Conquering Earth's space junk problem

CAM 18 TEST 1 PASSAGE 3

conquer (v) sth

to defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land

chinh phục, chiến thắng cái gì

• Students have to ____ their initial shyness.

conquer one’s fear of sth

chiến thắng nỗi sợ gì đó

• He has finally ____ (V3 form) his fear of spiders.

constellation (n)

• chòm sao

• nhóm những người nổi tiếng

  • At our annual ceremony we had a whole _____ of movie stars and directors.

space shrapnel (n)

mảnh vỡ không gian

potential crash

va chạm tiềm ẩn

otherwise (adv)

nếu không thì

S + V1 nếu không thì V2

• You should study hard; ______, you will fail the exam.

spacecraft (n)

tàu vũ trụ

• The spacecraft landed safely on the Moon.

taxonomy (n)

a system for naming and organizing things, especially living things, into groups.

hệ thống phân loại

taxonomic (adj)

relating to a system for naming and organizing things, especially plants and animals, into groups that have similar qualities

• a _____ group/system

property (n)

đặc tính

alternative (n, adj) (to sth)

giải pháp thay thế cho cái gì đó

thay thế

• The opposition parties have so far failed to set out an _____ strategy.

• There must be an ________ to people sleeping on the streets.

unthinkable (a)

so shocking that it cannot be imagined as possible

không thể tưởng tượng được

• A world without music would be ______.

space debris (n)

rác vũ trụ (uncountable noun)

= space junk (uncountable noun)

• Thousands of pieces of _________ are orbiting Earth.

set off sth/set sth off

gây ra, kích hoạt

• The alarm was ______ by the fire. (Chuông báo động đã được kích hoạt bởi đám cháy.)

  
  

runaway (a)

• đã bỏ trốn (having escaped or run away from somewhere)

  • a _______ bride (= who ran away from her wedding)

• lan tràn, không thể kiểm soát (out of control)

  • A ________ bus/horse caused chaos on the streets.

  • We have to rein in our _____ spending.

cascade of sth

chuỗi liên tiếp

• A ______ of revelations made after the police interviewed several witnesses. (Một loạt thông tin tiết lộ được đưa ra sau khi cảnh sát phỏng vấn một số nhân chứng.)

render sth

to cause someone or something to be in a particular state

• _______ near-Earth space unusable

vent (v)

to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way

xả

• He needed to _____ his frustration. (Anh ấy cần phải xả sự thất vọng của mình.)

disintegrate (v)

to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces, to become much worse

tan rã, phân tán

• The spacecraft __________ as it entered the earth's atmosphere.

so far (adv)

cho đến nay

abide (v) by sth

tuân thủ cái gì

• All members must _____ by rules stated by the leader. (Tất cả thành viên phải tuân thủ các quy tắc do người lãnh đạo đưa ra.)

steward

a person who is responsible for an event or for the management of a place

người quản lý

• If you need help at any time during the conference, one of the _____ (plural form) will be pleased to help you.

alleviate (v) sth

to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe

giảm nhẹ

• The medication helps _____ her pain.

manoeuvre (n)

thao tác

• The pilot performed a series of complex _____ (plural form) to avoid a collision. (Phi công đã thực hiện một loạt các thao tác phức tạp để tránh va chạm.)

choreograph (v)

dàn dựng

• The carefully _____ (passive form) moves are graceful and expressive. (Những động tác được dàn dựng cẩn thận thì uyển chuyển và biểu cảm.)

  
  

authoritative (a)

có thẩm quyền

containing complete and accurate information, and therefore respected

• _____ source/information

• The book is an _______ account of the Second World War.

identifier (n)

mã định danh

• unique ______

designate someone/something as something

chỉ định ai/cái gì đó sẽ là cái gì

• When he types in an identifier for a particular space object, the database draws a purple line to ______ its orbit.

cross-correlate (v)

đối chiếu chéo

• Researchers _______ historical records with archaeological evidence.

devolve into sth

suy thoái thành cái gì

• The country is in danger of _______ (-ing form) into civil war.

spaceflight (n)

chuyến bay ra không gian