E 11CB Unit 15

UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUESTA.. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.. Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of t

UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUEST

A PHONETICS

I Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that

of the other words.

II Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.

B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

* Circle the best answer for each sentence.

8) No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space The word “precisely” is closest in meaning to “ ”

9) Many spacemen could never get back to the Earth because of _ accidents

10) He finds it difficult for him to recover from his son’s

11) He failed again, which was a/an disappointment

12) The flight will take approximately three weeks The word “approximately” is closest in meaning to “ ”

13) How long did Yuri Gagarin’s trip into space ? Only 180 minutes

14) When astronaut travels into space, if a technical failure happens, he can never get back to Earth

15) Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on moon

16) Everybody congratulated the astronauts _ their successful trip into space

17) Yuri Gagarin became the first man to travel into space _ April 12th, 1961

A at B on C in` D from

18) A / an is a person who is trained for traveling in a spacecraft

19) When spacemen travel into space they have to face enormous because they do not know what may happen

20) Lisa’s been able to play the flute since she was six, ?

21) Neil seemed to have a good time at the party, ?

22) There has not been a great response to the sale, ?

23) She had done more work in one day than her husband in three days

24) You are going to come to the party, ?

25) Despite the bad weather, he get to the airport in time

26) You’re Cynthia, you?

27) We didn’t eat here last week, we?

28) You have ever heard about Yuri Gagarin, ?

29) Jenny leave the hospital only fours days after the operation

30) At last, they get through the mountain in such a heavy rain

C READING * Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Until recently, you may only read in (31) fiction that an ordinary person could (32) a trip into space We have heard ideas about holidays to the Moon, but these were just a story, and everyday flights into space seemed just a distant (33) Aspirations of space tourism are remembered in science fiction works such as

Arthur C Clarke’s A Fall of Moondust and Islands of the Sky But now, this fiction

could become achievable as major steps are being taken to make the dream (34) traveling into space (35) a practical reality On 28 April 2001, Dennis Tito,

(36) millionaire, became the world’s first space (37) Tito was (38) into space onboard a Russian Soyuz capsule He showed that anyone could make a space journey Five years on, scientists are attempting to shape the future in order to give everyone a (39) to fulfill their dreams of traveling into space, whether (40) not they are millionaires

D WRITING

* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.

41) Your grandfather could speak five languages, could he?

A B C D

42) She spoke in a very low voice, but I can understand what she said

A B C D

43) I used to be to stand on my head but I can’t be able to do it now

A B C D

44) The trip was cancelled lask week John couldn’t go away because he was ill

A B C D