The dream of flying into outer space, cherished by the Chinese people for centuries, will soon come true.

　　China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft （飞船）“Shenzhou Ⅳ” on December 30 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. It was the 27th consecutive（连续的 ）and successful launch of China - made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own following Russia and the USA.

　　Qi Faren，leading designer of the spacecraft system, said all the functions （功能） designed for manned flights have withstood （经受住）the test of three previous, successful launches and return landings of the “Shenzhou” spaceships.

　　China launched the “Shenzhou Ⅰ ”, “Shenzhou Ⅱ ”and “Shenzhou Ⅲ ”spacecrafts in 1999,2001 and 2002 respectively.

　　“Shouzhou Ⅳ” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work. All parts of the application system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou Ⅳ”craft in all test flights.

　　China’s manned flight programme began in 1992. A number of unmanned test flights will be launched before Chinese astronauts are sent into space.

　　Leading scientists in charge of China’s manned space programme said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou Ⅳ” laid a solid foundation for the country’s future task of sending Chinese astronauts to outer space.

　　The spacecraft returned to the earth on January 5, after completing seven experiments in space.

　　Officials at the centre said that“ Shenzhou Ⅴ”, a manned spacecraft, is expected to be launched later this year.

　How many countries can send a person into space on its own by now？

　　A. 2.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. 3.

　　C. 4.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. Not mentioned.

　China’s manned flight programme began in ________.

　　A. 1992　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. October 1996.

　　C. 1999　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. January 2003

　As a matter of fact, ________ .

　　A. “Shenzhou Ⅴ ”has been launched

　　B. “Shenzhou Ⅳ” was a manned spacecraft

　　C. “Shenzhou Ⅲ ”and“ Shenzhou Ⅳ” were not launched in the same year

　　D. the dream of man flying into outer space has come true in China

　　Which is the most suitable title for the passage?

　　A. The Successful Launching of “Shenzhou Ⅳ ”.

　　B. The Landing of “Shenzhou Ⅳ ”.

　　C. Chin a’s Manned Flight Programme.

　　D. The Third Country Sending a Person into Outer Space.

Mr Black once decided to travel by air on business because of some reason. He liked　16 beside a window when he was　17 ,so when he got onto the plane, he　18　 a window seat. He　19  that all of them had already been taken  20  one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr Black was 21  that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards 22 .

When he  23 it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written 24  ink and said,“This is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr Black had never seen such a notice in a plane  25 ,but he thought that the plane  26   be carrying something particularly heavy in 27  baggage room which made  28  necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and  29  another empty seat, not beside the  30 ,to sit in.

Two or three other people tried  31   in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too, 32  the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was 33  the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him－and  34   that way succeeded in  35   the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.

I need some red ink badly, but there’s _____ at hand.

Inside China Daily

　　China, Japan ink fishery accord

　　The New China -Japan Fishery Agreement will be put into effect starting June this year, Chinese vice - minister of agriculture, Qi Jingfa told a press conference yesterday in Beijing.

　　—Page 2

　　Offshore funeral

　　The remains of more than 500 dead will be scattered at sea this spring near the mouth of Yangtze River in Shanghai. To save space Shanghai officials discouraged land burials.　—Page 3

　　The only wise choice

　　Co -operation with the mainland for a peaceful reunification should be the only wise choice for the newly elected Taiwan leader.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　—Page 4

　　Interest in activity such as fairs, galleries and exhibitions has caused the art market to take shape in China.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 —Page 9

　　Two sides of a story.

　　The government’s efforts to cut the homework burden of primary and middle school students have drawn mixed reactions. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　—Page 10

　　Blind, but not out.

　　Yang Jia, an English professor at the Chinese Academy of Science meets the challenges brought by the sudden loss of her eyesight and continues to make it in her work.　　　—Page 11

　　65．The above section may possibly appear on ________ of China Daily.

　　A. Page 5　　　　　　　　　　　　B. the Front Page

　　C. Page 9　　　　　　　　　　　　D. the last page

　　66．From the text we can learn that ________ .

　　A. no one will be buried in the ground after they die in Shanghai

　　B. Chinese fishermen can go fishing freely in Japan soon

　　C. a blind professor can work better

　　D. more and more people have begun to do art business

　　67．When you look through this issue of China Daily, you are sure to find ________ .

　　A. how Taiwan’s new leader was made

　　B. that people think differently of reducing pupils’ burden

　　C. sad stories about students with heavy burden in primary and middle schools

　　D. interesting stories of art fairs, galleries and exhibitions of different shapes in China