http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/1 UNIT 15 SPACE CONQUEST GLOSSARY Biography [bai'ɔgrəfi] tiểu sử; lý lịch Cosmonaut ['kɔzmənɔ:t] nhà du hành vũ trụ Deal with [di:l] xử lý, giải Failure ['feiljə] trường hợp hỏng hóc; tình trạng khơng hoạt đợng Feat [fi:t] kỳ cơng Gravity ['grỉviti] (vật lý) sự hút, sự hấp dẫn, trọng lực Launch [lɔ:nt∫] phóng (tên lửa ) Leap [li:p] bước nhảy, bước tiến Lift off : phóng lên 10 Man (v): bố trí người 11 Mankind [mỉn'kaind] loài người, nhân loại 12 Precisely [pri'saisli] đúng, chính xác  Precise (adj.) / precision (n) 13 Press [pres] báo giới 14 Psychological [,saikə'lɔdʒikl] (thuộc) tâm lý  Psychology (n) / Psychologist(n) 15 Quote / quotation [kwout] lời trích dẫn; đoạn trích dẫn 16 React [ri:'ỉkt] tác đợng trở lại, ảnh hưởng trở lại, phản ứng lại Reaction (n) 17 Routine [ru:'ti:n] lề thói hằng ngày; thói thường 18 Shuttle ['∫ʌtl] Tàu thoi 19 Technical ['teknikl] kỹ thuật  Technique (n) 20 Tension ['ten∫n] sự căng thẳng 21 Uncertainty [ʌn'sə:tnti] sự khơng chắc chắn; hồi nghi 22 Venture ['vent∫ə] việc mạo hiểm, việc liều lĩnh 23 Weightlessness ['weitlisnis] tìng trạng phi trọng lực  Weightless (adj.) MORE EXERCISES I Give the correct word form Our recent _ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer (achieve) Before Gagarin’s _ flight, there were still enormous uncertainties.(history) Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its _ made him a national hero (succeed) Although we didn’t win, we were able to take some _ from our performance (satisfy) _ 60,000 people filled the stadium (Approximate) Laughter can be a great release of _ (tense) May I offer my heartest on your promotion? (congratulate) The appropriate attitude makes it to socialize among strangers (possibility) , many houses are going to be demolished to make ways for a new supermarket (Fortunate ) http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/2 10 Astronauts work in conditions (weight) II Underline the correct or more natural answer If both answers are possible, underline them both Valuables can / are able to be left in the hotel safe Please ask at the reception desk We could / were able to finish the football match before it started snowing too heavy The rebels could / were able to draw on the support of over 20,000 soldiers Could you / Were you able to understand Professor Larsen's lecture? I found it really difficult 'Do you want a game?' 'Sorry, I can't / 'm not able to play chess Look at me, I can / 'm able to ride my bike without any help When the fire officers arrived they could / were able to put out the flames in a couple of minutes The air was so polluted in the city center, I could hardly / was hardly able to breathe I knew John had been smoking I could / was able to smell the cigarettes when I came into the room 10 Can you / Are you able to drive without your glasses? 11 No changes can / are able to be made to this rail ticket after purchase 12 He could / was able to untie the ropes without the guards noticing 13 She looked all over the house, but couldn't / wasn't able to find her keys anywhere 14 I was very busy at work; but I could / was able to have a couple of days off last week 15 She swam strongly and could / was able to cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the heavy rain III Add question tags to the following statements He hardly ever makes a mistake, ? Nobody liked the play, ? She'd save money if she bought fresh food, ? She's very' funny She's got a great sense of humour, ? The area was evacuated at once, ? Mr Smith usually remembered his wife's birthdays, ? It never works very well, ? He ought to have made a note of it, ? Neither of them offered to help you, ? 10 There'll be plenty for everyone, ? 11 Let's go out for dinner tonight, ? 12 That isn't Bill driving, ? 13 Nothing went wrong, ? 14 There used to be trees here, ? 15 This won't take long, ? 16 Don't touch that button, ? 17 I'm too late, ? 18 Not a very good film, ? 19 Somebody wanted a drink, ? http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/3 20 They think he's funny, ? IV Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition Yuri Gagarin lifted into space aboard the Vostok 9.07 a.m Moscow time 12th April, 1961 He was orbit around the Earth a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour No one knew precisely what would happen a human being space How would the mind deal the psychological tension? How would the body react the extreme changes in temperature? We congratulate you your successful flight The American people shared the Soviet people their satisfaction for the safe flight After his death, his hometown was named him China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry manned space flights 10 China launched its first manned spacecraft space October, 2003 V Rewrite the following sentences They have just sold that old house  That old house …………………………… Study hard or you will fail the next exam  If you ………………………………………………………………… Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year  Why ………………………………………………………………… Why don’t we use energy-saving bulbs?  