The future of flying

Imagine a scene: Millions of people going to and fro, traveling to different destinations. Robots work here and there, helping people g    1     around. There are various gardens in which people can sit and relax.

Does it sound l    2     a small town from the future? It is, in fact, the Beijing Daxing International Airport, which topped the Guardian’s “seven wonders of the modern world” list.

After nearly five years of construction (建设) the airport officially opened on Sept. 25, 2019. Located at the southern border of Beijing, it is the world’s largest integrated transportation hub (枢纽). It is quite large b    3     its area and its travel capacity (承载量).

It has the world’s largest flight terminal (航站楼) in a single building. The building has an area of 700,000 square meters—the s    4     of 98 soccer fields. It will eventually be able to handle more than 100 million passengers a year, China Daily reported. That’s around the total population of the UK and Canada.

Apart from this, the airport has attracted attention because it uses new technologies that make it s    5     and more efficient. For example, airport luggage tracking (追踪) technology a    6     passengers to track their luggage in real time by using a mobile app.

The airport will also use a robot-operated parking system. Drivers only need to park their cars in designated (指定的) locations. Robots will then lift the cars and carry them to an empty space. W    7     collecting their vehicles, drivers simply need to scan (扫描) a parking ticket to find out where to collect their cars.

【推荐2】Wendy: Hi, Tony! How is it going? Where did you go on the school trip last week?

Tony: I went to Shanghai. You know the     1     (six) Disney Park in the world opened in Shanghai on June 16th.

Wendy: That's great. You mean you went there last week?

Tony: Yes. I     2     (see) many Disney characters（人物）there like Mickey Mouse and Snow White. And there is     3     10-kilomter-long river. It goes around the park.

Wendy: But I hear there are too many people there. And the     4     (thing) there are not cheap.

Tony: Kind of. But I don't care. You know I am a fan of Disney films. What     5     you? Did you get anything fun to do?

Wendy: Yup! I went to England. I visited many places of interest in London, like Big Ben, London Eye and London Bridge. I     6     saw many beautiful paintings in the Art Museum. It was so much fun!

Tony: Sounds like you had a great time. Oh, my mom     7     (say) there is a lot of rain in England.

Wendy: Yes.     8     (lucky), it didn't rain when I was there. The weather was fine     9     the air was clean. We took quite a lot of photos.

Tony: Trips always give     10     (we) surprise! We can go together next time.