UNIT 9 THE POST OFFICE Grade 11 UNIT 15 SPACE CONQUEST THE SECOND TERM Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words 1 A stones B learns C phones D tense[.]
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1 A stones B learns C phones D tense
2 A lifted B lasted C happened D decided
3 A speed C person C temperature D psychology
Choose the word that has different stress pattern from that of the other words.
4 A uncertain B technical C attention D attraction
5 A psychology B cosmonaut C accident D national
6 A uncertainty B satisfaction C psychology D approximate
Choose the best answer for each sentence.
8 No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space The word “precisely” is closest in meaning to “ ”
A nicely B exactly C rigidly D roughly
9 Many spacemen could never get back to the Earth because of accidents
A tragedy B tragic C tragically D tragedies
10 He finds it difficult for him to recover from his son’s
A die B dead C deadly D death
11 He failed again, which was a/an disappointment
12 The flight will take approximately three weeks The word “approximately” is closest in meaning to “ ”
A closely B exactly C about D precisely
13 How long did Yuri Gagarin’s trip into space ? Only 180 minutes
A lengthen B last C late D strengthen
14 When astronaut travels into space, if a technical failure happens, he can never get back to Earth
A an / the B ф / an C an / ф D the / ф
15 Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on moon
16 Everybody congratulated the astronauts their successful trip into space
17 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel into space 12th April, 1961
18 A / an is a person who is trained for traveling in a spacecraft
A astronaut B scientist C engineer D technician
19 When spacemen travel into space they have to face enormous because they do not know what may happen
A certainties B uncertainties C possibilities D precisions
20 Lisa’s been able to play the flute since she was six, ?
A can’t she B isn’t she C wasn’t he D hasn’t she
21 Neil seemed to have a good time at the party, ?
A hadn’t he B had he C did he D didn’t he
22 There has not been a great response to the sale, ?
A does there B hasn’t there C has there D hasn’t it
23 She had done more work in one day than her husband in three days
A do B could do C may do D done
24 You are going to come to the party, ?
A aren’t you B do you C will you D won’t you
25 Despite the bad weather, he get to the airport in time
A could B couldn’t C was able to D almost
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26 You’re Cynthia, you?
27 We didn’t eat here last week, we?
A didn’t B did C haven’t D do
28 You have ever heard about Yuri Gagarin, ?
A do you B haven’t you C don’t you D didn’t you
29 Jenny leave the hospital only fours days after the operation
A was able to B could C can D will be able to
30 At last, they get through the mountain in such a heavy rain
A can B could C are able to D were able to
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
ntil recently, you may only read in (31) fiction that an ordinary person could (32) a trip into space We have heard ideas about holidays to the Moon, but these were just a story, and everyday flights into space seemed just a distant (33) Aspirations of space tourism are
remembered in science fiction works such as Arthur C Clarke’s A Fall of Moondust and Islands of the Sky.
But now, this fiction could become achievable as major steps are being taken to make the dream (34) traveling into space (35) a practical reality On 28 April 2001, Dennis Tito, (36) millionaire, became the world’s first space (37) Tito was (38) into space onboard a Russian Soyuz capsule
He showed that anyone could make a space journey Five years on, scientists are attempting to shape the future in order to give everyone a (39) to fulfill their dreams of traveling into space, whether (40) not they are millionaires
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31 A science B scientist C scientic D scientific
31 A do B take C invent D establish
33 A views B weightlessness C actions D possibility
34 A in b for C of D on
35 A become B to become C became D becoming
37 A cosmonaut B astronaut C tourist D engineer
38 A flown B thrown C whirled D launched
40 A nor B or C neither D and
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correction.
41 Your grandfather could speak five languages, could he? {couldn’t he}
A B C D
42 She spoke in a very low voice, but I can understand what she said. {was able to}
A B C D
43 I used to to stand on my head but I can’t be able to do it now. {stand}
A B C D
44 The trip was cancelled lask week John couldn’t go away because he is ill. {was ill}
A B C D
45 She hardly dances beautifully or sings well, doesn’t she? {does she}
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