I suggest ……………………………………………………………  I suggest…………………………………………………………… The last time they played tennis was two years ago  They haven’t ……………………………………………………… The weather was too bad for us to go for a picnic  The weather was ………………………………………………………… He is not good at speaking English  He does not ……………………………………………………………… Peter is the same age as Mary  Peter is as ………………………………………………………………… They take pride in their school uniform  They are ……………………………………………………………………… 10 My sister can speak English better than me  I cannot………………………………………………………………………… 11 He spent two hours doing that test  It took …………………………………………………………………………… 12 I have played tennis for three years  I began ………………………………………………………………………… http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/4 13 Because I am sick, I don’t want to go out  Because of …………………………………………………………………… 14 I’m sorry I didn’t go to your birthday party last night  I wish ………………………………………………………………………… 15 “You’d better look for a new job, Andrew.”  Jane advised ………………………………………………………………… TEST 15 A PHONOLOGY Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the rest a lifted b lasted c happened d decided a advise b raise c lose d precise a with b earth c death d thanks a miles b words c accidents d tensions a speed b person c temperature d psychology Choose the word which has a different stress pattern A sunlight B explode C backpack D planet A cultivate B attitude C endanger D optimize a cosmonaut b beautiful c enormous d technical a precisely b temperature c astronaut d scientist 10 a conquest b never c window d extreme B READING COMPREHENSION I Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer You have probably heard about the unappealing dried foods that astronauts eat in space, such as the chalky ice cream and powdered pea soup That means all the water is removed from those foods But did you know that there are more than 90 different food and drink items on NASA's space menu? (NASA is the American government organization concerned with spacecraft and space travel NASA is an abbreviation for 'National Aeronautics and Space Administration') Many food items are dehydrated to prevent bacteria growing, so water must be added before consumption But some foods look like those ready meals you find in the supermarkets, made hot in the microwave In fact, the chefs have recently provided some gorgeous meals for the space crew Astronauts choose their individual food selections on Earth, getting to taste it all first beforehand Drinking is another matter Although much is brought up with the astronauts and in cargo deliveries, a lot is recycled from human waste water Yes, the water they use could have been someone else's urine a day ago You cannot be squeamish if you are an astronaut! The text is about a eating in space c eating and drinking in space b foods and astronauts d water in space Food for astronauts in space _ a is the same as what they have on Earth http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/5 b contains a lot of water which is very important for their body in space c is delicious d is dehydrated NASA _ a is a spaceship b does not prepare meals for astronauts c prepares foods for astronauts d does not allow astronauts to eat in a spaceship Astronauts _ a not like the foods supplied by NASA b can eat ready meals in the supermarkets c have to eat all the foods that the chefs prepare d can choose their foods before their flight into space Astronauts _ a are not allowed to drink water b have to use recycled waste water c only drink refreshment d never have to drink recycled waste II Fill in the blanks with the correct answers The moon is the most noticeable feature in the night sky and it is also (1) _, but it doesn't give off its own light It is, (2) , reflecting the light given off by the sun Only seven percent of the light from the sun is reflected (3) , the moon appears to change shape, but it is only because the sun is lighting different parts of it When the moon passes through the earth's (4) _and the earth comes right between the sun (5) _the full moon, it's called a lunar eclipse This is (6) _the moon is dimmed and it turns into a dark copper color When you look at the moon from earth, it looks soft with light and dark shades of blue and gray The dark parts of the moon are extensive, flat plains that were first observed by Galileo, (7) _ He was the first person (8) at the moon through a telescope in 1609 He, perhaps, thought that the plains were water (9) _he called them "maria," which is a Latin would that means Seas Today we have discovered that they are actually huge, deep, holes with edges covered by rock and soil The word "maria" appears to imply that there is water on the moon, but we now know that there is none on (10) _surface A the brighter B the more bright C the most bright D the brightest A in deed B in fact C yet D still A At where B Much C Which D Sometimes A meadow B widow C window D shadow A and B but C or D nor A who B when C why D what A the scientist of Italy B an Italian scientist C a scientist Italian D Italy scientist A to look B looking C to be looked D look A so B because of C by means of D because 10 A it is B its C it's D it http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/6 C USE OF ENGLISH I Vocabulary Choose the best answers The workers _a fair wage for their work A asked B campaigned C appealed D demanded I of the way he behaved at the meeting A disapproved B condemned C disagreed D objected She is so _that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died A sensitive B sensible C touched D impressive C gave D came John round to see