BÀI TẬP TỰ LUẬN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 UNIT 15 SPACE CONQUEST I.. Astronauts orbiting the earth in space capsules are.... of our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Trang 1BÀI TẬP TỰ LUẬN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 UNIT 15 SPACE
CONQUEST
I Complete each sentence with a suitable word in column A of Exercise I Make any changes in the form of the words if necessary.
1 One problem of young people today is their lack of
2 The USA has successfully put a satellite into
3 Astronauts orbiting the earth in space capsules are
4 The of our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
and Pluto
5 Yuri Gagarin was the first to fly into space
6 The Normans England in 1066
7 China its first manned spacecraft "Shenzhou 5" on October 15 in 2003
8 I wish you luck in your new business
II Make a new sentence with a tag question which has the same meaning as the first sentence, beginning as shown Make any necessary changes.
1 I'm sure that Paul doesn't like football
Paul ?
2 I'm checking that you've got a sister
You ?
3 I don't think that you've done your homework!
You ?
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You ?
5 I'm surprised that the guests have arrived
The guests ?
6 I'm checking that your name is John
Your name ?
7 You're certain that you didn't leave your wallet on the desk
.?
8 You're surprised that William has got married
William ?
III From the information given below, write the biography of Isaac Newton, a great scientist, who found out the law of gravity.
1942 December 25, born in Lincolshire, England.
1656 Was brought home from school to run the farm.
1660 Went to Cambridge University.
1665 Took a B.A degree.
1665 – 1667 School closed because of Great Plague Went on with his studies at home
Laid the foundations for his famous discoveries in mathematics and physics.
1667 Went back to Cambridge and became a professor.
1727 March 20, died, was buried in Wesminster Abbey.
IV Read the text and write questions for the answers.
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Buzz Aldrin was part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 when man first walked on the moon Neil Armstrong went first, followed by Buzz Nothing in all his training had prepared him for that moment, and he has been travelling the world ever since, reliving the experience He was born in New Jersey in 1930, and he graduated from West Point Military Academy He served as a pilot in Korea and West Germany, and in 1966 he was chosen as an astronaut
Apollo 11 was launched to the moon on July 16 Four days later they landed near the Sea of Tranquility The mission ended on July 24, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean
On coming back to earth, he became very depressed, and suffered from alcoholism He had married for the first time when he was young, and had three children His second marriage lasted a very short time
Fortunately, he seems to have found happiness and stability with his third wife, Loris Driggs Cannon, who saved him from self-destruction They now live with their three dogs in California, and have six cars “for fun”
He has written his autobiography and a science fiction book, called Encounter with Tiber, which was published in 1996
He now travels the world, giving lecture tours and raising funds for space exploration
1 … ?
In 1969
2 … ?
Neil Armstrong
3… ?
In Korea and West Germany
4… ?
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5 … ? Eight days
6… ?
He became very depressed
7 … ? Alcoholism
8… ? Three times
9 … ? Autobiography and science fiction
10… ?
He gives lectures and raises funds for space exploration