四、综合填空(2023宿迁改编)
Deng Qingming is one of the three Chinese astronauts(宇航员)carrying out China's Shenzhou 15 spaceship mission(任务). He 1. ______
finally
(final)got the chance to go to space after nearly 25 years of preparation.
Deng was born in a village in Jiangxi Province in 1966. As his 2. ______
parents
(parent)both worked in the fields,he had to look after his younger brothers and sisters. 3. ______
At
that time,his dream was to go to college and find a job to support his family.
Deng 4. ______
has been
(be)a member of the PLA Air Force(空军)since 1984. When he left his village that year,his friends came to say goodbye to him. He was deeply touched and decided to work hard. Years of hard 5. ______
training
(train)made him an excellent pilot,and he was chosen as one of the first group of Chinese astronauts in 1998.
For a long time,Deng served as a backup(后备)astronaut. His road to space was 6. ______
longer
(long)than that of his teammates. He spent almost all of his time preparing and waiting and he 7. ______
was given
(give)the chance to travel to space in the end.
Besides that,Deng's wife supported him a lot. She 8. ______
took
(take)care of the whole family and never complained. "You've set 9. ______
an
example to our daughter and we are proud of you," she told him.
After a long wait,he flew into space by Shenzhou 15 spaceship in November 2022 at last. Twenty-five years was quite a long time,10. ______
but
Deng never gave up. Whenever the nation needs him,he is always waiting there,ready to take on any challenge.