Complete the sentences with the words... Complete the sentences with the words from the box.. “I didn’t attend the meeting two days ago,” said Matt.. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d
Trang 1UNIT 11 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – KHOA HỌC VÀ CÔNG NGHỆ
I VOCABULARY:
1 archaeology (n) /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒi/: khảo cổ học
2 become a reality (v) /bɪˈkʌm ə riˈæliti/: trở thành hiện thực
3 benefit (n, v) /ˈbenɪfɪt/: lợi ích, hưởng lợi
4 cure (v) /kjʊə/: chữa khỏi
5 discover (v) /dɪˈskʌvə/: phát hiện ra
6 enormous (adj) /ɪˈnɔːməs/: to lớn
7 explore (v) /ɪkˈsplɔː/: khám phá, nghiên cứu
8 field (n) /fiːld/: lĩnh vực
9 improve (v) /ɪmˈpruːv/: nâng cao, cải thiện
10 invent (v) /ɪnˈvent/: phát minh ra
11 light bulb (n) /laɪt bʌlb/: bóng đèn
12 oversleep (v) /ˌəʊvəˈsliːp/: ngủ quên
13 patent (n, v) /ˈpætnt/: bằng sáng chế, được cấp bằng sá áng chế
14 precise (adj) /prɪˈsaɪs/: chính xác
15 quality (n) /ˈkwɒləti/: chất lượng
16 role (n) /rəʊl/: vai trò
17 science (n) /ˈsaɪəns/: khoa học
18 scientific (adj) /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/: thuộc khoa học
19 solve (v) /sɒlv/: giải quyết
20 steam engine (n) /stiːm ˈendʒɪn/: đầu máy hơi nước
21 support (n, v) /səˈpɔːt/: ủng hộ
22 technique (n) /tekˈniːk/: thủ thuật, kĩ thuật
23 technical (adj) /ˈteknɪkl/
24 technology (n) /tekˈnɒlədʒi/: kĩ thuật, công nghệ
25 technological (adj) /ˌteknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/: thuộc công nghệ, kĩ thuật
26 transform (v) /trænsˈfɔːm/: thay đổi, biến đổi
27 underground (adj, adv) /ʌndəˈɡraʊnd/: dưới lòng đất, ngầm
28 yield (n) /jiːld/: sản lượng
II EXERCISES:
Ex1 Fill in the gaps with the words in the box Then read the sentences aloud.
1 I tried to speak to the professor, but he was
2 There are now fears that war is
3 Kevin is so His room is always a mess
4 He was angry to find that he had been
5 The boys in my class are so - they’re always doing silly things
6 It’s to predict the weather around here
7 I thought she was very She kept interrupting me
8 I’m sorry I was to attend the meeting
9 Don’t be so ! The bus will be here soon
10 Due to circumstances, the play has been cancelled
Ex2 Complete the sentences with the words.
Trang 2chemist archaeologist software developer physicist
1 Christopher Columbus was an Italian who discovered the Americas
2 Marie Curie was a Polish who discovered the elements polonium and radium
3 The reconstructed the broken ancient vase from its fragments
4 As a , you’ll work to protect and enhance the local environment
5 Mr Kaku is a quantum , a founder of string field theory
6 Matt works as a for a Computer manufacturer
7 Eugenie Clark was an American marine who worked with sharks
8 Tim Berners-Lee is best known as the of the World Wide Web
Ex3 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
1 In 50 years, homes might be located or on water
2 The Internet is one of the greatest in human history
3 Scientists are the possibility of living on Mars
4 New has made it possible to communicate more easily
5 Thomas Edison received a for his light bulb in January 1880
6 Science-based technology has an impact on the human environment
7 We have made significant in the fight against HIV/AIDS
8 Modern freezing enable the chickens to be stored for weeks
9 Robots will bring to the manufacturing workforce
10 Her cancer has been called after it spread to her lungs
Ex4 Choose the correct answer.
