The Space Race In 1957, Russia launched a small metal ball,Sputnik, into space. As it circled the Earth,it did nothing but send a simple radio message back to Earth. That message, however , was enough to frighten the Americans badly. The Russians were winning the space race But what was the space race? Very simply it was a race to see which country could get into space first.Both Russia and the United States wanted to win very much. With Sputnik, Russia won the first part of the race, but the next stage, putting a man into space, was far more important to both countries. The American program to put a man into space was the Mercury program. The Americans chose Alan Shepard, a Navy test pilot, to be their first astronaut. They called his mission Mercury Freedom 7. Shepard went through months of training for his mission. Meanwhile, the engineers and scientists tested every part of his spaceship to make sure it was safe. Finally, in 1961, after the Americans safely sent a monkey into space , they were ready to send Shepard. In the last week of February ,Shepard's Redstone rocket was on the launch pad, but a last minute problem meant that they could not launch .They rescheduled the launch for May 5. Then on April 12, the Americans received terrible news. Yuri Gagarin a Russian, was in space. The Russians had beaten the Americans again. 23. According to paragraph 1, the term space race is best explained as A. the race to build the fastest rocket B. the race to get into space first C. the race to reach the moon first 24. The word They in the passage refers to . D. the race to launch Sputnik A. The Russians B. The Americans C. The Navy D. The Mercury program 25. According to paragraph 3, why did the Americans lose the second part of the space race? A. They could not build a rocket as fast as the Russians B. Their program was unsafe. C. A problem forced them to reschedule their launch. D. Their monkey died. 26. It can be inferred from the passage that the Americans sent a monkey into space in order to A. test their rocket's safety B. get into space faster than the Russians C. help train Shepard D. fix a problem with their rocket 27. The word rescheduled in the passage is closest in meaning to A. planned B. launched C. did D. reset

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The Space Race In 1957, Russia launched a small metal ball,Sputnik, into space. As it circled the Earth,it did nothing but send a simple radio message back to Earth. That message, however , was enough to frighten the Americans badly. The Russians were winning the space race But what was the space race? Very simply it was a race to see which country could get into space first.Both Russia and the United States wanted to win very much. With Sputnik, Russia won the first part of the race, but the next stage, putting a man into space, was far more important to both countries. The American program to put a man into space was the Mercury program. The Americans chose Alan Shepard, a Navy test pilot, to be their first astronaut. They called his mission Mercury Freedom 7. Shepard went through months of training for his mission. Meanwhile, the engineers and scientists tested every part of his spaceship to make sure it was safe. Finally, in 1961, after the Americans safely sent a monkey into space , they were ready to send Shepard. In the last week of February ,Shepard's Redstone rocket was on the launch pad, but a last minute problem meant that they could not launch .They rescheduled the launch for May 5. Then on April 12, the Americans received terrible news. Yuri Gagarin a Russian, was in space. The Russians had beaten the Americans again. 23. According to paragraph 1, the term space race is best explained as A. the race to build the fastest rocket B. the race to get into space first C. the race to reach the moon first 24. The word They in the passage refers to . D. the race to launch Sputnik A. The Russians B. The Americans C. The Navy D. The Mercury program 25. According to paragraph 3, why did the Americans lose the second part of the space race? A. They could not build a rocket as fast as the Russians B. Their program was unsafe. C. A problem forced them to reschedule their launch. D. Their monkey died. 26. It can be inferred from the passage that the Americans sent a monkey into space in order to A. test their rocket's safety B. get into space faster than the Russians C. help train Shepard D. fix a problem with their rocket 27. The word rescheduled in the passage is closest in meaning to A. planned B. launched C. did D. reset

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23. B. the race to get into space first24. B. The Americans25. C. A problem forced them to reschedule their launch.26. A. test their rocket's safety27. A. planned

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## Step 1For question 23, we need to find the best explanation for the term "space race" according to paragraph 1. The paragraph states that the space race was a competition between Russia and the United States to see which country could get into space first.## Step 2For question 24, we need to identify who "They" refers to in the passage. In the context of the passage, "They" refers to the Americans, as they are the ones who are described as rescheduling their launch.## Step 3For question 25, we need to determine why the Americans lost the second part of the space race according to paragraph 3. The paragraph mentions that a problem forced them to reschedule their launch, which caused them to lose the second part of the race.## StepFor question 26, we need to infer why the Americans sent a monkey into space. The passage mentions that the Americans sent a monkey into space to test the safety of their rocket.## Step 5For question 27, we need to find the synonym for the word "rescheduled" in the passage. The word "rescheduled" in the context of the passage means to change the date or time of an event, which is closest in meaning to "planned".

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