Man in Space Tim Peake became famous (39) the world when he was the 7th British person to go into space. His mission was (40) unusual because Peake was the first person from the UK to work on the International Space Station as a member of the European Space Agency Astronaut Corps. (41) a member of the European Space Agency isn’t easy, and Peake had to take some (42) tests and complete several interviews. He was (43) in 2008 to start his training to become an astronaut and he spent the next seven years preparing (44) his adventure. Peake blasted into space in December 2015 and lived and worked on the space station for 186 days. (45) his time there, he took part in over 250 experiments and even ran the London Marathon on his (46) machine in the space station! Tim’s communications with Earth were watched by millions of people on YouTube and inspired many to learn more (47) space. In 2017 Peake (48) that he will return to the space station for a second mission soon. 39 A around B in C over D all 40 A greatly B particularly C more D even 41 A Developing B Turning into C Becoming D Transforming 42 A challenging B real C powerful D heavy 43 A decided B selected C taken D presented 44 A about B on C to D for 45 A Until B As C While D During 46 A exercise B practice C rehearsal D sport 47 A of B from C about D by 48 A called B reported C replied D announced

Earth is my favourite planet. earth is the third planet from the sun and the fifth largest.earth is the only planet whose english name does not derive from greek/roman mythology. the name derives from old english and germanic. there are, of course, hundreds of other names for the planet in other languages. in roman mythology, the goddess of the earth was tellus - the fertile soil (greek: gaia, terra mater - mother earth). it was not until the time of copernicus (the sixteenth century) that it was understood that the earth is just another planet. mir and earth's limb mir space station and earth's limb earth, of course, can be studied without the aid of spacecraft. nevertheless it was not until the twentieth century that we had maps of the entire planet. pictures of the planet taken from space are of considerable importance; for example, they are an enormous help in weather prediction and especially in tracking and predicting hurricanes. and they are extraordinarily beautiful. the crust varies considerably in thickness, it is thinner under the oceans, thicker under the continents. the inner core and crust are solid; the outer core and mantle layers are plastic or semi-fluid.земля моя любимая планета . земля является третьей планетой от солнца.земля является единственной планетой , чья название не является производным от греческого / римской мифологии. название происходит от старого и германского . есть , конечно, сотни других имен для планеты на других языках . в римской мифологии , богиня земли был tellus - плодородная почва (греч. гайя, терра -матер - мать-земля ) .он не был до времени коперника ( шестнадцатый век) , что было понятно, что земля просто другая планета .мир и земли конечностейкосмическая станция мир и конечностей землиземли , конечно, может быть изучена без космических аппаратов. тем не менее он не был до двадцатого века , что мы имели карты всей планеты. фотографии планеты , взятой из пространства имеют большое значение , например , они являются огромным подспорьем в прогнозировании погоды и особенно в отслеживании и прогнозирования ураганов. и они необычайно красив . корка значительно варьируется по толщине, он тоньше под океанами , толще под материками . внутреннее ядро ​​и кора являются твердыми ; внешнее ядро ​​и мантия слои пластика или полужидкая .