1 I my friends for dinner after work tomorrow
2 Hurry up! The conference in twenty minutes
A begins B will be begun C will begin D will be beginning
3 In 30 years’ time we in flying cars
A are travelling B will be travelling C are going to travel D will be travelled
4 longer in the future thanks to medical tech?
A Will people live B Do people live C Will people be living D Are people living
5 Let’s meet at ten o’clock tomorrow - Sorry, I at ten o’clock
A am working B am going to work C will work D will be working
6 Good Lord! The engine has stopped I hope the plane down!
A doesn’t go B won’t go C won’t be gone D won’t be going
7 I’ll show them my photos when they round for dinner tomorrow evening
8 I’ll come over at 8 o’clock tonight What then?
A will you do B are you doing C do you do D will you be doing
9 I haven’t made any plans for Easter I at home
A am staying B am going to stay C will probably stay D will be staying
10 We a picnic next weekend Would you like to come?
A have B are going to have C will have D will be having
11 John wants to speak with you -Please tell him that I him as soon as I’m free
technology enormous benefits techniques exploring
Trang 3A will call B am calling C call D am going to call
12 It when we reach the mountains Don’t forget to take your anorak jacket
13 There has been a change to schedule and your flight now at 18.40
A takes off B will take off C is taking off D will be taken off
14 We a press conference about our new discovery on Tuesday
15 At this time tomorrow I to Canada, so I won’t be able to call you
A am flying B am going to fly C will fly D will be flying Ex5 Rewrite these statements as reported speech with tense changes.
1 ‘I’m reading a Science book.”
She told me _
2 “The 8.30 flight to Da Nang will be delayed for 2 hours.”
They said that _
3 “We have applied a new production Chain.”
The CEO of Volkswagen said that _
4 “The invention of light bulb is very important.”
My teacher said that
5 “My engineers can assemble 5 car engines a week.”
The director said that _
6 “I hope you will build the airport with lowest cost.”
The Prime Minister told foreign investors that _
7 “We plan to make the City a safer place for everyone.”
The local MP said that
8 “My family lived in Boston for five years.”
Carol said that
9 “We may cut down on fossil fuels.”
They said that _
10 “James Watt invented the steam engine in 1769.”
Ms Elena told us that _
Ex6 Rewrite these statements as reported speech Make all necessary changes.
1 “I can’t Chat because I am working now,” said John
_
2 “My brother wrote this book last year,” David said to me
_
3 Jane said to us, ‘Tm having dinner with Rachel tomorrow.”
_
4 “We’ve worked very hard today and it has paid off,” the students said
_
5 “I’ll see you here next Friday,” Tom said to me
_
6 “We’ll be writing to you later this week,” they said to Maria
_
7 “I don’t know where Bill is living at the moment,” said Nicky
_
8 “My parents left for London at 5p.m yesterday,” Susan said
_
9 “I may see you next week before I leave,” Nick said to Sarah
Trang 410 “I didn’t attend the meeting two days ago,” said Matt
Ex7 Underline the best option.
1 She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.
2 Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.
3 She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.
4 I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.
5 Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.
6 John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.
7 Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.
8 Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.
9 My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.
10 When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.
Ex8 Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Ex9 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one.
1 “There were no cell phones a long time ago!”
=> My grandmother said
2 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876
=> The telephone
3 Tablets aren’t as convenient as smartphones
=> Smartphones are much _
4 “I can’t come in today, because I’m sick.”
=> Tom said
5 How long have you been working on this project?
=> When _
Ex10 Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1 Science and technology are the keys economic and social development
2 It is predicted that 10 million self-driving cars will be on the road 2020
3 John J Stone-Parker came the idea of creating a star-shaped device when he was 4 years old
A up with B down on C across with D away from
4 If you don’t your invention, other people may well take advantage of it
5 Vivian said that she Jim at the supermarket the previous day
A was meeting B had met C would meet D was going to meet
6 create the applications or Systems that run on a Computer
A Computer manufacturers B Software developers
7 When I called them yesterday, they told me that they were going to the movies
8 Technological advancements have turned AI and robotics from science fiction to
Trang 5A reality B benefit C quality D discovery
9 We’ll have flying cars in the future, we can travel much faster and further
10 “Modern technology saves us lots of time.” - “ ”
A I think it’s all right! B OK That’s all.
