Đề cương ôn tập môn Tiếng anh Lớp 9 - Unit 10: Space travel

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1. UNIT 10: SPACE TRAVEL I. Match the words or phrases with their definitions. 1. rocket a. a piece of clothing worn by a person who travels in space 2. satellite b. a piece of rock from outer space that hits the earth’s surface 3. space station c. a zero-gravity flight 4. spaceline d. an optical instrument that makes far away objects look closer 5. spacewalk e. a vehicle used for travel in space 6. spacesuit f. a large structure in space where people can live and work 7. spacecraft g. a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases 8. meteorite h. an act of moving around in space outside a spacecraft 9. telescope i. a device sent into space, used for communicating by radio, television, etc. or gathering information j. a company that carries out space flights 10. parabolic flight II. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Modify the words if necessary. cosmonaut astronomy habitable astronauts microgravity rinseless mission altitude maintenance weightless 1. The astronauts became ___ on going into orbit round the earth. 2. When ___ go to space, they float due to the lack of gravity. 3. NASA intends to land its first manned ___ on Mars in 10 years’ time. 4. After the Earth, Mars is the most ___ planet in our solar system. 5. ___ is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless. 6. The plane is now flying at a(n) ___ of 30,000 feet. 7. On April 12, 1961, Soviet ___ Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human being to travel into space. 8. The space station requires routine ___ and safety checks on most days. 9. ___ is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. 10. Astronauts wash their hair with a ___ shampoo so they don’t need to get their hair wet. III. Complete the sentences with the correct tense or form of the verbs in the box. orbit experience launch land attach float cooperate descend recount train 1. Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, ___ into Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. 2. NASA prepares its astronauts for a microgravity environment by ___ them on parabolic flights. 3. A mysterious spacecraft ___ the Earth for the past 720 days. 4. It took less than an hour before the plane began ___ down to a small town. 5. Astronauts ___ around in space because there is no gravity in space. 6. Parabolic flights allow passengers ___ weightlessness without actually going to space. 7. Visiting astronauts can sleep anywhere in the ISS so long as they ___ themselves to something.
2. 8. The former NASA astronaut ___ his experiences living and working aboard the International Space Station. 9. NASA’s Curiosity rover ___ on Mars in 2012 with a mission to find out if Mars is suitable for life. 10. Nearly any technical problem can be solved when crew and ground controllers ___. IV. Choose the correct idioms to complete the sentences. 1. Joe was ___ when he got a job with his dream company. a. out of this world b. over the moon c. once in a blue moon d. many moons ago 2. ___ I go to the cinema, only when there’s a film I really, really want to see. a. Over the moon b. Out of this world c. Once in a blue moon d. Many moons ago 3. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really ___. a. out of this world b. calling it a day c. the sky’s the limit d. once in a blue moon 4. He asked his dad to buy him a yacht as a birthday present. I think he was ___. a. once in a blue moon b. out of this world c. promising the moon d. asking for the moon 5. You’ve heard the saying, “___” . It’s meant to indicate that you can achieve anything if you want. a. Reach for the stars. b. Come back down to earth. c. The sky’s the limit. d. Everything under the sun. 6. He’s living ___ if he thinks he’s going to get £5000 for his old car. a. out of this world b. on another planet c. under the sun d. over the moon 7. She’s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can talk about everything ___. a. over the moon b. out of this world c. on another planet d. under the sun 8. I really ___ returning to work after my two-week holiday in Spain. a. asked for the moon b. lived on another planet c. came back down to earth d. was once in a blue moon 9. We went to Paris ___, I’m sure it has changed a lot since then. a. many moons ago b. once in a blue moon c. over the moon d. under the sun 10. I doubt she’ll actually become a famous actress - she just has ___. a. out of this world b. the sky’s the limit c. on another planet d. stars in her eyes V. Underline the correct form. 1. When Anne opened / had opened the door, she realized that somebody broke / had broken into. 2. He couldn’t make a sandwich because he forgot / had forgotten to buy bread. 3. Clyde Tombaugh discovered / had discovered the planet Pluto in 1930. 4. By the time Julia left / had left the shop, she spent / had spent all her money on clothes. 5. I didn’t want/ hadn’t wanted to see that film because I saw / had seen it twice. 6. Philip tidied / had tidied his bedroom before he left / had left for work. 7. When he painted / had painted the kitchen he decided / had decided to have a rest.
