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China-Laos Railway Welcome to take the train of China-Laos Railway! As a very important project of China's Belt and Road Initiative（BRI“一带一路"倡议）, the railway was put into use on Dec. 3, 2021. Presidents of the two countries saw the opening of the railway by video. Let's take a look! From: Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province To: Vientiane, capital city of Laos

Total length（长度）：1, 035km Length in Laos：422km Train speed：160 km-200 km per hour China-Laos Railway crosses areas rich in wildlife including wild Asian elephants. Developers set up protective fences（栅栏）to reduce the project's influence on them. As a symbol of friendship between China and Laos, China-Laos Railway could provide Laos with a connection with the world, which could make the country more attractive to investors（投资者）, create new jobs, and quicken economic（经济）growth. It will cut the travel time between the two cities to about 10 hours. The railway created more than 110, 00 jobs for people in Laos during its constitution（建设）. Construction of the Las part started in December 2016, and construction of the China part linking Yuxi and the border（边境）town of Mohan started in December 2015.

1. （1） The China part of China-Laos Railway is_________.

   A . 160km B . 422km C . 613km D . 1,035km
3. （2） Developers set up fences to_________.

   A . protect wild animals. B . stop people crossing the railway C . protect the railway D . avoid environmental pollution
5. （3） The underlined words"the two cities"in the passage refer to_________.

   A . Yuxi and Vientiane B . Kunming and Vientiane C . Mohan and Vientiane D . Kunming and Yuxi
7. （4） From the last two paragraphs, we can infer that China-Laos Railway_________.

   A . will attract fewer investors to Laos B . made many people lose their jobs C . started its construction in December 2016 D . is a symbol of friendship between China and Laos
9. （5） You may read this passage from_________.

   A . a science magazine B . a story book C . a news report D . an English learning guide