A B

28. His shorthand makes no sense to me. C. I'm not sure. I think it's better
It's too complicated. to learn some Thai words.
29.Thai people don't speak much English. D. Why don't you send her a
Will we have any trouble during our stay? message on Facebook? Her
account is Amy Myers.
30. My brother h4s flown to America. I'm E. Well, how about using non-
afraid we will lose contact. verbal language?
V. Writing:
You received the text message below from your friend.
Hi. Do you want to see the movie Tam Cam tomorrov,with Lan ancl me? I
heard that
the scene is breathtqking and the actors are beatilifut. The movie starts
at 7pM,
so why don'r wemeet at 6PM to have some snacks.first? Repty
to me soon. Love J
write a text message to tell your friend whether you can join her.

SCIETICE R]ID IEOITOTOGY

TEST T

I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:

l. A. unlucky B. unacceptable C. impossible D.unneccessary
2. A. unaffected B. improbable c. unlimited
D. unnatural
3. A. unfriendly B. unsure C. unrealistic D. unchanged
4. A. undeveloped B. unirnportant c. unaware
D. imbaranced
5. A. useless B. unable C. imperfect D. unhealthy
II. Choose the correct answer for each sentence:
6. Watch out! You
A. will have fallen B. will fall C. will be falling D. are going to fall
7. Tom told me that he Steve Jobs in real life.
A. had met B. met C. has met D. meets
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A. am going to lie B. are lying
C. will be iying D. will lie
9.i-youeVerythingIknow,andyouhavetodotheSame.
A. would tell B. told C. will tell D. wili be telling
10. By 2100 all families (own) their or.vn robots at home.
A. u,ill be owing B. are going to own C. will own D. will have owned
I i. Mai says she to become a computer programmer.
A. rvants B. wanted C. had r,vanted D. will want
i 2. Steve said that he had worked as a game designer five years
A. ago B. then C. before D. later
13. The teacher advised her students jobs carefully because they
irnportant for
A. chose/ w'erei you B. to choose/ would be/ them
C. choose/ will be/ you D. will choose/ rvill be/ them
14. When you arrive, I my homework.
A. will be doing --
B. will do C. am doing D. was doing
15. She told me that I to be quite if I to be told off.
A. have/ won't want B. have/ don't want
C. hadl wouldn't want D. had/ didn't want

III.Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence:

16. Students can meet a career and discuss what they should do.
A. inventor B. adviser C. programmer D. developer
i 7. I've been workiirg in the of medical science for nearly 10 years.
A. r,r,'ork B. job C. career D. field
18. Edison took out a/ an on the light buib.
A. patent B. paper C. invention D. technology
19. Over decades. vaccines have saved a./ an number of lives.
A. little B. big C. enormous D. many
20. The city has undergone rapid _.
A. education B. technology C. key D. development
21. i
love my family so much. They have always been extremely me.
A. mature B. realistic C. supportive D. known
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the
A. measurement B. beneflts c. replacement D. inventions
'foday,
23. technology is the to connecting people.
A. key B. book .C. field D" lo.ck
24.'lhe design combines the most recent technological
A. explorations B. qualities C. yields----.f). advances
25. 'fhis farming inethod produces higher
A. production B. yield C. engine D. science

IV. Find a mistake in each sentence:

26. N4ai said (A) that she (B) has (C) always dreamt (D) of becomine an English
teacher.
27. Look (A) at (B) those grey clouds! It (C) will rain (D) soon.
28. It (A) is expected that all schoois (B) have been equipped (C) with laboratories
(D) by 20s0.
29. Nam (A) told me that he (B) wouid be attending (C) q science course at 9 A.M
(D) tomorrow.
30. My teacher said (A) the first escalaror (B) was produced (C) in the (D) 1g90s.

