Chinese high-speed railways are a very     1    (comfort) way to travel. They are clean, quiet and efficient. China has led other developing countries and even some developed ones     2       this field since the first high-speed train     3    (come) into use in 2008.

The stations are     4    (main) built outside the town center, but local transport has been lengthened     5    (connect) the high-speed network. The facilities on the train are new and the staff are well trained. Even the second class     6    (chair) provide plenty of space. The passages are so wide     7     you can move without disturbing anyone. You can use your mobile phone, access to Internet or work on your laptop. There is also a restaurant car, though the kinds of food     8    (be) limited. The toilets are large, clean and user-friendly too. The train almost doesn’t rock. Even when the train brakes, you can hardly feel it shake.

What’s more, with a faster check-in, the high-speed trains are also     9    (little) affected by weather than planes. Seldom are     10     delayed or cancelled for weather condition. Therefore, they have become the first choice for many passengers.

Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou, succeeded in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games,   which   speeds   up   the   development   of   Zhangjiakou   City.   Word   came         1       the   Beijing- Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, located in North China, is now       2     construction, and is expected to be completed by 2020 in       3       (prepare) for the cities to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Starting from Beijing North Railway Station and heading west through the Great Wall, the project is     4     (probable) the biggest challenge ever. Its designers say that the explosions needed       5    (dig) the tunnels will not have a negative effect on the structure.

The railway line has a   length of 174 km as a double-track passenger line, with ten stations along its route. Enjoying       6       total investment of 31.17 billion yuan ($5 billion), the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes       7       the train will travel at an average of 250 km/h.

According to the plan, the high-speed railway will have two branch       8    line) — one is to Yanqing Station and the other to Taizicheng of Chongli, where the Olympic Village lies. The full railway,    9     (include) a 70-kilometer section through Beijing,       10     (complete) in four and a half years.

In China, there are    1    (variety) means of transport for day-to-day living: subways, buses, cars, and even bikes… but taxis rank high on the list.

Taxis are certainly the most convenient, as    2    requires little effort to raise your arm to call a cab. Besides, fares in China are affordable. They start in daytime hours in the capital at 13 yuan for    3    first 3 kilometers, after    4    you pay another 2.3 yuan per kilometer. This is far    5    expensive than that in European capitals. In London, for example, two kilometers’ ride could cost you about 63 yuan.

Taxicabs , as we know today, first appeared in China in the early 20th century, but    6    (be) the reserve (特权) of the rich and the powerful. Nowadays, taking a cab is common in China.

Before coming to China, I    7    (warn) that there were awful drivers who would make long detours (绕行)    8    (get) higher fares.     9    , most taxi drivers I have met are nice. They know the city like the back of their hands, and are glad to be    10    some help.

After nearly three years of detention (拘留) in Canada, Huawei Technologies CFO (首席财务官) Meng Wanzhou returned to China on Saturday.

    1     (step) out of the charter flight arranged by the Chinese government, Meng expressed her gratitude to everyone who was    2     (concern) about her during a brief speech in front of a crowd at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.

Meng was detained in December 2018 at Vancouver International Airport on a U.S. warrant (逮捕令)     3     (charge) her with bank fraud (欺诈罪) for allegedly misleading HSBC Holdings about Huawei’s business dealings in Iran (伊朗).

She was ruled (裁定) free    4     (leave) Canada without extradition (引渡) proceedings in Canada and further prosecution (起诉) in the United States after reaching a deferred (暂缓的) prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (司法部) on Friday.

“Over the past three years, my life    5     (turn) upside down. It was a disruptive (扰乱性的) time for me    6     a mother, a wife, and a company executive (高管). But it was    7    invaluable experience in my life,” Meng said after leaving a courtroom (法庭) in Vancouver following the U.S. Department of Justice dropping its request for her extradition (引渡).

“I will never forget all the good wishes    8    I’ve received from people around the world. As the saying    9    (go), the greater the difficulty, the greater the    10    (grow).” She also expressed gratitude to China and the Chinese people for their help and support.

Then I began to notice how wonderful the breeze smelled. It smelled like...sunshine. Like sunshine and wild grass and pomegranates and rain! I couldn’t stop breathing it in, filling my lungs again and again with the    1    (sweet) smell I’d ever known.

Bryce called up, “Are you stuck?”     2    brought me down to earth. Carefully I backed up, prized strips in hand, and as I worked my way down, I could see Bryce circling the tree,     3    (watch)me to make sure I was okay.