一、用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
1. His brother first got (interesting) in motorcycles when he was about fourteen.
2. — We need to hurry up, or we'll miss our (fly). — OK. I'm coming.
3. It is well - known that the Shenzhou Ⅺ spaceship returned to the Earth (successful).
4. As soon as the car stopped, Mary and her brother (step) out into the cold.
5. (2024·南通市海安市模拟)As Chinese, we have a strong sense of national (proud).
6. — I've finished reading this English novel, but some sentences are still confusing(不解的). — Great job! You can discuss difficult parts with the teacher to get (far) under - standing.

一、1. interested 2. flight 3. successfully 4. stepped 5. pride 6. further

二、单项选择。
1. George Bernard Shaw was a great Irish writer who died .

A.on his age of 94
B.at age of 94
C.in the age of 94
D.at the age of 94

二、1. D

2. Because of the meeting, Mrs Lee had to short her vacation.

A.take
B.put
C.catch
D.cut

二、2. D

3. — Did you watch the live broadcast of the Mars rover mission(探测任务)? How did the rover get to the surface of Mars? — Yes! It separated from the spacecraft and used a special braking system(制动系统) to slowly on Mars. It was so exciting!

A.arrive
B.land
C.reach
D.touch

二、3. B

4. — Artemisinin has saved millions of people's lives. — That's true. It's a giant for medicine.

A.leap
B.fall
C.failure
D.service

二、4. A

5. — Why did the car crash into the tree? It looked so sudden! — The driver said the brake failed, and the vehicle quickly went . Luckily, no one was seriously hurt.

A.out of date
B.out of control
C.out of order
D.out of reach

二、5. B

三、根据教材 P22~23 课文内容完成短文。
Armstrong joined the navy in 1949 and served as a 1. p for three years. In 1955, he became a test pilot. He flew over 1,100 hours and tested all types of aircraft.
In 1962, he was 2. c to become an astronaut. In 1966, he went into space as command pilot of Gemini 8. He and David Scott 3. m to join two spacecraft together for the first time in space. However, on their way back to the Earth, the spacecraft began spinning out of 4. c. Armstrong received the 5. o to cut the flight short. He successfully brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean.
On 20 July 1969, Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. Together with Buzz Aldrin, he 6. l the spacecraft Apollo 11 on the Moon. He said the famous words "one small 7. s for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind" as he stepped out onto the Moon's 8. s.
Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon for about two and a half hours. They collected Moon rocks to take back to the Earth for 9. f research. When Apollo 11 returned, the whole world was waiting to greet them. They were 10. h.

三、1. pilot 2. chosen 3. managed 4. control 5. order 6. landed 7. step 8. surface 9. further 10. heroes