TEST 2
I.' Choose fhe word which has the underlined part pronounced differently
frorn the rest:
L A. bene{t B. lmprove C. discover D. preclse
2. A. inachine B. tech,ique c. archeology D. chemistry
3. A. translq,n B. enormous c. discover D. supporl
4. A. ljmit B. patient C. jnvent D. technjcal
5. A. polite B. wlse C. sclence D. medicine
lI. Use the words from the box in the correct form to complete the sentences
(There are more words than trlanks):
precise(/y) tronsform(ed) quulity
oversleep (overslept) publish(ed) cure(cl)
6. The place \4,as from a quiet village into a busy port.
--_-
7. Mary explained to the teacher that she had and missed the bus.
8. Development in technology would improve the of life.
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 9. I)octors fbr-rncl it hard to explain the czruse o1'her illness.
10. It is betler tcr prevent rather than diseascs.

II t. I'ut the verbs in brackets in the correct form:

11. You (r"urt get) _____ \'olr want unless 1'ou u'ork hardcr.
r,r'hat

12. l'he teache'r said this u'ater (be) too contanrir-ratecl to be used.
ta
l -1. Devckrpn-rent in nrc-dicerl science (hclp) pcoplc live lor-rger in thc firtr,rrc.
I .1. If'we had tlling chrs no'uv. ue (solvel thc prohlenr ol' tratlic .i anrs.
I -s. Anna said she (be )__ going to lcar,c u'hcn J-om came.
16. IV{r lanrilr' (attend) a t'lower festival this tirre next \\'eck
17.
'l'he rnother told her son (not behale so inrpolitely'.
)

18. Pl"rong said that he (help) his parcnts to clean the irousc at -1 A.M
the previor"rs day'.
It). Ill
time 1,ou recei'n'e the letter. I (leave)
tl.re fbr Paris.
10. Ilv this time next sunmrr-r. \ou (conrpletc) 1'our final exam.

IIl. Rearrange the lvords to form a complete sentence:

2 1. wlienl sun/ u,ake/ tornorrorv/ u ill/ shiningi morning/ hopetirllf i up/ the/ hc".
"r'e/
--)
22. students/ told/ to/ hcr/ leave/ she/ Amr'/ then/ had/ that.

23': his/ exam/ thc/ bcstr'promised/ c.la1'/ to/ lbllovi'ing/ Johni clo/ in/ thc.

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2-1. we/ beach/ Hau'aiii of i this/ be/ tonrorrou'r'lf ingi thc/ onr'timc/ will/.

25. peoplei bring/ r,iilli benctltsi technolog.'"/ to/ many'/ certainll'/

--)

IV. Read the passage and clecide n'hether the follorving statements are true
(T) or falsc (F):
[.ouis Pasteur \\as a frrench chernist and niicrohiologist lanrous i'or his
cliscoveries cll' the principles o1' r'accination. microbial ternrcrrtation ancl
pastcurization. He is renrc-rnbered tor his remarkable hreakthroughs in the callscs
tuncl prevcntions o1'cliseases. and his cliscovcries havc saved countless lives ever
since. He rcducecl rnortality tionr puerperal f'ever. and creatcd the llrst vaccincs
lirr rabics and anthrax. IIis nredical discoverics prol'ided direct supp()rt lrtr the
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 germ theoly of disease and its application in clinical medicine. He is best known
to the general public tbr his invention of the technique of treating milk an<i wine
to stop bacterial contamination, a process now called pasteurization. He is regarded
as one of the three rnain tbunders of bacteriology, together with Ferdinand Cohn
and Rotrert Koch, and is popularly known as the "father of microbiology".
Pasteur also made significant discoveries in chemistry, most notably on the
molecular basis firr the asyntmetry of certain crystals and racemization. Early in
his career, his investigation of tartaric acid resulted in the first resolution of what
we now call optical isomers. His work led the way to our current understanding of
a fundamental principal in the structure of organic compounds.
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26. Pasteur's discoveries haven't saved anv lives (r) (F)

27. Pasteur created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax. (r) (F)
28. He is most famous fbr what is now called pasteurization. (r) (F)
29. Pasteur is regarded as the only father of bacteriology. (r) (F)
30. Our current knowledge of organic compounds led the way (r) (F)
to Pasteur's works.

