In 2013, the United Kingdom announced plans to spend more than $90 million developing the Skylon, a super-fast plane that could travel at five times the speed of sound and break out of the Earth's orbit to travel in outer space. It would be able to take off from any runway in the world, and could bring 300 passengers from London to Sydney in four hours. Or it could be used to drop off a load of up to 15,000 kilograms in outer space - at the International Space Station, for example.

Development has only just begun, and there are some big problems to overcome. John Hansman, the head of MIT's International Center for Air Transportation, says, "It looks great from a science fiction standpoint, but it’s really, really tough to do." Additionally, the $90-million figure is just the beginning - final costs could amount to more than a billion dollars.   -

However, many scientists and science journalists are optimistic about the project. And if everything goes according to plan, a prototype (the first design of the Skylon) will be ready by 2017, with the real deal following just a couple of years later. After that? "Access to space, access to anywhere in the world within four hours is on the cards,” says Alan Bond, the founder of Reaction Engines, the company behind the Skylon's propulsion system.

a. 2013:               the year when the K announced plans to develop the Skylon

b. 2017                               ______________________________________________________________

c. 90,000,000:                  _______________________________________________________________

d. 300:                              _______________________________________________________________               

e. 1,000,000,000             _______________________________________________________________

f. 15 tons:              _______________________________________________________________

g. 4 hours:                        _______________________________________________________________

Read the passage again and complete the following sentences.

1. A ______________________is the plane that can travel extremely fast.

2. The Skylon could take off _________________________.

3. John Hansman is  ______________________________.

4. Many scientists feel _________________________ the project.

5. The Skylon could travel at ______________________________.

6. Alan Bond founded ___________________________________.

7. The plans to develop the Skylon was announced by ___________________in ____________.

8. There are _________________ problems ___________________.

In 2013, the United Kingdom announced plans to spend more than $90 million developing the Skylon, a super-fast plane that could travel at five times the speed of sound and break out of the Earth's orbit to travel in outer space. It would be able to take off from any runway in the world, and could bring 300 passengers from London to Sydney in four hours. Or it could be used to drop off a load of up to 15,000 kilograms in outer space - at the International Space Station, for example.

Development has only just begun, and there are some big problems to overcome. John Hansman, the head of MIT's International Center for Air Transportation, says, "It looks great from a science fiction standpoint, but it’s really, really tough to do." Additionally, the $90-million figure is just the beginning - final costs could amount to more than a billion dollars.   -

However, many scientists and science journalists are optimistic about the project. And if everything goes according to plan, a prototype (the first design of the Skylon) will be ready by 2017, with the real deal following just a couple of years later. After that? "Access to space, access to anywhere in the world within four hours is on the cards,” says Alan Bond, the founder of Reaction Engines, the company behind the Skylon's propulsion system.

a. 2013:               the year when the K announced plans to develop the Skylon

b. 2017                               ______________________________________________________________

c. 90,000,000:                  _______________________________________________________________

d. 300:                              _______________________________________________________________               

e. 1,000,000,000             _______________________________________________________________

f. 15 tons:              _______________________________________________________________

g. 4 hours:                        _______________________________________________________________

Read the passage again and complete the following sentences.

1. A ______________________is the plane that can travel extremely fast.

2. The Skylon could take off _________________________.

3. John Hansman is  ______________________________.

4. Many scientists feel _________________________ the project.

5. The Skylon could travel at ______________________________.

6. Alan Bond founded ___________________________________.

7. The plans to develop the Skylon was announced by ___________________in ____________.

8. There are _________________ problems ___________________.

III. Read the passage and explain the meanings of the following numbers.

In 2013, the United Kingdom announced plans to spend more than $90 million developing the Skylon, a super-fast plane that could travel at five times the speed of sound and break out of the Earth's orbit to travel in outer space. It would be able to take off from any runway in the world, and could bring 300 passengers from London to Sydney in four hours. Or it could be used to drop off a load of up to 15,000 kilograms in outer space - at the International Space Station, for example.

