Mock Test # 5 Reading passage 3

Questions 27-30

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D
27. What does the writer state about the ISS in the first paragraph?

A Its manufacture has remained within the proposed budget.

B It is a great example of technological achievement.

C There are doubts about the speed it has attained.

D NASA should have described its purpose more accurately.

28. What are we told about Satoshi Iwase’s experimental machine?

A It is based on conventional exercise equipment.

B It was originally commissioned by NASA.

C It is designed only to work in low-gravity environments.

D It has benefits that Iwase did not anticipate.

29. The writer refers to the Hubble Space Telescope in order to

A show why investment in space technology has decreased.

B highlight the need to promote the ISS in a positive way.

C explain which kind of projects are more likely to receive funding.

D justify the time required for a space project to produce results.

30. In the sixth paragraph, we are told that CASIS has

A rejected certain applications for experiments on the ISS.

B expressed concern about testing products used for profit.

C questioned the benefits of some of the projects currently on the ISS.

D invited researchers to suggest certain health-based projects.

Questions 31-35

Look at the following opinions (Questions 31-35) and the list of people below. Match each opinion with the correct person, A, B, C or D. Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, in boxes 31-35.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
List of people
A Laurence Young
B Authors of the US National Academy of Sciences report
C Mark Uhran
D Jeanne DiFrancesco
31. The ISS should be available for business-related ventures.

32.

There is general ignorance about what kinds of projects are possible on the ISS.

33.

The process of getting accepted projects onto the ISS should be speeded up.

34.

Some achievements of the ISS are underrated.

35.

To properly assess new space technology, there has to be an absence of gravity.

Questions 36-39

Complete the summary using the lists of words, A-H, below.
Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 36-39
The influence of commercial space flight on the ISS
According to Alan Stern, private space companies could affect the future of the ISS. He believes they could change its image; firstly because sending food and equipment there would be more (36)............... if a commercial craft were used, and secondly, because commercial flights might make the whole idea of space exploration seem (37) .......... to ordinary people. Another point is that as the demand for space flights increases, there is a chance of them becoming more (38) ............ And by working on a commercial flight first, scientists would be more (39) ............ if an ISS position came up.

A safe B competitive C flexible
D real E rapid F regular
G suitable H economical
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37.

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Question 40

Choose the correct letter, A, B. C or D. Write the correct letter in box 40 on your answer sheet.

40. The writer’s purpose in writing this article is to

A promote the advantages of space flight in general.

B illustrate how the ISS could become more effective.

C criticise the ISS for its narrow-minded attitude.

D contrast useful and worthless space projects.

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