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Think about the distance(距离)you traveled in the last six months of your life. About how many miles(kilometers)did you go?Lucid went quite a distance. On March 22, 1996,she started a journey. She traveled 188 days, 4 hours,and 14 seconds in total. This is a little over six months. So what distance did Lucid travel? She went 75.2 million miles(1,203,200,000 kilometers)!

How could Lucid go so far? How could she journey so fast? Lucid was an American astronaut and she was in space. She lived on a space station. The space station was the Russian space station Mir. She lived and worked with two Russian astronauts.

On Mir,it was hard for Lucid to know what day it was.Why?Mir did not stay in one place.It orbited the Earth.It went around the Earth.Mir’s orbit meant that darkness did not mean the day was over. Darkness fell many times during a 24-hour period.Darkness fell about every 45 minutes. Lucid did something to help her remember what day it was. She wore pink socks on every seventh day. The pink socks reminded Lucid about something else,too. The pink socks helped Lucid remember that Jell-O would be served for dinner. On Mir,Jell-O was a special treat. It was only served on Sunday.

Lucid worked hard to deserve the honor of working on Mir. She went to school for a long time.She was one of the first six women to be accepted into the astronaut-training program. She flew on several American missions. When accepted for Mir, she had to learn Russian in less than 18 months. On Mir, Lucid conducted many experiments. One experiment she conducted was with wheat. Lucid grew wheat. Growing plants in space was important, because green plants could provide oxygen and food for space travelers.

1.When did Lucid start the journey?

2.Did Lucid live on a space station?

3.How did Lucid remember what day it was?

4.Why was growing plants in space important?

5.What is the story mainly about?

I had never noticed her.She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention.She was not tall_______ looked ordinary.In class,she liked sitting at the back,reading or writing notes.One day I asked her_______aloud the text.When I heard her standard (标准)American English,I looked at her with new eyes.And I remembered her name﹣Kelly.Later on,the National College Speech Competition would be held.One student in our school________to attend.I thought it over and filled in her name.Kelly practised________for the competition.However,I was a little worried ________she was always too quiet.Could she really________well in the competition?

_____ the night of the competition,I sat in the front row of the hall very early.I told her to take it easy.Her face turned red and she said nothing.________seemed that she was really nervous.I felt upset,but I just patted her on the shoulder and ________her go to draw lots (抽签).As a result,she drew No.9 while No.8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.

Sure enough,No.8 was very________.The whole audience made a warm applause.

While they________ about his speech with excitement,Kelly appeared on the stage.I with no courage to look at her.It was her________time to go up the stage,so I couldn't be angry with her for any small mistakes.But at that moment,I found ________I was so afraid of her failure(失败).

The strong spotlight and large hall made her so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage.I felt ________.

But the moment that surprised me came.I clearly heard a voice,a very loud voice,"Now,please focus on me."

Three times in all,louder and louder.

The whole audience fell silent.

I could hardly believe that loud voice came from the girl,who was usually soft﹣voiced and didn't catch attention at all.She gave a perfect speech.

I think I will never forget this touching lesson which my student taught me﹣never underestimate(低估)the power of the ________people.

1.A. or B. but C. as well D. and

2.A. read B. reading C. to read D. to reading

3.A. allow B. allowed C. was allowed D. allows

4.A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest

5.A. though B. because C. when D. if

6.A. did B. be done C. do D. doing

7.A. In B. At C. By D. on

8.A. That B. This C. It's D. It

9.A. ask B. stop C. want D. let

10.A. success B. successful C. succeed D. successfully

11.A. talked B. would talk C. as well D. were talking

12.A. one B. the one C. first D. the first

13.A. when B. that C. why D. what

14.A. hopeful B. hopeless C. satisfied D. unsatisfied

15.A. silent B. outgoing C. active D. clever

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