Complete 65-75 unit 8

What can not be the terms (words) to describe the objects in the picture?

• artefacts

• remnants

• replicas

• instruments

What of the following are considered celestial bodies?

• asteroids

• comets

• extraterrestrial objects

• velocity

• body fluids

The government should (a)   more money to the search for outer space life. This spending will benefit all humans eventually.

Find the odd one out (in meaning).

• primarily

• mainly

• chiefly

• above all

• mutually

Being isolated in a space capsule for 520 days would certainly not appeal.......the majority of people. However, six men were carefully selected to do exactly that. The Mars 500 mission was designed to test how well human beings would cope............ a return trip to Mars. It was a simulated space flight during which the men were subjected.........living together in a 550-cubic-meter space. (part 2/3)

• with - with - to

• with - to - from

• to - with - to

• to - with - from

In doing any kind of work, you have to show your commitment. I mean, you have to show your willingness to devote your time and energy to the job.

• True

• False

Earth environmentalists often .................... space exploration as a waste of money, ................. governments from solving more major problems like poverty or racism.

• regard - splitting

• understand - split

• perceive - distract

• perceive - distracting

I find that you and I have a lot in (a)   . For example, we both like listening to old music, and walking while chatting.

As the Moon now seems to offer little more than a potential tourist resort, space agencies around the world have................on Mars. As time goes by, scientists are learning more and more about Mars, and this will only benefit everyone.......

• set their sights - in the long run

• pushed the boundaries - in the long run

• speed up - in the long term

• ventured into space - in the long term

During the experiment, the men managed to distract their minds..........their isolation by having a fixed work schedule and by celebrating events. The crew consisted .......... three Russians, two Europeans and a Chinese, so there were plenty of cultural traditions to focus........... (part 2/3)

• off - of - into

• from - about - on

• of - of - on

• from - of - on