neil armstrong, who was the first person to walk on the moon, was a american astronaut.
mai lost a wallet which a boy was going to school and found
Neil Armstrong is an American astronaut. He is known as the first person to walk on the moon. He was born …..(21) …. August 5th, 1930 in Ohio. From 1949 to 1952, he…(22)… as a pilot in the United States Navy. He ….(23) …. his B.S from Purdue university in 1955 and joined the NASA astronaut programs . On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong ……(24)…. the first man to step on the moon’s surface. He was appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the shuttle Challenger disaster. Armstrong ….(25) … also well-known for what he said when he stepped on the moon’s surface: “ That’s one small step for man, one …….(26)…. leap for mankind.”
21.A. on
B. in C. of D. at
22.
A. did
B. worked
C. had
D. lived
23.A. receive B. to receive C. received D. receiving
24. A. become
B. becoming C. to become
D. became
25. A. is
B. are
C. was D. were
26. A. new
B. giant C. great
D. small
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks. Choose either WHICH, WHO, WHOM, WHERE, WHEN
1. Neil Armstrong is the Astronaut _________ was the first to walk on the moon.
2. A surgeon is a doctor ________ performs operations.
3. California is a state in America __________ governor is the famous actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
4. The Volga is a river ________ is the longest river in Europe.
5. J.K. Rowling is an author _________ “Harry Potter” series of books are very popular.
6. A dictionary is a book _________ gives us the meaning of words.
7. Is there a restaurant around here _________ I can try Fugu?
8. Shakespeare was an English author _________ wrote “Romeo and Juliet”.
9. A hospital is a place _________ sick people go to become healthy again.
10. New Zealand is a country __________ has more sheep than people.
11. Graduation is an event __________ you celebrate graduating school or university.
12. Carnivores are animals _________ only eat meat.
13. A dentist is a person _________ checks and helps take care your teeth.
14. Ringo Starr is the drummer in the Beatles _________ name was Richard Starkey when he was born.
15. Stefani Germanotta is a singer __________ stage name is “Lady Gaga”.
16. August is the month __________ many Japanese return to their hometown for Obon.
17. To celebrate John’s Birthday they went to a restaurant __________ served his favourite food.
18. My car, ________ is very expensive, is a Mercedes Benz.
19. Brazil is the country _________ hosts the next Soccer World Cup in 2014.
20. I like movies _________ have happy endings
Last Monday William Murphy (1) ______ a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal. He picked up the wallet and (2) ______ a ticket inside. He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately realized that (3) _____ was the winning ticket in a big competition. The price (4) _____ eight million dollas! Murphy (5) _____ the huge prize, however, he (6) _____ the ticket back to (7) _____ owner, Laviqeur. Yesterday Leviqeur got the prize and at once (8) _____ Murphy a million dollas as a reward. “I have never won a competition before”, he told the reporter. “Now I (9) ____ rich and I want (10) ______ honesty.
1. A. see B. sees C. saw D. is seeing
2. A. find B. found C. finds D. founded
3. A. it B. he C. she D. one
4. A. is B.are C. were D.was
5. A. didn’t collect B. not collect C. no collect D. wasn’t collect
6. A. take B. takes C. taking D. took
7. A. his B. their C. its D. it’s
8. A. give B. gave C. giving D. gives
9. A. becomes B. become C. is becoming D. became
10. A. reward B. to reward C. rewarding D. for rewarding.
3. I really enjoyed the concert. The music was too loud. (although)
4. He got a cream pie smashed in his face. Everyone laughed. (when)
5. Paul was walking to the bus stop. He found somebody’s wallet on the ground. (while)
6. Jackie will take out the trash. She is done with her chores. (after)
7. You study for the test. You will do much better. (if)
8. Rex practiced his guitar. He could play the song perfectly. (until)
9. We could get back to shore. It started to rain hard. (before)
10. I saw him. He was always carrying a plastic shopping bag. (whenever)
33.I'm asking you this question for the third time.
