Question

Q1) Read the passage and answer the following questions: (5)

Forty years after Yuri Gagarin, in 1961, became the first man to rocket around space,

an American businessman, Denis Toto, became the world’s first space tourist, when he

blasted off on a trip to the international space station. Tito was on board a Russian

supply spaceship as a passenger.

The flight made Tito the first person as a space tourist. For this privilege, he had to pay

the hefty sum of twenty million dollars to the Russians. Holidays in space could

became a reality in the not-so-far-away future. For about 200,000 dollars, tourists will

get a three- day experience that will include medical checks and regulated diets. This

will ensure that people get into space without any health problems.

All this may sound like a fairy tale just now. You may think space tourism will not be

possible as it will be very expensive. But there was a time when computers were so

expensive to operate that only large offices could afford them.

a) Who was Yuri Gagarian ?

b) How much Tito pay for this trip ?

c) Whom did Tito pay for this trip ?

d) What did medical checks and regulated diets ensure about people?

e) From the text , find the words which mean the same as

i) Able to pay ii) Controlled​

Answer 1

1. first man to rocket around the space.
2. he had to pay the hefty sum of twenty million dollars to the Russians.
3. Russians.
4. This will ensure that people get into space without any health problems.
5. controlled = regulated

able to pay = possible ( May be only)

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