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IELTS · Part 3 · Cambridge 18 — Test 1

Conquering Earth's space junk problem: Reading answers

Answers to questions 27–40 (14 in all), each with why it is right.

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Satellites, rocket shards and collision debris are creating major traffic risks in orbit around the planet. Researchers are working to reduce these threats A Last year, commercial companies, military and civil departments and amateurs sent more than 400 satellites into orbit, over four times the yearly average in the previous decade.Numbers could rise even more sharply if leading space companies follow through on plans to deploy hundreds to thousands of large constellations of satellites to space in the next few years. All that traffic can lead to disaster.Ten years ago, a US commercial Iridium satellite smashed into an inactive Russian communications satellite called Cosmos-2251, creating…

Answers 27–40

  1. 27

    a reference to the cooperation that takes place to try and minimise risk

    C Matching information

  2. 28

    an explanation of a person's aims

    F Matching information

  3. 29

    a description of a major collision that occurred in space

    A Matching information

  4. 30

    a comparison between tracking objects in space and the efficiency of a transportation system

    E Matching information

  5. 31

    a reference to efforts to classify space junk

    B Matching information

  6. 32

    sustainability Note completion

  7. 33

    fuel Note completion

  8. 34

    explosions Note completion

  9. 35

    bankrupt Note completion

  10. 36

    Knowing the exact location of space junk would help prevent any possible danger

    C: Marlon Sorge Matching features

  11. 37

    Space should be available to everyone and should be preserved for the future

    D: Moriba Jah Matching features

  12. 38

    A recommendation regarding satellites is widely ignored.

    B: Holger Krag Matching features

  13. 39

    There is conflicting information about where some satellites are in space.

    D: Moriba Jah Matching features

  14. 40

    There is a risk we will not be able to undo the damage that occurs in space.

    A: Carolin Frueh Matching features

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