*Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. Halley’s ………………………only appears every 75 years. 
2. The ………………………is bigger than we can imagine. 
3. I think it would be incredibly exciting to do a ………………………. 
4. We were asked to practice by scuba diving in a ………………………. 
5. The government uses ………………………surveillance to track terrorists. 
6. They are predicting a ………………………shower at the beginning of June. 
7. ………………………is a leading company in the growing industry of space tourism. 
8. We also have to experience ………………………, which is awesome but a little dizzying. 
9. 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

01. NASA uses ……………………to launch things and people into space.

02. The ……………………was expected to remain in service until at least 2024.

03. Astronauts train on ……………………to prepare for the weightlessness experienced in space.

04. Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial ……………………, was founded by Sir Richard Branson.

05. NASA’s new ……………………can withstand over 120°C, removes toxic gases and regulates temperature.

06. The last time astronauts did a ……………………from an aerial outpost was in 1974, when Skylab was operating.

07. NASA is considering sending astronauts in an Orion ……………………to the surface of a near-Earth asteroid in 2025.

08. Elon Musk’s SpaceX will launch U.S. astronauts to the International ……………………for the first time since 2011.

09. 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.

* Match the words or phrases with their definitions.

Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.
1. Experiencing microgravity on a ______ flight is a part of astronaut training programmes.
A. orbit B. ship C. mission D. parabolic
2. As soon as the spacecraft _____ into space, the crew started to observe the sun.
A. has travelled B. had travelled C. travelled D. was travelling
3. A _____ is an enormous system of stars in outer space.
A. comet B. galaxy C. universe D. solar system
4. In July of 1975, the first US-Soviet joint ______ so occurred with the Apollo-Soyuz object.
A. company B. relation C. mission D. performance
5. He‟s so brilliant and he can do anything - _______.
A. out of this world B. the sky's the limit
C. it‟s over the moon D. once in a blue
6. Dan: Do you like to drink tea? Ben: I love coffee, but I only drink tea ______ in a blue moon.
A. one B. once C. first D. only
7. Yuri Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in ______.
A. weightless B. gravity C. specific gravity D. microgravity
8. I passed all my exams - I‟m ________!
A. out of this world B. the sky‟s the limit
C. over the moon D. once in a blue moon
9. Vinasat-1 is Viet Nam‟s first telecommunication ______, which was launched in 2008.
A. spacesuit B. astronomy C. microgravity D. satelite
10. The first ______ was done by Alexei Leonov, a Russia cosmonaut on March 18th

, 1965. It was 10

minutes long.
A. spaceward B. spacesuit C. spacewalk D. spaceship
11. At night the ISS can easily be seen from the Earth, as it flies at the ______ of 20 kilometres above us.
A. attitude B. height C. level D. altitude
12. She‟s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can ______ everything under the sun.
A. talk to B. talk about C. talk with D. talk of
13. The Milky Way is just a _____ in the universe and it contains our Solar System.
A. galaxy B. planet C. comet D. meteorite
14. Virgin Galactic is the world‟s first commercial _______.
A. spaceship B. exploration C. space D. spaceline
15. If you ______ the stars, all of your dreams will come true!
A. reach at B. reach for C. reach in D. reach for
16. Christer Fuglesang said he enjoyed floating around in the ______ environment.
A. weightless B. quiet C. homesick D. heavy