He (fly) .flew. on a Mercury spacecraft which (have) .has. just enough room for one person.
He (fly) .flew. on a Mercury spacecraft which (have) .has. just enough room for one person.
On the way, the spacecraft was (flood) ... with sunlight on one side while the other side was in complete (dark) ...
Fill each blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage. Spaceexploration is the investigation of the universe beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, by (1) ________ of manned or unmanned spacecraft. Despite the technological advancements achieved in the past, space exploration was only (2) _______ until the 20th century. The first successful orbital launch was made by the Soviet Union in 1957 which was called “Sputnik”. When the topic “SPACE EXPLORATION” is put (3)_______ the table, a question has often been asked: “Why should we spend money on NASA while there are so (4) _______ problems here on Earth?” However, this might be partially wrong since exploring the unknown may help us progress. The advantages of space exploration include the materials (5) ________ can be obtained from outer space. For instance, asteroids have iron and nickel which could be utilized to satisfy the (6) ________ for metal. Therefore, numerous commercial companies have invested in developing technology for asteroid mining. Several comets and asteroids (7) ________ solid water in them. This water can be used for astronauts and scientists in space stations. The water can also be broken down to hydrogen which can be used as (8) ______ for the rockets. Scientists also believe that dinosaurs disappeared because they couldn’t go to (9) ________ planet. Sooner or later a killer comet will again cross Earth’s path, threatening all life. Fortunately, (10) _________we have knowledge about comets and space science, we will be able to survive.
Underline word or phrase that needs correcting and provide correction.
The first spacecraft which was successfully launched in 1961 belong to Russia.
It is cheaper to build an unmanned ... than the one that is manned.
A. space B. spacecraft C. spacious D. spaciousness
One of the largest ... found on Earth is the Hoba from southwest Africa, which weighs about 54000 kg.
A. meteorites B. meteoric C. meteors D. meteorite
Often a team of engineers is ...
A. work on one project B. on one project work C. working on one project D. to work on one project
A ... is a person who searches for valuable minerals.
A. prospect B. prospects C. prospector D. prospective
The planet/ smallest/ nearest/ the sun/ Mercury.