The ninth planet of the solar system was 13 ______ not long ago. It happened in 1930. Scientists had been hunting for the planet for a 14 ______time. They had calculated its probable position but there was no proof that the planet really 15 ______. It was too 16 ______ away for the telescopes of that time to find it. It’s worth mentioning that the first photos of the planet were taken by a very young researcher. He was only twenty-four and had no formal education in astronomy. However, he was deeply involved in the search for the ninth planet. The planet at the edge of the 17 ______ system was called Pluto, after the Roman god. The name for the planet was 18 ______ by an 11-year-old British girl.
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 13–18 словами, напечатанными в правой колонке под цифрами 1–8. Каждое из этих слов может быть использовано только один раз. В ответе укажите цифры, под которыми значатся выбранные Вами слова. Два слова в этом списке 1–8 лишние.
It was too 16 ______ away for the telescopes of that time to find it.
1) discovered
2) long
3) launched
4) solved
5) solar
6) existed
7) suggested
8) far
Правильный ответ указан под номером 8.

