1. You are going to listen to the text “nasa telescope to look for other Earths”. Listen to it attentively and be ready to fill in the gaps. Nasa telescope to look for other Earths

NASA has successfully launched a rocket carrying 1)__________________ telescope. The powerful Kepler telescope will search for planets 2)__________________. Scientists believe there are good chances of finding a planet like ours somewhere 3) ____________________. There are billions and billions of stars in the heavens. If one planet is the right distance from one of these stars, then conditions might be 4)__________________. The planet’s atmosphere should neither be too hot nor too cold. The planet would also need water. The telescope 5)__________________ German 17th-century astronomer Johannes Kepler. It will spend more than three years looking for dark specks 6)__________________ of a hundred-thousand stars. These specks could be Earth-like planets.

The manager of 7)__________________ Jim Fanson said: “We have a feeling like we’re about to set sail across an ocean 8)____________________.” NASA’s space science boss Ed Weiler agreed that the mission was a “historical” landmark in space exploration. However, he couldn’t 9)__________________ the telescope would find another Earth. “It very possibly could tell us that Earths are very, very common... or that Earths are really, really, really rare – 10)__________________ Earth,” he said. He told reporters how important Kepler’s journey was, saying: “It really attacks some 11)___________________ that have been asked since that first man or woman 12)____________________ asked, ‘Are we alone?’”