Read the following passage, and choose the best title from the list below.
Dennis Tito, an American engineer and multimillionaire, was the first space tourist to fund his own trip into space. In 2001, he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of ISS EP-1, a visiting mission to the International Space Station, after being accepted by the Russian Federal Space Agency as a candidate for a commercial spaceflight. Tito met criticism from NASA before the launch, primarily from Daniel Goldin, at that time the Administrator of NASA, who considered it inappropriate for a tourist to take a ride into space.
In the decade since Dennis Tito journeyed to the International Space Station, eight private citizens have paid the $20 million fee to travel to space, but it is believed that this number could increase fifteen-fold by 2020. A web-based survey suggested that over 70% of those surveyed were interested in travelling to space, 88% wanted to spacewalk, and 21% liked the idea of staying in a space hotel.
A) A giant leap for tourism in the 21st century.
B) The first space tourist.
C) The pros and cons of space tourism.
A
Posted by: Maya | July 04, 2016 at 09:06
A
Posted by: justine | July 04, 2016 at 09:26
A
Posted by: kashish | July 04, 2016 at 09:29
C
Posted by: mehran | July 04, 2016 at 09:29
A
Posted by: nhocmeome | July 04, 2016 at 09:41
A
Posted by: Morteza | July 04, 2016 at 09:42
A; because the number of space tourists is expected to increase fifteen-fold by 2020.
Posted by: auau | July 04, 2016 at 10:01
A
Posted by: Ezz Khayyat | July 04, 2016 at 10:17
A
Posted by: thang | July 04, 2016 at 10:29
A
Posted by: saeid | July 04, 2016 at 10:34
I choose A.
Posted by: Robert | July 04, 2016 at 11:05
A
Posted by: Trish | July 04, 2016 at 11:16
A
Posted by: MKC | July 04, 2016 at 11:53
B
Posted by: kulwinder | July 04, 2016 at 11:57
A
Posted by: Thang Nguyen | July 04, 2016 at 12:16
A
Posted by: satwant kaur | July 04, 2016 at 12:26
A
Posted by: linh | July 04, 2016 at 12:33
A
Posted by: mehdi | July 04, 2016 at 12:43
A
Posted by: Ninh | July 04, 2016 at 13:07
B because reason :D
Posted by: longchass | July 04, 2016 at 13:20
A
Posted by: David | July 04, 2016 at 13:30
A,,, because B is just related to one part of text and can not dominate the whole. C is totally irrelevant as it did not say about pros and cons
Posted by: Mary | July 04, 2016 at 13:53
A is my answer
Posted by: TUCHIBA | July 04, 2016 at 14:33
A
Posted by: mai | July 04, 2016 at 14:50
A
Posted by: TAN | July 04, 2016 at 14:57
A
Posted by: mahmad | July 04, 2016 at 15:18
Giant leap
Posted by: #IsaaC | July 04, 2016 at 15:18
A
Posted by: Anna Bella | July 04, 2016 at 15:23
My answer is A.
Posted by: Martino | July 04, 2016 at 15:29
A
Posted by: hale | July 04, 2016 at 15:43
A
Posted by: Alex | July 04, 2016 at 16:11
A
Posted by: nhan nguyen | July 04, 2016 at 16:28
A.
Posted by: YCT | July 04, 2016 at 16:30
mihirzz
Posted by: mihir patel | July 04, 2016 at 16:30
A
Posted by: mihir patel | July 04, 2016 at 16:30
A) A giant leap for tourism in the 21st century.
Posted by: Salil | July 04, 2016 at 16:35
A should be the answer
Posted by: Dr. Rajashish Chakrabortty | July 04, 2016 at 16:42
A
Posted by: vipin | July 04, 2016 at 16:54
A
Posted by: Hien | July 04, 2016 at 17:15
A
Posted by: Javeria | July 04, 2016 at 17:19
A
Posted by: Yosuke | July 04, 2016 at 17:40
A
Posted by: Baly | July 04, 2016 at 17:53
B
Posted by: Mason | July 04, 2016 at 17:57
A simonreis
Posted by: Resul Balay | July 04, 2016 at 18:01
Hi Simon,
My answer is A.
In my point of view, the above passage is not only discussing about first space tourist but also giving the list of tourists and their interests in space.However, there is information of advantages and disadvantages.
Posted by: Kamal | July 04, 2016 at 18:15
there is NO information of advantages and disadvantages.