TEST X
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
L A. admire B. insect C. fiction D. progress
2. A. biologist B. chemist C. scientist D. physicist
3" A. unsurprising B. undecided c. undeveloped D. uninteresting
4. A. improbable B. programmer C. unlimited D. designer
5. A. unusual B. unwise C. unicorn D. computer
II. use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences:
6. My mother is the best (cook) in my eyes. i love every single
dish she cooks.
7. John wants to become a great (mathematics) _.
8. .ltrst taking vitamin tablets will not twn N an (health) diet into
a good one.
9. I'd been *,aiting for twenty minutes and I was getting (patient)
10. A (zoology) is a scientist rvho studies zoology.

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 III. Find the mistakes in these sentences and correct them:
1 I will be attend an artificial intelligence course at 9 A.M tomorrow.
1.
-+
12. My mother said it is impolite to leave without saying goodbye.
_>

13. She needs to improve her interview technology to get the job.
_>

i4. My parents always say I had to become a doctor.

_>

15. She promised to hand in her assignment tomorrorv.

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III. Change these sentences into reported speech:
15. "I've been leaming English tbr 10 years."
-+ He said that
17. "'fhere are many grey clouds. It's going to rain."
-+ My friend said
18. "l have never seen this kind of robot before."

-) Lan said
19. "The lesson will start in 30 minutes."
-+ The teacher announced that
20. "You have to behave politely if you *.ant to stay here."
-+ She told me that

IV. Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F):

McRobots
After seeing a decline in earnings for the first time in nine years, McDonal's
plans (21 ) something no other fast food restaurant has ever done
(22) __; open a store run entirely by robots.
The store is set to open July 4th in Phoenix, Arizona once the state-of-the-art
robot remodel is complete. The restaurant would still (23) a small team
of hurnan employees to ensure all of the robots are working correctiy. Visitors to
the (24) will see these new robots working in harmony at a speed of
50 times faster (25) the average McDonald's employee, with no
chance of eror. If, the test launched for the store (26) a success, people
can expect to see robots working in all McDonald's restaurants.

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sturc's t.lc\\ l.nanager. Petcr (iibbons" told CNN that he (27)_
uorkecl r,r.ith thc robots at a product (28)___ tacilitf in San l--rarrcisco lor thc
Iast six nronths.
Paul Iltlrncr. a spokcstltan firr N'lcDonald's told reporters. that the company
(2e) uith the idea of a restaurant run entirell, br robots (30)
vears and belicved tl.:cir"'Mcltobots" i.r,ould be the ans\\,cr.
(l'ttll): ttcrt'.\crutnint'r.tttt fitttl. nrt'tk,nultls-l()-ol)L'n-rasluut'trnl-rttn-h.t-t.ohttl.s. )

I l. A. to do cloing []. C. ro be dorre D" to doing

ll. i\. rrcxt R. befbrc fi. alreac1,,- D. Iater
ll. A. cntplovccl I3. emploring C. cnrirlol, I). r-rnenrplorcd
l;1. ;\. lirod []. robots C. restaurant [). house
15. A. than []. rlore C. rnore than D. to
26. A. riill bc B. has bccn Cl. is D. uould be
17. A. has B. had C. u.as D. dicl
18. ,{. clgelopr B. t'leveloping c. developcd [). devekrprncnl
29. A. has plal'eci B. r,rould plar' ('. w'as nla1,'ing D.had been plalinu
i0. A. fbr []. in C. to D. since
V. Writing:
\lrritc a paragraph ot'about 70 riords on the fbllor,rirrg topic.
l)o yotr uKt'aa or tlisugraa with thc litlloving idau'?
The invention of robots brings man), benefits to people.
You ntav find the fblloriing ideas helpfirl.
. I.l .t t ttr (tNt'L'1,.'

