五、短文填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Deng was born in a village in Jiangxi Province in 1966. As his 45.
parents
(parent) both worked in the fields, he had to look after his younger brothers and sisters. At that time, his dream was to go to college and find a job 46.
to support
(support) his family.
Deng has been a member of the PLA Air Force (空军) since 1984. When he left his village, his friends came to say goodbye to him. He was deeply touched and decided to work hard. Years of hard 47.
training
(train) made him an excellent pilot, and he was chosen as one of the 48.
first
(one) group of Chinese astronauts in 1998.
For a long time, Deng served as a backup (后备) astronaut. His road to space was 49.
longer
(long) than that of his teammates. He spent almost all of his time preparing and 50.
waiting
(wait) and he than that of his teammates. He spent almost all of his time preparing and 50. (wait) and he was given the chance to travel to space in the end.
Besides that, Deng’s wife supported him a lot. She took care of the whole family and never complained. “You’ve set 51.
an
example to our daughter and we are proud of you,” she told him.
52.
After
a long wait, he flew into space by Shenzhou-15 spaceship in November, 2022 at last.
Twenty-four years was quite a long time, 53.
but
Deng never gave up. Whenever the nation needs him, he is always waiting there, ready to take on any challenge.
