The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence - Module 9

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Advanced Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

spotted

caught

picked

brought

showed

turned

worked

ended

Whilst

Albeit

Although

Despite

devoted

concentrated

specialised

focused

persists

continues

remains

keeps

fake

wrong

mistaken

false

zone

province

scope

field

enlarging

growing

swelling

expanding

On a misty April morning in 1960, a young US astronomer called Frank Drake (0) ___ a radio telescope at a nearby star. He was listening for signals from any alien civilisation that might inhabit its planetary system. On this occasion, Drake (1) ___ up a strong radio signal that he thought couldn't have come from a natural source. As it (2) ___ out, however, it actually emanated from a secret terrestrial source: a defence radar establishment. (3) ___ this disappointment, Drake went on to develop a whole new area of research called astrobiology, (4) ___ to the task of finding alien intelligence. Since then, although the amount of data has expanded immensely, the story (5) ___ one of radio silence, punctuated by occasional (6) ___ alarms. Yet, as a crop of new books shows, this (7) ___ of research has never been more active. Evidence is (8) ___ that many stars in our galaxy have planets on which life might have originated, and advances in technology are making it easier to detect alien life if it does exist. So it could just be a matter of time before something is discovered.

The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence

pointed

steered

posed

shone

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