Упр.5 Юнит 4 Step 6 ГДЗ Rainbow English 11 класс
5 Read the text and choose the appropriate options in the sentences after it. Out of This World We all dream about the perfect holiday — with the best sights and most exotic location.
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5 Read the text and choose the appropriate options in the sentences after it.
Out of This World
We all dream about the perfect holiday — with the best sights and most exotic location. Some of us insist on extravagant expeditions. How about a holiday in the sky? It may become quite possible and recent facts confirm it.
It is claimed that over the next few years space travel will become fairly common. Previously only governments funded flights into space. In the 196
0s the exploration of space was seen as an important sign of a country’s technological development and the “space race” began. In 1961, Russia sent the first man into space, and in 1969 the Americans sent the first man to the Moon. People around the world were much impressed and then millions of dollars were spent in efforts to explore Mars and Venus [?vi: n?s], and to build space stations to orbit the Earth.
After the end of the Cold War, the space race slowed down — as did public interest in space travel. In 1986, tragedy struck. The US space shuttle “Challenger” exploded on take-off, killing seven astronauts. Suddenly the public were not only concerned about the high cost of space travel, but also about the safety of the crew. When the Space Shuttle “Columbia” was destroyed on re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere in 2003, the future of manned space missions seemed uncertain. Governments concentrated on unmanned missions, for instance to explore the surface of Mars.
But space is still thrilling us. Lots of people would like to have an opportunity to experience weightlessness and view the whole planet from the outside. It certainly puts things in perspective.
In 2001, the first space tourist, Dennis Tito, paid 14 million dollars to travel with Russian cosmonauts to the international space station. Other rich businessmen and distinguished people have followed his example, undergoing months of training to ensure they are medically able to cope with zero gravity.
Private companies have seen a unique business opportunity. The new industry of space tourism is opening up. Dozens of companies are now developing the technology for public travel into orbit. They all have one aim — to offer safe and affordable space travel with only a short amount of training needed. By “affordable” they mean a sum of money less than 14 million dollars Tito paid, something about 100, 000. Some people might call it a bargain. It will take time for the technology to be ready. Let’s start saving!
1) At the moment “a holiday in the sky” is becoming a reality.
a) a dream that will hardly come true
b) a perspective of distant future
c) an entertainment for masses of people
d) becoming a reality
2) The nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies saw some great achievements in space exploration.
a) manned flights to Mars and Venus
b) end of the Cold War
c) some great achievements in space exploration
d) end of the space race
3) The tragedies connected with space exploration made scientists focus their attention on how to minimize the danger for humans.
a) put an end to space flights
b) made space flights unpopular
c) made scientists focus their attention on how to minimize the danger for humans
d) made the public protest against space flights
4) Space tourists have to be physically prepared for the flight.
a) usually travel with Russian cosmonauts
b) have to be physically prepared for the flight
c) find zero gravity hard to cope with
d) have to be people distinguished in business
5) Space tourism is gradually coming to a more advanced stage.
a) is gradually coming to a more advanced stage
b) has no practical aim
c) is already affordable to a lot of people
d) will always cost millions of dollars