2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Alice Thompson is a girl from Sydney, Australia. She had her first long 1 (distant) train ride at the age of 18. Together with a friend, she got 2 the famous Ghan train in Sydney and got off in Alice Springs. During the two days and nights, they ate meals 3 (cook) by experts and saw fields, desert and 4 (abandon) farms. In the daytime, Alice talked to other passengers and read some books. At night, she watched the stars in the sky 5 shone like diamonds.
Why is the train 6 (call) the Ghan? It is short for Afghanistan. A long time ago, Australians wanted to travel to the middle of their country, so they brought some 7 (train) camels from Afghanistan 8 (carry) food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other 9 (produce). They did that until 10 1920s, when the government built a new railway line and took the place of camels.