- [Jsing robots ctrn hclp save tinre (doing housc'u'ork. workirrg in the restaurant. etc.)
- Rol'rots can take carre o1'the elclcrlr'.
- J{trhots clrn uork rnorc clll'ctirclr than Irtrruans
. l/ t'otr tli.:ugrcc,.
- [ ]sing robots cern nrake llan], peoplc becorle unertployed.
- [-jsinB robots can rtrake people becorne lazr,.
- [tobots cannot u,ork as properll' and ef]'ectii'eI1, as humans.

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I. Choose the word which is stressed dift'erently from the rest:

1. A. weightless B" beautiful C. useless D. forgett"ul
2. A. w'ondertul B. emotionless C. ambitionless D. regardless
3. A. surface B. underground C. Jupiter D. Saturn
4. A. terrorist B. alien C. galaxy D. enable
5. A. helpful B. meaningful C. resourceful D. useful

II. Choose the correct answer for each sentence:

6. Tom asked his science teacher whether in the Moon
A. we could live B. could we live C. can we live D. we can live
7. The teacher asked what planet to live in.
A. asked/ did we want B. asked/ do we want
C. askedl we wanted D. asked/ r.vill rve r,vant
8. He said he come after dinner.
A. can B. will c. did D. rnight
9. There be life in other planets. but I can't be sure.
A. should B. might C. will D. must
10. John asked I wanted to leave on the Moon.
A. what B. how C. whether l). who
1 1. tIe get there in time, but i can't be sure.
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12. My father savs we go out when we have finished our project.
A. mav B. need C. must D. might
1 3. High school students use mobile phones at school.
A. might B. have to C. may D. should
i4. John asked Mary an-v UFOs befbre?
A. if she l"rad seen B. had she seen
C. u,liether she seen D. what she saw
i5. Can vou tell rne
A. hcrv many planets orbiting the Sun
B. hou,many planets orbit the Sun
C. do how many planets orbit the Sun
D. how many planets do orbit the Sun

IlI.Choose the correct answer for each question:

16. This modern plane is capabie of 60 passengers.
A. tracing B. placing C. accommodating D. experiencing
17. It's exciting to discover of creatures from other planets.
A. spaces B. experiences C. weights D. traces
18. The are threatening to blow up the plane.
A. treks B. adventures C. buggies D. terrorists
19. Do you think that are physically similar to earth people?
A. messengers B" terrorists C. aliens D. adventurers
20. She believes there is life on other
A. spaces B. Mars C. UFOs D. planets
2l . Astronauts rvork in conditions.
A. weightless B. weights C. weighty D. weight
22.Tttts chemical is to many forms of life. It can cause deaths or diseases.
A. harmless B. poisonous C. useful D. special
23. Most people don't realize that they are polluted air.
A. tracing B. breathing C. standing D. weighting
24. Al An is a spacecraft that aliens travel in.
A. accommodation B. flying saucer C. planet D. galaxy
25. "fhe software us to get pictures from other planets.
A. enables B. controls C. returns D. capable

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26. Students (A) mieht only use (B) the laboratory (C) g!99 (D) 4 week.
27. She (A) asked me (B) !f(C) could aliens speak (D) human lanquaees.
28. lvlai (A) wanted to knor.v (B) what I thought (C) will happen to Earth (D) in
the fluture.
29" Aliens (A) should have (B) no (C) hair (D) like humans.
30, Students (A) aske4 (B) what the scientists (C) explored (D) other planets.

V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question:
An unidentified flying object, or UFO, is any apparent anomaly in the sky that
is not identifiable as a known object or phenomenon. Culturally, UFOs have
become (31) subjects in fiction. While UFOs are often later
(32) , sometimes identification (33) not be possible
due to the usually low quality of evidence reiated to LIFO sightings.
Stories of funtastical celestial apparitions have been told (34) years,
but the term "UFO" (35) officially created in 1953 by the {Jnited States
Air Force.
During the late 1940s and through the 1950s, LIFOs were often referred
(36) as "flying (37) " or "flying discs". The term IJFO
became more widespread during the 1950s, at (38) in technical
literature. but later in popular use. Various studies (39) concluded
that the phenomenon does not represent a (40) to national security
nor does it contain anything worthy of scientific pursuit.
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31. A. popular B. popular C. uncontrolled D. weightless

