Complete the given passage.

Nasa ………(1)……….. to send crews of four astronauts on a week-long mission to the moon by around 2024. By 2027, officials said, a pressurized roving vehicle on the surface ………..(2)………….. take people on expeditions far from the base.

The chances of realizing the dream …………(3)……….. primarily on the development of rockets and spacecraft to get people to the moon. Nasa ………….(4)………… to exploit the ‘existing architecture’. That means the lunar modules that …………(5)……….. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon more than 5 decades ago could see service again. There is one problem, though. Nasa ………..6………. the hardware, the skills and the expertise 40 year ago. So engineers must repackage old ideas.

1. (a) hopes; (b) has hoped; (c) was hoping; (d) hope
2. (a) will; (b) would; (c) can; (d) should
3. (a) depending; (b) depends; (c) depended; (d) has depended
4. (a) is intending; (b) has intended; (c) intends; (d) intend
5. (a) takes; (b) took; (c) taken; (d) taking
6. (a) has junked; (b) junk; (c) had junked; (d) was junked

Answers

1. hope; 2. would; 3. depends; 4. intends; 5. took; 6. had junked