ion stated that improvements in technology could push fares for space travel as low as $50,000, and possibly down to $20,000 or $10,000 a decade later. The report concluded that at a ticket price of $50,000, there could be 500,000 passengers flying into space each year. While still leaving out many people, these prices would open up space to a tremendous amount of traffic.

Since the beginning of the space race, the general public has said, "Isn't that great-when do I get to go?" Well, our chance might be closer than ever. Within the next 20 Years, space planes could be taking off for the Moon at the same frequency as airplanes flying between New York and Los Angeles.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1．Lance Bass wasn't able to go on a tour of space because of health problems

2．Several tourism companies believe space travel is going to be a new profitable industry.

3．The space agencies are reluctant to open up space to tourists.

4．Two Australian billionaires have been placed on the waiting list for entering space as private passengers

5．The prize for the winner in the fall 2001 NBC TV game show would have been ________

6．Hilton Hotels believes it won't be long before it is possible to build a ______________.

7．In order for space tourists to walk around and function normally, it is necessary for the space city to create a ________________.

8．What makes going to space the most expensive vacation is the enormous cost involved in ______.

9．Each year 500,000 space tourists could be flying into space if ticket prices could be lowered to _________.

10. Within the next two decades, __________ could be as common as intercity air travel.