Take the astronauts and tens of thousands of other people who are involved in whatever way with the space programme. They spend their salaries – and pay tax on them – here on Earth. That tax is used by governments to do a number of important things: build hospitals and schools, 33 ___________ pensions, pay for the police service and, yes, fund the space programme. Take the cost of all the spacecraft, the technology inside them and the research that’s done to create that technology. All of that money goes to companies here on Earth, companies which pay tax if they 34 ___________ a profit, and pay salaries to their workers, who then pay tax to the government, which builds hospitals, etc.
Looking at it the other way round, what would happen if all the governments in the world which have a space programme 35 ___________ their programmes down tomorrow? Would they have a lot more money to spend on other things? Only for a very short time, because along with the 36 ___________ savings there would be enormous costs from the increased unemployment and reduction in taxes received.
30. 1). sees. 2). sounds. 3). views. 4) hears
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31. 1). generous. 2). pleasant. 3). worthwhile. 4) optimistic
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32. 1). once. 2). best. 3). last. 4) all
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33. 1). provide. 2). donate. 3). contribute. 4) sponsor
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34. 1). make. 2). build. 3). construct. 4) manufacture
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35. 1). finished. 2). ended. 3). turned. 4) closed
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36. 1). urgent. 2). immediate. 3). hurried. 4) fast
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