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China’s New Chapter on the Moon
China 1 working on a big plan to put a wireless network on the Moon. This is 2 of their space exploration programme. After they finish their mission with Chang'e-6, they will send two more spacecraft to get ready 3 the International Lunar Research Station(ILRS). Chang'e-7 is set to go in 2026, and Chang'e-8 will follow around 2028.
A space official from China, Bian Zhigang, said that Chang'e-7 will look at the environment and resources near the Moon's South Pole. 4, Chang'e-8 will try out ways to use the Moon's resources. This will help them get ready for ILRS, 5 they hope to start using by 2035.
Building the ILRS will happen in two steps. First, they will make a simple model at the Moon's South Pole. It will be able to do science work in an area 6 a 100 kilometres radius. They will use a network that connects the Earth and the Moon for different missions, like sending robots to explore the Moon and 7 landing on the Moon. This will create a research platform with 8 functions.
The second step is to make the station better by 2050. They want to build a network of lunar stations that will have a main station at the South Pole 9 other stations at the equator and the far side of the Moon. This will give them a large research platform for long-term robot missions and short-term human missions.
Guan Feng, 10 space official, said that Chang'e-8 will 11 there is a way to communicate and have 12 on the Moon. Scientists are also thinking about if they can grow plants on the Moon. This might be part of the 13 research for Chang'e-8.
Since 2017, many countries and groups have agreed to work with China on this project. More 14 10 countries and over 40 international organizations 15 agreements with China, showing that many people around the world are interested in exploring the Moon together.

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1. A 2. B 3. D
4. A 【解析】根据空前的“Chang'e-7 will look at the environment and resources near the Moon's South Pole”和空后的“Chang'e-8 will try out ways to use the Moon's resources”可知，此处按照时间顺序进行叙述，应填then，意为“然后”。
5. C 6. A 7. B
8. B 【解析】根据前句中“like sending robots to explore the Moon and $\underline{7}$ landing on the Moon”可知，此处是指这个研究平台的基础(basic)功能。
9. A
10. B 【解析】空后的“space official”为可数名词单数，只能用another修饰。others意为“其他的人或物”，可单独作主语，不能修饰名词；other后接可数名词复数；the others指某一群体中剩下的部分，单独作主语，不能修饰名词。
11. D 【解析】句意：另一位太空官员关峰表示，“嫦娥8号”将确保月球上有一种通信和供电的方式。make sure意为“确保”，符合句意。
12. B
13. A 【解析】根据空前的“Scientists are also thinking about if they can grow plants on the Moon.”可知，此处是指科学(scientific)研究。
14. B
15. D 【解析】空处在句中作谓语，且与主语之间为主动关系，又因为主语“More $\underline{14}$ 10 countries and over 40 international organizations”为复数，因此空处应用have signed。