2 . Young Talent Looks To The Stars
Anne Breaks grew up on the edge of a forest in Canada. And she started _________ the stars and learning about the earth from her scientist father at five. At the age of eight, she decided to become a(an) _________ and devote her young life to that goal.
This year, she _________ the ten spokesman for Space Day sponsored by NASA. She hosted and spoke at many events, _________ more awareness of space and interesting future air travel. Astronauts must be _________ fit, so Anne, now 18 and a high school senior, practices taekwondo. She has already earned herself the _________ grade—a black belt. Astronauts don’t all speak the _________ language, so she’s learned German and French and is now studying Russian and Japanese. Astronauts train for zero _________, so she has learned to scuba dive to get used to feeling weightless She takes piano and flute lessons because advanced music skills are prized by astronauts for the _________ required to achieve them.
“A lot of astronauts have told me that __________ is the most important thing,” she said. “So I will keep __________, and when it’s time to apply to be an astronaut, I will. It’ll __________ take about 10 years of applying just to be chosen. __________, I’m going to do it.”
Breaks __________ the Royal Astronomical Society in Canada, and at age 14 earned the __________ mark in one of the exams. That drew the attention of NASA officials, who led her into a new world of __________ exploration.
Breaks said her time as Space Day spokesman started on “a rally __________ day” —February first when the space shuttle Columbia __________ as it returned to earth.
She __________ the dangers of space flight, but that hasn’t put her off the idea. __________, she knows what she wants to do in space: fly to the international space station and take “a really neat spacewalk”.
1. A.taking on | B.turning to | C.gazing at | D.looking for |
2. A.astronaut | B.pilot | C.scientist | D.musician |
3. A.preferred | B.became | C.refused | D.represented |
4. A.calling in | B.calling off | C.calling up | D.calling on |
5. A.emotionally | B.mentally | C.physically | D.independently |
6. A.top | B.normal | C.primary | D.average |
7. A.network | B.same | C.universal | D.local |
8. A.pressure | B.weight | C.burden | D.gravity |
9. A.self-defence | B.self-discipline | C.self-care | D.self-respect |
10. A.courage | B.affection | C.perseverance | D.dream |
11. A.practising | B.preparing | C.planning | D.studying |
12. A.probably | B.definitely | C.truly | D.finally |
13. A.Therefore | B.Besides | C.However | D.Instead |
14. A.introduced | B.accepted | C.led | D.joined |
15. A.highest | B.greatest | C.most | D.heaviest |
16. A.gas | B.space | C.ocean | D.earth |
17. A.regretful | B.embarrassing | C.frightening | D.hard |
18. A.broke in | B.broke out | C.broke up | D.broke off |
19. A.recognizes | B.imagines | C.predicts | D.confirms |
20. A.In short | B.In fact | C.In total | D.In general |