The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), the 【小题1】 (eight) wonder of the 21st century, opened 【小题2】 the morning of October 24th, 2018. The bridge links three areas, making 【小题3】 much more convenient to travel from one to another. Since opening, the three-hour drive between Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macao 【小题4】 (shorten) to 30 minutes. 

The project involved over 400 new patents, broke seven world records, and featured 【小题5】 (independent) developed key techniques and design. After 【小题6】 8-year struggle, the success of the HZMB achieves 【小题7】 several generations have been dreaming of, and amazes the whole world with its demonstration of perfect skills and high-level Chinese standards. The bridge is intended to be 【小题8】 (rely) for more than 120 years. From the Belt and Road Initiative to “Created in China”, there is always a group of people 【小题9】 (provide) strong technical support for each of the country’s huge projects. From the beginning in December 2009 to the day of the official opening, all 【小题10】 (walk) of life made great contributions to the design and construction of the HZMB, contributing “Wisdom of China”.

China has entered the business of making airplanes. The first Chinese-made commercial aircraft took 【小题1】 from Shanghai on Sunday and landed at Beijing Airport. The narrow-bodied C919 plane had 128 passengers on board. The company that made the plane 【小题2】 (be) the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. This is shortened to “COMAC”. China’s President Xi Jinping praised the C919 aircraft as 【小题3】 success of Chinese innovation. Newspapers in China called the C919 “a symbol of national pride”. A passenger on the flight 【小题4】 (impress) with the plane. He said: “The flight was 【小题5】 (extreme) smooth, comfortable and memorable. I’ll remember this for some time to come.”

COMAC hopes to be a major 【小题6】 (play) in the commercial airplane market. It hopes to compete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus. COMAC started developing the C919 in 2008. Production began in late 2011. In September 2022, it was passed 【小题7】 (fly) commercially in China. COMAC’s first customer was China Eastern Airlines, 【小题8】 bought five of the aircraft. COMAC plans to build 150 planes each year for the next five years. A spokesperson said there were 【小题9】 (order) for more than 1,000 C919s from different Chinese airlines. He hopes airlines from other countries will soon start making orders, 【小题10】 (add) that the plane was an “important milestone” for China’s aircraft industry.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway may be the slowest train in the world. Every day the train 【小题1】 (climb) over 2250 meters. Although the entire trip is 80 kilometers, it takes up to ten hours. The railway 【小题2】 (build) in 1881 and has been carefully protected for its cultural importance. Today the train is attractive to the passengers who come from other places 【小题3】 (see) the railway and the surrounding mountains. They seem to get a lot of pleasure 【小题4】 its slow speed. For 【小题5】 (fan) of this train, being slow is actually a good thing. As these people say, “slow” has four letters, so has life; “speed” has five letters, so has death.