C I can’t agree with you more! D Not completely all.
Ex11 Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Information technology (change) over the past years due to user expectations.
2 (you/ still plant) the trees if I join you at 3.30 this evening?
3 If we (have) flying vehicles now, we could solve the problem of traffic jams.
4 John J Stone-Parker (patent) his invention when he was 4 years old.
5 The Computer mouse (invent) by Douglas Engelbart in 1964.
6 They said that they (not be) to the art gallery for a long time.
7 I strongly believe there (be) huge changes in the way we live in 10 years’ time.
8 The planet Mars (explore) remotely by spacecraft since the late
20th century
9 The teacher told us that we _(may) choose any subject that we _(like) best.
10 When I called Jane at 4 o’clock yesterday evening, she said she (work) then.
11 My brother is very creative He is fond of (write) poems and stories.
12 He planned (turn out) minor inventions every ten days.
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UNIT 12: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS – CUỘC SỐNG TRÊN HÀNH TINH KHÁC
I VOCABULARY:
1 accommodate /əˈkɒmədeɪt/ (v) : cung cấp nơi ăn, chốn ở; dung chứa
2 administration /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/ (n): sự quản lý
3 adventure /ədˈventʃə/ (n) : cuộc phiêu lưu
4 aeronautic /ˌeərəˈnɔːtɪk/ (adj): thuộc hàng không
5 alien /ˈeɪliən/ (n): người ngoài hành tinh
6 astronaut /ˈæstrənɔːt/ (n): phi hành gia
7 captain /ˈkæptɪn/ (n): thuyền trưởng
8 crew /kruː/ (n): thủy thủ, phi hành đoàn
9 danger /ˈdeɪndʒə/ (n): hiểm họa, mối đe dọa
10 dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ (adj): nguy hiểm
11 darkness /ˈdɑːknəs/ (n): bóng đêm
12 daytime /ˈdeɪtaɪm/ (n): ban ngày
13 essential /ɪˈsenʃl/ (adj): cần thiết, thiết yếu
14 existence /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/ (n): sự tồn tại
15 experience /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ (n): trải nghiệm
16 exploration /ˌekspləˈreɪʃn/ (n): sự khám phá
17 far-sighted /ˌfɑː ˈsaɪtɪd/ (adj): viễn thị
18 flying saucer /ˈflaɪɪŋ ˈsɔːsə/ (n): đĩa bay
19 galaxy /ˈɡæləksi/ (n) : dải ngân hà
20 grassy area (n): vùng nhiều cỏ
21 helicopter /ˈhelɪkɒptə(r)/ (n): trực thăng
22 human being (n): con người
23 human life (n): cuộc sống loài người
24 illness /ˈɪlnəs/ (n): bệnh tật
25 imaginary /ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/ (adj): tưởng tượng, hoang đường
Trang 626 incident /ˈɪnsɪdənt/ (n): việc xảy ra, việc rắc rối
27 incredible /ɪnˈkredəbl/(adj): không thể tin được
28 inhabitant /ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/ (n): cư dân
29 journey /ˈdʒɜːni/ (n): hành trình
30 Jupiter /ˈdʒuːpɪtə/ (n): sao Mộc
31 land /lænd/ (n): đất, vùng đất
32 launch /lɔːntʃ/ (v, n): phóng lên
33 lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/ (n): tia chớp
34 machine /məˈʃiːn/ (n): máy móc
35 Mars /mɑːz/ (n): sao Hỏa
36 Mercury /ˈmɜːkjəri/ (n): sao Thủy
37 messenger /ˈmesɪndʒə/ (n): người đưa tin
38 name after (v): đặt theo tên của
39 NASA /ˈnæsə/ (n): cơ quan Hàng không và Vũ trụ Mỹ
40 Neptune /ˈneptjuːn/ (n): sao Hải Vương
41 notable /ˈnəʊtəbl/ (adj): đáng chú ý
42 outer space /ˈaʊtə speɪs/ (n): ngoài vũ trụ
43 oxygen tank (n): bình oxy
44 particular /pəˈtɪkjələ(r)/ (adj): đặc trưng
45 planet /ˈplænɪt/ (n): hành tinh
46 poisonous /ˈpɔɪzənəs/ (adj): độc, có độc
47 reddish /ˈredɪʃ/ (adj): hơi đỏ
48 Roman god (n): vị thần La Mã
