Deng Qingming is one of the three Chinese astronauts carrying out China\’s Shenzhou-15 spaceship mission.He （1）______ （final） got the chance to go to space after nearly 25 years of preparation.
Deng was born in a village in Jiangxi Province in 1966.As his （2）______ （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 （3）______ （support） his family.
Deng has been a member of the PLA Air Force （空军） since 1984.When he left his village that year,his friends came to say goodbye to him.He was deeply touched and decided to work hard.Years of hard （4）______ （train） made him an excellent pilot,and he was chosen as one of the （5）______ （one） group of Chinese astronauts in 1998.
For a long time,Deng served as a backup （后备） astronaut.His road to space was （6）______ （long） than that of his teammates.He spent almost all of his time preparing and （7）______ （wait） and he was given the chance to travel to space in the end.
Besides that,Deng\’s wife supported him a lot.She （8）______ （take） care of the whole family and never complained. "You\’ve set （9）______ example to our daughter and we are proud of you," she told him.
After a long wait,he flew into space by Shenzhou-15 spaceship in November 2022 at last.
Twenty-five years was quite a long time, (10)______ Deng never gave up.Whenever the nation needs him,he is always waiting there,ready to take on any challenge.