On 4 October 1957 the first satellite, Sputnik, was launched. Since then,thousands of spacecraft have been sent (26) ________ space. Every few weeksnew satellites are put into orbit. Unfortunately, space is being (27) ________ by debris from these space flights. More than 70,000 objects have been leftin space. Parts of rockets have been left. Old satellites have been abandoned.Other items, including a glove, a spanner and a camera, have been (28) ________ by astronauts. The situation up there is becoming dangerous. BothRussian and American spacecraft have been destroyed. (29) ________ astronaut would be killed if he or she was hit by a piece of rubbish. It would costbillions of dollars to collect all the debris, but if nothing is done the (30) ________ will only get worse. Sooner or later a satellite will be damaged by a large pieceof rubbish and thousands more pieces of debris will be scattered. 26. A. to B. into C. from D. with 27. A. polluted B. ruined C. destroyed D. dirtied 28. A. missed B. gone C. thrown D. lost 29. A. An B. a C. the D. Ø 30. A. state B. place C. situation D. position Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needscorrection in each of the following questions. 31. I don’t know why my father finds horse-riding very excited. A. know B. my father C. horse-riding D. excited 32. It has been a long time since we last talked to each other, isn’t it? A. along B. since C. last talked D. isn’t it 33. Mary enjoys to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation. A. to be B. a lot C. interesting people D. her vacation