us the other night A made B was He is always fault with other people though he doesn't his own work properly A seeking d tragedies b attraction c attracted d attractive b dead c deadly d death b big c wide d large In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the Earth a circle 11 c tragically He failed again, which was a / an disappointment a enormous 10 b tragic He finds it difficult to recover from his son's _ a die D finding Since the former days, stars have _ cosmologists all over the world a attract C putting Many spacemen could never get back to the Earth because of _ accidents a tragedy B looking for b fly c get back to d attract The flight will take approximately three weeks a closely b exactly c about d precisely 12 is the empty area outside the Earth's atmosphere, where the planets and the stars are a The sun 13 d strengthen b watch c notice d stare b weight c weightless d weightlessness b precisely c precision d preciseless Working as an astronaut requires high _knowledge a technique 18 c late When astronauts are in a spaceship they always have to work with a precise 17 b last Without the pull of the Earth, we would be a weighed 16 d Space There's a special area at the airport where you can view aircraft taking off and landing a look 15 c The moon - How long did Yuri Gagarin's trip into space ? - Only 108 minutes a lengthen 14 b The earth b technical c technically d technician A / an is a person who is trained for traveling in a spacecraft a astronaut b scientist c engineer d technician http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/7 19 Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred a happened 20 c viewed d dealt Can we never know precisely what would happen in space? a interestedly 21 b lasted b approximately c amusingly d exactly A spaceship is one of the extraordinary of human beings a feats b moments c reactions d tensions 22 _is a feeling of worry and anxiety which makes it difficult for you to relax a Precision 23 b Tension c Weightlessness d Satisfaction I admire the astronauts who devote their life to _into space a lifting b walking c venturing d dealing C for D of II Prepositions and Phrasal verbs Choose the best answers Are you very upset _ losing your job? A from B about Because she kept putting going to the dentist, her toothache went worse A as B off C out of D on C for D out Our education must put an end illiteracy A to Something went wrong A in B off _ my car yesterday B to C of D with C by D from When did you check out the hotel? A of B with Do human beings have any problem to survive weightlessness? a for b at c in d on The spaceship was launched into space _ the speed of 25,000 miles per hour a in b at c on d with c at d in Do it the way that I have ever told you a by b on Everybody congratulated the astronauts their successful trip into space a on b for c of d in 10 Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel into space _ April 12th, 1961 a at b on c in d from 11 Although every good preparation has been made, no one knows what may happen an astronaut, during his space flight a for b with c to d on III Structures Choose the best answers Mary was told _TV when having dinner http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/8 A not watching B no watching C not to watching D not to watch Every one of the students _to take the midterm test A B has C should D have He his ambition of becoming a lawyer A achieved finally B finally achieve C achieve finally D finally achieved She could speak French she was a child A when B since C because D despite I used , but I gave up two years ago A to smoke B to smoking C smoke D smoking On no account for personal reasons A the telephone in the office should be used B the telephone in the office be used C should the telephone in the office be used D should be used the telephone in the office There were a lot of students gathering at the stadium, all looked very excited A of which B of whose C of who D of whom Two years a long time without a job A are B were C is D was Provided that no one objects, the project A will be carried out B carries out C would be carried out D will carry out 10.You are not old drink alcohol A so as to 11 C so that D such that You _right, I suppose a could be 12 B enough to b was able to be c can be d was not able to be Don't worry, they to phone a could forget c could have just forgotten 13 b were able to forget d were not able to forget Help me with housework, ? a don't you 14 c don't you d didn't you b could c can d will be able to b could c are able to d were able to c Am I able to d Was I able to _your cell phone? a I can borrow 18 b haven't you At last, they get through the mountain in such a heavy rain a can 17 d won’t you Jenny leave the hospital only four days after the operation a was able to 16 c will you You have ever heard about Yuri Gagarin, ? a you 15 b you b Could I borrow Despite yesterday's snowfalls, we _arrive at school on time http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/9 a could 19 b Could I c Am I able to d Was I able to b could not c were able to d were not able to b could not c was able to d was not able to b could not c was able to d was not able to b us c won't we d shall we b did you c were you d weren’t you b does him c didn't him d didn’t he b don't you _c aren’t you d haven’t you b won't you c shall we d