During⑫ the 21－hour space flight，the Shenzhou Ⅴ circled⑬ the earth 14 times.While the spaceship was circling the earth for the sixth time，Yang Liwei spoke with ground control in Gansu.He was also able to⑭ speak with his wife and 8－year－old son.Yang Liwei had several tasks to complete⑮ during the flight and only slept in the spaceship for about 3 hours.While he was sleeping，the spaceship circled the earth twice.

　　When the spaceship was doing its seventh circle，Yang Liwei showed the flags of China and the United Nations⑯，expressing the wishes of the Chinese people to explore⑰ and use space peacefully⑱.

　　At 6：23 am on October 16th，Yang Liwei landed in Inner Mongolia safely.He told reporters⑲ later，"The surface of the spaceship was glowing⑳ red when it came back into the earth's atmosphere .When Shenzhou Ⅴ let out its parachute ，I felt the ship was shaking ."As Yang Liwei returned into the earth's atmosphere，helicopters were flying to where he would land，ready to collect him.

　　Millions of people all over China were watching TV when the spaceship landed safely.When Yang Liwei climbed out of the spaceship，he smiled and waved to the crowds waiting for him.Yang Liwei was happy to be home but he said，"I thought 21 hours was too short to stay in space."

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①manned spaceship 载人宇宙飞船

②lift off起飞；升空　

③province /'prɒvIns/ n.省

※过去分词短语作定语，修饰The spaceship。

④astronaut /'æstrənɔ: t/ n.宇航员

※who引导非限制性定语从句，且在从句中作主语，修饰先行词Yang。