01. Halley’s ………………………only appears every 75 years. 

02. The ………………………is bigger than we can imagine. 

03. I think it would be incredibly exciting to do a ………………………. 

04. We were asked to practice by scuba diving in a ………………………. 

05. The government uses ………………………surveillance to track terrorists. 

06. They are predicting a ………………………shower at the beginning of June. 

07. ………………………is a leading company in the growing industry of space tourism. 

08. We also have to experience ………………………, which is awesome but a little dizzying. 

09. My dream is to become an ………………………, so I registered for the next Virgin Galactic flight. 

10. To prepare for the space trip, I read lots of interesting ………………………books about stars and planets. 

* Complete the sentences with the words / phrases from the box.

1. NASA uses ……………………to launch things and people into space.
2. The ……………………was expected to remain in service until at least 2024.
3. Astronauts train on ……………………to prepare for the weightlessness experienced in space.
4. Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial ……………………, was founded by Sir Richard Branson.
5. NASA’s new ……………………can withstand over 120°C, removes toxic gases and regulates temperature.
6. The last time astronauts did a ……………………from an aerial outpost was in 1974, when Skylab was operating.
7. NASA is considering sending astronauts in an Orion ……………………to the surface of a near-Earth asteroid in 2025.
8. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch U.S. astronauts to the International ……………………for the first time since 2011.
9. When turned on the night sky, a ……………………allows you to see millions of things that are invisible to the naked eye.
10. Fifty years ago, a ……………………fell to Earth and landed in Australia, carrying with it a rare sample from interstellar space.

* Complete the sentences with the words / phrases from the box.

1. NASA uses ……………………to launch things and people into space.
2. The ……………………was expected to remain in service until at least 2024.
3. Astronauts train on ……………………to prepare for the weightlessness experienced in space.
4. Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial ……………………, was founded by Sir Richard Branson.
5. NASA’s new ……………………can withstand over 120°C, removes toxic gases and regulates temperature.
6. The last time astronauts did a ……………………from an aerial outpost was in 1974, when Skylab was operating.
7. NASA is considering sending astronauts in an Orion ……………………to the surface of a near-Earth asteroid in 2025.
8. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch U.S. astronauts to the International ……………………for the first time since 2011.
9. When turned on the night sky, a ……………………allows you to see millions of things that are invisible to the naked eye.
10. Fifty years ago, a ……………………fell to Earth and landed in Australia, carrying with it a rare sample from interstellar space.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

11. A. meteorite B. satellite C. tiny D. gravity

12. A. planet B astronaut C. astronomy D. satellite

13. A. landed B. orbited C. excited D. attached

14. A. missions B. telescopes C. rockets D. baths

15. A. moon B. flood C. shampoo D. food

 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

11. The plane is now flying at an ……………………of 30,000 feet.

12. When ……………………go to space, they float due to the lack of gravity.

13. The astronauts became ……………………on going into orbit round the earth.

14. After the Earth, Mars is the most ……………………planet in our solar system.

15. NASA intends to land its first manned ……………………on Mars in 10 years’ time.

16. ……………………is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

17. The space station requires routine ……………………and safety checks on most days.

18. ……………………is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless.

19. Astronauts wash their hair with a ……………………shampoo so they don’t need to get their hair wet.

20. The Museum of ……………………in Moscow collects, stores and displays items of space exploration.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

11. The plane is now flying at an ……………………of 30,000 feet.

12. When ……………………go to space, they float due to the lack of gravity.

13. The astronauts became ……………………on going into orbit round the earth.

14. After the Earth, Mars is the most ……………………planet in our solar system.

15. NASA intends to land its first manned ……………………on Mars in 10 years’ time.

16. ……………………is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

17. The space station requires routine ……………………and safety checks on most days.

18. ……………………is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless.

19. Astronauts wash their hair with a ……………………shampoo so they don’t need to get their hair wet.

20. The Museum of ……………………in Moscow collects, stores and displays items of space exploration

 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

11. The plane is now flying at an ……………………of 30,000 feet.

12. When ……………………go to space, they float due to the lack of gravity.

13. The astronauts became ……………………on going into orbit round the earth.

14. After the Earth, Mars is the most ……………………planet in our solar system.

15. NASA intends to land its first manned ……………………on Mars in 10 years’ time.

16. ……………………is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

17. The space station requires routine ……………………and safety checks on most days.

18. ……………………is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless.

19. Astronauts wash their hair with a ……………………shampoo so they don’t need to get their hair wet.

20. The Museum of ……………………in Moscow collects, stores and displays items of space exploration.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. Children need lots of love and ………………………

2. Astronauts wash their hair with a ………………………shampoo.
3. The device ………………………conditions in space quite closely.

4. Occasionally working from home adds ………………………to a job.

5. My motorbike broke down and ………………………I was late.

6. We could drive all the way. ………………………, we could fly.

7. Many small businesses fail in the first year of ……………………….

8. France was the third country to launch an artificial ……………………….

9. In societies with strong family ………………………, people tend to live longer.

10. She started with a cleaning job, and progressed to running the ……………………….