A.benefitsB.challengesC.conflictsD.technologies
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A.increasingB.reducingC.forbiddingD.considering
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A.oppositeB.endC.costD.heart
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A.processB.discoveryC.achievementD.launch

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