49 Saturn /ˈsætɜːn/ (n): sao Thổ
50 shiny /ˈʃaɪni/ (adj): sáng bóng
51 similarity /ˌsɪməˈlærəti/ (n): sự giống nhau
52 solar system /ˈsəʊlə ˈsɪstəm/ (n): hệ mặt trời
53 space buggy /speɪs ˈbʌɡi/ (n): xe vũ trụ
54 stand /stænd/ (v): chịu đựng, chịu được, nhịn được
55 step onto the Moon (v): đặt chân lên Mặt Trăng
56 surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ (n): bề mặt
57 terrorist /ˈterərɪst/ (n): kẻ khủng bố
58 thunder /ˈθʌndə(r)/ (n): sấm
59 trace /treɪs/ (n, v): dấu vết, lần theo dấu vết
60 trek /trek/ (n, v): hành trình, du hành
61 UFO /ˌjuː ef ˈəʊ/ (n): đĩa bay, vật thể bay không xác định
62 uncontrollably /ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbli/ (adv): không khống chế được
63 unimportant /ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtnt/ (adj): không quan trọng
64 unsuitable /ʌnˈsuːtəbl/ (adj): không thích hợp
65 Venus /ˈviːnəs/ (n): sao Kim
66 waterless /ˈwɔːtələs/ (adj): không có nước
67 weather condition (n): điều kiện thời tiết
68 weightless /ˈweɪtləs/ (adj): không trọng lượng
69 witness /ˈwɪtnəs/(n, v): nhân chứng, làm chứng
II EXERCISES:
Trang 7Ex1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box Then read the sentences aloud.
1 The data isn’t very _ to anyone but a scientist
2 Daisy is absolutely _! She isn’t afraid of anyone or anything
3 Looking at the Earth from outer space is _, especially at night
4 One of the _ birds we studied is the ostrich
5 My score was low because I made some _ mistakes
6 What a lovely present! That was very _ of you
7 Mom and Dad taught us that it is important to be
8 They are going to build temporary accommodation for the _
9 You must remember to recharge your phone Without its battery, it’s _
10 He desired to lead a more _ life
Ex2 Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box.
1 A _ is sometimes referred to as an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)
2 An _ is a person who is trained for travelling in a spacecraft
3 Researchers made the amazing findings of _of water on Mars
4 A _ is a vehicle used for driving on the moon
5 Our _ is made up of the sun and all the objects that travel around it
6 Earth is the only known to be habitable to _ life
7 Do you believe _ exist on other planets?
8 Spacecraft are vehicles used for travel in _
9 Our _, the Milky Way, consists of 100 - 400 billion stars
10 Astronauts on the orbiting space station are _ because they do not experience a force of gravity
Ex3 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.
1 _ is the name of a planet that matches the Roman God of the sea
2 Discovered in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune, _ is a dwarf planet
3 Unidentified Flying Objects or “ _” haven’t been formally recognized
A UFOs B spaceships C space shuttles D spacecraft
4 Some people believe the _ was created by a big explosion
A galaxy B atmosphere C universe D outer space
5 _ is named after the Roman God of war
6 A (n) _is a scientist who studies the stars and planets
7 Astronauts _ around in space because there is no gravity in space
8 In a weightless environment, everything floats _
A uncontrollably B downwards C smoothly D constantly
useless thoughtful flightless meaningful purposeful
tearless truthful wonderful homeless careless
galaxy planet flying saucer solar system astronaut
outer space space buggy weightless aliens traces
Trang 89 On June 2, 1966, Surveyor 1 becomes the first U.S. _ to land on the moon.
