The Challenger Disaster

Question 1

noun :the importance or meaning of something

önem, kıymet, anlam

I still don’t understand the ——- of his remark.

On Jan. 28, 1986, a mission with special ——– for the space shuttle Challenger ended in disaster.

Answer 1

• significance

Question 2

noun : an understanding of something that is wrong

yanlış kanı/anlama/yorumlama

[+ that] It’s a common ——- that older workers cannot learn to use new technology.

A ——– about the Challenger disaster is that the space exploded.

Answer 2

• misconception

Question 3

verb : to tear quickly and suddenly, or to tear something quickly and suddenly

yırtmak, yırtılmak, paramparça etmek

He —ped open the parcel.

Aerodynamic forces —-ped it to shreds.

—- sth out/off/from, etc : ​ to remove something by pulling it away quickly

yırtarak çekip çıkarmak; parçalayarak çıkarmak

Hedges had been —-ped out to make larger fields. ​

[T] to copy information from a CD onto an MP3 player (= a piece of electronic equipment or a computer program for storing music)

CD’den MP3’e kopyalamak/aktarmak

Answer 3

• rip

Question 4

noun : ​a very small piece that has been torn from something

parça, lime, dilim

Aerodynamic forces ripped it to —–s.

[usually plural] She tore the letter to shreds. not a shred of sth ​ not the smallest amount of something

en ufak parça/kırıntı/zerre değil

There is not a —– of evidence to support his story.

Answer 4

• shred

Question 5

verb : to do something to show you remember an important person or event in the past with respect

anmak, anma töreni yapmak, anısına yapılmış olmak

A ceremony will be held to ——– the battle.

The 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster is being ———–d one day after the Apollo 1 disaster 44 years ago on Jan. 27, 1967.

———-ion noun :

anma

a march in ———ion of the war of independence

Answer 5

• commemorate

Question 6

noun : ​ ​one of the flat, square pieces that are used for covering roofs, floors, or walls

kiremit, fayans, çini

When coming back into orbit, the heat resistant —-s failed, and it headed for Texas in disintegration.​

—– verb [T]

fayans döşemek

a —–d kitchen

Answer 6

• tile

Question 7

verb : BREAK ​ to break into a lot of small pieces

parçalanıp dağılmak, paramparça olmak

GET WORSE ​: to become much worse

dağılmak, parçalanmak

The situation is ——-ing into total chaos.

———-ion noun :parçalara ayırma

When coming back into orbit, the heat resistant tiles failed, and it headed for Texas in ———ion.

Answer 7

• disintegrate