SPACE CONQUESTA. PHONETICSI. CIRCLE THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART IS...

22) At last, they ____ get through the mountain in such a heavy rain.

A. can B. could C. are able to D. were able to

C. READING

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for each blank.

ON THE MOON

In 1969, the first astronauts from Earth (23) ... on the Moon. They

had prepared for the trip for a long time and knew their mission involved doing

things that had never been done before. The astronauts wore special heavy boots to

(24) ... them from floating off into space. On the Moon, they had time to

(25)... Moon rocks and soil samples before returning to Earth. Those brave

people, and others after them, are (26)...for much of the knowledge we now

have about how the Moon was formed. It is likely that scientists will continue to

learn more about how the galaxy was formed by studying the data (27)...

back from the Moon.