The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel runs across a large water area with the Chesapeake Bay on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on 【小题1】 other.

Before the bridge 【小题2】 (build), ferries (渡船)carried 50 to 60 cars 【小题3】 a time across the almost 18 miles of water. It took 90 minutes, and bad weather or rough waters sometimes delayed the ferry. As time went by, more people wanted to get across the bay quickly and on a 【小题4】 (rely)schedule. So in 1960, thousands of people began work on the engineering wonder.

The bridge was completed in 1964. But you could say that it’s never really complete. Johnson, who   【小题5】 (work)on the bridge for 20 years, and his crew go out daily 【小题6】 (inspect) the bridge structure, making sure it’s safe and functioning. Between 1995 and 1999, more roadway was added, making the bridge two lanes (车道)in each 【小题7】 (direct). In the next few years, a new tunnel (隧道)will be added to one of the 【小题8】 (original).

To some, the bridge is beautiful, inspiring and a symbol of   【小题9】 people can do. But to people such as Johnson, the bridge is 【小题10】 (simple)something necessary. It’s for someone who might need to go to the doctor’s office, buy school supplies or visit a friend.

Every early morning in Southwest China’s Chongqing, there is a common scene at the city’s Rail Transit Line 4: A group of farmers 【小题1】 (shoulder) vegetables for sale are busy riding on the subway to downtown.

Nicknamed “packbasket special line”, the second phase of the subway line, connecting Shichuan town to the city center, has 【小题2】 total length of 32.8 kilometers and 15 stations. It 【小题3】 (provide) local farmers near the town with a wider channel for selling their produce since its opening.

Every morning around 6 o’clock, the entrance and exit of the Shichuan Town station of the line are 【小题4】 (crowd) with these special commuters (上下班往返的人) 【小题5】 baskets are filled with fresh seasonal vegetables. It took them more than one hour 【小题6】 (reach) the city before the opening of the line as they had to take several buses. Now, by taking the subway, they can get there in less than 30 minutes 【小题7】 any difficulty. The opening of this subway line not only saves money for the farmers but also time, bringing great 【小题8】 (convenient) to them.

To facilitate the farmers, the station, which was supposed to open at 6:15, now opens five minutes earlier every day. The staff members 【小题9】 (arrange) at the station also assist as much as possible: guiding them to 【小题10】 (efficient) enter the station in order and to use the elevators, and helping them with the baskets.

Xinjiang’s Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway (referred to as the Heruo Railway), 【小题1】 “last kilometer” of the world’s first desert railway loop (环形) line, 【小题2】(put) into operation on June 16, 2022, with a design speed of 120 kilometers per hour.

With a total 【小题3】(long) of 825 kilometers, the Heruo Railway stretches 【小题4】Hotan city in the west to Ruoqiang county in the east. Travel time between the two terminuses (终点站) can be cut to 11 hours and 26 minutes.

Now with the 2,712-kilometer-long closed railway loop around the Taklamakan Desert, millions of locals and visitors now are able 【小题5】(travel) through the desert more easily. Additionally, the 【小题6】(recent) opened track has also improved local transportation conditions, with six freight (货运) and passenger stations, eleven passenger stations 【小题7】five stations for technical use. Xinjiang-grown crops may now be delivered through the railway line, instead of taking days by trucks.

The Heruo Railway has become one of the key international passageways, 【小题8】connect China’s western hinterland (内陆) to South Asia, Central and West Asia as a regional trunk line in central and western China. The greatly 【小题9】(improve) transportation has boosted southern Xinjiang’s economic and social development. It is important for ensuring harmony and 【小题10】(promote) rural revitalization (振兴).