Choose the best option for each of the following sentences. The text is not allowed to look at.

1. It is known that the Shuttle Buran was an aerodynamic copy of the Space Shuttle, internally it was …..

a) an exact copy of the Vostok space vehicle developed domestically.

b) all engineered and developed domestically.

c) an improved copy of the Space Shuttle.

2. The Shuttle Buran was lifted into orbit by …

a) high-power rocket engine.

b) a pair of reusable solid-fuel rocket boosters.

c) specially designed Energia booster rocket.

3. The Buran orbiter is able to put up ….

a) to 30 tons into space and to return up to 20 tons of payload to the Earth.

b) to 20 tons into space and to return up to 15 tons of payload to the Earth.

c) to 6.5 tons into space and to return up to 5.5 tons of payload to the Earth.

4. It was necessary to develop a principally new reusable thermal protection system because of …

a) severe weight restrictions of the Shuttle Buran.

b) the gliding descent from the orbit through dense atmosphere.

c) safety consideration.

5. The special software was developed …..

a) to carry out measurement, manufacturing and installation of thermal protection tiles.

b) to cut down expenses.

c) to simplify the assembly of thermal protection.

Choose the best alternative to fill the gaps in theses sentences.

1. The first and only orbital launch of the ____ Shuttle Buran was on 15 November 1988.

a) unmanned b) manned c) improved

2. The shuttle orbited the Earth twice before returning, performing an impressive automated _________ on the shuttle runway at Baikonur Cosmodrome.

a) takeoff b) manoeuvre c) landing

3. The ________ from the orbit through dense atmosphere forced the designers to develop a principally new reusable thermal protection system.

a) ballistic descent b) liftoff c) parachute landing d) gliding descent

4. Special _____ was developed and as a result measurement, manufacturing and installation of tiles were carried out completely on paperless technology.

a) equipment b) technology c) hardware d) software

5. It was impossible to measure a real frame surface geometry under each tile in more than 100 points _______.

a) by means of computer b) theoretically c) manually d) on paperless technology

6. The aerodynamic scheme was worked up during_____.

a) automated landing b) wind tunnel tests c) gliding descent d) designing

7. The high _____ of Buran is 6.5 against 5.5 for the Space Shuttle.

a) lift/drag ratio b) thrust/weight ratio c) aspect ratio d) pressure ratio

3. The text has twelve paragraphs A-L. Which paragraph mentions aerodynamic configuration of Buran? Find the supporting details that help to understand it.

Define the main idea of paragraph H. Highlight the topic words of the part.