TEST YOURSELF 1a Choose the word marked A, B, C or D that has a different stress pattern from the others A creativity B immature C negative D nationality A impossible B importantly C stability D connectivity A unlimited B illogical C conservation D priority A opportunity B competitive C communicative D unfortunate A authority B impolite C unhealthy D repetitive b Put the words from the box into the right columns powerful positive impatient relative complexity hopeless playful unhealthy oOo Ooo oOoo Oo Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences People from other planets may use _ to communicate, which is not possible for human beings A landlines B letters C chat rooms D telepathy Teenagers often use abbreviations when _ A texting B video conferencing C sending letters D talking People who cannot hear or speak often communicate using _ A pictures B sounds C codes D signs _ is popularly used to enable people from different countries to have meetings People can watch, and listen to each other through a screen A Chatting B Video conferencing C Emailing D Texting The _ in technology allow astronomers to know more about outer space A developments B science C exploration D discovery Alexander Graham Bell was a great , who invented the telephone A developer B conservationist C scientist D explorer _ is important because it may help to solve the problems of overpopulation and exhaustion of resources on Earth A Space exploration B Space travelling C Space checking D Space walking To generate cheap and clean energy, instead of burning fossil fuel, scientist have developed _ A oil B solar panels C electricity D coal burning _ system use several different ways of giving information with sounds, pictures, and texts on a screen A Emailing B Telephoning C Multimedia D Chatting 10 Astronauts use to move around when they are on the Moon’s surface A spaceships B flying saucers C space car D moon buggies Write the right word/phrase under each picture video conferencing software developer astronomer face-to-face meeting solar system alien archaeologis landline phone t Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete the sentences I intented _ to New York next month A flew B to fly C fly flying saucer spaceship I prefer _ a nine-to-five job to working shifts 10 A did B doing C She said she choose _ for one year before entering university A to work B worked C working She said she _ to the Moon when she have enough money A travelled B to travel C would travel He told his classmate that he _ a bicycle when he was ten years old A role B would ride C could ride He asked me what the conservationists so far to protect our environment A did B had done C He asked me _ I preferred video conferencing to face-to-face meetings A that B what C if Mary wondered if Neptune _larger than Saturn A was B being C is Leo asked me the differences between Mars and Earth were A which B what C how Astronauts said that humans _ find some way to communicate with aliens A might B ought D did Read the text and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F) A mobile phone, also known as a cell phone, is one that we can use to make telephone calls to anyone from a great distance via a radio link Apart from telephony, modern smart mobile phones also support a number of other services including text messaging,, internet access, gaming, photography, and many business applications The first cell phone weight about kilograms and was demonstrated in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper and John F Mitchell of Motorola Ten year later, in 1983, the first model of cell phone, 87% of the world’s population, used mobile networked In spite of the many advantages a cell phone has, it also brings about several problems that users should be aware of Mobile phone radiation is believed to be harmful to human health Some recent studies have found an association between cell phone use and certain kinds of brain disease Another serious problem can be privacy and tracking Once users have the phone on, they can be interrupted in many ways, and they can also be tracked by location data T F A cell phone is like a cordless phone that is used within a short range of a base station A cell phone can’t operate without a radio link The first cell phone was in sale a decade after the first cell phone was demonstrated A mobile phone can be harmful to user due to its radiation The sound of a mobile phone may cause brain diseases A telephone user’s location may be tracked easily A cell phone does not affect users’ privacy by any means The main idea of the passage is to persuade people not to use cell phones Put an appropriate word in each gap in the passage The Moon Buggy The Lunar Roving Vehicle or moon buggy, was the vehicle used by (1) _ when they explored the moon in the 1970s It was considered Apollo’s Cadillac of lunar (2) _ and was developed by Boeing and General Motors Moon buggies run by electricity and were specially designed to operate on the lunar surface They measure 1.1 metres tall and metres long They (3) 210 kg but they can carry a payload of up to 490 kg The wheels (4) also designed very carefully to resist the rocky moon surface which is covered in dirt A lunar rover also has a controller, motors, brakes, and two (5) for astronauts to sit in Most Filipinos consider Dr, Eduardo San Juan, a NASA engineer, the inventor of the Lunar Rover However, San Juan was not listed as the (6) of the moon buggy in NASA and constructed by a group of space engineers Nevertheless, it is claimed that he received one of the Ten Outstanding Men (TOM) awards (8) science and technology in 1978 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech Nhi: People will soon communicate using telepathy Nhi said Mai: What will happen if aliens occupy Earth? Mai asked _ David: Why can’t humans live on Venus? David asked Nick: I have decided to become an astronomer Nick said Crew: Captain Kirk, which star are we travelling to? The crew asked Captain Kirk Rearrange the words/phrases given to make complete sentences holography/ said that/ Lan/ interact/ would help us/ in real time/ aliens/ wanted to know/ Dean/ could communicate/ if/ verbally/ Mark asked/ aliens/ if/ could/ others’ happiness and fear/ smell/ _ Trinh/ had/ asked/ Martians/ what/ to drink/ _ Tom/ inhabitants/ might travel/ thought/ of Venus/ by buggy/ _ ... 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper and John F Mitchell of Motorola Ten year later, in 1 983 , the first model of cell phone, 87 % of the world’s population, used mobile networked In spite of the many advantages... metres tall and metres long They (3) 210 kg but they can carry a payload of up to 49 0 kg The wheels (4) also designed very carefully to resist the rocky moon surface which is covered... Nevertheless, it is claimed that he received one of the Ten Outstanding Men (TOM) awards (8) science and technology in 19 78 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech Nhi: People will soon communicate using