EXERCISE: I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. played b. admired c. liked d. called 2. a. stamps b. friends c. relatives d. guitars 3. a. collected b. discarded c. watched d. wanted 4. a. envelops b. tunes c. books d. guitarists 5. a. admired b. looked c. missed d. hoped 6. a. collects b. likes c. swims d. claps 7. a. talked b. indulged c. stamped d. accomplished 8. a. albums b. tanks c. shops d. plants II. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. 9. a. discarded b. successful c. profitably ˈprɒfɪtəbl d. accomplished 10. a. attempt b. promote c. participate d. introduce ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs 11. a. variety b. Australia c. accompany d. interestingˈɪntrəstɪŋ 12. a. occupy b. regular c. relative d. another əˈnʌðə 13. a. athletic æθˈletɪkb. history c. quality d. bodybuilding III. Choose the answer that best completes or best substitutes the following sentences. 1. Their efforts were much ______ when they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding and billiards. a. considered b. required c. expended d. appreciated 2. ______ great effort, the athlete managed to jump over the fence. a. With b. On c. For d. To 3. Do you know when the 2006 Asian Games took place? a. happened b. deepened c. added d. struggled 4. The Olympic Games is one of the biggest sporting ______ all over the world. a. problems b. athletes c. cultures d. events 5. How many sports are there ______ the 14th Asian games? a. in b. on c. at d. to 6. ______ came from France were really more friendly than any others. a. The athletes, that b. The athletes whom c. The athletes who d.The athletes which 7. That is Mr. Pike, a referee, ______ I told you about. a. that b. which c. whom d. whose 8. This is a picture in the newspaper of a high jumper ______ leg was seriously hurted. a. who b. whom c. whose d. that 9. The death of his son was an experience from ______ he never fully recovered. a. when b. why c. that d. which 10. She has two grown children, both of ______ live abroad. a. who b. whom c. that d. whose 11. The film was about three young girls, ______ are policewomen. a. whom all b. all of who c. all of whom d. all of that 12. I have three brothers, ______ are businessmen. a. that all of them b. who they all c. all of whom d. who all of them 13. There were lots of people ______ in the heavy rain to wait for a rescue team. a. who stands b. standing c. stood d. to stand 14. The man ______ at the blackboard is our teacher. a. stood b. stands c. standing d. to stand 15. We get the news of the Games ______ by communication satellite. a. which send b. sending c. sent d. to send 16. After the Games there were about 120 new records ______ by almost every country. a. set b. setting c. to set d. that set 17. Tom was the last ______ the classroom yesterday. a. to leave b. leaving c. left d. leaves 18. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam. a. to be asked b. asking c. asks d. to ask 19. Do you think you are the only person ______ the danger? a. to see b. for having seen c. to be seen d. for seeing 20. Neil Armstrong was the first person ______ foot on the moon. a. set b. setting c. to set d. who was set
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- revise what they have learned in unit 12 and unit 13
Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts …
Method: Communicative approach.
II Review grammar:
Pronunciation: final –ed and –s/es, stress
GRAMMAR :
1 Omission of relative pronouns
Trường hợp bỏ ĐTQH khi nó là tân ngữ trong một mệnh đề quan hệ.
- T distributes handouts and guides the Sts how to do the exercises.
IV Consolidation and homework:
- T summarizes the main points of the text
- Ask Ss to do extra homework
I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1 a played b admired c liked d called
2 a stamps b friends c relatives d guitars
3 a collected b discarded c watched d wanted
4 a envelops b tunes c books d guitarists
5 a admired b looked c missed d hoped
6 a collects b likes c swims d claps
7 a talked b indulged c stamped d accomplished
8 a albums b tanks c shops d plants
II Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others
9 a discarded b successful c profitably /ˈprɒfɪtəbl/ d accomplished
10 a attempt b promote c participate d introduce /ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs/
11 a variety b Australia c accompany d interesting/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
12 a occupy b regular c relative d another /əˈnʌðə/
13 a athletic/ æθˈletɪk/b history c quality d bodybuilding
III Choose the answer that best completes or best substitutes the following sentences.
