Li Ming is 9 years old, but he ‘s still in Grade One. He’s very tall, so his seat is in the ___36__ row(排) in the classroom. Miss Yang has___37__ eyesight. When she stands___38__ the blackboard, she can’t see what the boy does there. Li Ming always plays cards and doesn’t listen to Miss Yang___39__ . Sometimes Miss Yang asks Li Ming some questions. He ___40___, but doesn’t know what the teacher says. Of course, he can’t ___41___ the questions.

Miss Yang often makes calls to Li Ming’s  __42__. The man has a shop and he __43___takes care of his son’s studies. He tells his wife to help Li Ming,    44   his wife doesn’t know much and can’t do that. She can only ____45__  Li Ming do his homework at home after supper, but she doesn’t know if his answers are __46__ or wrong. She tells the boy she will buy a nice bike for him if he makes _  47__ in the exams.

This afternoon, Li Ming comes back __48__ . When he sees his mother, he says, “Mum, I’m afraid you have to __49___ a bike for me.”

“What?” __50___ the woman. “Which subject?”

“Forty in English, forty in computer and twenty in Maths!”

(  )36. A. last            B. front            C. middle         D. first 

(  )37. A. good             B. heavy         C. poor              D. strong

(  )38. A. on          B. behind         C. under       D. near

(  )39. A. any more    B. any longer   C. at all       D. at once 

(  )40. A. sits down     B. stands up    C. looks up     D. sits up

(  )41. A. make         B. miss          C. find          D. answer

(  )42. A. mother     B. father           C. teacher      D. doctor

(  )43. A. never           B. always         C. usually      D. often

(  )44. A. and             B. but            C. or            D. so

(  )45. A. ask         B. make         C. want        D. hope

(  )46. A. new               B. old            C. right          D. left

(  )47. A. seventy            B. eighty        C. ninety      D. one hundred

(  )48. A. suddenly      B. sadly         C. happily      D. carefully

(  )49. A. borrow        B. buy         C. give        D. sell

(  )50. A. asks        B. answers    C. sends         D. smiles

On June 6^th, 2012 Tiangong-1 welcomed its first guests, the Shenzhou Ⅸ manned spacecraft(载人飞船). The Shenzhou Ⅸ has two male astronauts and one female astronaut. At that time, Liu Yang, a thirty-three year-old woman, became the first Chinese woman in space.
Joining the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force in 1997, Liu Yang became an experienced pilot after flying safely for 1,680 hours. In 2010, she became an astronaut because of her good job.
“When I was a pilot, I flew in the sky. Now that I am an astronaut, I will fly in space. This will be a much higher and farther flight. I always couldn’t help wondering: What would the Earth look like from outer space?” Liu said.
In June 2012, Liu took Shenzhou Ⅸ to the space as China’s first female astronaut. “I have full confidence,” Liu said before the task. “There are many foreign female astronauts that have been into space. Men and women have their own advantages in carrying out space tasks. They can encourage each other and better complete their task.
However, the difficulty of her training has not affected her life’s pleasure. “I love children and I love life. I love reading, especially novels and history books. I am also a great cook. To be with my family is one kind of happiness, but to fly is another kind that people can’t experience.”
“I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honoured to fly into space on behalf of(代表) millions of female Chinese citizens. ” Liu said after coming back to the Earth safely.
【小题1】Liu Yang worked as an astronaut when she was ________ years old.

—Does Miss Yang speak English well?
—Yes. She has no trouble          the people from English-speaking countries.