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高考版最新时事英语热点新闻之语法填空16-18（高阶）16改编自chinadaily 2023-1-15PARIS - French post office, La Poste, on Saturday issued two stamps to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, 1._ starts on Jan 22.2._(speak) at the launching ceremony, Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said that 2023 is the year of the Rabbit, and the rabbit is 3._ animal of incredible cuteness, well-behaved, gentle and quick-witted.The rabbit represents the positive energy of the Chinese people 4._ can overcome difficulties and improve themselves, Lu noted, 5._(add) that the Sino-French relations will surely write a new chapter and make rapid progress in the new year.It 6._(be) 19 years since La Poste issued its first Chinese zodiac stamps, Philippe Wahl, president and chief executive officer of La Poste said.Wahl said that by issuing Chinese zodiac stamps to celebrate the Chinese New Year, La Poste was paying sincere tribute 7._ the Chinese culture.Featuring a crouching rabbit on a pink background, one stamp applies to the domestic mail service in France 8._ a face value of 1.16 euro ($1.26). The other, a rabbit 9._(look) up on the background of the moon, applies to the international mail service with a 10._(denominate) of 1.8 euro.参考答案：1. which2. Speaking3. an4. who5. adding6. has been7. to8. with9. looking10. denomination17改编自chinadaily 2023-1-15Hong Kong ushered in on Sunday the first batch of visitors 1._(take) the high-speed rail from the Chinese mainland after a three-year hiatus. 2._(express) happiness over the resumption of the rail service, they are visiting Hong Kong for reunion, business and a vacation they longed for.Boarding the first train 3._(leave) for Hong Kong at 7:24 from Shenzhen North station, a young couple, Chen Yiming and his wife from Wuhan, Hubei province, said they were expecting a sweet honeymoon in Hong Kong.Pu Ruoxuan was also on the same train. "I need to travel to Hong Kong very 4._(frequent) because of work. The reopening of the high-speed train is very convenient for me because it goes to the Hong Kong downtown area," Pu said.He wanted to take train back to Shenzhen in the afternoon, but the tickets for the way back 5._(sell) out, so now he will take the land option.Pu said he would opt 6._ the high-speed train again in the future for the twice-a-week visit to Hong Kong.For young student Rong Chenwen, 7._(board) the first bullet train to Hong Kong is to catch the concert of her idol Blackpink, a South Korean girl band, on Sunday evening. "I 8._(miss) the concert had it not for the resumption of cross-boundary travels," Rong said.Becky Ip, deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, told China Daily at the West Kowloon Station on Sunday that the city's tourism attractions have rolled out new projects to draw tourists after the resumption of cross-boundary travels. It is worth 9._(take) a tour at both sides of the Victoria Harbour, 10._ are sprawled with art installations, Ip said.参考答案：1. taking2. Expressing3. leaving4. frequently5. were sold6. for7. boarding8. would have missed9. taking10. which18改编自chinadaily 2023-1-15China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket on Sunday morning 1._(transport) 14 satellites into space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's dominant space contractor.The rocket lifted off at 11:14 am at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province and placed the satellites, 2._(include) Qilu 2 and Luojia 3-01, to their preset orbits, the State-owned company said in a press release.Long March 2D, 3._(design) and built by the Shanghai academy, 4._(propel) by liquid propellants and has 5._ liftoff thrust of 300 metric tons. It is capable of 6._(send) a 1.3-ton spacecraft to a sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude of 700 kilometers.To carry the 14 satellites, 7._ were built by seven institutes and enterprises, the rocket's designers developed a new small-satellite adapter 8._ can be a solution to future launches 9._(task) with carrying many small satellites, according to the company.The launch 10._(mark) the 462nd flight of the Long March rocket fleet and China's fifth rocket liftoff in 2023.参考答案：1. to transport2. including3. designed4. is propelled5. a6. sending7. which8. that9. tasked10. marked学科网（北京）股份有限公司