1 Their efforts were much when they won 2 gold medals in bodybuilding and billiards
a considered b required c expended d appreciated
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2 great effort, the athlete managed to jump over the fence
3 Do you know when the 2006 Asian Games took place?
4 The Olympic Games is one of the biggest sporting all over the world
a problems b athletes c cultures d events
5 How many sports are there the 14th Asian games?
6 came from France were really more friendly than any others
a The athletes, that b The athletes whom c The athletes who d.The athletes which
7 That is Mr Pike, a referee, I told you about
8 This is a picture in the newspaper of a high jumper leg was seriously hurted
9 The death of his son was an experience from he never fully recovered
10.She has two grown children, both of live abroad
11.The film was about three young girls, are policewomen
a whom all b all of who c all of whom d all of that
12.I have three brothers, are businessmen
a that all of them b who they all c all of whom d who all of them
13.There were lots of people in the heavy rain to wait for a rescue team
a who stands b standing c stood d to stand
14.The man at the blackboard is our teacher
a stood b stands c standing d to stand
15.We get the news of the Games by communication satellite
a which send b sending c sent d to send
16.After the Games there were about 120 new records by almost every country
17.Tom was the last the classroom yesterday
18.Linda was the last student at the oral exam
19.Do you think you are the only person the danger?
a to see b for having seen c to be seen d for seeing
20.Neil Armstrong was the first person foot on the moon
21.Once in a while I visit my grandparents on the farm and stay there for some days
a Regularly b Sometimes c Usually d Rarely
22.If you a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing orplay the main tune
a accomplish b accompany c collect d admire
23.I would not call myself an avid stamp collector
a interesting b exciting c amateur d enthusiastic
24.It is they are going to, not Russia
a Spain b Spain that c Spain where d in Spain that
25. I bought the golden fish
a It was from this shop that b It was from this shop where
c It was this shop which d It was this shop that
26. taught me how to collect butterflies
a It was my father b It is my father c It was my father who d My father
27. took my car
a It was you b It were you c It was you that d It was you who
28. the police had rescued from the fire
a The baby b The baby that c It was the baby whom d The baby whom
29. whom John loves
a Mary was b Mary is c It is Mary d It was Mary
30. that the countryside is most beautiful
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a It was autumn b It is autumn c It was in autumn d It is in autumn
31.My father will go to London next month
a It is my father whom will go to London next month
b It is London that my father will go next month
c It is next month that my father will go to London.
d It is to London next month when my father will go
32.Tom gave me this book yesterday
a It was Tom gave me this book yesterday b It was me whom Tom gave this book yesterday
c It was this book that Tom gave me yesterday d It was yesterday that Tom gave this book.
IV Identify the words/ phrases that are not correct in standard English
1 Her many friends, among who I like to be considered, gave her encouragement
V READING: Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best fits the statements about the passage.
My favorite sport is swimming I learned to swim when I was five and I have been to the swimmingpool at least twice a week ever since
You do not need much special equipment if you want to learn to swim - only a pair of swimmingtrunks if you are a boy, or a swimming costume and a cap if you are a girl When you start you may like to use
a ring or some water-wings
How can you learn to swim? It is best to learn when you are still quite young and some parents eventaught their six-month-old babies to swim It is just a good idea just to play ground in the pool for a while untilyou get used to being in the water Try to find a good teacher You must learn to keep your balance in thewater and then your teacher will show how to move your arms and legs so that you move along smoothly andeasily As soon as you feel confident in the pool you will quickly start making good progress
Most people learn the breaststroke first and then go on to backstroke and crawl After that, you canlearn to dive Diving is probably what I like doing most when I go to the pool I am particularly interested inswimming faster than anyone else but I love trying to dive as gracefully as possible
Swimming is not an expensive sport and it is very good for all the muscles in your body, I wouldrecommend anyone at any age to take up swimming as a hobby
1 The writer says that .
a he went to the swimming pool twice when he was five
b he went to the swimming pool twice a week when he was five
c he has been to the swimming pool only twice since he was five
d he has been to the swimming pool twice a week since he was five.
2 According to the writer .
a it costs a lot to learn to swim
b one must buy a lot of special equipment for swimming practice
c one must use a water-wing for swimming practice
d special equipment doesn't matter a lot when one learns to swim.
