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News 1 :  Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about 40,000 kilometers? One day,maybe you can. Last Saturday,the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometres an hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world. The X-43A is only three to four metres long,but it's very heavy:it weighs(重)1,270 kilogrames.
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(政府)said the results of the checking would come out at the end of June.
News 3 : There will be a new “star” in the sky soon. China plans to send a satellite(人造卫星) 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 : Floods(洪水)across the northern Mexican(墨西哥的) state of Coahuila killed at least 32 people and left100 more missing. It was reported on Monday. The heavy rain hit the state all night last Friday,so some banks of the river were broken. Along the river about 3,000 families were seriously affected(受影响).
If the X-43A goes around the earth,it will take about _____ hours to finish the trip.

A.3 B.5 C.8 D.12

Which of the following about News 2 is TRUE?

A.There are many mistakes in most of the textbooks,dictionaries and children's books.
B.All the students have to use the books full of mistakes till the end of June.
C.After the checking books will become better and better.
D.A few mistakes are not serious for children.

Which of the following about the new “star" is NOT TRUE?

A.It will help us know more about the moon.
B.It will go around the earth for one year.
C.It will cost 1. 4 billion yuan.
D.It will be sent up by the year 2006.

Many families were affected because of ______.

A.the heavy rain on Monday B.the broken banks of the river
C.the floods across Mexico D.the death of 132 people
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