A new form of transport will be with us in the next few years — flying taxis. Many of us grew up     1     (watch) sci-fi movies with flying cars. Science fiction is now becoming science fact. The Japanese airline ANA has teamed     2     with ＆ U. S. tech start-up called Joby Aviation. The two companies aim     3     (start) operating air taxis at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. They are     4     (current) working together on building the flying vehicle. They also need to work out     5     traffic rules should be followed by the taxis. The five-seat, all-electric taxi will be able to take off and land vertically (垂直地). It will have a flight range of 241 kilometers     6     a top speed of 321 kph.

Joby’s CEO said the taxis would be good for the environment. He told reporters, “Joby exists to help people save time while reducing their carbon footprint. Japan offers us     7     opportunity to do just that with 92 percent of the population living in urban areas.” The president of ANA, Koji Shibata, was also     8     (excite) about the project. He said, “ANA has 70 years of experience delivering safe flights to     9     (customer) across the world. Being able to provide them with the option to travel rapidly, and sustainably, from an international airport to a downtown location     10     (be) very appealing.”