About 800 years ago, a Chinese man named Wang Hu made the world's first rocket, but unluckily he lost his life with it. It was not until April 24, 1970 that China sent its first satellite Dongfanghong-1to space successfully.

To celebrate the first big success for the country's space development, April 24 is now China's Space Day, which started this year. While celebrating, China also announced(宣布)new plans to make a space station and go to Mars and further space.

A space station is like a home for astronauts in space. Astronauts live and work on a space station and spaceships can even park there. China plans to finish building its space station in 2022.

According to China’s top space scientist Zhou Jianping, by that time, becoming an astronaut will be a normal job. Astronauts are needed more than ever before. They need to be able to finish more tasks. So far, China has been choosing astronauts mainly from pilots. In the future astronauts will also be picked from engineers, doctors and space technology experts.

Another plan is about Mars. In order to search Mars, China will send a probe(探测器)first to Mars around 2020. It will land there and even bring back things from the Mars.

It's such a big plan! Only by doing this can China say it has truly started the exploration of deep space. And the exploration will help us understand how the universe changes.

1.Who made the world's first rocket?

2.When is China’s Space Day?

3.What does China plan to do in 2022?

4.What will China do first to search the Mars?

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A Winning Day

Mom And I were sitting in the front row of the basketball arena (球场). Thanks to Mom’s boss, I could watch my first professional basketball game in such a great seat! And the most exciting thing was that I could see my favorite basketball player, Dwight Edwards, in person. I was holding his photo in my hand all the time.

Throughout the game Dwight made one fantastic play after another. With 3 seconds left in the game, he scored the winning basket for his team! After the television reporter finished interviewing Dwight, Mom and I walked toward him.

“Umm... Mr. ... Mr. Edwards? I’m Keysha, and I think you’re amazing.” My heart was beating fast. But I collected my courage and asked, “Would you please sign my photo?”

“Sure, Keysha. Thanks for coming today.” Dwight smiled as he signed the photo and then shook my hand. I thanked him.

As Mom guided my steps toward the exit, I watched Dwight until he disappeared into the locker room. When I turned around, I noticed a little boy holding a piece of paper and a pen and crying. “It’s OK, son,” his father said. “We’ll meet Dwight Edwards some other time.”

I looked at Dwight Edwards’ signature and thought about how great it was to meet him. Then I thought about how kind Mom’s boss was for giving us the tickets to allow me to have this experience.

I handed Dwight’s photo to the boy. “Here, I want you to have this,” I said.

The boy’s eyes widened. “Dwight’s autograph (亲笔签名)? Wow!” he exclaimed. “Thank you!”

“No problem,” I replied.

“Keysha, that was very thoughtful of you,” Mom said. “I know how much that autograph meant to you.”

I smiled at her. “I got to see Dwight Edwards play an amazing game. Then I got to meet him and shake his hand. I won’t need an autograph to remember this day.”

1.What was the most exciting thing for Keysha?

A. Having a seat in the front row.

B. Watching a professional basketball game.

C. Getting a free ticket for a basketball game.

D. Seeing her favorite basketball player in person.

2.How did Keysha feel when she asked the player to sign the photo?

A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Proud. D. Sad.

3.Keysha gave the autograph to the boy because ______.

A. the boy’s father asked her for it

B. the autograph meant little to her

C. she would like to make the boy happy

D. she would meet Dwight some other time

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