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Practice Reading: Reading Fill in the Blanks ID: #889 Planes

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By 2025, government experts say, America’s skies will swarm with three as planes, and not just the kind of traffic flying today. There will be of tiny , seating six or fewer, at airliner , competing for space with remotely operated drones that need help avoiding midair collisions, and with commercially operated rockets carrying satellites and tourists into space.

fold thousands hangars much jets altitudes many times

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Correct answer: times
Explanation: The word 'times' is a noun that indicates a multiplication factor, fitting grammatically as it quantifies the increase in the number of planes. It aligns with the context of discussing a significant rise in air traffic by 2025.
Meaning: In this context, 'times' refers to a multiple or factor, indicating that the number of planes will be three times greater than today.
Wrong options:
fold: The word 'fold' is a noun that typically refers to a crease or a layer, which does not fit the context of quantifying an increase in the number of planes.
hangars: 'Hangars' are structures for housing aircraft, which does not relate to the increase in the number of planes and is grammatically incorrect in this context.
altitudes: 'Altitudes' refers to heights above sea level, which does not fit as a measure of quantity for planes.
jets: 'Jets' refers to a type of aircraft, but it does not serve as a quantifying term in this context.
much: 'Much' is an adverb used with uncountable nouns, which does not fit here as we are discussing a countable increase in planes.
many: 'Many' is a determiner used with plural nouns, but it does not fit as a noun to indicate a multiplication factor.
Correct answer: many
Explanation: The word 'many' is a determiner that quantifies a large number of countable nouns, fitting grammatically and contextually as it describes the increase in the number of planes.
Meaning: 'Many' indicates a large number of something, in this case, planes.
Wrong options:
fold: 'Fold' does not fit as it refers to a crease or layer, which is unrelated to quantifying the number of planes.
times: 'Times' is a noun indicating multiplication, but it does not fit as a determiner for countable nouns in this context.
hangars: 'Hangars' refers to buildings for storing aircraft, which does not relate to the quantity of planes.
altitudes: 'Altitudes' refers to heights, which does not serve as a quantifier for the number of planes.
jets: 'Jets' refers to a type of aircraft and does not function as a quantifier in this context.
much: 'Much' is used with uncountable nouns and does not fit here as we are discussing countable planes.
Correct answer: thousands
Explanation: The word 'thousands' is a plural noun that indicates a large quantity, fitting grammatically and contextually as it describes the expected number of tiny planes.
Meaning: 'Thousands' refers to a number in the range of one thousand or more, indicating a significant quantity of tiny planes.
Wrong options:
fold: 'Fold' does not fit as it refers to a crease or layer, which is unrelated to quantifying the number of planes.
times: 'Times' is a noun indicating multiplication, which does not fit as a quantifier for the number of planes.
hangars: 'Hangars' refers to buildings for storing aircraft, which does not relate to the quantity of planes.
altitudes: 'Altitudes' refers to heights, which does not serve as a quantifier for the number of planes.
jets: 'Jets' refers to a type of aircraft and does not indicate a quantity in this context.
much: 'Much' is used with uncountable nouns and does not fit here as we are discussing countable planes.
Correct answer: jets
Explanation: The word 'jets' is a plural noun that refers to a specific type of aircraft, fitting grammatically and contextually as it describes the tiny planes mentioned earlier.
Meaning: 'Jets' refers to a type of aircraft that is powered by jet engines, typically smaller and faster than commercial airliners.
Wrong options:
fold: 'Fold' does not fit as it refers to a crease or layer, which is unrelated to the type of aircraft being discussed.
times: 'Times' is a noun indicating multiplication, which does not fit as a descriptor for a type of aircraft.
hangars: 'Hangars' refers to buildings for storing aircraft, which does not relate to the type of planes being discussed.
altitudes: 'Altitudes' refers to heights, which does not describe a type of aircraft.
thousands: 'Thousands' indicates a quantity, not a type of aircraft, and does not fit in this context.
much: 'Much' is used with uncountable nouns and does not fit as a descriptor for a type of aircraft.
Correct answer: altitudes
Explanation: The word 'altitudes' is a plural noun that refers to heights above sea level, fitting grammatically and contextually as it describes the operational heights of the jets.
Meaning: 'Altitudes' refers to the heights at which aircraft fly, particularly in relation to air traffic.
Wrong options:
fold: 'Fold' does not fit as it refers to a crease or layer, which is unrelated to the heights at which planes operate.
times: 'Times' is a noun indicating multiplication, which does not fit as a descriptor for heights.
hangars: 'Hangars' refers to buildings for storing aircraft, which does not relate to the operational heights of planes.
jets: 'Jets' refers to a type of aircraft and does not describe the heights at which they operate.
thousands: 'Thousands' indicates a quantity, not a height, and does not fit in this context.
much: 'Much' is used with uncountable nouns and does not fit as a descriptor for heights.

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