China’s Manned Space Program
Spaceship: Shenzhou V | Time: October 15th, 2003 Main events: Chinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent up into space．He went around the earth 14 times in his one-day flight．China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight． |
Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅵ | Time: October 12th, 2005 Main events: Chinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent up into space．On October 17th, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth． |
Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅶ | Time: September 25th, 2008 Main events: Chinese spacemen Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng were sent up into space．Zhai Zhigang made our country's first spacewalk．This spacewalk took 20 minutes． |
Spaceship: Shenzhou Ⅹ | Time: June 11th, 2013 Main events: Chinese spacemen Nie Haisheng, Zhang Xiaoguang and the second spacewoman Wang Yaping were sent up into space and connected with the space station Tiangong I．Wang Yaping gave a space lesson about micro-gravity （微重力） to all Chinese teenagers．This space lesson lasted 40 minutes． |
1.According to the article, the Chinese spaceman traveling in space twice is ____________．
A．Yang LiweiB．Fei Junlong
C．Nie HaishengD．Zhai Zhigang
2.Shenzhou V went around the earth in space _____________．
A．OnceB．4 times
C．5 timesD．14 times
3.Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng stayed in space for _____________．
A．1 dayB．4 days
C．5 daysD．14 days
4.Zhai Zhigang made our country’s first spacewalk in _____________．
A．2013B．2008
C．2005D．2003
5.The space lesson about micro-gravity to all Chinese teenagers lasted _____________．
A．one dayB．three days
C．15 minutesD．40 minutes
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus（马戏表演）．_______1._____．This family made a big impression（印象） on me．
There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12． ______2._____．Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean．The children talked excitedly about the clowns（小丑）．It was clearly a very important day out for them．The fat her and mother seemed happy as they could be．
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus．” The ticket lady told him the price．
The man’s wife lowered her head．There was no longer a smile on the man’s face．He quietly asked, “How much did you say?” ___3.______．The man obviously didn’t have enough money．But how could he tell his kids the bad news? Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground．（We were not rich ourselves at all!） He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this．”
_______4._____．He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied．“Thank you．This really means a lot to me and my family．”
My dad and I went back to our car and drove home． _____5._______．
A．The ticket lady again told him the price B．The man understood my father was helping him C．We didn’t get to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care D．You could tell （分辨出） they didn’t have a lot of money E．Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us F．He was thankful for the kindness |