三、综合填空
There (1)
are
(be) more and more vending machines(自动售货机)around the city. Do you know (2)
how
to use them? Yes, you put in the money or scan(扫描)the QR code(二维码), and then they give you snacks and drinks.
Now a different kind of vending machine comes out in France. This machine is different (3)
because
it doesn't sell(出售)any food or drinks. It sells stories.
The machine (4)
comes
(come) from Short Edition, a short-story company(公司). The company says it can help you kill(消磨)time when you wait at a train station or an airport(机场). And many people are (5)
interested
(interest) in the machine and buy short stories before they get on trains.
The machine is very lovely and easy (6)
to use
(use). How much time would you like to spend (7)
reading
(read) the stories? You can choose: 1 minute, 3 minutes or 5 minutes. Then the machine sells you a short story. According to(根据)a report, people like the 5-minute story (8)
best
(well). With a little money, you can make your waiting interesting. Now these machines are popular (9)
with
many people in France. People like them. It becomes (10)
a
new fashion there.