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News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.
The satellite sent by China will move around ________.

A.the moon B.the earth C.the sun D.the mars

The speed of the fastest plane in the world is ______.

A.1.4 kilometers per second B.43 kilometers per minute
C.1,270 kilometers per hour D.8,000 kilometers per hour

The checking of textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will __________.

A.make a lot of money
B.make the children sad
C.make sure there are no mistakes in them
D.make sure the books are not too expensive

Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true?

A.It will go around the moon. B.It will stay in space for two years.
C.It costs a lot. D.It will go into space by December 2006.

Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because ___________.

A.he likes to eat hybrid rice
B.he is a successful father
C.he grows more rice than others
D.he developed the world’s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice
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