1. Choose the right word and fill in the gaps.Centuries ago

1. Choose the right word and fill in the gaps.
Centuries ago people dreamed about travelling through space and science fiction writers _ (1) that people would fly to the Moon or to Mars just for a weekend. It still seems _ (2) but the era of space tourism has already started. A rocket Soyuz with the first space tourist on board _ (3) in 2001. Dennis Tito, a sixty-year-old American businessman, stayed on the International Space Station for eight days and then _ (4) returned to the Earth. Since that time other people have had a space holiday and space travel seems to have become a new _ (5) industry. Space tourism companies plan to construct orbital hotels for short-term tourists and are thinking about _ (6) space colonies where people can live for years. The colonies can be arranged either on space stations or on other planets. However, scientists haven't _ (7) yet whether there is a planet where conditions would _ (8) the conditions on the Earth.
1. a) suggested b) predicted c) avoided d) detected
2. a) unavoidable b) unsinkable c) unforgettable d) unbelievable
3. a) was launched b) was landed c) was damaged d) was prevented
4. a) fairly b) surely c) equally d) safely
5. a) expecting b) developing c) damaging d) detecting
6. a) arranging b) coping c) giving out d) filling
7. a) found out b) predicted c) avoided d) prevented
8. a) seem b) like c) resembled) look