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For more than two thousand years, the return of Halley's Comet has been observed and recorded on Earth every 76 years. Its 1986 visit, however, was the first time that humans took a close look at its nucleus. One spacecraft went within a few hundred kilometres of the nucleus. Two Soviet craft, Vega 1 and Vega 2, came within 10,000 km of the nucleus on March 6th and March 9th ; and the European Space Agency's Giotto space probe passed within 600 km of Halley's Comet on March 14th. Pioneer Venus Orbiter found that the cloud of gases and dust which make up the tail spread over a region about 20,000,000 km across, 15 times larger than the Sun. Scientists also discovered that the comet was losing about ten metres of material from its surface every orbit, suggesting a lifetime of about only ],000 orbits- in about 100,000 years it will disappear.  \nA. Mark the statements as True (T) or False (F) .  \n  1. Halley's Comet was first seen more than 2000 years ago.  \n  2. In 1986 , two of the spacecraft which observed Halley's Comet were from the Soviet Union.  \n  3. The sun measures 20,000,000 km across.  \n 4. Halley's Comet has a lifetime of about 100,000 years left because it is losing material from its surface every orbit.  \nB.  \n1. How often can Halley's Comet be observed from Earth?  \n2. What is the tail of Halley's Comet made up of?  \n2  \nHIGH-RISE  \nIn October 1981 , newspapers in the USA and the UK reported plans for a 169-storey building in Chicago. If this is built, it will be almost twice as tall as the 384-metre Empire State Building in New York.  \n5 Since the early days of civilised man, buildings have been getting higher all the time. Today, all large cities have tall buildings, either for use as offices or as flats. These are called high-rise buildings. The tallest of a]i in fact, are not used for offices or for living, but are special structures for radio and television. For instance,Warsaw Radio  \n10 Mast in Poland, which is 646 metres tall, is the tallest of such structures. The world's tallest office building is the Sears Tower in Chicago. This has 110 storeys, and reaches a height of 443 metres.  \n16,700 people work inside the building, and there are more than one hundred lifts for their use.  \n15 But why do we have high buildings? Is there any real advantage? The most common reason given is that in many cities there is a lack of  \nspace.  \nThe island of Manhattan, New York City, is a good example of this. Here, office space is very expensive. There is no more land.  \n20 Buildings have to go up. The same reason is given for high office buildings in Tokyo, London and other large cities of the world.  \nBut what about people? Is it really necessary to build high buildings for people to live in?  \nToday, there are many who believe high buildings actually damage 25 people's minds and feelings. These people believe high-rise buildings:  \n-have no advantages, except for their owners and for banks  \n-are not cheap to build  \n-do not help create open space  \n-destroy the landscape  \n30 -cause crime  \n-are not good for children  \n-are expensive to look after  \nHigh-rise buildings lower the quality of life. The following reports show this.  \n35 Report from England, 1967: The higher people live off the ground, the more likely they are to suffer from mental illnesses. Women, because they spend most time at home, suffer most.  \n3. The report from Denmark  .  \na) shows more people live in high-rise buildings in Denmark than in other countries  \nb) states the disadvantages of high-rise buildings for children  \nc) shows how women living in high-rise buildings suffer  \nd) says that crime rate is higher in high-rise buildings in Denmark than in other countries  \n4. Which of the following is not true?  \na) The tallest buildings in the world are special structures used as offices.  \nb) When people live in high-rise buildings, they are c","cbCaioFa3yM9dm3D","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioFa3yM9dm3D","pdf",1690332,329,"English","# HALLEY'S COMET\n## True (T) or False (F)\n## Questions","[{\"question\":\"How often can Halley’s Comet be observed from Earth?\",\"answer\":\"It can be observed every 76 years.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the spacecraft find about the tail of Halley’s Comet?\",\"answer\":\"The tail’s cloud of gases and dust spreads over a very large region, about 20,000,000 km across.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the passage suggest Halley’s Comet will eventually disappear?\",\"answer\":\"Because it is losing about ten metres of material from its surface every orbit, implying a limited lifetime.\"}]","HALLEY'S COMET - Reading Comprehension | PDF",1790051200,829]