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News Item2:

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following news summary.
   
issued a report on
today.

2. Fill in the blanks to indicate the meaning of the following figures in this news report.
(1) twice a month:
(2) seven:
(3) seven weeks:
(4) Thursday:

3. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Future flights of shuttle program is endangered by __________.

a. rain and lightning storms b. the pressure to fly the shuttle twice a month c. the Challenger disaster d. the death of some astronauts
(2) NASA postponed today _____________. a. the launch of the space shuttle Challenger b. the release of the investigation report on the Challenger disaster c. the rollout of the space shuttle Atlantis onto the launch pad d. the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis
(3) NASA decided to do this because ___________. a. of the rain and lightning storms b. of the Challenger disaster c. of the death of some astronauts d. of the investigation of the Challenger disaster
(4) The tests scheduled for the new space shuttle include __________. a. some tests to check out the astronauts' health conditions in space b. some tests to check out an astronaut escape system c. some tests to find out how the astronauts can balance themselves in space d. some tests to find out whether animals can have a normal life in space
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News Item2:

1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the following news summary.
   
issued a report on
today.

2. Fill in the blanks to indicate the meaning of the following figures in this news report.
(1) twice a month:
(2) seven:
(3) seven weeks:
(4) Thursday:

3. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) Future flights of shuttle program is endangered by __________.

a. rain and lightning storms b. the pressure to fly the shuttle twice a month c. the Challenger disaster d. the death of some astronauts
(2) NASA postponed today _____________. a. the launch of the space shuttle Challenger b. the release of the investigation report on the Challenger disaster c. the rollout of the space shuttle Atlantis onto the launch pad d. the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis
(3) NASA decided to do this because ___________. a. of the rain and lightning storms b. of the Challenger disaster c. of the death of some astronauts d. of the investigation of the Challenger disaster
(4) The tests scheduled for the new space shuttle include __________. a. some tests to check out the astronauts' health conditions in space b. some tests to check out an astronaut escape system c. some tests to find out how the astronauts can balance themselves in space d. some tests to find out whether animals can have a normal life in space