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MODULE 9
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Grammar
Look at the sentences below. Choose the correct form. Sometimes two forms are possible.
HELP
1)
The practical means of ……………. it still lay far in the future.
to achieve
achieving
achieve
2)
………………. insights into space travel and rocket science was a challenging task.
To develop
Developing
Develop
3)
Progress in science would eventually allow humans ………………… immortality.
to achieve
achieving
achieve
4)
The population would swell so much that humanity would have …………. across the universe.
to spread
spreading
spread
5)
These were the ideas that awakened Tsiolkovsky’s interest in ……………. outer space.
to reach
reaching
reach
6)
Around that time he could ……………………. his first scientific works.
to draft
drafting
draft
7)
He tried ………………………. the meaning of the cosmos for humanity and the effects that vacuum and weightlessness would have on future space travelers.
to describe
describing
describe
8)
The manuscript also contained a sketch considered …………. one of Tsiolkovsky’s earliest depictions of a spacecraft.
to be
being
be
9)
Also in Borovsk, Tsiolkovsky started ……………… designs for airships.
to draft
drafting
draft
10)
Tsiolkovsky thought that it is more efficient …………….his theoretical engine with a mix of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen.
to fuel
fueling
fuel
11)
It is still believed …………… the most efficient of chemical rocket propellants.
to be
being
be
12)
Tsiolkovsky arrived at the combination with little hope of …………………. his theory.
to test
testing
test
13)
He never attempted …………………. a rocket engine.
to build
building
build
14)
Oberth later helped …………………………. Tsiolkovsky’s name widely known.
to make
making
make
15)
In 1926, Tsiolkovsky published Plan for Space Exploration, a bold 16-step program which would let human civilization ……………………. the universe.
to settle
settling
settle
16)
According to Tsiolkovsky, humans will be able …………………….. the asteroid belt, the solar system, and ultimately the galaxy.
to colonize
colonizing
colonize
17)
It would allow a payload ………………………….. indefinitely through the vacuum.
to be accelerated
being accelerated
be accelerated
18)
He proposed ……………………… graphite rudders to steer a rocket in flight.
to use
using
use
19)
Tsiolkovsky is remembered for …………………….. in the dominance of humanity throughout space.
to believe
believing
believe
20)
In the years following the Bolshevik Revolution, it was important ……………….the superiority of the Soviet system.
to tout
touting
tout
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Contents
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Reading
Pronunciation
Comprehension check
Vocabulary
Grammar
Lexis in Context
Summary
Progress test