Mock Test # 17 Reading Passage 3

Questions 27–31

Reading Passage 3 has six sections, A-F.

Which section contains the following information?

27   a reference to the cooperation that takes place to try and minimise risk  

28   an explanation of a person’s aims 

29   a description of a major collision that occurred in space       

30   a comparison between tracking objects in space and the efficiency of a transportation system 

31   a reference to efforts to classify space junk  

Questions 32–35

Complete the summary below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Write your answers in boxes 32-35.

The Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee

The committee gives advice on how the (32)……………………of space can be achieved. The committee advises that when satellites are no longer active, any unused (33)……………….or pressurised material that could cause
(34)…………………………should be removed.

Although operators of large satellite constellations accept that they have obligations as stewards of space, Holger Krag points out that the operators that become (35)……………………are unlikely to prioritise removing their satellites from space.
Q 32.

Q 33.

Q 34.

Q 35.

Questions 36–40

Look at the following statements (Questions 36-40) and the list of people below.

Match each statement with the correct person, ABC or D.

NB   You may use any letter more than once.

List of People

    Carolin Frueh

B     Holger Krag

C     Marlon Sorge

D     Moriba Jah

36   Knowing the exact location of space junk would help prevent any possible danger.

37   Space should be available to everyone and should be preserved for the future.

38   A recommendation regarding satellites is widely ignored.

39   There is conflicting information about where some satellites are in space.

40   There is a risk we will not be able to undo the damage that occurs in space.

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