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Launched in 1977, the Voyager 1 space probe is
now more than 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers)
from the sun. It is the first spacecraft to leave the
solar system.

13 LISTEN.

A Listen to two students discuss a project. Circle the correct answers.
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1. Maria asked / told Phil how his research was going.

2. Phil told Maria that he was reading / read about the Voyager 1 space probe.

3. Maria asked if / said that it was a useful article for the assignment.

4. Phil asked if / said that the mission was at a very exciting stage.

5. Maria asked why it / what was exciting.

6. Phil replied / told that the probe was no longer in the solar system. 1

7. Maria wanted to know how / if a man-made object was flying around the galaxy. 2

8. Phil told / answered that it was the first time in history.

1 solar system: the sun, the moon, the eight other planets, and moons that move around the sun
2 galaxy: a large system of stars; Earth’s solar system is in the Milky Way galaxy

B Use the sentences from the conversation in exercise A to write quoted speech. Remember to
use the correct tense and punctuation.

1. Maria asked , “How is your research going?”

2. Phil said

3. Maria asked.

4. Phil said

5. Maria asked

6. Phil replied.

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