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Practice Reading: Fill in The Blanks (Drag & Drop) ID: #39379 The vast distances

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The vast distances and the time needed to cover make intergalactic travel impossible. What, then, about interstellar travel? Well, that too is currently just pure science fiction. The distances between our solar system and our nearest star neighbours may not be the scale of intergalactic distances, but they are still colossal. Take Proxima Centauri, our nearest neighbouring star. It is 4.2 light years away. To a sense of what this means, consider that the Sun is about 8 light minutes from Earth). The fastest spacecrafts mankind currently have travel at 1/18,000th the speed of light (38,030 miles per hour. At this speed, it would still take 72,000 years to reach Proxima Centauri. But despair as many scientists believe mankind will possess the technology to make unmanned, at interstellar travel practically feasible in the next 200 to 500 years. The journeys will still take many decades, if not centuries, but space probes will probably have visited other solar systems by the year 3000AD.

on get them in over don't least their

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Correct answer: them
Explanation: The word 'them' is a pronoun that refers back to 'distances,' which is plural. This maintains grammatical coherence and aligns with the context of discussing the vast distances that make intergalactic travel impossible.
Meaning: 'Them' is used to refer to multiple items previously mentioned, in this case, the distances.
Wrong options:
their: 'Their' is a possessive pronoun that indicates ownership, which does not fit here as it does not refer to the distances directly.
least: 'Least' is an adverb that indicates the smallest amount, which does not fit grammatically in this context.
get: 'Get' is a verb that does not serve as a pronoun and does not fit in this sentence.
over: 'Over' is a preposition that indicates a position above something, which does not fit the context of referring to distances.
in: 'In' is a preposition that indicates inclusion within something, which does not fit as a pronoun here.
on: 'On' is a preposition that indicates a position atop something, which does not fit as a pronoun in this context.
Correct answer: on
Explanation: The preposition 'on' is used to indicate a position or state, which fits grammatically and contextually as it describes the scale of distances being discussed.
Meaning: 'On' indicates a position or state, in this case, referring to the scale of distances.
Wrong options:
their: 'Their' is a possessive pronoun that does not fit as it does not indicate a position or state.
least: 'Least' is an adverb that indicates the smallest amount, which does not fit in this context.
get: 'Get' is a verb that does not relate to the scale of distances and does not fit grammatically.
over: 'Over' is a preposition that indicates a position above something, which does not fit the context of scale.
in: 'In' is a preposition that indicates inclusion within something, which does not fit the context of scale here.
don't: 'Don't' is a contraction for 'do not,' which does not fit as a preposition.
Correct answer: get
Explanation: The verb 'get' is used here to indicate the action of obtaining or acquiring a sense of understanding, which fits grammatically and contextually in the sentence.
Meaning: 'Get' means to obtain or understand something.
Wrong options:
their: 'Their' is a possessive pronoun that does not fit as a verb in this context.
least: 'Least' is an adverb that indicates the smallest amount, which does not fit as a verb here.
on: 'On' is a preposition that does not convey an action and does not fit grammatically.
over: 'Over' is a preposition that indicates a position above something, which does not fit as a verb.
in: 'In' is a preposition that does not convey an action and does not fit in this context.
don't: 'Don't' is a contraction for 'do not,' which does not fit as a verb.
Correct answer: don't
Explanation: The contraction 'don't' is used to express a negation, fitting grammatically and contextually as it conveys the idea of not losing hope regarding future technological advancements.
Meaning: 'Don't' is a contraction for 'do not,' used to indicate negation.
Wrong options:
their: 'Their' is a possessive pronoun that does not fit as a verb in this context.
least: 'Least' is an adverb that indicates the smallest amount, which does not fit as a verb here.
get: 'Get' is a verb that does not convey negation and does not fit grammatically.
over: 'Over' is a preposition that does not fit as a verb in this context.
in: 'In' is a preposition that does not convey negation and does not fit here.
on: 'On' is a preposition that does not fit as a verb.
Correct answer: least
Explanation: The word 'least' is used as an adverb to indicate the minimum degree or amount, which fits grammatically and contextually in the sentence discussing the feasibility of interstellar travel.
Meaning: 'Least' refers to the smallest amount or minimum degree.
Wrong options:
their: 'Their' is a possessive pronoun that does not fit as an adverb in this context.
don't: 'Don't' is a contraction for 'do not,' which does not fit as an adverb here.
get: 'Get' is a verb that does not convey a degree or amount and does not fit grammatically.
over: 'Over' is a preposition that does not fit as an adverb in this context.
in: 'In' is a preposition that does not convey a degree or amount and does not fit here.
on: 'On' is a preposition that does not fit as an adverb.

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