11. Прочитай текст и заполни пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занеси цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в поле ответа.
On October 4, 1957, the USSR launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. Carrying a simple radio transmitter to relay information about conditions in space, the satellite remained in orbit until January 4, 1958, A______________. Sputnik not only symbolized a scientific breakthrough, B______________. Despite shots not being fired, C______________. The Americans felt more vulnerable to a nuclear attack than ever. The USSR was now a superpower, stunning the US and initiating the "space race", D______________.
The America attempt to catch up with Sputnik was a mass-media event that started the "Space Age", capturing the world's collective imagination. There was a boom in science-fiction books, films, and TV dramas set in space. By 1958, the US had created NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, E______________, the first human to go to outer space. The US caught up by sending John Glenn into orbit in 1962, and by 1967, they had built a rocket, Saturn V, F______________. In 1969, 12 years after the launch of Sputnik 1, the American astronaut Neil Armstrong left Apollo 11 and became the first man to walk on the moon.
which meant a frantic competition between nations for technological superiority
the military and political consequences were immense
when it reentered and burned up in Earth's atmosphere
which announced launches of artificial satellite
that was powerful enough to reach the moon
but they could only watch in envy as the Soviets sent Yuri Gagarin into orbit in 1961
but was also a sensational coup for the Soviets during the Cold War with the West
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