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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #30235 Short Space 2
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But you know, if you've got money, then you'll be able to go into space, and that's what the whole space tourism industry is about. Space tourism companies will be taking people up into sub-orbit, where they will get to experience a few minutes outside the atmosphere. But I think, as well as hope, that as paying customers come for space tourism activities, it's going to make it more and more available.
There's going to be competing companies and eventually the costs are going to come down. So, this is how this whole thing is supposed to work.
The goal is to eventually get things down to the price that normal human beings can afford. And the technologies that are developed for space tourism, the rockets you know, eventually someone's going to use them for other purposes.

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Option 1: "feels positive about the future of space travel."

Explanation: The speaker expresses optimism about the future of space tourism, stating that as more paying customers participate, it will become more available and affordable. This aligns with the overall theme of hope and positive outlook for the industry.

Option 2: "is unsure whether space tourism will happen regularly."

Explanation: The speaker does not express uncertainty about the regularity of space tourism; instead, they convey confidence that as competition increases, it will become more accessible. This option contradicts the speaker's positive tone.

Option 3: "feels that space tourism would use too much energy."

Explanation: There is no mention of energy concerns in the text. The speaker focuses on the affordability and availability of space tourism rather than its energy consumption, making this option irrelevant.

Option 4: "thinks that space tourism will benefit other space activities."

Explanation: The speaker indicates that technologies developed for space tourism will eventually be used for other purposes, suggesting a beneficial relationship between space tourism and other space activities. This is directly supported by the text.

Option 5: "is sure that space tourism will become affordable."

Explanation: While the speaker expresses hope that costs will come down, they do not state certainty about affordability. This option misrepresents the speaker's cautious optimism, making it an incomplete interpretation.

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