Scientists are preparing for the country’s manned lunar missions (载人登月任务).

Pang Zhihao, a(n) ________ researcher in Beijing, said, “The next steps in ________ manned space programmes will be manned exploration (探索) of the moon. We will set up stations on the ________. In this way, we can better ________ for habitable (适合居住的) places for people. We can also get ________ for deep-space exploration on the moon. Next, we plan to ________ people to Mars.” It is the first time that China has made a plan for manned missions to the red ________.

Pang said it was very important for humans to ________ Mars. Some Chinese scientists will develop a manned Mars ________ by 2050. They will first send ________ there.

“We will have better chances to ________ if there is life on Mars by sending astronauts there. This project is important because in our solar system, Mars is the most similar to the ________. Also, studies show that Mars was very similar to the earth in terms of (就……而言) the ________ billions of years ago.________ manned missions will help us better know how the earth will probably grow,” Pang said. ________, there is still a long way to go. But scientists are very confident about the project.

【推荐3】On the night before Chinese New Year, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu were still in the core module(核心舱) of China’s space station. It’s about 400 kilometers _________ the Earth. They became the first group of Chinese to spend the nations most _________ festival — the Chinese NewYear — in outer space.

The three expressed their Spring Festival greetings in a video. While he was showing a pair of couplets(对联), Zhai said “I wish all of _________ good health and good luck in everything you do”. Wang dressed in festive clothes and had a red balloon in hand. She wished children across the country “hard work and healthy _________”. Ye had a “fu” in hand that means good luck.He wished Chinese people “a happy New Year and a happy family”. _________ far from home, the ways of celebrating the festival are the same. They have made the core module beautiful with red lanterns(灯笼) and Chinese knots(中国结) _________ .They will also enjoy the _________ they usually share with their families on Earth-eating dumplings, wearing new clothes and sticking spring couplets on walls. For them, it’s a very special New Year.

Moreover, Zhai and Wang have set _________ for the most number of days living and working in space by a Chinese man and woman separately. And they will _________ the records until at least 2023.China will complete the building of its space station in 2022, and in the future, more Chinese people will __________ and enjoy the Spring Festival in space.