3 The writer advises us to .
a learn to dive before practicing swimming
b learn to swim under a trainer's guidance.
c start learning to swim since the age of six
d to keep our arms and legs from moving along in the water
4 The writer likes to .
a practice hard so as to become a fast swimmer b practice diving as gracefully as possible.
c play around in the water only d take part in a swimming contest
5 The writer recommends us to .
a learn to swim when we are young b develop our muscles
c go swimming twice a week d find a good swimming teacher
VI WRITING
A/ Combine the pair of sentences by using the relative pronouns.
1 Mary and Margaret are twins You met them yesterday
→ Mary and Margaret, whom you met yesterday, are twins.
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2 My grandmother is a writer She works in local newspaper agent
→ My grandmother, who works in local newspaper agent, is a writer.
3 The bed was comfortable I slept in it last night
→ The bed which I slept in last night was comfortable.
B/ Combine each pair of sentences into one, using “preposition + whom / which”.
4 I met the people You told me about them
→ I met the people about whom you told me.
5 This is the book I’m looking for it
→ This is the book which I’m looking for.
6 Alice likes the foreign family She is living with them
→ Alice likes the foreign family with whom she is living.
7 The movie was interesting We went to it
→ The movie to which we went was interesting.
C/ Reduce the following relative clauses.
8 The next course which is coming is English
→ The next course coming is English.
9 The books which were written by To Hoai are interesting
→ The books written by To Hoai are interesting.
10 Yuri Gagarin became the first man who flew into space
→ Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly into space.
11 Those people who are taking photos over there come from Sweden
→ Those people taking photos over there come from Sweden.
12 I haven’t got anything that I could open a bottle of wine with
→ I haven’t got anything to open a bottle of wine with.
13 This is the second person who was killed in that way
→ This is the second person to be killed in that way.
14 The children who attend that school receive a good education
→ The children attending that school receive a good education.
15 I come from a city that is located in the southern part of the country
→ I come from a city located in the southern part of the country.
D/ Rewrite the sentences to focus attention on the underlined information.
16 We first heard the news from my sister last night
→ It was the news that we first heard from my sister last night.
→ It was last night that we first heard the news from my sister.
17 My sister has just bought the English book at the big bookshop
→ It is my sister who has just bought the English book at the big bookshop.
→ It is the English book that my sister has just bought at the big bookshop.
18 They enjoyed the farewell party at my house cheerfully
→ It was the farewell party that they enjoyed at my house cheerfully.
→ It was at my house that they enjoyed the farewell party cheerfully.
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Objectives: By the end of the lesson Ss will be able to:
- Practice reading correctly
- Consolidate how to use the grammar related to could/ be able to and tag questions.
Method: Integrated, mainly communicative.
Teaching aids: Textbook, handouts …
Procedure:
I Stabilization:
- Greeting the class
- Checking the students’ attendance
II Review grammar:
- T reviews grammars:
+ could/ be able to
COULD: khả năng chung chung
BE ABLE TO: khả năng có thể
- T gives Sts a handout with exercises and instructs Sts
the way to do these exercises
IV Consolidation and homework:
- T summarizes the main points of the lesson
- Ask Ss to do extra homework
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
2 a gravity b aspiration c biography d possible
3 a technical b conquest c psychology d launched
4 a national b venture c fortunate d suggestion
5 a support b shuttle c success d venture
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others.
1 a scientist b president c engineer d astronaut
2 a conquest b venture c technical d artificial
3 a biography b psychological c approximate d congratulate
4 a aspiration b gravity c challenge d fortunate
5 a success b cosmonaut c extreme d appoint
A Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the
underlined word or phrase.
1 Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon 20 July 1969
4 After landing, the team members were greeted like heroes
a conquer b conquering c conqueror d conquest
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5 No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space
