Yang Liwei was 38 years old when he went to space on the Shenzhou V,     1     (make) China the third country to master manned space capabilities.

In his article, Yang recalled several breathtaking     2    (moment). He said, “When the rocket lifted to a height of about 30-40 kilometers, I felt it began to vibrate(振动)     3    (violent), and it was extremely painful.” Vibrations in the spacecraft below 10 Hz can damage internal organs, and even threaten a person’s life. The near-deadly moment lasted for 26 seconds. When it was finally over, Yang felt like he had been reborn.

Yang also described mysterious knocking sounds from outside the craft. He still doesn’t know where they came from. He also described     4     his city looked like from space. “I flew over Beijing and saw the mountains in the daytime and sparkling(闪烁的) lights     5     night. And there live my friends and my     6    (love) ones.”

After his return, Yang reported the     7    (normal) vibrations to scientists, who solved the issue before the Shenzhou VI’s launch. So far, a number of new technologies     8    (apply) to the core cabin(核心舱), Eighteen years after his first trip to space, Yang said with a smile he even “envied”     9    (he) fellow spacemen who now have such comfortable space accommodations,     10     show how China’s space program has grown.