Exercise 2 Directions: You will hear a brief introduction to China’s plan for space exploration. Please fill in the blanks with the words you hear. In 1992 China launched its 1 together with a 2 that would look to achieve 3 . The first step was straightforward - getting Chinese astronauts into 4 There they'd conduct 5 and numerous missions, and would ultimately return home safely. The 6 marked major accomplishments in the first phase. Step two saw yet another 7 . Key technologies were developed for 8 , while a 9 mission was completed inouter space. The second phase also called for a 10 for short-term applications involving humans,to be 11 . This was duly accomplished with 4 missions from the Shenzhou spacecraft series 7 to 10. And in September of 2016, the launching of the 12 saw China acquire the practical experience and 13 of conducting long-term space missions. However,challenges still remain. 14 t he space lab are still tasks that need to be ironed out. The upcoming launch of the Tianzhou-1 15 , will kick off the final mission of the second phase of China'smanned space program. It's expected to 16 the Tiangong-2, while leadingChina into its third and final phase. And in just a few years, in 2022, the third step of 17 a fully-functional space stationwill take place. By then, China will have conducted numerous long-term 18 ,missions and much more. The country's experience in carrying out technological experiments in orbit will also have developed. But most importantly, China's achievements will be 19 , as these steps forward will further contribute to mankind's 20 desire for space exploration.