6 Neil Armstrong, an American , was the first man to step on the moon's surface
a scientist b cosmonaut c astronaut d astronomer
7 The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in
a weight b weighting c weightless d weightlessness
8 About 100 Russian satellites are the earth
a flying b orbitting c traveling d circuiting
9 Many people are demonstrating to express their with the new land law
a satisfied b satisfactory c satisfaction d dissatisfaction
10 The astronauts were able to send the information back to the earth
a spaceships b space stations c spacemen d space shots
11 No one is better cook than his mother, ?
a is she b isn't she c are they d aren’t they
12 Do it right now, ?
a will you b shall you c do you d don't you
13 There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, ?
a are they b are there c aren't they d aren't there
14 He seldom goes to the library, ?
a doesn’t he b is he c does he d isn’t he
15 Let's go for a long walk, ?
a will we b shall we c don't you d do you
16 I'd lost my key, so I the door when I got home
a could lock b wasn't able to lock
c couldn't unlock d was able to unlock
17 When Mr Lee was younger, he work in the garden for hours
a has got to b should be able to c can d could
18 Yesterday I to a furniture store I bought a new lamp there
a could go b could have gone c went d ought to have gone
19 Do you think there less conflict in the world if all people the same language?
c were/ spoke d would have been/ had spoken
20 Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, eleven times the size of the earth
21 Our recent in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer
a achievements b achievement c achievers d achieved
22 Before Gagarin’s flight, there were still enormous uncertainties
a historical b historic c history d historian
23 Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its made him a national hero
a succeed b successful c successive d success
24 Although we didn’t win, we were able to take some from our performance
a satisfying b satisfactions c satisfaction d satisfactory
25 60,000 people filled the stadium
a Approximately b Approximate c Approximant d Approximation
26 Laughter can be a great release of
a tense b tension c tenseness d tensing
27 Sputnik was the first satellite made by the USSR
a manned b natural c artificial d live
28 From his window in space, Gagarin had a view of the Earth that no human beings had done before
a discription b vision c recognition d attention
29 The successful flight marked a milestone in China's space project
30 His flight was in around the Earth at the speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour
31 The use of computer aids in teaching, the role of teachers is still very important
32 May I offer my heartest on your promotion?
a congratulating b congratulation c congratulations d congratulate
33 The appropriate attitude makes it to socialize among strangers
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a possible b possibility c impossible d possibly
34 , many houses are going to be demolished to make ways for a new supermarket
a Fortunate b Unfortunate c Fortunately d Unfortunately
35 Astronauts work in conditions
a weight b weighting c weightless d weightlessness
36 The Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia was named him
37 China became the third country in the, world to be able to independently carry manned space
flights
38 Yuri Gagarin is the first human to fly space
39 Man has witnessed a great many significant of science and technology in the past few decades
a achieves b achieved c achievers d achievements
40 He was pulled off an extraordinary in completing the voyage single-handedly
a feast b feat c feature d fervour
III Underline the correct or more natural answer If both answers are possible, underline them both.
1 Valuables can / are able to be left in the hotel safe Please ask at the reception desk.
2 We could / were able to finish the football match before it started snowing too heavy.
3 The rebels could / were able to draw on the support of over 20,000 soldiers.
4 Could you / Were you able to understand Professor Larsen's lecture? I found it really difficult.
5 'Do you want a game?' 'Sorry, I can't / 'm not able to play chess.
6 Look at me, I can / 'm able to ride my bike without any help.
7 When the fire officers arrived they could / were able to put out the flames in a couple of minutes.
8 The air was so polluted in the city center, I could hardly / was hardly able to breathe.
9 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?
IV Add question tags to the following statements.
1 He hardly ever makes a mistake, does he?
2 Nobody liked the play, did they?
3 She'd save money if she bought fresh food, wouldn't she?
4 She's very' funny She's got a great sense of humour, hasn't she?
5 The area was evacuated at once, wasn't it?
6 It never works very well, does it?
7 He ought to have made a note of it, oughtn't he?
8 Neither of them offered to help you, did they?
9 There'll be plenty for everyone, won't there?
10 Let's go out for dinner tonight, shall we?
11 This won't take long, will it?
12 Don't touch that button, will you?
13 I'm too late, aren't I?
14 Not a very good film, was it?
15 They think he's funny, don't they?
V Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.
1 Yuri Gagarin lifted off into space aboard the Vostok 1 at 9.07 a.m Moscow time on 12th April, 1961.
2 He was in orbit around the Earth at a speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour.
3 No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space.
4 How would the mind deal with the psychological tension?
5 How would the body react to the extreme changes in temperature?
6 We congratulate you on your successful flight.
7 The American people shared with the Soviet people their satisfaction for the safe flight.
8 After his death, his hometown was named after him.
9 China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flights.
10 China launched its first manned spacecraft into space on October, 2003.
VI READING
A Fill in each blank space with one appropriate from the box.
manned seriously affected space radiation groundless
weightlessness harmless journey flown appeared effects
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Before man had (1) flown in space it was thought that his physical and mental capabilities might be (2)
affected by long periods of (3) weightlessness, and that he might be endangered by high levels of (4)
radiation Yuri Gagariri's first (5) space flight in April 1961 showed that man could live in space and,
although this (6) journey only lasted for 108 minutes, it gave encouragement to those interested in the future
of (7) manned space flight In fact most of the early fears about man's health in space have proved (8)
groundless, and although several odd medical (9) effects have been observed, none has (10) seriously
affected man's ability for useful work
B Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (1) or false IF).
