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TOEFL Listening Class Unit 1 Passage 23

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157. What does the speaker mainly discuss?

Methods for photographing asteroids
A spacecraft's voyage to a planet
Problems that arise during space travel
The building of spacecraft

158. What did the speaker describe as a disappointment?

One of Galileo's antennas failed to work properly.
Galileo's probe failed to send data immediately.
No asteroids were observed by Galileo.
Galileo took longer than expected to reach Jupiter.


159. Why did scientists have to wait half a year for Galileo's
images of Jupiter?

All the antennas stopped working.
The probe had not reached Jupiter.
Galileo had been damaged by an asteroid.
Jupiter's position made transmission difficult.

160. What will the speaker probably do next?

Report on the probe's return to Earth
Share pictures sent back from Jupiter
Show a film about how Galileo was designed
Talk about the problems Galileo had on its mission





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