(Copy and paste this page to an empty word file where you can solve the exercises. Then click here for the key. ) 1. Decide if the following statements are true, false or unknown(not stated in the text.) The last four statements refer to the video.
The Hubble Space Telescope is more than 10 years old. true / false / unknown Hubble can take clearer pictures than observatories on Earth. true / false / unknown Hubble was named after a well-known galaxy. true / false / unknown The Challenger disaster happened before Hubble's launch. true / false / unknown Immediately after its launch, Hubble couldn't take clear pictures. true / false / unknown The Hubble Deep Field was targeted at unblocked piece of sky. true / false / unknown The Hubble Deep Field was taken in winter. true / false / unknown Several pictures were taken to create the final image of HDF. true / false / unknown The results didn't amaze the expert who is speaking in the video. true / false / unknown
2. Match the synonyms or definitions.
crew people who operate a ship versatile unclear, obscure pristine very frightened launch someone who is not an expert in something dim spacecraft which looks like a plane horrified pure, uncorrupted space shuttle start, set going layman capable of many different uses
Up in the mountains, the air is ( pristine ) clear. Nothing pollutes it. There wasn't enough light and the pictures were ( ). You can use a Swiss penknife for lots of things. It is quite ( ). The rocket was ( ) from Cape Canaveral. ( ) can land on a runway just like ordinary planes. The ( ) of the ship consisted of 30 sailors.
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