Dark Side

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190107-dark-side-of-the-moon.html

1. What is the name of the spacecraft that landed on the moon?

2. At what time did the spacecraft touch down on the moon?

3. What did a professor say the mission established China as?

4. What did a professor say the Chinese had done?

5. What is riskier than landing on the near side of the moon?

6. When did the spacecraft start sending photos back to Earth?

7. What did China's space administration say had been lifted?

8. What did China's space administration say had been opened?

9. What did a designer say was a necessity for exploring the moon more?

10. What does China want to launch by 2020?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190107-dark-side-of-the-moon.html

1) What is the name of the spacecraft that landed on the moon? a) China Mission b) Chang'e 4 c) Moon China d) Chang'e 5

2) At what time did the spacecraft touch down on the moon? a) 10:20am b) 10:26pm c) 10:20pm d) 10:26am

3) What did a professor say the mission established China as? a) a pioneer in space exploration b) a pioneer in asteroids c) a researcher d) winner of the space race

4) What did a professor say the Chinese had done? a) the impossible b) something dangerous c) something the US had not tried d) something great

5) What is riskier than landing on the near side of the moon? a) landing on an asteroid b) landing on the far side of the moon c) flying to Mars d) climate change

6) When did the spacecraft start sending photos back to Earth? a) just before it landed b) 24 hours after it landed c) soon after it landed on the moon's surface d) as soon as it took off

7) What did China's space administration say had been lifted? a) pressure b) rocks c) a giant spacecraft d) a mysterious veil

8) What did China's space administration say had been opened? a) a new chapter in lunar exploration b) a space museum c) many jobs in space travel d) a high-tech camera lens

9) What did a designer say was a necessity for exploring the moon more? a) a high-precision landing b) lots of money c) US-China cooperation d) time travel

10) What does China want to launch by 2020? a) a new company b) a returnable spacecraft c) a website d) a space tourism service

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER From https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1901/190107-dark-side-of-the-moon.html

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VOCABULARY MATCHING

part one

1. land a. Took the risk of doing something; brave. 2. lunar b. An important assignment carried out for political, religious, or commercial purposes, typically involving travel. 3. mission c. Set up an organization, system, or set of rules on a firm or permanent basis. 4. milestone d. Come down through the air and touch and remain on the ground. 5. established e. A person, company or organization who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area. 6. pioneer f. Of, about, or looking like the moon. 7. dared g. An action or event marking a significant change or stage in development. part two 8. surface h. The quality of being worthy of attention; importance. 9. veil i. The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate. 10. chapter j. Send a missile, satellite, or spacecraft on its course or into orbit. 11. significance k. A thing that hides, disguises, or obscures something. 12. precision l. The fact of being required or indispensable. 13. necessity m. A period of time or an episode in a

person's life, a nation's history, etc. 14. launch n. The level top of something; the area of

such an outer part or uppermost layer.