32. A. identified B. popular C. identity D. identification
33. A. may B. should C. must D. would
34. A. since B. to C. for D. in
35. A. were B. was C. had D. have
36. A. at B. in C. to D. for
37 . A. aliens B. sauces C. saucers D. dishes
38. A. iast B. firstly C. second D. first
39. A. have B. were C. was D. had
40. A. poison B. threat C. benefit D. trace

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I. Choose the w'ord which has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest:
1. A. adventure B. accommodate C. atmosphere D. allow
2. A. trgce B. spgce C. danger D. surfuce
3. A. Ngptune B. messenger C. trgk D. terrorist
4. A. Venus B. Jupitgr C. weightlgss D. align
5. A. gglaxy B. planet C. qlien D. animal

II. Use the words from the box in the correct form to complete the sentences
(There are more lvords than blanks):

outer spocesuit astronomers mankind

telescope powerful oppropriate nourislt(ed)
biosphere missiort oxygen tlrrilling
5. continue to discover new stars.
7. fom said he had seen a UFO on the way home. It sounds
8. A a special suit thal allows somebody to survive and move around
in space.
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9. None of the passengers or _ were iniured.
.. 10. Is now zl an _time to leave fbr another planet?
I 1.I looked at the mooll through a to see it niore clearly.
12. Most plants are -:
by water drawn up through their roots.
13. After dark the plants stop producing _.
14. They have carried a successful spacecraft to Venus.
15" The future of the earth is unpredictable, so we need to find life in
other planets soon.
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IIl. choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given: .

16. In past/ peoplel think/ we/ never able/ reach Moon.

A. In the past, people thought lve would never be able to reach the Moon.
B. In the past, people thought we will never be able to reach Moon.
C. In the past. people think we will never be able to reach Moon.
D. In the past, people think u,e wiil never be able to reach the Moon.

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 17. The child/ want to knou',i if' r.r,e/ able/ live on Venus/ next century.
A. The child wanted to knou if u'ould we be able to live on Venus next century.
, B. l'he child wanted to knou' if ri'ill we be able to live on Venus the next century.
, Cl. The child wanted to knovu'if ive vr'ould able to live on Venus next century.
D. The child rvantecl to know if rve would be able to live on Venus the next cenh-rn'.
18. I/ want/ knorv/ if7 aliensi emotionless.
A. I wanted to know if aliens are emotionless.
B. I want to know if aliens are enlotionless.
C. I u'ant to know if aliens were emotionless.
D. I wanted to know if aliens will be emotionless.
in/ Solar System.
19. The science teacher/ ask/ students/ how manyl planets/
A. The science teacher asked to stndents how many planets were there in
Solar S)'stem.
B. The science teacher asked students how many planets there are in Solar Systern"
C. The science teacher asked students how rnany planets there u'ere in the
Solar System.
D. The science teacher asked students how many there are planets in the
Solar Systern.
20. He/ wortcler/ there/ rainl on/Moon.
A. He r.vondered whether there was rain on the Moon.
B. He wondered how there was rain on the Moon.
"C.
He wondered whether there is rain on the Moon.
D. He wondered what there was rain on the Moon.

IV. Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true
(T) or false (F):
A telescope is an optical instrumenl that aids in the observation of renrote
objects. The first known practical telescopes were invented.in the Netherlands at
the beginning of the 1600s. by using glass lenses. fhey found use in both
ten'estrial applications and astronomy.
Within a f-ew decades. the reflecting telescope was invented. which used
mirrors to collect and fbcus the light. In the 20th century many nerv types of
telescopes rvere invented. including radio telescopes in the 1930s and infrared
telescopes in the 1960s. The word telescope nor.l,ref-ers to a wide range of
instruments capable of detecting different regions of the electromagnetic
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 The word telescope was invented in 1611 by the Greek mathematician
Giovanni Demisiani for one of Galileo Galilei's instruments presented at a
banquet at the Accademiadei Lincei.
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21. A telescope is an optical instrument that aids in the (r) (F)

