Question

b) Research the meaning of the words you circled, in the text above, using a dictionary or
the internet._____________________________________________________________.

c) Answer the questions about the text:

1. What is the text about?
It is about_______________

2. What was the Sputnik?
It was__________________

3. Who launched the Sputnik?
It was launched by_________

4. When was the Sputnik launched?
It was launched in___________​

Answer 1

B) own - próprio (tinha suas próprias motivações)

whose purpose - cujo propósito

launching - lançamento

acquisition - aquisição

development - desenvolvimento

it's still unclear - ainda não está claro