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China's [scientific / scientifically] expedition to the Moon has sent back its first photos of the lunar [surface / surfaced] . A robot called the Jade Rabbit became the first vehicle to [converse / traverse] the Moon's volcanic ash since America's Apollo missions four decades ago. Scientists at China's mission control were [ecstasy / ecstatic] as the first high-quality images came through of an area of the Moon [known / knowing] as the Bay of Rainbows. The photos [showed / showered] the rover with the Chinese flag clearly [visibility / visible] against the dark of space. Jade Rabbit is expected to test [soiled / soil] samples ahead of the [possibility / possible] mining of the Moon's rocks and minerals. A Chinese scientist said: "China's lunar programme is an important [component / compartment] of mankind's activities to explore the peaceful use of space."

The South China Morning Post described the Moon landing as a [bookmark / landmark] achievement [in / on] Chinese history. It wrote: "The world [length / long] ago sat up and [took / gave] notice of China's rapid rise as a space power….But nothing [compares / comparisons] with the scientific and technological [significance / significant] of the landing on the moon at 9.12 on Saturday night." It said the mission, "has transformed China's [dreamy / dream] of putting a man on the moon into a [taken / given] ; sooner rather than later". China's science fiction writers are also overjoyed with their country's [successful / success] . Chen Qiufan described his vision of the future, saying: "I think everything will look differently when a Chinese person looks at Earth from the Moon." He added: "I [expectant / expect] that day will come."