[6-7]
Read the following passage and write the answers.
Space technology has advanced greatly, and ⓐ
(has decreased / the cost of running a
space program and improving it / that / it seems)
substantially since ambitious
entrepreneurs have joined the adventure.
Challenges remain, but it’s not unreasonable to
imagine sending a message from a device equipped with semiconductors that were
produced in space.
The space project will ultimately reach a point where adventurous
minds and their technological innovations will be able to travel safely to stars beyond the
solar system.
The resources required to drive economic activity that have existed far
beyond the reach of humanity are becoming much more reachable.
6
Rearrange the words in ⓐ to complete the sentence.
it seems that the cost of running a space program and improving
it has decreased
7
Complete the sentence according to the passage.
Without advances in space technology, the resources needed for economic activity
would not be
as reachable as they are now.