1.On november 3,1957,the Russian dog Laika (became).....the first animal in orbit after fruit flies(be sent)......to outer space by the United States.
2.In 1983, Sally Ride (became).......the first Americian woman in space after Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (be sent)....in space twenty years earlier.
3.France(launch)......its first satellite before Japan(put)......its test satellite into orbit.
Bài 1 :Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple tense os past perfect tense
1. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (collect).................... some moon dust samples before they (return)............. to Earth.
2. By the time Yang Liwei (become)................. the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program in 2003, NASA already (send).................... over 100 people.
3. After the spaceship Soyuz 37 (be)............. in orbit around the earth, Pham Tuan and Viktor Gorbatko (conduct)...................some experiments.
4. When we (arrive)..................... in Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle already (launch)................. into space.
5. Dennis Tito already (complete)............... 900 hours of training by the time he (fly)...............into space in 2001.
V.Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Use each word once only.
orbit operate comet float microgravity
launch mission astronomy astronaut spacesuit
1. The mission not only taught NASA about Venus , but also how to ____ a spacecraft far from Eaeth.
2. The tail of a ___ can extend over 84 milion miles , nearly the distance between the earth and the sun.
3. The ___ of Apollo 11 was to land two men on the lunar surface and return them safely to Earth.
4. Sally Ride became the first American waman ___ to fly in space in 1983 when she was 32 year old.
5. People ___ in space because there is no gravity to pull them towards anything
6. In ___ , astronauts can move things that weigh hundreds of pounds with just the tips of their fingers .
7. The ___ of Apollo 13 was delayed from March 12th to April 11th , 1970 to give the new prime crew more time to train.
8. Was Viet Nam's first telecom satellite Vinasat - 1 put into ___ on April 18th , 2008.
9. This ___ was worn by astronaut Neil Armstrong , the first human to set foot on the Moon .
10. Quang ia interested in ___ . He can spend hours studying the sun , moon , stars and planest.
Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provided.
1. The astronaut visited our school yesterday morning has flown into space four times.
2. Pham Tuan had been awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union after returning from space.
3.The site which the space shuttle is going to be launched next week attracts a lot of visitor.
4. When Alan Shepard travelled into space in May 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person on April 12th , 1961.
5. The rocks my father always carries them in his bag came from outer space
Combine two sentences into a new one, using the words in brackets. Do not change the given words in any way. Write the new sentences on your answer sheet.
Question 37. Dennis Tito was an American millionaire. He became the first space tourist after 900 hours of training. (who)
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Question 38. He is performing well at school. He does not know what he will choose as his future career. (Despite)
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Question 39.After he had graduated from university, he went abroad to work. (Having)
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Question 40. The quality of life of people in the countryside has also been improved significantly. (significant)
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1. The student (who / whom / x) was selected to join the space program is my brother’s friend
2. They showed me the place (when / which /x) the spaceship landed last week.
3. David introduced me to the woman (whom / whose / x) husband is working for NASA.
4. The astronomer (which / whose / x) you want to meet is going to present a paper at the conference next Friday.
5. The twenty-ninth of May is the day (that/which /x) our astronauts will be returning home.
6. The man with (who / whom/x) Mr. Khoa is talking has flown into space three times.
7. The satellite (where / that / x) was launched into space yesterday belongs to Viet Nam.
8. The space age began in 1957 (when / which/x) the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first man-made satellite.
9. An astronaut is a person (whom / that /x) travels in a spacecraft into outer space.
10. The book (who / where /x) I’m reading is about the history of space exploration.
1Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
My friend, Peter, plays the guitar. He has just released a CD.
A:
My friend, Peter, who has just released a CD, plays the guitar.
B:My friend, Peter, who has just released a CD playing the guitar.
C:My friend, Peter, who plays the guitar, has just released a CD.
D:My friend, Peter, who playing the guitar has just released a CD.
2Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
She had learned English for five years and then she went to London.
A:She had learned English for five years before she went to London.
B:She learned English for five years before she went to London.
C:She had learned English for five years after she went to London.
D:Before she had went to London, she learned English for five years.
3Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
We’re not staying in the same hotel, so we can’t share a room.
A:If we were staying in the same hotel, we could share a room.
B:If we are staying in the same hotel, we can share a room.
C:Unless we were staying in the same hotel, we could share a room.
D:If we stay in the same hotel, we could share a room.
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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
The place has a microgravity environment. Astronauts live and conduct research here.
A:The place which astronauts live and conduct research has a microgravity environment.
B:The place has a microgravity environment where astronauts live and conduct research.
C:The place where astronauts live and conduct research has a microgravity environment here.
D:The place where astronauts live and conduct research has a microgravity environment.
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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
The basketball court is far from my house. It is always full of players
A:The basketball court is far from my house which it is always full of players.
B:The basketball court is far from my house which is always full of players.
C:The basketball court which it is always full of players is far from my house.
D:The basketball court which is always full of players is far from my house.
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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
When the USA put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.
A:
After the USA put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.
B:The USA put the first human on the moon before Russia had already sent the first human into space.
C:Before the USA put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.
D:Before the USA had put the first human on the moon, Russia had already sent the first human into space.
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Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
This is the first time I have seen a spacecraft.
A:I have seen a spacecraft before.
B:I have never seen a spacecraft before.
C:I have ever seen a spacecraft before.
D:I never see a spacecraft before.
Change the form of the verbs in brackets to either the past perfect or past simpple to complete the passage. (Active or passive voice) :
Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space, (1. be) _____ born on May 30th 1963 in Sheffield, England. Before becoming an astronaut, Helen (2. work) _____ as a technical research engineer for the Mars chocolate company. She (3. Send) _____ to the Mir space station in May 1991 for eight days to conduct scientific experiments after she (7. complete ) _____ her 18 months of astronaut training in Moscow, Russia.
VI. Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statement are true (T) or false (F).
Mars, commonly referred to as "the red planet," is the fourth planet from the sun. Its reddish color comes from the high amounts of iron oxide on its surfaco. Mars has surface features similar to those found on the moon and on Earth. It has ranges, volcanic fields, valleys, ice caps, canyons and deserts. Mars is much smaller thàn the Earth. It has approximately half the radius of Earth. Mars orbits the Sun a little further than Earth. Mars takes 686 days to orbit Sun. In other words, the orbital period of Mars is almost twice as long as Earth's orbital period. Many spacecrafts have attempted to visit Mars, the most notable of which was NASA's Mariner 4, the first to.visit in a fly-by in 1965. In 1976, Viking 1 and 2 became the first spacecrafts to conduct successful and sustained landings on Mars. They provided the first color photographs of the "red planet."
32. The red color of the Mars comes from the sand on its surface.
33. The Earth is four times larger than Mars.
34. It takes Mars much longer to orbit the Sun than it does Earth.
35. Viking 1 and 2 were the first spacecrafts to visit Mars.
36. The first color photographs of Mars were provided by Viking landers.
1.In 1709, Cristofori worked out .............this could be done successfully, and the piano ............ was born.
2.The piano quickly became extremely popular, and improvements continued to be ................... to it.
3.Tea leaves are then sent to a rolling machine,................ breaks the leaf cells and releases oils which give the tea its flavour. Then, the leaves are left to absorb oxygen and they turn ............. bright copper colour before being heated in an oven and turning black.
4.In the Greek method, the mature fruit are put in brine for .............. to six months, ............being left in the open air to give ................. back their dark colour.
