15-MINUTE TEST (UNIT 15) 1-5 Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words A impossible B unfortunately C psychology D temperature A scientist B accident C engineer D cosmonaut A planet B mission C explore D conquest A astronaut B tragedy C enormous D magical A venture B design C orbit D secret 6-15 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence _ is a book that someone write about someone else's life A Biography B Biology C Auto-biography D Brochure In space, astronauts have to suffer from _ A weight B weightlessness C heaviness D pressure Yuri Gagarin died in a plane _ on a routine training flight in 1968 A crash B failure C defeat D feat Man's successful _ into space are thanks to a lot of talented scientists and engineers who have been working hard to make these flights possible A adventures B ventures C experiments D travelling 10 Some people thought that too much money was spent on _ flights A space B spacious C spaceman D voyage 11 I am the only representative from our school in the competition, _? A am not I B aren't I C am I not D B & C 12 They went to Nha Trang last year, _? A aren't they B didn't they C haven't they D did they 13 That was exciting, _? A wasn't it B was it C was that D wasn't that 14 They'd better attend the meeting, _? A wouldn't they B hadn't they C had they D would they 15 I'm afraid I _ come to your party A can B could C won't be able to D couldn't be 16-20 Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 16 (A) In order to walk on the (B) moon's surface, the (C) astronaut needed (D) wear a spacesuit 17 Before Gagarin's flight (A) into space, (B) everyone knew exactly (C) what (D) would happen to a human being there 18 The price (A) of crude oil used to (B) be a great deal (C) lower than now, (D) wasn't it? 19 An American flag (A) was placed (B) on the moon's surface (C) after the moon (D) landed 20 (A) The crew of Apollo 11 (B) successful completed their (C) historic (D) mission 21-25 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage On December 21 1968, the United States launched Apollo from Kennedy Space Center The astronauts on (21) _ Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders, were the first humans to journey to the moon They (22) _ the moon ten times and sent television pictures of its surface back to the earth On July 16 1969 Apollo 11 was launched Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins went (23) _ space with the lunar module, the Eagle, which would land on the moon Six hours after a successful landing on the moon, Neil Armstrong was ready to leave the Eagle He wore the special (24) _ and heavy boots He placed his foot on the moon's surface and said, "That's one small step for man, one giant (25) _ for mankind." 21 A ship B space C board D deck 22 A orbited B surrounded C circled D rounded 23 A away B into C to D up 24 A space-outfit B space-wear C space-suit D space-cloth 25 A walk B skip C jump D leap 26-30 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 26 He lost his job three months ago A It is three months ago since he lost his job B It is three months since he lost his job C They are three months since he lost his job D It has been three months since he has lost his job 27 She hasn't played the piano for five years A She doesn't play the piano five years ago B The last time she played the piano was five years ago C The last time she played the piano five years ago D She played the piano five years 28 It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car A The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car B The man believed to escaped in a stolen car C The man is believed to escape in a stolen car D They believed that the man stole the car 29 I didn't have an umbrella with me, so I got wet A If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't get wet B If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet C If I had had an umbrella, I would have got wet D If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet for me to drink A The coffee was so hot that I can't drink it B The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink C The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink it D The coffee was so hot that I can't drink 15-MINUTE TEST (UNIT 16) 1-5 Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words A burial B discovery C pyramid D mystery A construction B belonging C perio D purpose A chamber B structure C spiral D Egyptian A surpass B service C wonder D traditional A eternal B challenging C impressive D enlist 6-15 Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence Scientist have supposed many _ about the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza A legends B theories C mysteries D miracles The Empire State building was _ in height by the World Trade Center in 1972 A succeed B kept C lost D surpassed Today the Great Pyramid of Giza is _ in the tourist region of the Giza on the west bank of the River Nile A enlarged B broadened C closed D enclosed The _ Sun Boat of the Great Pyramid was discovered in 1954 A mystery B mysterious C mysteriously D mysteries 10 It is believed that the Sun Boat was used to carry the body of Khufu in his last _ on earth A journey B travel C sightseeing D carriage 11 The Ponagar Cham Towers are an example of Cham _ in Central Vietnam A customs B history C architecture D people 12 Stonehenge in England was made and used by _ people for thousands of years A local B famous C countryside D prehistoric 13 The structure of the Great Pyramid consisted _ approximately million blocks of stone A in B with C of D 14 People _ the world was flat and sailors refused to travel around the world A believe B believed C were believed D were believing 15 The missing child is believed _ a white sweater and blue jeans A wear B wore C to have worn D to be wearing 16-20 Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 16 (A) In the middle (B) of the garden (C) does stand a (D) sixty-year-old tree 17 It (A) said that (B) thousands of people are (C) homeless after (D) the floods 18 It was (A) in this forest (B) that (C) some caves (D) found 19 (A) The office we are working (B) in it is (C) in good (D) condition 20 It (A) is estimated that Asia (B) is housed a third of (C) the poorest people (D) in the world 21_25 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank Space in the following passage The leaning tower of Pisa is one of the most famous buildings in the world It is famous not because of its beauty or size, but (21) _ it leans dangerously to one side Each year the tower attracts thousands of visitors from all around the world (22) _ the tower leans to the south and also curves toward the north It is said that the tower has leaned more than 17 feet Over the past years, various proposals have been made to stop the tower from leaning (23) _ and to prevent its collapse Some people would like to pull it down and rebuild it on stronger foundations Others have suggested pouring (24) _ around the base of the tower to stop it from leaning further If nothing is done, the tower might collapse very soon But until it is rebuilt or straightened, it will remains as one of the most fascinating (25) _ mistakes in the world 21 A because B when C for D nevertheless 22 A Sometimes B Today C Yesterday D Also 23 A much B further C westwards D downwards 24 A straw B ropes C concrete D water 25 A artistic B architectural C literacy D art 26-30 Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 26 If it hadn't been so late, I would have called you A It was not late when I called you B It was late, so I did not call you C It was late, but I called you D It was not late but I did not call you 27 No one but the seven-year-old boy saw the accident A Only the seven-year-old boy saw the accident B No one at all saw the seven-year-old boy's accident C The seven-year-old boy saw no one in the accident D No one in the accident saw the seven-year-old boy 28 Most people get fewer colds in summer than in winter A A person is more likely to get a cold in winter than in summer B More people have summer colds than winter colds C People get colder in summer than in winter D Winter is much colder than summer 29 They are watering the flowers A The flowers are being watered by them B They need some water and flowers C There are some water on the flowers D They are putting the flowers in water 30 I would rather you stopped talking about her A I would rather stop talking about her B I prefer you not to talk about her any more C I would rather you not talk about her D I want you to talk about her ... body of Khufu in his last _ on earth A journey B travel C sightseeing D carriage 11 The Ponagar Cham Towers are an example of Cham _ in Central Vietnam A customs B history C architecture D... chamber B structure C spiral D Egyptian A surpass B service C wonder D traditional A eternal B challenging C impressive D enlist 6 -15 Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence Scientist... 14 People _ the world was flat and sailors refused to travel around the world A believe B believed C were believed D were believing 15 The missing child is believed _ a white sweater and