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High-speed Rail on Track

If an agreement signed in a Germany works out,travelers of this Asian city may one day be able to zip from the downtown areato its new airport on a train riding a stream of magnetic energy at speeds upto 500 kilometres per hour.

The 40-kilometers-trip ---now sometimes a longhour journey when the traffic is heavy-could be cut to less than 10 minutes.

Such are the goals of a costly project designedto help to "shorten" the distance between the city center and thesuburban busy airport by making it easier and faster to carry travelers to andback from the airport.

The mayor of the city and Germany's Thyssen KruppAG worked out an agreement in Berlin only several days ago that lays thegroundwork for the magnetic levitation train line. They signed a commitment tocarry out a feasibility study on the project and outlined the city's intentionto import German technology. The project, once completed and acceptable to thetwo business parties, will be a double-win: the German company can benefit fromexporting its technology and the city receiving German technology can improveits traffic and further strengthen its position as a cosmopolis.

Called Maglev for short, the system underdiscussion makes use of a high-speed train levitated above a guideway andpropelled by magnetic fields. The project has been in the talking stage forseveral months.

Hans Ueberschaer, German's ambassador visitedthe city together with Harmut Heine, representative of Thyssen Krupp. They hadan initial discussion with the mayor there about the prospect of the project.The talks were believed to be constructive and paved the way for the futuretalks in Berlin, where a commitment was reached.

Sources familiar with the talks estimated thatthe project would cost US$723 million, which would cover everything from landuse fees and rail construction to train cars. Completion date is 2005. A jointventure company is to be established for the project.

EXERCISE:

1. Who paved the way for further negotiationsin Berlin?

A) The mayor

B) Both the German ambassador and the mayor.

C) The German ambassador.

D) The representative from the German company.

2. What was the signed commitment mainly about?

A) Finalizing the payment of US$723 million.

B) Establishing a joint venture company.

C) Conducting a feasibility study.

D) Outlining the German company's intention toexport its technology.

3. What is the main feature of Maglev?

A) The Maglev train "floats" abovethe guideway and zip to its destination.

B) The Maglev train zips to its destination onthe railway.

C) The Maglev train zips to its destination ona double guideway.

D) The Maglev train can carry more passengersthan the electric train.

4. How large will be the success rate of theagreement signed by the two business parties according to the passage?

A) It is very likely that the city will have aGerman-built Maglev line.

B) It is very likely that Krupp will ban theexport of its technology.

C) It is very likely that the city cannotafford the high payment.

D) It is very likely that the city will turn tobuy US technology.

5. What type of writing do you think thispassage belongs to?

A) An article on popular science.

B) An article taken from a transportation book.

C) A commercial contract.

D) A news report.

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