Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

SpaceX Dragon Capsule

87 students marked "I sat this"Added 9 May 2020Question #120189

Choose the word for each blank.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday at 1845 GMT (1445 EDT), reaching orbit 9 minutes later. The rocket lofted an uncrewed 1 of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, which is designed to one day carry both crew and cargo to orbit. “This has been a good day for SpaceX and a 2 development for the US human space flight programme,” said Robyn Ringuette of SpaceX in a webcast of the launch.

In a teleconference with the media on Thursday, SpaceX’s CEO, Paypal co-founder Elon Musk, said he would consider the flight 100 percent successful if it reached 3. “ Even if we prove out just that the first stage functions correctly, I’d still say that’s a good day for a test,” he said. “It’s a great day if both stages work correctly.”

SpaceX hopes to win a NASA 4 to launch astronauts to the International Space Station using the Falcon 9. US government space shuttles, which currently make these trips, are scheduled to 5 for safety reasons at the end of 2010.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 base · fame · mockup · setup
  • 2 encouraging · increasing · promising · rapid
  • 3 compass · orbit · path · scope
  • 4 arrangement · contract · support · trust
  • 5 acquire · provide · retire · search
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Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)

PromptText up to 200 words
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes)
Skills assessedReading, Writing

How it is scored

  • Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 2: Reading, checked 9 October 2026.