to conquer

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satellite

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shard

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2hhcmQ&hash=777181d4f5f17e821ac54d0ca31c3decc1837e78&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

collision

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29sbGlzaW9u&hash=544a4db42f877b85736b2d004851467de02a60ea&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

debris

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to follow through

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to deploy

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constellation

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29uc3RlbGxhdGlvbg&hash=85de988bab509edec72f534e99faf265639b9a6d&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

disaster

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGlzYXN0ZXI&hash=e378c8a1c8c26c9eac9ccbdf9652f1abf535bce6&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

iridium

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aXJpZGl1bQ&hash=64b71225c93c817ce4031641833b23f73519741e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to smash

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc21hc2g&hash=7b4eed43f9389f62f46da28698d61fe92bb6f387&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

communications satellite

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cosmos

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orbit

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b3JiaXQ&hash=69a2ce280b91cadfed4b166956e10aa564dec5a7&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

threat

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dGhyZWF0&hash=a060b0ad226b78540bb6d24b8d27d1f65a8b5f27&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

civil

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A department is a specific part of an organization, university, or government that focuses on a particular area of work, study, or responsibility. In a university, it refers to a division that specializes in a subject, such as mathematics or history, while in a workplace, it handles tasks like finance or human resources. Departments help organize work or study into smaller groups to make tasks and goals more manageable and efficient.

What is a "department"?

department

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times

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average

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to rise

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gcmlzZQ&hash=234ab32778168faf91e95b031eaa753f85a52eb1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

sharply

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2hhcnBseQ&hash=6f67d402c04b311346171a35cfae24e63a5cdf58&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

leading

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bGVhZGluZw&hash=5b51769996c81d6bcd07d5e3e7db5b4aae27c1b8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

shrapnel

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c2hyYXBuZWw&hash=7785af9d545678821ffea4e8fbbe1ca1fe5346dc&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to threaten

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdGhyZWF0ZW4&hash=f4c9531a72e92861d8a175006108a7ababfa748a&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

zone

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=em9uZQ&hash=e5bca8147a12079deb6f8230072651f8f20c80e9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to stretch

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3RyZXRjaA&hash=e9001519b529008896cd657b4f79ffc6c3cf89a5&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

altitude

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWx0aXR1ZGU&hash=4533156267e484891794ffaebec99ee574d07971&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

roughly

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operator

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=b3BlcmF0b3I&hash=8daaf1ab01ea55d870f63a1e72bfe06b76e9d3fe&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to steer

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gc3RlZXI&hash=8fde32ecfc8cf4b9b4d563007a537a0105a4d2e0&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

crash

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y3Jhc2g&hash=c96a509b40ff991880d021b31fc2fe6efc7ea72e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to consume

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otherwise

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spacecraft

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3BhY2VjcmFmdA&hash=ac8bab36f683f17235d0bb365afa80f2bb1c5e38&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to go back

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ28gYmFjaw&hash=2a8b44b37580aea6db082d3887aa14152279a0c1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZXJh&hash=f1a0072619f803a1a940a68295203a15006a173c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to investigate

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaW52ZXN0aWdhdGU&hash=58358f4702be6fdffda4fd565fad7b943cdb7d81&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to attack

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYXR0YWNr&hash=201e31010e7510a1d1730ae5959c931281b7154b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to assess

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gYXNzZXNz&hash=f4f22c711c8d36a1d4943884d92db52a86a49d2f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

efficiently

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to compile

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29tcGlsZQ&hash=f891c39cb3358cc9c776d015becaa1bbe744cbc3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

massive

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bWFzc2l2ZQ&hash=742c067efa26b084f21ffc5d5bf3415a94add87b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

data

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGF0YQ&hash=4301a9396e8c7eaaf23b38472515324035831b22&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

taxonomy

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to measure

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property

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alternative

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unthinkable

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dW50aGlua2FibGU&hash=776a20a0f14793c1ad61f9af7e0da3f7c580a1df&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

uncontrolled

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to generate

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to set off

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runaway

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cnVuYXdheQ&hash=ed229db4d19429d7df23136c4138ac1c78080db8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

cascade

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fragment

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to render

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unusable

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The idiom "point of no return" is originated from aviation and navigation, referring to the point in a journey where it becomes impossible to turn back without significant consequences. In a broader sense, it is used to describe a critical moment or decision after which it is impossible to change course, and one must continue with a particular action, plan, or commitment, regardless of the consequences.

What is the origin of the idiom "point of no return" and when to use it?

point of no return

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to monitor

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to collaborate

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gY29sbGFib3JhdGU&hash=e7d7708878fb76bca08d0546013a1a7b6f410113&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

shared

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agency

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWdlbmN5&hash=636037fda86696b9d39bd56c507d0a09b473da9f&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

coordination

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29vcmRpbmF0aW9u&hash=ed01fef8f2a759c89e12566fc9edbc4babd5df35&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

committee

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29tbWl0dGVl&hash=d0924989eb1aa5238907245513360480628d35c9&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

guideline

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Z3VpZGVsaW5l&hash=71890c43f51490d4d37aebb31ab11ee2cfbd8e46&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

sustainability

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3VzdGFpbmFiaWxpdHk&hash=1baaa150e3cd07a20e2e917e0191e3cb97b8d0df&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to inactivate

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gaW5hY3RpdmF0ZQ&hash=004c9880acb4c1857580feccd99ece68b32160fe&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

to vent

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gdmVudA&hash=a8dbf12347ba316f627c5fce3f77f03c036d6560&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

leftover

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bGVmdG92ZXI&hash=697e99ef91b14f1bcd7a02e810287be0e31a2dbf&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

explosion

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZXhwbG9zaW9u&hash=392c3b6a386071066087aae3a89d00cf0016c196&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

space junk

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=c3BhY2UganVuaw&hash=faa50fc095a7020f4d55725417482d5a21a08dfb&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

astrodynamical

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YXN0cm9keW5hbWljYWw&hash=90d5be5587f31bfaa9a8bc97e450f5ab3869d5e8&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

pressurized

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cHJlc3N1cml6ZWQ&hash=159c0390db6057ca766251f6bb11a80d9e49793c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=US

Here you can find the vocabulary from Test 1 - Reading - Passage 3 (1) in the Cambridge IELTS 18 - Academic coursebook, to help you prepare for your IELTS exam.

Bài kiểm tra 1 - Đọc hiểu - Đoạn văn 3 (1)

Từ vựng Cambridge IELTS 18 - Học thuật "Bài kiểm tra 1 - Đọc hiểu - Đoạn văn 3 (1)"

IELTS 18 - Academic | Test 1 - Reading - Passage 3 (1)

Test 1 - Reading - Passage 3 (1)

Cambridge IELTS 18 - Academic "Test 1 - Reading - Passage 3 (1)" Vocabulary