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Exam TASK
Multiple-choice cloze
For questions 1-6, read the text below and decide
which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Telescopes were first invented in the (1)
1600s. Records show that a German-Dutch inventor
named Hans Lipperhey (2)
a 'spyglass'
in 1608. However, by early 1609, the famous
astronomer Galileo, had built and set (3)
much more powerful telescope. Moreover, unlike
Lipperhey, Galileo used his telescope to look (4)
space and the universe, changing our
understanding of our (5).
Technological (6)
system.
I mean that we can now
see further and in more (7)
than ever
before. One of the biggest telescopes in the world
is the Gran Telescopio Canarias in the Canary
Islands. It (8)
10.4 metres (34.1 ft.) across.
The telescope has been able to record an image
from a galaxy which is 500 million light years away
from Earth.
1 A recent
B early
C next
D original
C competed
D attracted
2 A designed
B inspired
3 A on
B to
C up
D by
4 A in
B at
C for
D up
5 A star
B galaxy
6 A progresses
B explosions
7 A detail
B distance
8 A weighs
B observes
C solar
D universe
C advances
D competitions
C brightness
D information
C uses
D measures
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