Throughout history there have been many great explorers Have you, for example, heard of Marco Polo, the famous Italian traveler? He was the first European to travel to China He arrived in China in the late 13th
century About 200 years later, Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain by ship He was looking for a new way to reach India However, as you probably know, he didn't reach India He landed in America Five
hundred years after Columbus in the' 1930s a famous explorer named Richard Byrd was one of the first
persons to fly over both the North and the South Poles Today we continue to explore this world and are
studying to explore other worlds, too In the 1930s Russian and American scientists sent many unmanned
spacecraft to the moon These spacecraft sent back very valuable information about the moon Then on July 16th 1969 the first manned spaceship to the moon left earth On that day Apollo 11 blasted off with three
American astronauts on board Four days after blast-off, two of these astronauts landed on the moon They later explored the surface of the moon About two days after landing on the moon, they started back to the
earth They arrived safely back on earth a few days later Today we are sending unmanned spacecraft to other planets In the future, we might walk on Mars or Venus the way we did on the moon We might even travel to other galaxies Who knows? One thing we know for sure is that we will continue to explore this world and other worlds, too
1 Marco Polo traveled from England to China in the late 13th century F
2 While he was looking for India, Christopher Columbus reached America T
3 In the 19thcentury Richard Byrd flew over both the North and the South Poles F
4 Unmanned spacecraft went to the moon before manned spacecraft did T
6 Apollo 11 was damaged in the blast F
7 All of the American astronauts on the spaceship landed on and explored the surface of the moon F
8 Today we are sending spacecraft with astronauts on board to other planets F
VII Use the cues given to write a complete sentence.
1 nowadays/ our lives/ improved/ much/ progresses/ science and technology//
Nowadays our lives have been much improved by the progresses made in science and technology.
2 II want/ become/ astronaut/ I/ able/ travel/ fast/ sound//
I want to become an astronaut so that I will be able to travel faster than sound.
3 Sally Ride/ one/ five astronauts/ space shuttle Challenger/, completed/ successful six-day voyage/ space//
Sally Ride was one of the five astronauts on the space shuttle Challenger, which completed a successful day voyage in space.
six-4 Neil Armstrong/ famous! American astronaut/ known/ first/ walk/ the moon//
Neil Armstrong, a famous American astronaut, is known as the first person to walk on the moon.
5 July 20th 1969/ two Americans/ land/ moon/ spaceship/ name/ Apollo//
On July 20 1969 two Americans landed on the moon in the spaceship named Apollo th
6 Yuri Gagarin/ first man/ travel/ space//
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to travel in space.
7 Yuri Gagarin/ make/ another space flight/ if/ tragic accident/ not occur//
Yuri Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not occurred.
8 China/ become/ third country/ world/ able/ independently/ carry/ manned space flights//
China became the third country in the world to be able to independently carry out manned space flights.
PRACTICE TEST 2
I Circle the word that has a different sound in bold.
1 a conquest b cosmonaut c certainty d congratulate
2 a challenge b launched c achievement d psychological
3 a earth b with c birth d death
4 a space b tragic c astronaut d gravity
6 a flight b precise c orbit d desire
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7 a shuttle b success c support d century
9 a tragic b challenge c congress d engineer
II Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1 a aspiration b apointment c astronaut d gravity
2 a biography b pioneer c mission d reminder
3 a challenge b.chemist c psychology d mechanic
4 a rugby b gather c forget d gymnast
5 a feat b leap c head d bean
III Give the correct word form.
