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。At SIAL Shanghai, a major international food and beverage exhibition launched on May 18. Mario Garcia, a cheese supplier from Spain, 【小题1】 (surround) by visitors inquiring about his products. Some of them surprised him with their knowledge about cheese 【小题2】 his country. “As many Chinese have made trips to Spain, they have a better understanding of my country’s cuisine, including 【小题3】 (we) cheese,” he says.
Garcia’s company specializes in producing cheese of different ages and flavors, and 【小题4】 (do) business in China for about seven years. He says, participation in 【小题5】 (event) like SIAL can help him better reach potential customers and help them understand different cheeses and ways of enjoying them — 【小题6】 (particular) those with strong flavors unusual in Chinese cuisine.
“Our importers here have been hosting cheese tastings and offering 【小题7】 (variety) recipes for our Chinese customers to learn how to use cheese, not just with bread and wine, but also how to cook with it,” he says. Over the years, Garcia has found that Chinese customers have developed a fondness for European products, 【小题8】 benefits his business.
“They will learn about it and appreciate it once they find 【小题9】 new or strong flavor,” he says, adding that he is optimistic about the future of his business in China.
At the event, the Swedish Trade and Invest Council also displayed the country’s distinctive products, 【小题10】 (range) from ice cream to plant-based drinks, wine and fruit jams.