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2 
Find the information 
1. $335m 
2. 37,000km/h 
3. 1/10,000
th
of a millimetre a second 
4. 480km 
5. About 50 
6. 4.6bn years 
3 Comprehension 
check 
1. F; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T; 6. T 
4 
Vocabulary 1 – Collocations 
1.
on 
2.
for 
3.
of 
4.
to 
5.
into 
6.
of 
5 
Vocabulary 2 – Word-building 
1.
collision 
2.
explosion 
3.
destruction 
4.
analysis 
5.
eruption 
6.
investigation 
7.
development 
8.
composition 
6 
Grammar Focus – Comparatives with get 
1.
Space research is getting more and more expensive. 
2.
Scientists are getting more and more excited. 
3.
The temperature of the Earth is getting hotter and hotter. 
4.
The weather is getting more and more unpredictable. 
5.
Information about comets is getting more and more detailed. 
6.
Space missions are getting more and more audacious. 
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Fill the gaps using forms of these key verbs from the text. 
vaporise excavate 
obliterate 
probe 
ensue 
monitor eject 
estimate 
1.
To ___________ means to happen after something else, often as the result of it. 
2.
If you ___________ something, you guess or calculate it from the available 
information. 
3.
If something is ___________ , it is changed into steam or hot air. 
4.
If you ___________ something, you observe it closely and check it regularly. 
5.
To ___________ means ‘to make a hole in the ground’. 
6.
If something is ___________ , it is completely destroyed. 
7.
If you ___________ something, you investigate it carefully. 
8.
The literal meaning of to ___________ is ‘to throw out’. 
1.
What is TNT? 
2.
What does NASA stand for? 
3.
What is a comet? 
4.
What is a crater? 
5.
What is a person who studies the stars called? 
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