3. 8. Alfred had worked / worked in a bank for five years before he was sent to Rome. 9. He doubted that he saw / had seen her somewhere before. 10. After he had / had had a good night’s sleep, he felt / had felt much better. 11. In 1998, Glenn attracted / had attracted media attention when he returned / had returned to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery. 12. He touched down / had touched down in Kazakhstan at 11:26 pm, having completed 340 days in space. 13. Did James already cooked / Had James already cooked breakfast when you got up? 14. After arriving home, I realized / had realised I didn’t buy / hadn’t bought any milk. 15. It wasn’t easy when I lived / had lived on the International Space Station for nearly a year. VI. Complete the sentences with the past simple, past progressive or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Matt ___ (live) in Greece for two years before he ___ (move) to Italy. 2. The patient ___ (die) while the doctors ___ (perform) the operation. 3. I ___ (be) happy to see Matha because we ___ (not see) each other since last Christmas. 4. Mary ___ (clean) the windscreen when she ___ (notice) a crack in the glass. 5. By the time Alex ___ (finish) his studies, he ___ (be) in London for over eight years. 6. As I ___ (cross) the street, I ___ (catch) sight of an old friend of mine in a restaurant. 7. The hotel was full, so I ___ (be) glad that we ___ (book) in advance. 8. As soon as the people ___ (hear) the trumpet blast, they ___ (shout) a loud war cry. 9. What ___ (you/read) when I ___ (interrupt) you last night? 10. I ___ (want) to help with the washing up, but Sandra ___ (already/ do) it. 11. They ___ (watch) a film in the cinema so they ___ (not realise) it ___ (snow) outside. 12. First I ___ (tidy) the flat, then I ___ (sit) down and ___ (have) a cup of coffee. 13. ___ (you/ ever/ visit) London when you ___ (live) in England? 14. The neighbors ___ (call) the fire department when they ___ (see) the old house go up in flames. 15. Nobody ___ (come) to the meeting because Angela ___ (forget) to tell them about it. VII. Fill in the blank with/ without a relative pronoun. 1. Can you give me back the money ___ I lent you last month? 2. They complained about the wrong goods ___ were sent to them. 3. This is Susan ___ husband works in the sales department. 4. The advice ___ Sam gave me was quite senseless. 5. Monday is the day ___ bills have to be paid. 6. The secretary showed me the cabinet ___ important documents are filed. 7. Enter the address of the person ___ you want to forward the message to. 8. Elsa seemed like the kind of person to ___ happiness came almost naturally. 9. What is the name of the woman ___ used to read the news on Channel 9? 10. His refusal to tell her the truth is the reason ___ she is so angry with him. 11. Can you name the artist ___ famous painting is called ‘The Girl with the Pearl Earring’? 12. 1969 was also the year in ___ the Venera 5 space probe landed on Venus. 13. Do you know the city ___ President Barack Obama was born? 14. Marie Curie is one of the scientists ___ I admire most. 15. Apollo 11 was the spaceflight ___ landed the first two people on the Moon.
4. VIII. Combine the two sentences using defining relative clauses. 1. Can you show me the room? Meetings are held in that room. → Can you ___ 2. What would you do with the scholarship? You were offered it this month. → What ___ 3. I don’t really like the woman. She is in charge of the Marketing Department. → I don’t ___ 4. I have never met the man. He gave me a lift this morning. → The man ___ 5. Scientists are working with stem cells. Stem cells will revolutionize medicine. → Scientists___ 6. Most of the books are still popular today. I read them as a child. → Most of the books ___ 7. We won’t forget the day. We went to Justin Bieber’s concert that day. → We ___ 8. The book is about Gagarin’s flight to the space. Mr. Henry gave it to me. → The book___ 9. I want to introduce you to Mrs. Black. Her husband is a software engineer at Google, Inc. → I want ___ 10. The Nation Air and Space Museum has been renovated. We visited it last year. → The Nation Air and Space Museum ___ IX. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. 1. Virgin Galactic says hundreds of customers have signed ___ for a brief suborbital flight into space. 2. Most satellites observing the Earth fly ___ an altitude of 600 kilometers to 800 kilometers above ground. 3. Astronauts float ___ in space because there is no gravity in space. 4. Zero Gravity Corp, provides people ___ a once-in-a-lifetime experience of floating in microgravity ___ parabolic flights. 5. ___ April 12,1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go ___ space. 6. Some meteorites are easy to overlook because they look ___ ordinary earth rocks. 7. A popular pastime while orbiting Earth is simply looking ___ the window. 8. On 31 May he carried ___ checks on the KiboJEM Robotic Manipulator System. 9. Nick was crazy ___ the universe after his visit to the Space Museum in Sweden. 10. Most people have wondered if there is life beyond Earth ___ space. X. Complete the passage with words from the box. satellites explore exploration orbit evidence fly dreamed take-off unmanned further Space (1) ___ is sending people or machines into space to visit other planets and objects in space. Mankind has (2) ___ of visiting the stars for hundreds of years, but it wasn’t until 1969 that the first person walked on the Moon. Since the first person walked on the Moon, hundreds of (3) ___ have been launched into orbit around the earth, and hundreds of people have been into space on lots of different types of spacecraft. We have also sent machines to investigate objects that are (4) ___ away in the Solar System.
