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When the Americans were getting ready to send (送) their first men to the moon, an old Australian was
watching TV in a restaurant (饭店). There was an Englishman in the restaurant, too, and he said to the
Australian, "The Americans are clever, aren't they? They are going to send some men to the moon. It is a
very long way from our world (世界)."
"Oh, that's nothing," the Australian answered quickly."Our country is going to send some people to the
sun in a few months. That's much farther away than the moon, you know."
"Oh, yes, it is," the Englishman said,"but the sun is too hot for people to go to." The Australian laughed
and said,"We won't go to the sun in the day, of course. We'll go there at night."
1. Who were going to send their first men to the moon?
A. The Americans.
B. The Australians.
C. The Englishmen.
D. Nobody.
2. Where were the Australian and Englishman watching TV?
A. In the cinema.
B. Outside a shop.
C. In a restaurant.
D. In an office.
3. The Englishman thought______.
A. the Americans were clever
B. the Australians were clever
C. the Englishmen were clever
D. the white people were clever
4. Both the Englishmen and the Australian knew that ______.
A. the moon was much farther away from our earth than the sun
B. the sun was much farther away from our earth than the moon
C. the sun was much hotter in the day than at night
D. the sun was much hotter at night than in the day
5. The Australian thought that ______.
A. the sun was very hot at night
B. the sun was too cold for people to go to at night
C. the sun is farther away at night
D. people can land on the sun at night