observation of very close things.
22. The first known practical telescopes were invented in the (r) (F)
Netherlands at the beginr-ring of the 1600s, by using
aslronomy.
23.lnthe 20th century only a few types of telescopes were invented. (r) (F)
24. Radio telescopes and infrared telescopes are examples ('r) (F)
telescopes invented in the 20tl' century.
25. The word telescope \Nas first invented in 1611 by the Greek (r) (F)
mathematician Giovanni Demisiani.

V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question:
Venus is the second planet fiom the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It
has the longest rotation period (243 days) of any planet in the Solar System and
rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets. It has no natural sateilite. It
is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It is the second-brightest
natural object in the night sky after the Moon.
Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet"
because of their similar size, mass, proximity to the Sun, and bulk composition. It
is radically different from Earth in other respects. It has the densest atmosphere of
the four terrestrial planets, consisting of more than 960/o carbon dioxide. The
atmospheric pressure at the planet's surface is 92 tirnes that of Earth. Venus is by
fbr the hottest planet in the Solar System, with a illean surface temperature of
462"C, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun.
It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures, and has been a prime
inspiration for writers and poets as the "morning star" and "evening star". Venus's
thick clouds prevent observation of its surface impossible in visible light; and the
first detailed maps did not emerge until l99l .
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26. Venus is named a/ter the Roman goddess o.f __
A. love and beauty B. agriculture
C. the sea D. the sky

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r\. Because they are similar in brightness and density.
B. Because Venus is a terrestrial planet.
C. Because they are similar in size, mass, closeness to the Sun, and bulk
composition.
D. Because Venus has been made sacred to gods of many cultures.
28. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Venus is the s6cond-brightest natural object in the night sky.
ts. Venus is hotter than any other planets in the Solar System.
C. Venus consists of more than960/o carbon dioxide.
D. Venus rotates in the same direction as most other pianets.
29. What makes it impossible to observe Venus's surf-ace in visible light?
A. Its temperature B. Its thick clouds
C. Its atmospheric pressure D. Its closeness to the Sun
30. Which of the follou,ing statements is true according to the passage?
A. Venus has been an inspiration for writers and poets.
B. Venus is closer to the Sun than Mercury is.
C. It takes Venus 255 days to orbit the Sun.
D. The first detailed maps of Venus had appeared before 191 1 .

TEST X
f. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
1. A. careless B. emotionless C. terrorist D. meaningful
2. A. hopeful B. hopeless C. captain D. successful
3. A. appropriate B. similar C. powerful D. homeless
4. A. return B. destroy C. thoughtful D. accommodate
5. A. galaxy B. porverful C. unsuitable . D. thunder

II. use the correct form of the rvords given to complete the sentences:
6. I don't think w'e can survive on Neptune. The climate there is (friend)
with a temperature of around 300'C.
7. He drives really (care) __one day he's going to have an accident.
8.71% of Earth's surfbce is (cover) with water.
:
9. Because of his bad English, he was (success) in his job application.
10. Scientists are looking for other planets to accommodate our (increase)
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1 1. The (invent) of telescope helped people to understand that the
Moon is not a god.
12. Smoking is (harm) to your health.
I 3.I feel (hope) that we'11 find lifb in other planets very soon.
14. I can't breathe because it's (air)
15. lt's (likely) that any living creatures can survive on a cold
planet like Neptune.

III. Change these sentences into reported speech:

16. "Who thinks there is lif"e in Mars?". mv mother asked.
My mother asked
17, "What planet do you want to live in the future?", Kate asked me.
Kate asked me
18. "l think aliens have very big heads anh triangle t-aces", Sally said.
Sally thought
19. "Did you r,vatch the fiction movie last night?", Jill asked me.
Jill asked me
20. "The Marlians may travel in flying saucers", Tom answered Jerry.
Tom thougl'rt
21. "How long will it take to travel from Earlh to Venus?", Peter asked.
Peter wanted to know
'22. "Will aliens get on well with humans?", Sara asked her teacher.

