David is a student. He likes traveling. But a few years ago, ______ he had too much homework to do, he had ______ time to enjoy travelling . He had to give up the idea of traveling. He felt ______. But now his homework is much less than before. He can go travelling in his free time. He went on a trip with his parents yesterday. He felt excited when he stood in the airport. It was his first time to travel with his ______ by plane. He ______ lost sleep the night before yesterday, but now he doesn’t feel sleepy at all. He couldn’t ______ to enjoy the food or drink on the plane. When David heard that the plane was ready, he boarded the plane, following his family. His father asked him to sit near the window. Then the air hostess (空姐) came to ______ if everyone wore the seat belt (带). David asked, “When can I have my drink and food?” The air hostess smiled and said, “Oh, sorry, we don’t serve food or drink on this plane.” Hearing that, David felt very ______. As the plane took off, his mother said, “Look, how beautiful!” But David felt pain in the head. He got airsick (晕机). The air hostess gave him some ______. Soon he seemed much better. He fell asleep. After he opened his eyes again, he found the plane landed ______. He was happy again.

Last year, Bob visited Vancouver, Canada alone. He went there to give a talk on the environment (环境). When it was over, he travelled to the Rocky Mountains and stayed in the Maple Leaf Hotel. He then took a short walk to look at the local plants in the forest. After a few hours, he knew he took the wrong way, but was sure he could get back to the hotel.

However, after walking for several hours the next day, Bob knew he was in trouble. “I had my mobile phone, but the battery (电池) was almost dead. I could probably make just one call. But I didn’t know the number of my hotel and I didn’t want to worry my family if I really didn’t have to,” said Bob. He went on walking for three more days. He knew which plants he could eat and he had little trouble finding them.

On the fourth day, he knew there was no hope and decided to call his family. “He was quite calm when he spoke to me on the phone,” said Shirley, Bob’s wife. “He seemed (似乎) to be in control (操控) of the situation.” Shirley called the Maple Leaf Hotel at once.“That week lots of visitors went to the city to watch basketball games, and we thought Mr Rigsby went there too,” said the hotel owner. As soon as Shirley phoned, the hotel sent out some people to look for Bob. They found him about one hour later, and luckily he was quite unhurt.

“I will never go to the forest without a guide. I never want an experience like that again,” said Bob.

Can you imagine astronauts’ everyday life in space? They also need to eat, sleep, exercise and relax. They do the same things as us, but they do them differently.

On Earth, we put food on a plate. Gravity (重力) holds the food down and keeps it in its place. But there is no gravity in space, so food can float away, and astronauts must eat carefully.

Sleeping is very different in space. Some astronauts like to float in the air, but most like to be in a sleeping bag. They tie the bag to a wall so that they won’t float away at night.

Exercise is very important in space. On Earth, your legs carry your body, but in space, astronauts float, so they do not use their legs often. This is very bad for their legs, so they must exercise for thirty minutes every day.

After a day’s work, astronauts relax. They may listen to music, read, watch films, play games, or talk to their friends and family on the radio. Sometimes they just enjoy floating in space.

A．

B．

C．

D．

The story of Hua Mulan is well-known in China. Mulan, a brave young girl, takes her father’s place in the army and fights for her country. Disney turned this story into a cartoon in 1998. And now, they are planning to make it a real action movie. It was reported that in the online script (剧本), the movie would not be mainly about Mulan saving her family, but about how a white European man saves Mulan and wins her heart. Then, lots of people made an online topic called Make Mulan Right. A user named Krystal Lin said that the story of Mulan wasn’t a love story about a girl who needed to be saved, but a story about her saving her father, about family and honor (荣誉).

Others said that it would whitewash Asian culture. The word “whitewash” means Western culture takes the place of other cultures. They give other examples, like the American actress Scarlett Johansson playing the Japanese character Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shel (《攻壳机动队》).

Facing these words, a man from Disney later told Vanity Fair magazine that the online script was only an initial version (初始版本) and that Mulan would be the main character in the story.

“Although Disney needs to think about American tastes, it has to make sure that the movie isn’t whitewashed”, a critic (评论家) told China Daily.