189. On December 17, 1903, the Flyer ________near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with Orville Wright as pilot.
a. took off
b. it took off
c. taking off
d. took it off
190. Comets are relatively small celestial bodies ________ up chiefly on dirt and icy materials.
a. make
b. made
c. they make
d. make them
191. Researchers have long debated about ________ moon Titan contains hydrocarbon oceans or lakes.
a. Saturn’s
b. whether it is Saturn’s
c. whether Saturn’s
d. whether Saturn’s is a
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- There are two way of making a gas condense: cooling it or putting it under pressure.
- Researchers have discovered that the application of bright light can sometimes be uses to overcome jet lag.
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