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The firstever direct ChinatoBritain freight train(货运列车)arrived in London last week.It was the 【小题1】 (late)evidence of China's efforts to redevelop the “Silk Road” trade routes that once stretched from Asia to Europe.
【小题2】 (travel)from China through Kazakhstan，Russia，Belarus，Poland，Germany，Belgium and France for 18 days，the train finally arrived in London.Inside the 68 containers 【小题3】 (be)household goods，clothing，cloth，bags and suitcases.“This is 【小题4】 (two)as quick as sea and it's much，much cleaner and cheaper than air freight，”said Philippa Edmunds，【小题5】 works at the British Campaign for Better Transport.
But the train itself may be more important than the goods 【小题6】 was carrying.Observers say the trip had a political message that China is developing new trade routes and new markets.China needs to find more places【小题7】 (sell)the goods it makes.That is the【小题8】 (believe)of Jie Yu from the London School of Economics.“The domestic market in China now seems not to be very promising，so the Chinese are 【小题9】 (desperate)looking for the new markets.And obviously that freight train serves 【小题10】 very good vehicle for the Chinese manufacturers and may help restore the business confidence inside China.”
