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Astronaut Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese man to walk in space on Saturday clambering out of China’s Shenzhou VII spacecraft in a technological feat（功绩） that made the Chinese people excited.

“I’m feeling quite well. I greet the Chinese people and the people of the world ” Zhai said as he climbed out of the craft at around 16:40 Beijing time a historic achievement telecast live on CCTV. Tens of millions of Chinese viewers clustered before TV screen to watch the moment.Chinese President Hu Jintao and other top leaders had appeared at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center to watch the live transmission of Zhai’s spacewalk.

Zhai 42 chosen by an expert team for the first “extra-vehicular activity” unveiled a red national flag helped by colleague Liu Boming who also briefly popped his head out of the capsule. Zhai slowly made his way towards a test sample of solid lubricant outside the capsule took a sample and handed it to Liu. Zhai safely returned inside the craft after about 20 minutes. The walk marked the high point of China’s third manned space journey which has received widespread media coverage.

Zhai wore a $4.4 million Chinese-made suit weighing 120kg. Liu wore a Russian-made one and acted as a back-up. The third crew member Jing Haiping monitored the ship from inside the re-entry module. The risky manoeuvre(演习) is a step towards China’s longer-term goal of assembling a space lab and then a larger space station analysts said.

“On this flight Chinese people’s footprints will be left in space for the first time ” said a commentary by the Xinhua News Agency. The astronauts embarked on(开始，从事) their walk after receiving a clean bill of health from doctors on the ground at mission control in Beijing Xinhua said. Zhai’s suit has 10 layers and takes up to 15 hours to assemble and put on.

China’s first manned spaceflight was in 2003. A second two-manned flight followed in 2003. The only other countries that have sent people into space are Russia and the United States.

1.       Astronaut Zhai Zhigang will be remembered as the first Chinese _________.

A. to walk in space.                 B. to enter space.

C. to land on the moon.              D. to speak with people on earth in space.

2. What did Zhai do outside the capsule in space?

   A. He walked in space to enjoy the beautiful space scenery.

   B. He fetched a sample of solid lubricant and passed it to his colleague.

   C. He waved a red Chinese national flag madly for twenty minutes.

   D. He made an experiment with his colleague Liu Boming.

3. According to the text China’s goal of its space program is _______.

   A. to send man into space.          B. to build a space lab on the moon.

   C. to build a space station.          D. to leave Chinese people’s footprints in space.

4. What’s the passage mainly about?

   A. A Chinese astronaut takes historic walk in space

   B. China succeeded in launching Shenzhou VII into space.

   C. Chinese spacecraft arrives on the Mars.

   D. China competes in the space exploration.

Answer 1

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