Question

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of a verb for the paragraph below: Astronauts on the International Space Station ______________ a busy schedule. Every day they _________at 7:00 GMT. From 7:00 to 8:00, they wash up and ____________breakfast. At 8:00 in the morning, they______ to Ground Control in their countries. After they talk to Ground Control, their workday _________. The astronauts __________ (not) the same thing every day. Their schedules change every week. The astronauts do not work all the time. Each day they__________ for an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon to keep themselves fit. After dinner, they_________ free time for an hour. Then, it__________ time to go to sleep. Sometimes this __________ (not) easy because the sun rises and sets 16 times each day on the space station!

Answer 1

Answer:

Astronauts on the International Space Station have a busy schedule. Every day they wake up at 7:00 GMT. From 7:00 to 8:00, they wash up and eat breakfast.  At 8:00 in the morning, they call Ground Control in their countries. After they talk to Ground Control, their workday begins.  The astronauts don't do the same thing every day. Their schedules change every week. The astronauts do not work all the time.  Each day they exercise for an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon. After dinner, they have free time.  Then, it is time to go to sleep. Sometimes this isn't easy because the sun rises and sets 16 times each day on the space station!

Explanation:

All the verbs in the text are written in the Present Simple tense, since the paragraph refers to actions that are either facts or happen regularly at the International Space Station. Thus, the astronauts at the station have a program of daily routine actitivies.