On the afternoon of September 27,2008 ,astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday, clambering(攀爬)out of China's Shenzhou VII space craft in a technological feat(成就)that made the Chinese people excited．
"I'm feeling quite well．I greet the Chinese people and the people of the world," Zhai said as he climbed out of the craft at around 16∶40 Beijing time, a historic achievement telecast live on CCTV．Tens of millions of Chinese viewers gathered before TV screens to watch the moment．
Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders had appeared at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center to watch the live transmission of Zhai's space walk．
Zhai, 42, chosen by an expert team for the first "out-of -capsule activity," showed a red national flag, helped by colleague Liu Boming, who also briefly popped his head out of the capsule．
Zhai slowly made his way towards a test sample of solid lubricant(润滑剂)outside the capsule, took a sample and handed it to Liu．
Zhai safely returned inside the craft after about 20 minutes．The walk marked the highpoint of China's third manned space journey, which has received widespread media coverage．
Zhai wore a ＄4.4 million Chinese-made suit weighing 120 kg．Liu wore a Russian-made one and acted as an assistant．
The third crew member, Jing Haipeng, monitored the ship from inside the re-entry module．
The risky maneuver is a step towards China's longer-term goal of building a space lab and then a larger space station, analysts said．
"On this flight, Chinese people's footprints will be left in space for the first time," said a commentary by the Xinhua news agency．
The astronauts went abroad on their walk after receiving a clean bill of health from doctors on the ground at mission control in Beijing, Xinhua said．
Zhai's suit has 10 layers and takes up to 15 hours to assemble and put on．
China's first manned spaceflight was in 2003．A second, two-manned flight followed in 2005．The only other countries that have sent people into space are Russia and the United States．
Shenzhou VII took off on Thursday and is due to land on the northern steppes(草原)of Inner Mongolia on Sunday．
(1)
The space walk done by the Chinese astronaut was historic because ________．
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A．
it was telecast live
B．
there were more Chinese viewers than ever
C．
it was the first space walk carried out by Chinese astronauts
D．
top leaders watched the space walk
(2)
The following statements are true EXCEPT ________．
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A．
the lubricant put outside the capsule was a test sample
B．
it took Zhai Zhigang about 20 minutes to return to the craft safely
C．
many televisions and newspapers around the world reported the event
D．
there is an aerospace control center in the capital
(3)
The significance of the space walk is that ________．
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A．
the astronaut can work outside the spacecraft
B．
it marks a successful step towards China’s longer-term goal of building a space lab as well as a space station
C．
it has attracted tens of millions of people to watch the walk
D．
the Chinese-made space suit can be used in space
(4)
What does the underlined word“clean”mean in the passage?
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A．
Healthy
B．
Paid-off
C．
Not dirty
D．
Clear
(5)
The best title of the passage is ________．
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A．
First Footprints of Chinese People in Space
B．
Expensive Space Suit
C．
Three Successful Manned Flights by Chinese Astronauts
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What's the purpose of writing this letter?
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To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
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A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
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His student Visa has been cancelled．
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A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
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Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
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Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
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Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
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