1 Our recent _ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer
(achieve)achievement
2 Before Gagarin’s _ flight, there were still enormous uncertainties (history)historic
3 Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its _ made him a national hero
(succeed)success
4 Although we didn’t win, we were able to take some _ from our performance
(satisfy)satisfaction
5 _ 60,000 people filled the stadium (approximate)approximately
6 Laughter can be a great release of _ (tense)tension
7 May I offer my heartest _ on your promotion? (congratulate)congratulations
8 The appropriate attitude makes it _ to socialize among strangers (possibility)possible
9 _, many houses are going to be demolished to make ways for a new supermarket
(Fortunate)Unfortunately
10 Astronauts work in _ conditions (weight)weightless
IV Choose the best answer.
1 In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to orbit the Earth
2 The flight will take approximately three weeks
a closely b exactly c about d precisely
3 is the empty area outside the Earth's atmosphere, where the planets
and the stars are
a The sun b The earth c The moon d Space
4 - How long did Yuri Gagarin's trip into space ? - Only 108 minutes
a lengthen b last c late d strengthen
5 There's a special area at the airport where you can view aircraft taking off andlanding
6 Without the pull of the Earth, we would be
a weighed b weight c weightless d weightlessness
7 When astronauts are in a spaceship they always have to work with
a precise b precisely c precision d preciseless
8 Working as an astronaut requires high knowledge
a technique b technical c technically d technician
9 A / an is a person who is trained for traveling in a spacecraft
10 Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not
occurred
11 Can we never know precisely what would happen in space?
a interestedly b approximately c amusingly d exactly
12 A spaceship is one of the extraordinary of human beings
13 is a feeling of worry and anxiety which makes it difficult for you to
relax
a Precision b Tension c Weightlessness d Satisfaction
14 I admire the astronauts who devote their life to into space
a lifting b walking c venturing d dealing
15 You right, I suppose
a could be b was able to be c can be d was not able to be
16 Don't worry, they to phone
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a could forget b were able to forget
c could have just forgotten d were not able to forget
17 Help me with housework, ?
a don't you b do you c will you d won’t you
18 You have ever heard about Yuri Gagarin, ?
a do you b haven't you c don't you d didn't you
19 Jenny leave the hospital only four days after the operation
a was able to b could c can d will be able to
20 At last, they get through the mountain in such a heavy rain
a can b could c are able to d were able to
21 your cell phone?
a I can borrow b Could I borrow c Am I able to d Was I able to
22 Despite yesterday's snowfalls, we arrive at school on time
a could b couldn't c were able to d weren't able to
23 The girl tell what had happened to her after she had been unconscious for three days
a could b will be able to c can d was able to
24 They used to work as astronauts, ?
a don't they b weren't they c did they d didn’t they
25 I am on duty today, ?
a will I b don't I c am not I d aren't I
26 We were all very lucky We get out of the fire in such a terrible
accident
a could b could not c were able to d were not able to
27 Look at me! I ride a bicycle
a can b could c am able to d was able to
28 use your computer? - Certainly, help yourself
a I could b Could I c Am I able to d Was I able to
29 After about forty years' working hard with a lot of experiments, the Soviet
cosmonauts venture into space
a could b could not c were able to d were not able to
30 I was not appointed to be a tour guide because I speak English at that time
a could b could not c was able to d was not able to
31 The footballer play again in spite of his severe injury
a could b could not c was able to d was not able to
32 You did not read anything about the space, ?
a didn't you b did you c were you d weren’t you
33 He learnt English at school, ?
a doesn't he b does him c didn't him d didn’t he
34 You have got a new car, ?
a do you b don't you c aren’t you d haven’t you
35 Go with us, ?
V Choose the word - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Is there life on Mars? Many people have (1) about this question Some writers of science-fiction think
of people from Mars (2) little green creatures Others imagine 'Martians' as monsters with many eyes
In studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars The first (3) of this
is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth In other words, Earth's seasons, such as spring or summer, occur on Mars too Because these seasons exist, it may be possible for (4) and other higher (5) forms to
be found on Mars
Astronomers also think that perhaps a small (6) of water vapor could be found on Mars In 1887, an Italian astronomer, Giovanni Schiaparelli, discovered markings on Mars' surface These markings looked like canals This finding (7) astronomers to believe that since water exists on Mars, life forms could exist
as well
However, there are (8) who feel that life on Mars is not possible This is because there is little or no (9) of oxygen on the planet In 1965, the Mariner IV capsule managed to take photographs of the
planet It discovered that the only forms of life found are vegetation like fungi and mosses (10) ,
people remain fascinated by the idea that there could one day be life on Mars