Been There; Done That – In Zero Gravity IELTS Reading Answers
The Academic passage ‘Been There; Done That – In Zero Gravity’ is a reading passage that appeared in an IELTS Test. Read the passage below and answer questions 1 – 13. Beyond the questions, you will find the answers along with the location of the answers in the passage and the keywords that help you find out the answers.
Been There; Done That – In Zero Gravity
Answers
| Question number | Answer | Keywords | Location of keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ii | Currently, there are at least four big American and two British companies involved in the new space race | Section B;
First para, Line 1 |
| 2 | vii | For Musk, space travel is not just about ticking things off in a Lonely Planet guidebook.
& Musk established SpaceX in 2002. Yet within only seven years, it had launched a satellite from its rocket, Falcon 1. By contrast, agencies like NASA and ESA take decades to achieve similar feats. |
Section C;
First para, Line 1 & Second para; Lines 1 -2 |
| 3 | iv | All of this means spacecraft can be produced at a fraction of the cost of competitors while maintaining the same high safety standards. | Section D;
Last line |
| 4 | i | For him, the new space race is not only about selling tickets for a mind-blowing ride, but also about securing the future of our species.
& Making a profit at the high end of the tourist market here on Earth is their only goal. |
Section E;
First para Last line & Second para, last line |
| 5 | around $100,000 | Fares for suborbital trips will start at around $100,000. | Section B;
Third para, Line 4 |
| 6 | Lynx | A cheaper alternative to Armadillo’s trip may be a ride on a Lynx spacecraft.
& It may be able to make four daily suborbital flights but will carry only one passenger each time. |
Section B;
Fourth para, Line 1 & Line 4 |
| 7 | a few | The whole journey will last just a few minutes. | Section B;
Fifth para, Last line |
| 8 | several | several minutes of which will be spent in zero gravity. | Section B;
Sixth para |
| 9 | PayPal | Musk made his fortune creating PayPal, which eBay bought from him for $1.5bn. | Section B;
Seventh para, Line 3 |
| 10 | TRUE | He is certain that living on other planets is the only way humans can prevent self-destruction or save themselves from a catastrophic event like the impact of a large meteorite. | Section C;
First para, Last line |
| 11 | NOT GIVEN | – | – |
| 12 | TRUE | He believes this technological advance will occur within 20 years – something most experts consider unlikely. | Section E;
First para, Line 2 |
| 13 | FALSE | For other private companies, however, there is no urge to invest heavily in missions to distant planets. | Section E;
Second para, Line 1 |
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