Project

Match each word below with its correct definition.

• telescope || an optical instrument designed to make distant obbjects appear nearer
• rocket || a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon
• astronomer || a scientist who studies the universe and objects existing naturally in space

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The tail of a  _______ can extend over 84 million miles, nearly the distance between the Earth and the sun.​

1. comet
2. star
3. moon
4. satellite

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Neil Amstrong was the first human to _______ foot on the Moon.​

1. place
2. walk
3. set
4. lay

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When travelling in space, astronauts can feel extremelly _______.

1. carsick
2. seasick
3. homesick
4. housesick

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The passengers were very frustrated by the time someone finally made an announcement. They waited for several hours.​

1. were
2. frustrated
3. made
4. waited

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David introduced me to the girl whom boyfriend is working for NASA.

1. introduced
2. to
3. whom
4. for

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The astronomer _______ you want to meet is going to present his new book at the conference this weekend.​

1. whom
2. what
3. when
4. which

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I’m reading an article ________ is about NASA’s plan to return humans to the moon.​

1. that
2. when
3. with which
4. what

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The closest potentially _________ planet ever found has been spotted by Australian scientists, and it’s just 14 light-years away.

1. foreseeable
2. habitable
3. transferable
4. workable

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Space travellers exposed to more radiation _________ lacking protection provided by Earth’s atmosphere.​

1. due to
2. though
3. because
4. but