【正文】 t in a mood to laugh? M: OK, remember, even when you fake a smile or laugh, you get the same physiological benefits as when it39。s family? 4. What happened when the narrator decided to approach the flying saucer? 5. Why didn39。t look like any conventional aircraft I had ever seen. It looked like a flying saucer from a movie. Was this what an alien spaceship truly looked like? I pondered what to do. If I pulled into the driveway I would be putting myself directly beneath the craft. I considered turning the car around and speeding away. Statements: 1. The narrator saw a strange bright light in the distance when he and his girlfriend were in the car. 2. At first the narrator thought that the bright lights were from a house on fire, possibly his own house. 3. The strange dazzling lights came from a round and silvery dishlike object, which was about three to four feet in diameter. 4. The narrator felt that danger threatened because the object was not like any conventional aircraft he had ever seen. 5. The narrator was at a loss at the sight of the fearsome object and considered running away from the scene. 6. The incident showed that though the narrator was a young man, he displayed a remarkable calmness in the presence of danger. A UFO in My Yard (Part Two) But what about my family? Every night I would expect them to be safe in bed. But tonight with that mysterious thing hovering ominously just above their rooms, I wondered what had bee of them. Were they inside the saucer? Held against their will by the alien creatures? What could the aliens possibly want from my family? What could they be doing to them? I made my decision and swallowed hard. I pulled into the driveway. As I slowly reached for the car door handle, I forted myself by thinking, This is a onceinalifetime opportunity. How often does a strange spacecraft e to call? How many chances does a smalltown Wisconsin boy get to meet visitors from another world? Perhaps the creatures that awaited didn39。t buy an American car or light truck simply because they believe European and Asian vehicles were better made. Consumer Reports Annual Auto issue says the US carmakers have been making tremendous progress over the past five years in improving the quality of their products and in reducing the number of things that will go wrong with them. David Champion is the director of autotesting for the magazine. He says the American automakers now feel vehicles (that) are as reliable on average during the first year as those from European manufacturers. In fact, Champion says the Europeans have made smaller improvements and haven39。s historic first steps on another world, the Moon vehicle and the American flag it was all a fake! Fortunately the Soviets didn39。re expecting to see someone you trusted, and then the enemy, instead. The fault is mine. Someday I39。s made my professional life in misery. And an amazing thing happened. I, I was able, for the first time in my life to say the exact thing I wanted to say at the exact moment I wanted to say it. And of course, afterwards, I felt terrible. Just as you said I would. I was cruel, and I39。t give him any change. The little man drank it in one go. That39。s in a hurry. We watched the little man. When he reached the other side of the street, he turned left, walking very fast. He doesn39。t important because I want to get home. I don39。ve never fotten what? my mother asked. My wallet, he said. I must39。s life by private and mercial funding have failed. So the current crew which includes a French astronaut from the European Space Agency will return inside the Soyuz spacecraft currently attached to Mir. When the last crew leaves Mir, it will be the end of an era. But one final crucial part of the mission is the demissioning process. An automatic navigational system is already on board for its final descent into the Pacific Ocean next year. Questions: 1. For how many years of operation was Mir designed to last? 2. What happened to Mir during its flight? 3. What effect would Mir have if it descended onto the earth? 4. What is the crucial part of Mir39。s hobby? 6. What was the main cause of Tito39。t cut any corners, he boasted. When Russia decided to sink its 15yearold space station, officials offered Tito an alternative destination the International Space Station, barely 2 years old. Another Soyuz spacecraft was needed at the space station as a fresh lifeboat, and the third, empty seat was offered to him. Tito was thrilled with the change in travel plans. They39。m a businessman, and I want to be able to absorb as much of this experience and relate it to as many people as I can. He said he would take pictures and tell people about the experience upon his return. Tito says his launch aboard a Russian rocket and sixday stay on the International Space Station demonstrates that anyone can and should experience space. The World39。COLLEGE ENGLISH LISTENING AND SPEAKING COURSE 5 UNIT 19 UNIT 1 The World39。s First Space Tourist (B) Dennis Tito is the oldest child of workingclass Italian immigrants whose ancestors came from the town of Tito in southern Italy. His father was a printer, and his mother was a seamstress. While growing up in Queens, ., Tito became interested in space travel. He says he dreamed of space flight when he saw Sputnik launch as a teenager in 1957. Yes, it was Sputnik that sparked his teenage imagination. Tito earned bachelor39。re different star hotels, he said of the two space stations. He took special delight in launching from the same pad where Sputnik took off on Oct. 4, 1957, and where the world39。s abandoning his plan to fly to Mir in the early 1990s? 7. What can be inferred about Tito39。s last mission