题目内容：

请阅读下面短文,理解其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、BC三个选项中,选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Maxime and Lise are a young French couple. They are ready to travel across China from Beijing to Yunnan Province on a tandem bicycle (双人自行车). They have two main purposes and one of them is that they want to encourage green ________ through it.

Maxime, 26, works helping farmers raise their cows, ________ his wife Lise, 26, is a teacher. The two also like sharing their travel stories on Facebook.

“We choose a tandem bicycle because it makes it ________ to communicate with each other about interesting people and things we come across during the journey. ________, bicycling is healthier. And it’s a cheaper and more environment-friendly way of traveling than ________ cars, motors and so on,” the couple said.

As for the other ________ of their journey, the two said they wanted to get people’s good ideas on topics such as health,economy (经济) and politics. When they were asked ________ they chose to visit China, they said it was because they often talked about its long history and beauty and how much of the country is competitive (有竞争力的) in the world.

“We know China is a country with a large population and will be the ________ of the economy around the world in the future. We want to get a better understanding of the country and its people. We ________ the country,” they said.

The couple will be on their journey to China soon. We hope they can make more people further ________ China bysharing what they see and hear on the way. Meanwhile, we hope they enjoy their travel in China.

1.A. food    B. farming    C. travel

2.A. while    B. though    C. because

3.A. busier    B. easier    C. earlier

4.A. Besides    B. Instead    C. However

5.A. buying    B. using    C. making

6.A. order    B. result    C. purpose

7.A. how    B. why    C. when

8.A. leader    B. player    C. learner

9.A. need    B. miss    C. love

10.A. dream about    B. hear about    C. know about