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    ① Captain Ben Fawcett has bought {#blank#}1{#/blank#} unusual taxi and has begun a new service. The 'taxi' is a small Swiss aeroplane called a 'Pilatus Porter'. This wonderful plane can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} seven passengers. The most {#blank#}3{#/blank#} thing about it, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, is that it can land anywhere.... Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} another occasion, he landed in a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} car park.

    ② The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. ... I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in{#blank#}8{#/blank#}: they had all run {#blank#}9{#/blank#}! The man laughed when he realized what {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.

    Lanzhou beef noodle is one of China's most representative flour-made foods while pasta (意大利面食) is one famous Western fancy food. An event, “When Lanzhou beef noodle meets pasta, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (connect) city food cultures, was held at the Beijing Ritz-Carlton Hotel on October 11, 2017 to show the interaction.

    Lanzhou beef noodle has a history of 102 years and is known for its {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (taste) beef, soup and noodle. Lanzhou is also qualified as {#blank#}3{#/blank#}hometown of Chinese beef noodle. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}one major city along the ancient Silk Road, Lanzhou has witnessed the efforts of our ancestors and their achievement of developing the Silk Road, according to Zhang Hui, deputy director with the Publicity department of the CPC Committee of Lanzhou.

    Lanzhou's cooking culture {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (develop)its own time-honored characteristics over the years. The event will make Lanzhou beef noodle smelled not only across Lanzhou, {#blank#}6{#/blank#}across the world through the Belt and Road Initiative thanks to the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (participate)of the two countries' noodle master. It will also improve cultural exchange, Zhang added. Lanzhou people would like to work with friends at home and abroad {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (promote) the development of cooking and we {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (sincere)hope more cultural exchanges of this kind {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (hold) in Italy and Lanzhou in the future.