7. The launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour ___________ was broadcast live this morning

A. Was    B. had been    C. has been   D. was being

8. Do you want to meet my colleague ___________ son Is training to be an astronaut?

A. That     B. whom   C. Whose   D. x

9. The mission _______ they are talking about plans to send humans to Mar by 2030

A.  Who     B. when    C. where     D. x

10. The Astronauts Memorial Foundation honors all American astronauts ______ have lost their lives while on missions or in training

A. which    B. who    C. whom     D.  x

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.

The Shuttle Era Comes to an End

The set of Space Shuttle missions run by NASA captivated the world and proved that reusable spacecraft could be used to bring astronauts and cargo into space. The Space Shuttle programme had a total of six separate orbiters, five of which actually went into space. The first-made orbiter was only used to gather data about how the shuttles would glide back to the earth. This shuttle would be brought up into the air by a specially modified Boeing 747 and released to glide down without any power of its own.

The Space Shuttle Era ran from the first launch on April 12, 1981, and ended when the final shuttle landed on July 21, 2011. During this time, there were 135 missions flown. Of the five shuttles that did go into space, two met with disasters that killed all the crew members aboard.The first disaster happened on January 28, 1986 when Space Shuttle Challenger ran into severe problems and exploded less than two minutes after take-off. It was a major blow to NASA as a school teacher was on board the orbiter, and the launch was being watched by children from schools across the United States. The second disaster came on February 1, 2003. After having completed its mission, Space Shuttle Columbia was returning to the earth from space. During damage done to a wing during its launch, the orbiter disintegrated as it hit the earth’s atmosphere during re-entry.

Because the Space Shuttle programme was running, it largely made possible the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). The shuttles brought astronauts to the station, replenished supplies, and carried actual pieces to the Space Station up from the earth.As the Space Shuttle Era came to an end, many space lovers have been left wondering, “What’s next?” There is still plenty to explore, so we will all just have to wait and see.

What was captivated in the passage?

A. The world

B. An astronaut

C.A mission

D.A space shuttle

Change the form of the verbs provided to complete the sentences.

05. This morning’s ……………………of the space shuttle has been delayed. (LAUNCH)

06. There were over one hundred ……………………at the forum. (PARTICIPATE)

07. To become a skilled repairman, you need some special vocational ……………………. (TRAIN)

08. In the future, teachers will be ……………………rather than knowledge providers. (FACILITATE)

09. We will be responsible for our studies, so our teacher won’t have to check ……………………. (ATTEND)

10. With rapid scientific ……………………, people will soon be able to inhabit other planets. (DEVELOP)

11. In our vocational training course, students will be the ……………………of their own work. (EVALUATE)

12. He had been an ……………………salesman before he decided to set up his own business. (EXPERIENCE)

Change the form of the verbs provided to complete the sentences.

05. This morning’s ……………………of the space shuttle has been delayed. (LAUNCH)

06. There were over one hundred ……………………at the forum. (PARTICIPATE)

07. To become a skilled repairman, you need some special vocational ……………………. (TRAIN)

08. In the future, teachers will be ……………………rather than knowledge providers. (FACILITATE)

09. We will be responsible for our studies, so our teacher won’t have to check ……………………. (ATTEND)

10. With rapid scientific ……………………, people will soon be able to inhabit other planets. (DEVELOP)

11. In our vocational training course, students will be the ……………………of their own work. (EVALUATE)

12. He had been an ……………………salesman before he decided to set up his own business. (EXPERIENCE)

1)The weather ........... fine so far this week

A. is B. has been C. was D. had been

2)He ................. in space for 10 days by tomorrow.

A. will travel B. will be traveling C. will have been traveling D. has traveled

3) when we got home, dinner............... so he had a drink first

A.was preparing B. was being prepared C. was prepared D. has been prepared

4) there are many ways................. to Rome.

A. is leading B. are leading C. leading D. led

PASSIVE VOICE

I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence.

1. "Are we about to have dinner?". "Yes, it _____ in the dinning room".

A. is serving B. serves C. is being served D. served

2. "The maintenance people didn't remove the chairs from the ballroom".

"Don't worry. They _____ them before the dance begins".

A. will have been moved B. will have moved C. were moved D. moved

3. Gold_____ in California in the nineteenth century.

A. was discovered B. has been discovered C. was discover D. they discovered

4. _____ that military spending is extremely high.

A. We are felt B. It feels C. It is felt D. We feel that it is

5. All planes_____ before departure.

A. will checked B. will has checked C. will be checked D. will been checked

6. I wanted_____ by the head of the company, but it was impossible.

A. to see B. to be seen C. seeing D. being to see

7. The whole building _____ after the earthquake.

A. the fire is said to completely destroyed. B. is said to have been completely destroyed.

C. was said to have completely destroyed. C. said to have completely destroyed.

8. This house _____ before 1970 by my grandfather.

A. built B. was built C. had built D. had been built

9. The robbers _____by the police.

A. Have arrested B. Have been arrested C. Was arrested D. Had arrested

10. Robert always hates _____by other children.

A. teasing B. being teased C. to be teased D. to tease

11. The student _____ for lying by the teacher this morning.

A. Has been punished B. Punished C. Is punished D. Was punished

12. The inmates of the juvenile home_____well by their caretakers.

A. Were not being treated B. Were not treating C. Have not being treated D. Was not being treated

13. Her homework _____ before her mother asked her to do so.

A. hasdone B. has been done C. had been done D. had done

14. The injured _____ to the hospital in an ambulance.

A. Were taking B. Was taking C. Have taken D. Were taken

15. We can’t go along here because the road _____.

A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. repaires

16. Our rooms _____ by Sam now.

A. was repaired B. are being repaired C. were being repaired D. Have been repaired

17. Why don’t you have the roof _____ your brother?

A repaired B. repair C. repairs D. to repair

18. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should _____.

A. be have called B. been called C. be called D. have been called

19. My baby _____ a bath when you called.

A. was taking B. was being taken C. had taken D. Had been taken

20. Many US automobiles _____ in Detroit, Michigan.

A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing

5.    Henry________ for 10 years when he finally gave it up.

    a. has smoked    b. has been smoking

    c. had smoked    d. had been smoking'

6.    Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was  shinning but the ground was very wet. It________

    a. rained    b. has been raining    c. had rained     d. had been raining

7.    We ________ our examination next month.

    a. have    b. shall have    c. will have had    d. will be having