“Hello, everyone! Welcome to Tiangong Class.” With this greeting, a special lecture began _____ Tiangong space station on Dec 9.

Lasting for about _____ hour, the space lecture was broadcast live to the students. “Three astronauts from the Shenzhou XIII crew — Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu — hosted the lecture, showing _____ there and doing some interesting experiments that can only _____ in space. This is the second live space lecture in China. In 2013, with the help of other Sheinzhou X crew members, Wang decided _____ a speech to over sixty _____ schoolchildren across China.

Compared with the class eight years ago, this year’s space lecture is greatly different. According to Pang Zhihao, a Beijing-based space expert, the “classroom” is much _____. Instead of Tiangong I experimental module, this year Wang delivered the space lecture in the Tianhe space core module (核心舱) which is the biggest spacecraft developed by China.

Eight years ago, Wang _____ students the laws of physics and focused on the interesting phenomenon (现象) of weightlessness (失重) in space. _____ this year, biology was added. The astronauts compared the growth and shape of cells in artificial gravity (人工重力) and zero gravity in order to study their changing rules and mechanisms (机械装置).

“The spirit of science in the youth is an important driver of the progress of mankind,” Zhou Jianping, designer-in-chief of China’s manned space program; added. “Space activities can help _____ build the spirit of pursuing science and facing challenges.”

1.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．for

2.

A．a

B．the

C．an

D．/

3.

A．how they live and work

B．how do they live and work

C．what do they live and work

D．what they live and work

4.

A．been done

B．being done

C．be done

D．done

5.

A．given

B．gives

C．to give

D．give

6.

A．millions

B．million of

C．million

D．millions of

7.

A．small

B．bigger

C．big

D．smaller

8.

A．shown

B．showed

C．showing

D．shows

9.

A．So

B．But

C．Although

D．Because

10.

A．them

B．they

C．themselves

D．their

I let my daughter ride her bike to school from about 8 years old. But it did make me very _________. Most of the time I would follow her in my car to school just to make sure she got there _________. Other times my pretty daughter _________ her mobile phone and gave me a call as soon as she _________ her school. We live _________ a pretty quiet area and my daughter doesn’t have any main roads to _________. She just travels on the sidewalk (人行道) along the main road. She is very good with riding and _________ the rules. She is only allowed to _________ the only side walk along the main road and is not allowed to use the paths.

She has been riding with a large group of _________ from our street to school since this spring and that makes me feel relaxed. She is now 10 years old and I’ve __________ some of the rules. I no longer follow her. __________ the start of this school year, she was __________ to use the paths when riding home with her friends. It’s a(n) __________ ride, with no high hills.

Parents have to consider school __________ before deciding whether to let kids ride to school. Some schools don’t allow kids __________ without an adult until they reach a certain age.

11.

A．interested

B．nervous

C．angry

D．disappointed

12.

A．safely

B．happily

C．quickly

D．carefully

13.

A．took

B．takes

C．was taking

D．would take

14.

A．left for

B．thought of

C．arrived at

D．talked about

15.

A．at

B．on

C．in

D．by

16.

A．wait

B．cross

C．watch

D．lead

17.

A．follow

B．to follow

C．followed

D．following

18.

A．use

B．build

C．repair

D．consider

19.

A．cars

B．kids

C．parents

D．members

20.

A．met

B．made

C．faced

D．relaxed

21.

A．In

B．At

C．On

D．With

22.

A．warned

B．reminded

C．allowed

D．supposed

23.

A．easier

B．longer

C．harder

D．earlier

24.

A．age

B．life

C．rules

D．buildings

25.

A．rode

B．riding

C．to ride

D．ride

SPORTS   EVENTS Bicycle tour and race A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27（Sat. & Sun. ）. At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli. The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing. Cost: 200 yuan per person Telephone: 4675027

Brazilian footballers The Brazilian Football Club will play against Beijing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes. Ticket prices: 60/100/150 yuan Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26（Sat. ） Telephone: 5012372

Rock climbing The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26—27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators（观众）. Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou. Time/Dates: 9−12 am, August 26 and 27（Sat. & Sun. ） Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

26. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about ________.

A．visiting teams	B．famous players
C．things to do for the weekend	D．prices to pay for the sports events

27. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for ________ kilometres.

A．35

B．55

C．75

D．110

28. A couple and their 18-year-old son take part in the Bicycle tour and race, how much should they pay?

A．200 yuan.

B．400 yuan.

C．600 yuan.

D．450 yuan.

29. If you want to find something to do on Saturday afternoon, which phone number will you call?

A．4675027

B．7143177

C．5012372

D．7144850

30. What is special about the rock climbing competition?

A．A foreign team takes part in it.

B．You can watch it without paying.

C．You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part in.

D．The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.