During World Space Week, you may learn about some of Space's myths. One is: "The Great Wall of China is the only man-made object　　1　　from space with

the naked eye(肉眼)." You might be　 2　 of this claim(说法), but it's not true.

　 3　 , astronauts say that the Great Wall is just one of many man-made　　4　 that can be seen from space.

The ISS(国际空间站)　　5　 us a new way of looking at the Earth.　 6　 an orbit of 217 kilometers above the earth,　　7　 possible to see highways, airports, bridges, dams　　8　 even large vehicles. Cities can even be seen　 9　 from the International Space Station (ISS), which　　10　 about 400 kilometers above the planet.

"You can see the Egyptian　　11　 from space with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜). They are a little difficult to　 12　 with just your eyes," said Ed Lu, a US astronaut aboard the ISS. From the Moon, astronauts cannot 　 13　 any man-made features on Earth and the continents are very　 14　 to see. On Mars, the Earth would appear to the naked eye as　 15　 but a bright "star".

　 16　 knows who first told the Great Wall story. The 　 17　 reference to it comes in a book by a US writer called Richard Halliburton, 　 18　 in 1938. He wrote,"Astronomers say that the Great Wall is the only man-made thing on our

　 19　 seen to the human eye from the Moon." Halliburton's books sold quite well during the first half of the 20th century. So, if he didn't 　 20　 the story himself, he certainly spread it widely.

1. A. kept B. seen C. stopped D. taken

2. A. fond B. careful C. exciting D. proud

3. A. In fact B. By hand C. Step by step D. For ever

4. A. satellites B. planes C. objects D. spaceships

5. A. gives B. lifts C. holds D. carries

6. A. Though B. Through C. Off D. From

7. A. there is B. it is C. he is D. what is

8. A. so B. and C. but D. for

9. A. clearly B. wonderfully C. fiercely D. actively

10. A. raises B. spreads C. changes D. circles

11. A. golden stones B. walls C. temples D. pyramids

12. A. break up B. take on C. pick out D. carry on

13. A. make out B. get away C. come in D. go out

14. A. hard B. easy C. good D. simple

15. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything

16. A. Some B. Neither C. Everybody D. No one

17. A. best B. newest C. earliest D. worst

18. A. carried B. flied C. published D. replaced

19. A. planet B. star C. moon D. plane

20. A. go up B. stand up C. set up D. make up

St.Patrick's Day is Ireland's greatest national holiday as well as a holy(神圣的) day.Each year, millions of people world－wide celebrate this __1__on March 17, the date of St.Patrick's death.It is a happy holiday for the Irish living in Ireland and __2__.The day is celebrated with parades(游行), speeches, festival dinners, and dances.__3__ is the colour of the day, with thousands of little cloth shamrocks(三叶草) on.

   St.Patrick was born in Britain to __4__ parents near the end of the fourth century.At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders(入侵者)  __5__ his family's wealth.So he had to __6__ a shepherd, outdoors and away from people.__7__lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion(宗教) and became a Christian.

The first St.Patrick's Day parade  __8__ not in Ireland, but in the United States.Irish soldiers in the British army __9__ through New York City on March 17, 1762 with Irish music.Since then, St.Patrick's Day parades have become a way for Irish Americans to show their  __10__every year.In 1948, President Truman  __11__the New Year City's St.Patrick's Day parade, which was a __12__moment for many Irish people whose fathers and grandfathers had to fight against people who disliked them to find  __13__ in America.

It was in Boston where the Day was first celebrated in a public way. __14__ since 1762, the New York City's parade on St.Patrick's Day has __15___ more than one million people each year.

Meanwhile, the city of Chicago has __16__ a special tradition of colouring the river water green.It started in 1962 when 100 pounds of green paint was __17__ its rivers, enough to keep them green for a week.The __18__ has continued till today.Now, 40 pounds of a green food colouring keeps the rivers green for only a few hours.Historically, __19__the shamrocks and things green has become a __20__ symbol of declaring the Irish national and cultural identity(特性)．

1．A.holiday　　B．festival　　　C．honor　　　D．date

2．A.places    B．abroad       C．England    D．aboard

3．A.Green    B．Blue        C．Grass       D．Red

4．A.poor     B．cruel       C．unhealthy      D．wealthy

5．A.giving   B．stealing      C．attacking      D．processing

6．A.serve in  B．stand for     C．work as       D．act for

7．A.Feeling  B．Keeping     C．Remaining     D．performing

8．A.held up   B．took place  C．was occurred   D．happened

9．A.advanced  B．marched  C．processed  D．progressed

10．A.existence   B．anger  C．struggle  D．importance

11．A.led        B．attended  C．joining  D．acting

12．A.responsible  B．forgettable  C．proud  D．unthinkable

13．A.reception  B．acceptance  C．refusal  D．resistance

14．A.Celebrated          B．Completed

C．Held             D．Performed

15．A.attempted  B．drawn   C．driven   D．employed

16．A.developed  B．created   C．built   D．invented

17．A.added up  B．added up to  C．added to  D．risen to

18．A.custom   B．tradition   C．habit  D．practice

19．A.making up          B．dressing in

C．wearing           D．having

20．A.abstract  B．practical  C．false  D．powerful