New hunt for life in space British space scientists are planning to join the Americans (0) the race to find evidence of life on other planets. Alan Penny and his team at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have (1) ... a telescope that is 40 times more (2) than Hubble. (3) as ‘Darwin’, this telescope could tell if planets 50 light years away have any (4) of life on them. Two days after NASA scientists had shown proof that one of Jupiter’s moons could support life, Penny (5) that his telescope may be included in a European Space Agency mission. The Darwin project, with a (6) of £1500 million, is on a shortlist of two proposals. If approved, it will probably be (7) in around five years’ time, its destination somewhere between Mars and Jupiter. The blueprint is actually for five telescopes positioned 50 metres (8) in space, slowly circling a central processing station. The combined data from these telescopes would (9) a full picture of a planet, picking out faint images that have never been seen before. Darwin would not be able to take detailed photographs of the planets it (10) , but Penny believes a second-generation telescope could be sent up to do this. He claims it is worthwhile mapping the universe around our own galaxy, even though these planets lie (11) ... our reach for the moment. The European Space Agency is expected to make a (12) shortly on whether the Darwin project will go ahead. 1. A. thought B. intended C. designed D. drawn 2. A. striking B. powerful C. forceful D. strong 3. A. known B. called C. considered D. armed 4. A. shape B. race C. brand D. kind 5. A. announced B. spoke C. advertised D. told 6. A. price B. schedule C. charge D. told 7. A. driven B. fetched C. launched D. taken 8. A. apart B. far C. distant D. away 9. A. save up B. end up C. build up D. put up 10. A. invents B. searches C. discovers D. looks 11. A. out B. toward C. beyond D. over 12. A. conclusion B. decision C. verdict D. view
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