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1.淄博烧烤“火爆出圈”
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The city of Zibo has fought its way out of the fierce competition among Chinese ___1___(city) to win tourists for its outdoor barbecues. In March, the government announced it would hold a barbecue festival around the May Day holiday. A seven-hectare "barbecue square" was set up, ___2___ can accommodate over 10,000 people at once.
Since March, the city has taken the Internet by storm. ___3___ various types of meat making a sound on stoves, and people gathering together outdoors, the barbecue stalls(摊) created a good atmosphere of hospitality(好客) and generosity, ___4___(appeal) to tourists around the whole country.
According to data by the commercial bureau, since March the Zibo barbecue stores __5___(accommodate) an average of 130,000 visitors every day, and the daily turnover has seen a 35-percent year-on-year increase.
The success of Zibo has been ___6___(wide) discussed among analysts. Zibo used to be ___7___ industrial city rich in oil, coal and iron ore. However, as the resources were exhausted, the city has been seeking ___8___(transform) in recent years, shutting down high energy-consuming industries while promoting green development including tourism.
As the Zibo barbecues became a hit, the government has seized the opportunity ___9___(promote) a whole package of barbecue-branded tourist merchandise, increasing the city's ___10___(finance) success.
答案: 1.cities 2.which 3.With 4.appealing 5.have accommodated 6.widely 7.an 8.transformation 9.to promote 10.financial
2.欧洲多国“五一”爆发骚乱
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The first day of May, known as May Day, is considered a day to celebrate workers around the world.
On Monday, however, workers in Europe took to the streets ___1___(express) their unhappiness about the money they make, their time off, the high cost of living ___2___ the age of retirement.
In France, workers want the government to reconsider a ___3___(decide) to increase the retirement age by two years, t