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| When a space rocket blasts off,
| A
| in orbit around a small star.
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| In 1957 the Soviet Union launched
| B
| has people in it who are operating its controls.
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| The planet is probably
| C
| a large building in which aircraft are kept.
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| The satellite was called Sputnik,
| D
| six manned Soviet orbiting spacecraft, the first of which, launched in April 1961, carried the first man in space.
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| A manned vehicle such as a spacecraft
| E
| between Mercury and the earth at an average distance of 108 million km from the sun.
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| A hangar is
| F
| the first satellite to orbit the earth.
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| Vostok is a series of
| G
| and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation's highest honour.
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| Unmanned vehicles such as spacecraft
| H
| it leaves the ground at the start of its journey.
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| Venus orbits
| I
| the Russian word for ‘companion’.
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| Yuri Gagarin became an international celebrity,
| J
| do not have any people in them and operate automatically or are controlled from a distance.
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7. Find proper definitions (second column) for the words and word combinations (first column):
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| reliable
| A
| showing or involving great activity or vitality
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| capable
| B
| having made a firm decision and being resolved not to change it
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| energetic
| C
| an opening of restricted size allowing for passage from one area to another, in particular.
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| ambitious
| D
| the ability to continue with an unpleasant or difficult situation, experience, or activity over a long period of time.
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| determined
| E
| having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing
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| porthole
| F
| able to be trusted
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| endurance
| G
| having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed
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| blastoff
| H
| the first stage of a rocket or spacecraft, used to give initial acceleration and then jettisoned.
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| hatch
| I
| a small window on the outside of a ship or aircraft
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| booster
| J
| the launching of a rocket or spacecraft
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