Posted by: Kamal | July 04, 2016 at 18:16
B.it says a giant leap could be,but it is not for sure
Posted by: Vusale | July 04, 2016 at 18:26
A which is my answer
Posted by: keyur | July 04, 2016 at 18:44
А
Posted by: Mohammad | July 04, 2016 at 18:49
A
Posted by: Büşra | July 04, 2016 at 18:50
A
Posted by: Gagan Bhatia | July 04, 2016 at 20:42
A
Posted by: Kami | July 04, 2016 at 20:54
A
Posted by: Lucy | July 04, 2016 at 21:41
A
Posted by: Bir | July 04, 2016 at 22:33
A
Posted by: Ajji | July 04, 2016 at 22:39
A
Posted by: misha | July 04, 2016 at 23:11
A
Posted by: kalian | July 04, 2016 at 23:54
B
Posted by: Nguyenngoclan120883@gmail.com | July 05, 2016 at 01:15
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Posted by: Michun He | July 05, 2016 at 01:42
A
Posted by: selvi | July 05, 2016 at 02:23
Absolutely, A.
Posted by: Tony | July 05, 2016 at 02:26
my answer is:A
Posted by: jojoan_na | July 05, 2016 at 02:29
my answer is:C
Posted by: Peng Xu | July 05, 2016 at 02:34
A
Posted by: Hong Yen | July 05, 2016 at 02:45
A
Posted by: Daisy | July 05, 2016 at 02:56
A "it is believed that this number could increase fifteen-fold by 2020."
Posted by: Khoi Nguyen | July 05, 2016 at 02:56
I did not understand pros and cons but i choose C because the passage doesnt only mention first space travel(A)or tourism in 21 century.
Posted by: le | July 05, 2016 at 03:00
the answer is A.
Posted by: Green Grass | July 05, 2016 at 03:15
my answer is B
Posted by: Thuong Nguyen | July 05, 2016 at 03:48
A
Posted by: Hien | July 05, 2016 at 03:51
B
Posted by: lyt | July 05, 2016 at 04:16
A
Posted by: Vilmar | July 05, 2016 at 05:30
well,I think "B" should be the correct answer.
as far as I understand, this passage is all about Tito's space tourist.
the first paragraph gives some facts about it along with other people's attitudes(NASA) in this matter;
the second paragraph talks about the effect/influence of the Tito's space tourist on people's mind (e.g.more people are becoming interested in space travel because Tito did it and enjoyed it)
Posted by: Shane | July 05, 2016 at 05:43
A
Posted by: H. A. Kader | July 05, 2016 at 05:50
A
Posted by: Ha | July 05, 2016 at 06:48
A
Posted by: NT | July 05, 2016 at 07:09
B
Posted by: pachu | July 05, 2016 at 07:35
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Posted by: HaR | July 05, 2016 at 08:05
c
Posted by: norelyn | July 05, 2016 at 08:29
My answer is (A).
Posted by: Rajani | July 05, 2016 at 08:43
A
Posted by: Tinh | July 05, 2016 at 10:52
B
Posted by: Prabhu | July 05, 2016 at 11:29
B
Posted by: Raihan Sam | July 05, 2016 at 15:26
b
Posted by: bahar | July 05, 2016 at 15:55
CORRECT ANSWER FROM SIMON:
A
A 'giant leap' means 'great progress'. It is also a reference to the famous phrase by astronaut Neil Armstrong: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
Answer B woud be perfect for the first paragraph of the passage, but it doesn't really cover the second paragraph.
Posted by: Simon | July 05, 2016 at 16:15
A
Posted by: Florence | July 05, 2016 at 16:31
A
Posted by: niuxiufeng | July 06, 2016 at 08:27
A
Posted by: Mohsen Keshmiri | July 06, 2016 at 10:28
And here mine comes with B
Posted by: Aemal | July 06, 2016 at 11:36
did not see the correct answer from simon
Posted by: Aemal | July 06, 2016 at 11:43
B
Posted by: sam | July 06, 2016 at 13:52
C
Posted by: SONIA | July 06, 2016 at 18:10
A
Posted by: Hollie | July 07, 2016 at 04:09
A
Posted by: Jonathan | July 07, 2016 at 09:25
Hi Simon,
Thanks for your blog. I have a question regarding the order of question and the passages. In which types of reading questions the questions are in the same order as in text of the passage?
Posted by: Nika | July 08, 2016 at 04:19
A
Posted by: Jonathan | July 08, 2016 at 09:29
A
Posted by: Edward | July 08, 2016 at 22:00
A
Posted by: Kha | July 09, 2016 at 03:09
B
Posted by: Zainab khan | July 11, 2016 at 12:12
Should be A.
Posted by: Chloe Long | July 13, 2016 at 02:57