Development has only just begun, and there are some big problems to overcome. John Hansman, the head of MIT's International Center for Air Transportation, says, "It looks great from a science fiction standpoint, but it’s really, really tough to do." Additionally, the $90-million figure is just the beginning - final costs could amount to more than a billion dollars.   -

However, many scientists and science journalists are optimistic about the project. And if everything goes according to plan, a prototype (the first design of the Skylon) will be ready by 2017, with the real deal following just a couple of years later. After that? "Access to space, access to anywhere in the world within four hours is on the cards,” says Alan Bond, the founder of Reaction Engines, the company behind the Skylon's propulsion system.

a. 2013:               the year when the K announced plans to develop the Skylon

b. 2017                               ______________________________________________________________

c. 90,000,000:                  _______________________________________________________________

d. 300:                              _______________________________________________________________               

e. 1,000,000,000             _______________________________________________________________

f. 15 tons:              _______________________________________________________________

g. 4 hours:                        _______________________________________________________________

Read the passage again and complete the following sentences.

1. A ______________________is the plane that can travel extremely fast.

2. The Skylon could take off _________________________.

3. John Hansman is  ______________________________.

4. Many scientists feel _________________________ the project.

5. The Skylon could travel at ______________________________.

6. Alan Bond founded ___________________________________.

7. The plans to develop the Skylon was announced by ___________________in ____________.

8. There are _________________ problems ___________________.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. 
1. We (use) __ ____________________more solar energy in the future.
2. We (run) ___ ________________out of fossil fuels in the near future.
3. Pilotless plane (use) ________ _________________in Vietnam in 2030.
4. There (be)_________________________ less pollution if solar energy is used popularly in our country.
5. We (use) ___________________supersonic plane to travel around the world.
6. Solar energy (power) ________________________ everything in the future.

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences. 

1. What kind of alternative _______________of energy will we use in the future?

A. powers B. sources C. system

2. I think everyone ______________ a flying car in the future

A. going to have B. will have C. has

3. He thinks cars will be cheaper and there ______________ no exhaust fumes.

A. won’t be B. will be C. is

4. In the future cars will be more ______________ friendly.

A. environment B. environmental C. environmentally 

5. Wind power is an alternative _______________of energy. .

A. source B. way C. means

6. Cars won't ________________on petrol in the future.

A. help B. run C. drive .

7. I think in 2100, robots will ________________all the housework. 

A. make B. do C. work 

8. Because Paul already submitted his assignment, he offered to help Alice finish ______________.

A. hers B. her C. she

9. Susan: ‘Did you have a good trip, Lan?’ Lan: ‘ _____________’

A. Yes, thank you. It was very pleasant. B. My vacation is in August.

C. We are good friends.

10. Tom: ‘I think flying cars will-cause fewer accidents.’ Paul: ‘ _____________’

A. Don’t worry. There will be solutions. B. Do you really?

C. I don’t really like it.

IX. Choose the sentence which is closet in meaning to the sentence above. 

1. These yellow roses are mine.

A. These are my yellow roses. B. These roses are my yellow.

C. These yellow are my roses. D. These are yellow my roses.

2. That is your English-Vietnamese dictionary.

A. That English-Vietnamese dictionary is your.

B. That is English-Vietnamese dictionary yours.

C. That English-Vietnamese dictionary is yours.

D. That is yours English-Vietnamese dictionary.

3. Those are our warm clothes.

A. Those are warm clothes ours. B. Those warm clothes are our.

C. Those are ours warm clothes. D. Those warm clothes are ours.

4. My lamp is red.

A. The red lamp is mine. B. The red lamp is my.

C. The lamp is red mine. D. The lamp is my red.

5. My Japanese bicycle is white.

A. The Japanese bicycle white is mine. B. The white Japanese bicycle is mine 

C. The white bicycle Japanese is mine. D. The white Japanese is bicycle mine