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and sent back. Early Bird is in an orbit 22,300 miles it travels with the earth,it seems to be standing is always over the same place in the Atlantic programs are sent up to Early sends them to one third of the earth. Two other satellites like Early Bird are now in orbit(軌道 ). The three satellites can send television programs around the world. 1. From this passage we can see that Early Bird is the name of ________. A. an English program B. a satellite C. a kind of radio wave D. a station 2. From this passage we can see that ________. A. Early Bird was the first satellite of its kind in history B. Early Bird can be used only in the morning C. Early Bird picks up astronauts in the Atlantic Ocean D. Early Bird is only used to send radio programs 3. The underlined phrase “act like a mirror” in the second paragraph refers to ________. A. waves B. earth C. layers D. bounce 4. Why was Early Bird needed? A. We wanted to see how high a satellite would be. B. We needed a big mirror to study space. C. We wanted to send television programs around the world. D. Early Bird could take people to the moon. 5. Which of the following do you think is TRUE? A. Early Bird took the place of earlier satellites. B. Early Bird is part of a three173。 As a student, you must ____