Do you know Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng?

Fei Junlong was born in 1965. He is a Chinese astronaut selected(選拔) as a member of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Jiangsu and joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force(中國人民解放軍空軍) in 1982 at the age of 17. And since then he has only returned home six times. As a fighter pilot(戰(zhàn)機飛行員), he was selected to an astronaut in 1998. He married Wang Jie in 1991 and has one son.

Nie Haisheng was born in September, 1964. He is also a Chinese astronaut selected for the Shenzhou program. He is from Hubei. After graduating from high school he joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998 he was selected for the astronaut program. Nie Haisheng got married to Nie Jielin and has an 11-year-old daughter. He was one of the three astronauts who were in the final group to train for the Shenzhou 5 Flight. Yang Liwei was also picked out for the flight, with Zhai Zhigang.

On September 23rd, 2005. It was reported that Zhai and Nie would be one of the three pairs of astronauts who would be in the final training for Shenzhou 6. But in the end, Fei and Nie were chosen, and Zhai missed his chance to space again.

56. When did Nie join the army?

A. In 1982.   B. In 1998.   C. In 1991.  D. After his graduation from high school.

57. Who among the astronauts in this passage hasn’t been to space?

A. Zhai Zhigang.             B. Nie Haisheng.      C. Yang Liwei. D. Fei Junlong.

58. How many times has Fei Junlong returned home since he left at the age of 17?

A. Three times.          B. Four times.            C. Six times.              D. Eight times.

59. How many people did the writer mention in this passage?

A. 5.                           B. 6.                            C. 7.                           D. 8.

60. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. Yang Liwei was born in Jiangsu.

B. Nie Haisheng has an eleven-year-old daughter.

C. Fei Junlong is one year older than Nie Haisheng.

D. Zhai Zhigang got married to Nie Jielin and has a son.

The Shenzhou 5 spacecraft ________ an altitude of 343 kilometres．

1. A.
   got
2. B.
   reached to
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   reached at
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   reached

________ China's pride to accomplish such as the achievements successful launch of the Shenzhou-5 spacecraft.

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   Its
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   That
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   This
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