NASA successfully ____1____ space shuttle Discovery on Tuesday, but anxiously ____2____ video showing debris ____3____ from the craft during liftoff, the same problem that caused the fatal Columbia ____4____ 2-1/2 years earlier. The debris did not ____5____ to hit the shuttle during the smooth morning blastoff, marking a triumphant U.S. return to ____6____ space travel after the long struggle to ____7____ from Columbia's breakup over Texas. Engineers hoped to know by Sunday whether Discovery was damaged and whether the crew should ____8____ repairs, flight operations manager John Shannon said. A chunk of foam from an external fuel tank ____9____ Columbia's wing during liftoff on Jan. 16, 2003, and caused a breach that ____10____ the shuttle apart when it reentered Earth's ____11____ 16 days later. All seven astronauts ____12____ were killed. Discovery, also carrying seven crew members, ____13____ into slightly hazy skies on Tuesday, leaving behind a trail of smoke and flames, while the roar of its booster rockets rattled windows and shook the ground ____14____ Cape Canaveral in Florida. "I want to ask you all to take note of what you saw here today," said NASA's new administrator Michael Griffin, basking in a palpable sense of relief that swept through the launch management team after Discovery safely reached ____15____.
2、A.recovered B.reviewed C.reduced D.recast 3、A.falling B.topping C.departing D.diving 4、A.disaster B.drama C.incident D. dilemma 5、A.like B.seek C.approach D.appear 6、A.human B.mankind C.peopled D. manned 7、A.remind B.recover C.recall D.repeat 8、A.deny B.tempt C.term D.attempt 9、A.hit B.touch C.bounce D. encounter 10、A.cut B.divided C.taken D .tore 11、A.field B.ring C.atmosphere D. surface 12、A.boarded B.aboard C. hooked D.dwelled 13、A.flied B.sent C. scooted D. soared 14、A.across B.crossing C.through D.thereafter 15、A.ring B.sky C. orbit D. earth
1、C 2、B 3、A 4、A 5、D 6、D 7、B 8、D 9、A 10、D 11、C 12、B 13、D 14、A 15、C |