A hundred and fifty years ago, Australians brought camels from 21 , which is 22 23 Ghan, to travel to the middle of Australia.

The trained camels were used to carry food and 24 and 25 with wool and 26 .However, They weren't needed any more after the government built a railway. In 1925, a law was passed allowing 27 the animals. There were 153 camels 28 in one day in 1935.

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The Maglev-the Fastest Train in the World

1. Fill in the blanks.

　　 Maglev 1 magnetically levitated, the world's first 2 train, using 3 levitation technology, which travels in a 4 between two magnets, at a speed of 5 kph at first and reaching the 6 of 7______ kph on Nov 12, 2003.

Premier Zhu Rongji and German chancellor 8 the 9 ___ ceremony of the train service and 10 the train to Pudong Airport on Dec 31, 2002.

2. Choose the right answer.

1. From the 1st paragraph, we know that it is from Pudong Airport to Longyang station.

　　A. 400 km B. 30 km C. 133 km D. 240 km

2. What's not the advantage of the Maglev train to the passengers?

　　A. High speed B. Magnetic levitation technology

　　C. No rails D. Being quiet

3. Why are Zhu Rongji and German chancellor mentioned in the passage?

　　A. To show the great value of this kind of train.

　　B. To show the thanks to Germans for their help.

　　C. To have a trial use of this kind of train.

　　D. No special reasons, they both happened to be there.