THE HISTORY OF LIVING IN SPACE

    Space travel is nothing new. The first spacecraft with a human on board blasted into space In 1961. since then, people have not only been travelling to space, but many of them have also lived there for extended periods.

Food

    All the meals on space stations are put together on Earth and sent to the space station, along with the astronauts, by space shuttle. Because the food has to last a long time (sometimes up to three months), a lot of it has to be preserved by dehydration or canning.

    The space station does not have a freezer to preserve food, but It does have a cool room to keep fruit and vegetables fresh.

Astronauts also eat many other foods such as cereals, cereal bars, nuts and dried fruit that do not need any special preparation.

    Eating

    Astronauts have a set timetable each day. This tells them when to do everything, including when to have their meals. At meal preparation time, they start getting their food ready, which often includes adding water to re-hydrate the dehydrated foods.

    Without the help of gravity, sitting down to eat can be tricky. Astronauts sometimes have to strap themselves and their food into place. Because of lack of gravity, astronauts cannot use ground salt and pepper, and all drinks must be taken from bottles. They also have to be careful that crumbs do not fly off and get stuck in vents and instrument panels.

    The following are some ads(广告). Read them carefully and you can get something useful.

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    There, we can teach children all kinds of ball games, such as football, basketball and baseball. Please come to No.48, Dongfeng Road between 9:00am and 5:00pm. Please call Huang Jian at 88557676.

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   Our shirts are on sale today. The first one is $125. The second one is at a 30% discount(折扣). They are nice to wear and easy to wash.

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   There are two bedrooms, two bathrooms, one living room and a TV in our apartment. We also have free Wi-Fi. The price is $1,200 for two months. Our telephone number is 892-5826-5022.

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   We need five waiters. The waiters should be over(超过) 1.70 meters tall. They can get $ 1,800-2,200 every month. If you are interested, please call Mrs. Leone at 892-5638-5022.

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    Free examinations(检查) for those over 65. Give you some good ways to keep healthy! Please come to find li Yulin in Dongfang Hospital from 8:30am to 5:30pm on July 25 and 26. Please call li Yulin at 58828976.

A. Waiters(服务员) wanted

B. City sports center

C. Health center

D. An apartment for rent(公寓出租)

E. An exciting soccer game

F. Selling shirts

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    Just before the Midnight on Aug. 12th, 2015, a big explosion（大爆炸）hit the port City of Tianjin, China. Lots of people were injured by the explosion. Some of them suffered from chemical burns（灼伤）.

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    Put on gloves or protection suit（防护衣）. If possible. Avoid exposing yourself to chemical.

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    Keep the burn area in cold water for at least 20 minutes.

    Don't use a strong stream（水流） of water, if possible.

    Don't try to deal the burn area with other ways before you see a doctor.

    Don't put antibiotic ointment（抗生素药膏） on the burn. This could cause a chemical Reaction（化学反应） that worsens the burn.

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    You can cover a small burn with dry, sterile gauze

（消毒纱布）or clean cloth to protect it from being infected（感染）.

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    Though we can deal with this emergency by ourselves. We are not the doctors. So we must see the doctors for help us with the burn. The sooner you see the doctor, the safer you will be.

    Chogori(乔戈里峰)stands on the Chinese-Pakistan border. Chogori is from the Tajik language, it means" high, great and magnificent". Internationally, it is better known as K2. Chogori is about 8, 611 meters high, and it is the second highest mountain in the world.

    And Chogori is not Qomolangma. On the one hand, Chogori is a steeper(更陡峭的)and more dangerous peak. In fact, it is the most difficult peak to reach in the world. The first two people to reach the top of Chogori—Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni from Italy—did it in 1954. In 1986, the first woman did it too. Since 1954, only 281 people have reached the top, and 49 others have been killed (However, Qomolangma has been reached 3, 000 times and only 15 climbers lost their lives). Of all the over 8, 000-meter-high peaks, it has the highest death rate.

    On the other hand, this great peak is for professional climbers only. Here, no commercial(商业的)climbing organization will provide you any services, and even top-class climbers will choose their climbing partners with a particularly eagle(鹰)eye. The leader of a Japanese K2 team said when organizing his team in 1982, "We are professional climbers, and all know that if we run into trouble at a height of 8, 000 meters on K2, it is impossible to get help. If you do not have the confidence and determination(决心)to face possible trouble, you should not go!"

    This is Chogori! In the eyes of the top-class climbers, it is the most beautiful peak, and it is the danger that attracts them.

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{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Frank is from Canada. He is interested in swimming in the sea. But he lives far from the sea. He wishes to go to a place where he can swim and eat bananas and pineapples(菠萝).

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{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Nick is a Japanese(日本人). He likes taking photos. He would like to stay close to nature(自然). He even wishes to take a boat when taking photos. But he doesn't like hot food.

    Do you know what Alzheimer's disease (阿尔茨海默病) is? World Alzheimer's Day falls on September 21 every year.

    People with this disease are very forgetful. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} When US high school student Sarah Earp saw this problem in her family, she decided to do something.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} More people joined it and donated (捐献) their money. And they also learnt more about the disease. Earp gave the money to a group that helps people with Alzheimer's. "Alzheimer makes some people's life a lot harder," she said. "I would really like to help them."

    She made videos about the disease and showed them to students. Earp sits beside her aunt, who has Alzheimer's in one video. Her aunt says "that's terrible" after hearing some facts (事实) about Alzheimer's.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

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    The girl says she hopes to continue (继续) helping people with Alzheimer's in the future.

A. She took out all her own money to help people with Alzheimer's

B. But the next moment, she has already forgotten what Earp was talking about

C. Earp started a project (项目) this year and has raised more than $3,000 so far.

D. They tell students to keep their brains healthy by exercising and playing chess

E. They always ask people the same questions again and again.