1. Words—spelling: 1.The thief took the money from the old man by _______. 2.Now the price of the rice is __________ rising. ( 逐渐地） 3.The audience ________ him as he walked on the stage. 4.Wood ________ on water. 5.There was a ______ of children in the yard. force gradually cheered floats mass

2. Listening on page 62. First-listening: Do True or False questions Second-listening: Fill in the chart

3. Information on Yang Liwei, the astronaut The exams he passed Experience Physical qualities Personal qualities Excellent degree and 10 years’ training Pilot for the air force of the PLA A bitter shorter than 170cm; less than 70kg Calm, mature, hard--working

4. Yang Liwei is the first Chinese astronaut to go into space. He travelled for fourteen hours on October 15, 2003 and circled the earth twenty-one times. Mr Renault, a famous reporter, is interviewing him on a popular television programme Mysteries in Space R: Thank you so much, Mr Yang for coming today to talk to us about your experiences in space. Y: Not at all. I’m happy to be here. R: Please can you tell us what was your most exciting moment? Y: Well, that was when the spaceship began to lift off the ground. Then I knew I was really on my way and China was the third country to send people into space.

5. R: Didn’t you feel afraid at all? Y: No, because I’d been trained not to worry. So I watched all my instruments and stayed calm. R: Was there anything that surprised you? Y: The beauty of space. I’d never realized how lovely the earth looks till I was going round it. R: Now we know that you are 38 years old, that you have an excellent degree, you want to be successful and you’ve trained for 10 years to become an astronaut. But what made you want to go into space? Y: Well, of course it was one of my dreams to fly in space. I was a pilot for the air force of the PLA. So when they offered me this chance I was glad to take it.

6. R: Where did you train? Y: At a special place in the Gobi Desert called “Space City”. Of course you have to be fit but I’m also lucky to be short and light so I was considered to be right for an astronaut. It was a wonderful chance but I had to work very hard. R: How tall and heavy are you? Y: I’m a bit shorter than 170cm and less than 70kgs. R: Was it safe in your space rocket? Y : Yes. It was fitted with a special seat to throw me out of the space rocket if things went wrong as it lifted off. There are also a special door for another space rocket to rescue me if there were problems in space.

7. R: They seem to have thought of everything. Thank you for taking your time. Y: A pleasure. Answer the question: What have they built into the spaceship to help Yang Liwei if he has difficulties? A special seat to throw him out of the space rocket if things went wrong. Also a special door for another space rocket to rescue him if there were problems in space.

8. 1. 随着科技的发展，人们越来越多地依靠计 算机 处理各种各样的事情. (development; depend on) With the development of science and technology,people depend more and more on the computer to deal with all kinds things. 2. 既然存在着许多无法解决的 问题，战争很 可能会爆发。 ( now that; exist; break out) Now that many problems exist which cannot be solved, wars will probably break out. Translation: On page 64

9. 3. He gradually got the hang of this method of research after many years’ practice. 4. The presence of that famous director cheered up all the people at the meeting. 5. We should find some ways to prevent the harmful gas from spreading. 6. He is already exhausted. We should lessen his pain instead of disappointing him.

10. News from United States A mass protest was held in a US high school in Ohio on March 25, to win the right to wear jeans with holes. The school had banned any clothing with holes, except ones for arms, legs and head, long before. But after jeans with holes became fashionable around the country, it has become an issue. Students said that the school was inconsistent because girls are allowed to wear high skirts while jeans with holes at the knee are banned. They suggest allowing jeans with holes below the knee. We want holy jeans