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What will the future be like? It’s possible that we may often fly up into space! Out of all the coolest inventions of the year 2004, Time magazine chose SpaceShipOne as the best.

SpaceShipOne is a 6-metre-long white spacecraft. On June 21, American pilot Mike Melvill flew it to space and back—about 100 kilometres up into the sky. Some might say it’s not a big success. You know, people went to the Moon years ago.

Well, SpaceShipOne is special because it is the first spaceship that wasn’t made by the government. It was built and sent up by a private US company. Lots of people want to travel in space and think that it is an enjoyable trip. But it’s too expensive. American millionaire Dennis Tito paid almost US $20 million to become the first space tourist to visit the International Space Station in 2001. So private companies began to think of making their own spacecraft to take other tourists up into space.

Certainly, the success of SpaceShipOne is a good start. In the next 10 to 15 years, if you

pay $20,000 to $100,000, you could fly high above the Earth in a special suit.

Can you imagine having your own spacecraft in your garage and taking it to space at the weekend?

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Hanging Out in an English Garden

Not everybody in Britain has a garden(but most houses in Britain do)If you don't have one,you can grow house plants, perhaps by the window or in the bathroom. Bill Jones loves his gardenjust as most other Britons do.

Bill retired(退休)five years ago .Now you'll find him tidying(清理)the fallen leaves on cold afternoons in autumn and wintergetting everything ready in spring and cutting(修剪)the grass in summer. He is almost 70but gardens are not only for elderly people—Bill's grandson(who is ten)often likes to help him.

Bill lives in a village .Last yearthe village won a competition(比赛)for the most beautiful gardens in the United Kingdom. Bill grows beautiful red roses. But he also grows vegetables .And sometimes there are competitions for these too. Bill wants to win a prize for growing the biggest carrot.

1Bill retired at the age of ______.

A.55B.75C.65D.70

2What does Bill usually do with his garden during the summer?

A.Collect fallen leaves.B.Get ready for planting.

C.Cut the grass.D.Plant some flowers.

3From the last paragraphwe know that Bill ______.

A.won a competition for the most beautiful gardenB.grows grassflowers and vegetables

C.holds a competition for growing vegetablesD.won a prize for growing the biggest carrot

4With this storythe writer tries to tell us ______.

A.about the greatest gardener in BritainB.Bill Jones' busy life after retirement

C.the role that gardens play in British people's livesD.the importance of competition in Britain

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