Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences. Use the word given anh other words as necessary
1,The class watced a film yesterday.The film was about the Apollo 13 space mission
->The film
2.We are meeting an astronomer tonight.This astronomer has discovered three Earth-like planets
->The astronomer
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If I felt the way you do about it, I will drop the classroom as soon as possible.
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.
Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage
explore - telescope - astronaut - Earth - Mars - spaceships - solar system - planets - gravity - astronomer
1, Some people believe that there might be alien life on ...
2, Last year, I got a ... as a birthday present. Now I look at the stars every night.
3, Our ... has eight planets.
4, I don't live on the moon. I live on ...
5, ... makes things fall down.
6, When I was a kid, I wanted to grow up and be an ... and travel in space.
7, Why do people want to ... space? Why do they want to find out what is out there?
8, Galileo Galilei was a famous ... who used a telescope to study the night sky 400 years ago.
9, Perhaps humans will travel in ... to other solar systems and planets in the future.
10, Astronomers have discovered hundreds of other ... that orbit other suns.
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There is mud all over his body. He had been playing in the mud for 2 hours.
This is a picture of a meteorite I took at the ... museum.
A. astronomic B. astronomy C. astronautic D. astronaut
Green and magenta ... are complementary colours located opposite each other on the colour wheel, ...
A. and blue and yellow so B. and too blue and yellow
C. and so blue and yellow do D. and so are blue and yellow
In 2010 Naoko Yamazaki, the second female Japanese astronaut, ... on Discovery space shuttle to the ISS after she ... her training at the Johnson Space Center.
A. flew - was completing B. was flying - was completing
C. had flown - completed D. flew - had completed
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The report claims that hundreds of civilians have crossed the border escaping the fighting.