Question

read the paragraph, then choose the word that best completes the sentence. a japanese space probe was supposed to begin orbiting venus in december 2010. the probe is named akatsuki. it journeyed for nearly eight months to reach venus. it was supposed to orbit the planet. to do this, the probe needed to fire its engines as it neared venus. this would have pushed it into the proper orbit. however, mission officials could not communicate with the probe. later, they discovered its engines failed to fire. the probe was _______. a broken b captured c destroyed d connecting

Explanation:

The text states that the probe's engines failed to fire and mission officials couldn't communicate with it, indicating it was not working properly, which means it was broken. There is no mention of it being captured, destroyed, or connecting.

Answer:

A. broken