->This is_____________________________
34.The boy found the wallet with no name on it.
->The wallet_________________________
35.The sea was rough, which made the children unable to go swimming.
->Because of________________________
36.Immediatelyafter his arrival all things went wrong
->Hardly_____________________________
86. The boy was so tired that he can’t keep on walking. A BOY
→ He was too ___________________________________________.
87. It took us five hours to get to Hai Phong. SPENT
→ We _________________________________________________ .
88. Do you understand what he means? AWARE
→ Are _________________________________________________ .
89. You ought to fasten your seatbelt before driving away. WITHOUT
→ You shouldn’t ___________________________your seatbelt.
90. She thought it was too difficult for her to come to the class on time. FOUND
→ She ___________________________________ the class on time.
III. Complete the text with a word from the box in the correct form.
admit – ask – deny – explain – suggest – tell
At first, she had (1)___________ deleting Robert's essay. When he found out that it was gone, he was furious and demanded to know who had deleted it. Sarah knew that she must have closed the essay without saving it. Robert (2)___________ who had used the computer and she (3)___________ that she'd bought a new computer game and had used the computer for half an hour the previous night. She couldn't believe what she had done. After a big argument, she knew that she had to (4)___________ him the truth and she (5)___________ that she'd closed the file without thinking. Sarah did everything she could to calm Robert down and she even (6)___________ writing the whole essay again for him, but nothing worked.Three days later, he still wasn't speaking to her, and she couldn't even look at her new game.
Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.
(Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.)
a) Albert Maltz was a progressive American writer. He (be) .............. born in 1980. He (write) .............. his first play "Peace on Earth" in 1943. It was against wars, so the American police (arrest) .............. him and (put) .............. him in prison in 1950.
b) Ha (come) .............. back a moment ago and (turn) .............. the TV on very loudly. My son (sleep) .............. then, so i (tell) .............. her to turn it off.
c) Last Friday was a holiday. I didn't have to go to school. I (sleep) .............. a little later than usual. Around ten, may friend Harry (come) .............. over to my apartment. We (pack) .............. a picnic basket and then (take) .............. the bus to Forest Park. We (spend) .............. most of the day there.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below
There is a lot of controversy surrounding the invention __________ (6) the telephone. There have been court cases, books, and articles generated about the subject. Of course, Alexander Graham Bell is the father of the telephone. After all it was his design that was first __________ (7), however, he was not the first inventor to come up __________ (8) the idea of a telephone.
Antonio Meucci, an Italian immigrant, began developing the design of a talking telegraph or telephone __________ (9) 1849. In 1871, he filed a caveat (an announcement of an invention) for his design of a talking telegraph. Due to hardships, Meucci could not renew his caveat. His role in the invention of the telephone was overlooked until the United States House of Representatives __________ (10) a Resolution on June 11, 2002, honoring Meucci's contributions and work. You can read the resolution (107th Congress, H Res 269) on Congress.gov.
To make matters even more interesting some researchers suggest that Elisha Gray, a professor at Oberlin College, applied for a caveat of the telephone on __________ (11) same day Bell applied for his patent of the telephone- these gentlemen didn’t actually visit the Patent Office, their lawyers did __________ (12) their behalf. In Historical First Patents: The First United States Patent for Many Everyday Things (Scarecrow Press, 1994), Travis Brown, reports that Bell’s lawyer got to the patent office first. The date was February 14, 1876. He was the fifth entry of that day, __________ (13) Gray’s lawyer was 39th. Therefore, the U.S. Patent Office ___________ (14) Bell with the first patent for a telephone, US Patent Number 174,465 rather than honor Gray's caveat. _________, (15) some authors dispute this story and suggest that there was malfeasance by certain individuals at Patent Office, and possibly Bell himself.
Question 14:
A. provided
B. supported
C. objected
D. awarded
