china’s space industry was launched in 1956. over the past decades, china’s space industry has created one miracle after another. in 1970 china launched its first man-made earth satellite,
ranking china the fifth country in the world to independently develop and launch man-made earth satellites. in 1992 china began to carry out the manned spaceflight program. in 2003 china launched shenzhou-5, a manned spaceship. the successful launch made china the third country to launch manned spaceships. in 2007 chang’e-1,, the first lunar-orbiting man-made satellite, was sent to space. in 2013 shenzhou-10, the fifth manned spaceship was launched successfully, laying the foundation for building the chinese space station.
section b
reading skills
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reading comprehension
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critical thinking
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1 teenagers and college students are more likely to become internet addicts. many teenagers lack self-discipline. though their parents may watch them closely at home and only allow them very limited time to get online, once being away from home, these kids are likely to indulge themselves in the internet. the same is true for college students. college students often use the internet to help with their study, and they lack supervision from their parents if they live on campus. if they do not watch their time online and what they do with the internet, they may also become addicted to the internet.
2 .yes, i think so. a weak personality usually can’t resist temptation. jack, my former classmate, definitely falls into this category. he knew for sure that online games would take up too much of his study time. however, he just couldn’t stop thinking about the games and completely indulged himself in thisvirtual world.
. no, i don’t think so. a person with a strong personality may also become an addict. one of my friends had a very strong