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On June 5, 2022, China sent the Shenzhou-14 spaceship into space successfully. Cai Xuzhe, one of the three astronauts in the flight, became the first astronaut in Hebei Province to go into space to perform a space task.

Cai Xuzhe was born in 1976, in the countryside of Hebei Province. As a child, every time he heard a plane flying past, he would run outside and stare up at it till it flew away.

Cai went into an Air Force flight college in his final year at school in 1995. After graduating from college, he volunteered to work at an airport which has few pilots and poor condition. He studied and trained his flying skills there really hard. Cai became a member of China’s second-generation astronauts in May, 2010.

Since then, he has got hard training that is a big challenge to him. The training in the desert in northwest China in 2018 had a great influence on him. During the 48-hour training, he endured (忍受) heat above 40 degrees, sandstorms, heavy rain, and cold below zero degrees at night. He seemed to experience all four seasons in the 48 hours. His outstanding training performance finally made him become a member of Shenzhou-14 group.

Dreaming of flying high since childhood, Cai Xuzhe, a new face of the Shenzhou-14 group, has spent many years as an astronaut to prepare for his debut in space. “I feel proud to have this chance to go into space,” he said.

On that day, Cai Xuzhe’s hometown was boiling. The villagers beat gongs and drums in the village cultural square and celebrated lively. “I hope he will successfully complete his first space task and return safely,” Cai Xuzhe’s father said excitedly.

1．How long has Cai prepared for the Shenzhou-14 task after being a China’s second-generation astronaut?

A．About 4 years.

B．About 12 years.

C．About 27 years.

D．About 46 years.

2．Which of the following is TRUE about Cai Xuzhe?

A．He graduated from a flight college in 1995.

B．He is the first Chinese astronaut to perform a space task.

C．He was interested in airplanes when he was young.

D．He once volunteered to work in the poor countryside.

3．What does the fourth paragraph tell us?

A．Cai Xuzhe has been training since May, 2010.

B．Cai Xuzhe has completed hard training.

C．Cai Xuzhe has experienced different weather in space.

D．Cai Xuzhe is a member of Shenzhou-14 group now.

4．The underlined word “debut”in the passage means “________”.

A．appearance for the first time	B．performing in a concert
C．show in a comedy	D．traveling as a tourist

5．What was the villagers’attitude (态度) to Cai’s going into space?

A．They didn’t know more about it.	B．They thought it might be difficult.
C．They didn’t care about it at all.	D．They were very proud of it.