Read the text carefully and then fill in the gaps with the words from the box
PHÂN II READING COMPREHENSION
EXERCISE 1 Read the text carefully and then fill in the gaps with the words from
the box.
similar
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS - IS IT POSSIBLE?
oxygen - least
discovered more larger
In recent years, scientists have (1)_
many stars that have planets orbiting around
them. There are probably many more out there yet to be discovered. Chances are, at
(2)
some of these stars might have planets like Earth. The Kepler telescope,
launched in 2009, is looking for planets like Earth. So far, it has found (3)_
than
2,700 possible planets. A few of them are (4)_
to Earth. Scientists are looking for
and carbon dioxide that support life; a
three things: a planet with gases like (5)
planet with water and a planet that's not too cold or too hot. The Kepler telescope's most exciting
discovery was the planet Kepler 22b. This planet is a little (6)_
than Earth, but it
is about the same distance away from its star as the Earth is from the Sun. Scientists believe it
might have water on it.
(Adapted from https://easuscienceforkids.com/ bv Diên Khánh)
EXERCISE 1 Read the text carefully and then fill in the gaps with the words from
the box.
similar
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS - IS IT POSSIBLE?
oxygen - least
discovered more larger
In recent years, scientists have (1)_
many stars that have planets orbiting around
them. There are probably many more out there yet to be discovered. Chances are, at
(2)
some of these stars might have planets like Earth. The Kepler telescope,
launched in 2009, is looking for planets like Earth. So far, it has found (3)_
than
2,700 possible planets. A few of them are (4)_
to Earth. Scientists are looking for
and carbon dioxide that support life; a
three things: a planet with gases like (5)
planet with water and a planet that's not too cold or too hot. The Kepler telescope's most exciting
discovery was the planet Kepler 22b. This planet is a little (6)_
than Earth, but it
is about the same distance away from its star as the Earth is from the Sun. Scientists believe it
might have water on it.
(Adapted from https://easuscienceforkids.com/ bv Diên Khánh)