S e c o n d e d I t I o n 1 Reading for the Real World 1

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For the next two questions, look for the answers in the passage and 
write them on the lines provided.
 1.
Why did the space race occur?
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 2.
Why did the Soviets begin to abandon the idea of going to the moon in 1968?
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V 
ocabulary Extension
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ummary
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Here are six words that are related to the topic but are not in the reading. 
Fill in each blank with the best word from the list. Use each word only 
once.
budget booster landing gear re-entry vacuum pioneers
1.
NASA needs a big __________ to run its space program---over a billion dollars!
2.
__________ rockets are important for the space shuttle. Otherwise, they 
wouldn’t be able to break free of Earth’s gravity.
3.
When an object in space comes back down through Earth’s atmosphere again, 
that is called __________.
4.
Yuri Gagarin is considered to be one of the __________ of space since he was 
the first man in space.
5.
The space shuttle must put down its __________ prior to landing.
6.
Space has no air in it, so it is considered to be a(n) __________.
Fill in the blanks in the table with the phrases below according to the 
category they belong to. Use each phrase only once.
1.
Frequent failures of the early designs of the N-1 rocket
2.
The first country to launch a satellite into orbit
3.
The death of Sergei P. Korolev during a medical operation