shan't us John does not look well today, ? a isn't he 34 d was able to Go with us, _? a will you 33 c am able to You have got a new car, _? a you 32 b could He learnt English at school, _? a doesn't he 31 c were able to d were not able to You did not read anything about the space, _? a didn't you 30 b could not Let's begin the meeting, _ ? a don't we 29 d aren't I The footballer _play again in spite of his severe injury a could 28 c am not I b don't I I was not appointed to be a tour guide because I _ speak English at that time a could 27 d didn’t they After about forty years' working hard with a lot of experiments, the Soviet cosmonauts _ venture into space a could 26 c did they b weren't they use your computer? - Certainly, help yourself a I could 25 d was able to Look at me! I _ride a bicycle a can 24 c can We were all very lucky We _ get out of the fire in such a terrible accident a could 23 b will be able to I am on duty today, _? a will I 22 d weren't able to They used to work as astronauts, _? a don't they 21 c were able to The girl tell what had happened to her after she had been unconscious for three days a could 20 b couldn't b does he c does him d will he c you d don’t you Let's have a drink, _? a will you b shall we D WORD FORM Choose the best answers Such printing is a time-consuming _ A process B procession C processional D processer http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/10 You'd better take the service offer into A consider B considerer C considering D consideration Nothing could stop the _of the flood waters A advance B advanced C advancing D advancement We welcome the government's _of its intention to act A affirm B affirmative C affirmatively D affirmation cost him his job, his health and finally his family A Alcohol B Alcohols C Alcoholic D Alcoholism E SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the original one The last time I talked to him was in 2000 A I talked to him since 2000 B I didn't talk to him since 2000 C I have talked to him since 2000 D I have not talked to him since 2000 "Would you mind if I turn on the radio?" he asked A He wanted me to turn on the radio B He wanted me not to turn on the radio C He asked for permission to turn on the radio D He offered to turn on the radio for me "Unless you leave immediately, I will call the police," said Peter A Peter asked me to leave immediately before he calls the police B Peter asked me to leave immediately without calling the police C Peter threatened to call the police if I didn't leave immediately D Peter was asked to leave immediately before I called the police The teacher made his students prepare new lesson A The students were made to prepare new lesson B The students prepared new lesson thanks to the teacher C The teacher as well as his students prepared new lesson D The teacher prepared new lesson for his students Peter arrived late, so he couldn't get the ticket A Unless Peter arrived early, he wouldn't get the ticket B If Peter had arrived earlier, he could have got the ticket C However late Peter arrived, he couldn't get the ticket D However late Peter arrived, he could get the ticket Rewrite the sentences as directed without changing the original meaning I not know Russian → I have _ As soon as Tom bought a television set, Peter bought a record player → No sooner _ 10 http://thuyquynh.violet.vn/11 Daisy's sister is one of the most popular singers in our city → Among _ He never helps his wife housework → At no time My grandfather had a habit of drinking a glass of tea after meal when he was in London → My grandfather would We were in disagreement with what you said → We did not _ The schedule has been changed → They have made They kept on walking in spite of the heavy rain → Although _ That patient had three operations last year → That patient was 10 A terrible fire destroyed most of the forest → The destruction _ F Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect: She left her home to Paris to pursue her interest in science Lived in poverty, she still managed to graduate at the top of her class She met him shortly after graduation and married to him a year later The sky was so clearly that I could see millions of stars “You are better not lend him any more money, Paul!” said Tom I can say for sure that you have made many progress in learning English Being reasonable! You can’t expect a child to all that work She has taught in this school in 1985 She is an experienced teacher Seldom people travelled far from home years ago 10 My brother, whom talked with you yesterday, is a factory worker 11 Although she was seriously ill, but she enjoyed life very much 12 I asked Jane did she liked music 13 It is more dangerous to ride a motorbike than driving a car 14 He is too young for him to understand this problem 11 ... last night  I wish ………………………………………………………………………… 15 “You’d better look for a new job, Andrew.”  Jane advised ………………………………………………………………… TEST 15 A PHONOLOGY Choose the word whose underlined part... sister can speak English better than me  I cannot………………………………………………………………………… 11 He spent two hours doing that test  It took …………………………………………………………………………… 12 I have played tennis for three... plenty for everyone, ? 11 Let''s go out for dinner tonight, ? 12 That isn''t Bill driving, ? 13 Nothing went wrong, ? 14 There used to be trees here, ? 15 This won''t take long,