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)

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.The rain_______ . I _______ to the market yet because of the rain.

A. has just been stopping/ have not been going

B. has just stopped/ have not been going

C. just stopped/don’t go

D. has just stopped/ have not gone