A flying saucer B airplane C spacecraft D helicopter
10 Mars is the most _ planet in our Solar System besides Earth
A powerful B notable C appropriate D habitable
Ex4 Underline the correct answers.
1 Levy asked me what / why the future life looked like.
2 Mr Brown asked me if / how I had ever visited NASA.
3 Dr Memphis asked me where humans could / may live besides Earth.
4 Stoner asked me if Voyager 2 had passed / has passed Saturn.
5 Davy asked me what the aliens will / would be doing when he might saw them.
6 Christina asked me where / if scientists had responded to the signs from outer space.
7 Norman asked me when / whether Mercury had been discovered.
8 Jacob asked me how much I knew / had known about the Red Planet.
9 Richard asked his teacher whether / why there was life on other planets.
10 Roy asked me if I was meeting / had met Val the previous day.
Ex5 Complete the reported Wh-questions.
1 ‘Where will we live in 20 years’ time?’
=> Jane asked me _
2 ‘How was your trip to Toronto?’
=> I asked Peter _
3 ‘Why didn’t Judy wait for fireballs last night?’
=> Sue asked _
4 ‘How many planets are there in the solar System?’
The teacher asked us _
5 ‘How many days does it take to get to Mars from Earth?’
=> Elliot wanted to know _ _
6 ‘What are you staring at?’
I asked Sally _
7 ‘Who discovered the planet Neptune?’
=> Joe asked his teacher
8 ‘How long have you been living on the International Space Station?’
=> He asked the astronaut _
9 ‘When will humans go to Venus?’
=> The students wanted to know
10 ‘Where are you going this summer holidays?’
=> I asked Sally and Andy _
Ex6 Rewrite each sentence as reported speech with tense and time and place expression changes.
1 ‘I was here three months ago,’ Tim said
_
2 ‘When does the next train leave?’ He wanted to know
_
3 ‘Are you meeting Judy at four o’clock today?’ She asked me
_
4 I’ve already seen this exhibition,’ Jane told me
_
5 ‘Who did you meet at the party last night?’ My mother asked
_
Trang 96 ‘We are having dinner now, so I can only talk for a minute,’ Miki said.
_
7 ‘May I use your phone?’ I asked Peter
_
8 ‘Public spending will be increased next year/ the Prime Minister announced
_
9 ‘My father drinks a cup of coffee every morning before going to work.’ Peter said
_
10 ‘How long have you lived here?’ Cheryl asked the old woman
_
Ex7 Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Ex8 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
1 Mercury is the smallest and closest planet _ the Sun
2 There’s no water on Mars even though scientists have found traces _ it
3 Neptune is so far from Earth, it is _ to the naked eye
4 Nick saw aliens corning out of the UFO, which _ a big disc
A stood for B consisted of C looked like D lived on
5 Could we modify Mars’ _ to make it more suitable for human life?
6 When do you think the first human _ walk on the surface of Mars?
7 Have you ever wondered _ it would be like to live on the moon?
8 Tim asked his teacher when the first space shuttle _
9 She wanted to know if I had met Judy at the station _
A the day after B the next day C the following day D the previous day
10 “I saw a UFO hovering above my back garden.” - “ _”
A You said it! B Very funny! C You’re joking! D Absolutely right! Ex9 Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1 In 1947 pilot Kenneth Arnold _ (spot) nine shiny, unidentified flying objects flying
past Mount Rainier
2 What _ (happen) if aliens made contact with Earth?
3 He wanted to know how NASA _ (communicate) with spacecraft.
4 Almost the same as Earth, a day on Mars _ (have) 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35
seconds
5 Nick said that he _ (see) a UFO land in a grassy area the day before.
6 Captain Ray Bowyer gained clear views of two UFOs when he _ (fly) in the
English Channel
Trang 107 So far, only two spacecraft _ (fly) to Mercury to collect data.
8 Sue asked her teacher how long it _ (take) to travel to Mars.
9 Neptune _ (discover) on September 23, 1846
10 NASA hope they _ (be) able to send people to Mars by 2030.