Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the exact words you hear. Nation will continue to lower tariffs, widen market access, he says in speech at start of import expo President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China’s commitment to opening its door wider with such measures as lowering 1.______ and improving the business environment. China will adhere to its fundamental State policy of opening-up, bringing it to an even higher level, Xi said in a speech on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo in Shanghai. "China will place greater importance on imports," Xi told business leaders at the expo. More than 3,800 enterprises and 181 countries, regions and international organizations are attending the expo. As China has the largest middle-income population in the world, Xi said that the huge Chinese market has unlimited 2.______. "Chinese people often say, “The world is a big place, and I just want to see more of it.” What I want to say to you today is that the Chinese market is such a big one that you should all come and see what it has to offer," he said. The president pledged to better leverage the fundamental role of 3.______ consumption in economic development and 4.______ a more robust domestic market. Xi added that China will continue to lower tariffs and 5._____ costs, develop demonstration zones to promote imports, and purchase more high-quality goods and services from around the world. He said China will continue to encourage bold trials and experiments in 6.______ free trade zones and quicken the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port as 7.______ of opening-up. China will give foreign investments greater market access to more sectors, shorten the negative list further and provide more investment-friendly institutions, Xi said. He stressed the importance of improving the business environment, saying that China will continue to foster an enabling business environment that is based on market principles, governed by law and up to international standards. Last month the World Bank released its Doing Business 2020 report. China now ranks 31st, up 15 places from last year’s ranking. Highlighting China’s record in international 8.______, Xi said the country supports necessary reforms to the World Trade Organization to allow it to play a bigger role in promoting openness and development. "China will be happy to conclude high-standard, free trade agreements with more countries," Xi said, adding that the country will speed up 9.______ on a China-EU investment agreement, a China-Japan-Republic of Korea FTA, and a China-Gulf Cooperation Council FTA. The president said China will continue to advance Belt and Road cooperation following the principle of extensive 10.______, joint contribution and shared benefits.