Fly Me to the Moon

What is the Main Idea of "Fly me to the Moon?"

• For many people, travel is one of the great joys in life. Until now, people have been limited to traveling to places on Earth. In the future, people might travel to other places.

• In 2001 Dennis Tito paid the Russians $20 million to take him to the International Space Station, about 250 miles above Earth. People say that he was the first space tourist.

• A few rich people such as Dennis Tito and Mark Shuttleworth have been able to travel in space just for fun. In the future, ordinary people may be able to do that too.

When Dennis Tito traveled to the space station, he was...

• 25 years old

• 42 years old

• 60 years old

Mark Shuttleworth came from...

• the United States

• South Africa

• Europe

Someone won the X Prize using a spacecraft called..

• Diamandis

• SpaceShipOne

• Alpha

People traveling in space would...

• get old more quickly than they would on Earth.

• be heavier than they are on Earth.

• feel no gravity and float around easily.

If you stay, you will INTERFER with my work. So if you want to help, please leave me alone.

• make easier

• explain

• get in the way

This city encourages TOURISM by building fancy hotels and good restaurants for people on vacations.

• staying at home

• traveling for pleasure

• hard work

Carol's dream of winning first prize for her quilts became a REALITY when she was given the blue ribbon at the state fair.

• something that will never happen

• something that is imagined

• a real thing

Everyone admired the lovely princess, who wore an ELEGANT lace gown and long white gloves.

• dirty

• ugly

• fancy

Without GRAVITY, we would all be floating in space.

• the force that pulls things toward big objects

• the conditions of being important

• the state of having no weight