Sara asked her teacher

23. "How can humans communicate with Martians?", Harry asked his fiiends.
Harry asked his friends
24. "I believe scientists have fbund ways to travel to the Moon", Tom said.
Torn believed
25. "When will humans live on the Moon?"" Sheila wondered.
Sheila wondered

IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question:
The idea of building a lunar outpost l-ras long captured people's irnaginations.
But what wciuld it really be like to live on ths.moon?
Space exploration has long fbcused on the moon, ',vith Earth's satellite the
setting for a number of signiticant missions. A 1959 Soviet spacecraft photographed
the moon's far side lbr the first time, and in 1969, NASA landed people on the

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 lunar surface for the first time. Numerous missions followed, including
NASA's
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that beamed home the highest-resolution
topographical lunar rnap to date, covering98.2o/o of the moon's surface.
Altogether. data beamed back from numerous missions suggest that
no place
on the moon would be a pleasant place to live, at least compared
with Earth'
Lunar days last for about 14 Earth days with average temperatures of'123'C,
while

lqnar nights also last 14 Earlh da-vs and maintain a frigid cold of
minus 233'C'
,.The only place we could build a base that wouldn't have to deal with these

extrelnes is near the lunar poles," said Rick Elphic. project scientist
for NASA's
low
I-ADEE probe. These areas likely store vast amounts of water-ice and enjoy
levels of light from the sun lbr several months at a time'
(furp://wtttu.space.conti28l94-hott'-to-live-on-the-moon'html)

26. llhen the moon's.far side v'cts./irst phrttographed?

A. 1959 B. 1969 c.1979 D. 1989
27. l4/hut huppened in 1969?
A. NASA first photographed the lunar surface'
B. NASA first built a base on the moon.
C. NASE first landed people on the moon.
D. NASE first beamed home the highest-resolution topographical lunar map.
28. Which o./ the.follov'irtg statentents is true'?
. A. On the moon, it's verv hot during the day and very cold at night'
B. Space exploration just focused on the moon in recent yeafs.
has

C. The most suitable place we could build a base is f-ar from the lunar poles.
D. There is no rvater-ice on the moon'
29. Why the ntoon is not a pleasant place to live cornpared with Earth?
A. During the day, it's too hot.
B. Lunar days or nights last much longer than E'arth days'
C. At night. it's too cold.
D. All of the above.
30. LV'hich of the.following statements is nol true?
A. People have imagined building a lunar outpost for long'
B. The only place rve could build a base stores vast amount of u'ater-ice'
C. It is not as pleasant to live on the moon as on the Eaflir'
D. In 1959, NASA landed people on the lurrar surt'ace for the first time'

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 v. Imagine you have talked to Neil Armstrong, the first to step onto the
Moon. write a letter to your friend and describe your talk with him:
Dear Ben,
It's great to know that you travelletl to Mars during your holiday.
We were also
very luclqt to talk to Neil Artnstrong when we were on the moon. He
lookecl very
brave and intelligent. When I asked him

Hope to see you soon to show you the pictures we took with him.
Love.
Amy

TEST YOURSETS 4
(Units '1.0,
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TEST T

I. choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:

l. A. polite B. hopeful C. authority D. priority
2. A. unintelligent B. creativity c. capability D. stability
3. A. thoughtful B. unattractive c. negative D. positive
4. A. battery B. complexity c. unhealthy D. impatient
5. A. electricity B. unacceptable c. gravity D. unbelievable
II. Choose the correct answer for each sentence:
6. Tom wondered how we r,vithout technology.
A. will live B. live C. can live D. could live
7. Harry wanted the latest technology, so he decided the
first iPhone 7.
A. to use/ to buy B. using/ buying
C. to use/ buying D. using/ to buy
8. Amy told me that time the next day, she to Mars.
A. will be travelling B. would travel
C. was travelling D. would be travelling
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