5. Apart from the Moon, the most popular place to send (5) ___ space expeditions is to Mars. Since the year 2000, there have been 10 unmanned expeditions to Mars, including putting spacecraft into (6) ___ around Mars and landing machines called rovers to (7) ___ the surface. NASA sent the rover Curiosity to Mars in 2012 to look for (8) ___ of life. They haven’t found it yet, but they are going to keep on looking! Now private companies are starting to (9) ___ into space too. Virgin Galactic sells tickets for a short trip into space for £130,000! Passengers won’t go high enough to go into orbit, but they will spend about six minutes in space. The whole trip will take two and a half hours from (10) ___ to landing. XI. Read the passage carefully, then do the tasks. In 2006, Anousheh Ansari became the first female space tourist when she made the trip from Russia to the International Space Station (ISS). Anousheh stayed on the ISS for eight days and kept a blog. Parts of her blog are shown here. Anousheh’s Space Blog September 25th Everyone wants to know: how do you take a shower in space? How do you brush your teeth? Well my friends, I must admit keeping clean in space is not easy! There is no shower with running water. Water does not ‘flow’ here, it ‘floats’ - which makes it a challenging act to clean yourself There are wet towels, wet wipes and dry towels that are used. Now brushing your teeth in space is another joy. You cannot rinse your mouth and spit after brushing, so you end up rinsing and swallowing. Astronauts call it the ‘fresh mint effect’. September 27th Being weightless has some wonderful advantages. You can lift a really heavy object with one hand and move it around with one finger. You can fly and float around instead of walking. You can do somersaults at any age. Everything is effortless. If you want to move forward, you slightly touch a wall with one finger and you start moving in the opposite direction. If you have left your book at the other side of the module, no problem - you ask someone close to it to send it to you. That means they pick it up and very gently push it towards you, and here it is - your book flying to you all the way from the other side. A. Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1. Anousheh Ansari was the first woman to travel into space. 2. Anousheh Ansari kept an online diary while she stayed on the ISS. 3. It is not easy to take a shower in space because water does not “flow” in microgravity. 4. In space, astronauts swallow their toothpaste instead of spitting. 5. Weightlessness makes it really hard to lift heavy objects in space. 6. Anousheh Ansari felt wonderful being able to do somersaults and flying around. 7. Astronauts have to push against the inside walls of the ISS when they get around. 8. Anousheh Ansari found weightlessness to be a discomfort when things fly through space. B. Answer the questions. 1. When did Anousheh Ansari go into space? ___ 2. Where did she start her trip? ___ 3. Where did she stay in space? ___ 4. How long did she stay in space? ___ 5. Did she enjoy her space trip? ___
6. C. Write the answers, using information from the text. 1. Look at Anousheh’s blog entry for September 25th. Find and copy groups of words that shows that Anousheh wrote her blog for others to read. ___ 2. Look at Anousheh’s blog entry for September 27th. Find and copy a group of words that shows how Anousheh felt about being in space. ___ XII. Write sentences, using the clues given. 1. How/ astronauts/ live/ space/ they/ have to/ float/ move about? ___ 2. Sally Ride/ be/ an astronaut/ become/ the first American woman/ go/ space/ 1983. ___ 3. Sputnik 1/ be/ the first artificial satellite/ launch/ the Soviet Union/1957. ___ 4. In order/ keep/ the body/ work/ the astronauts/ the ISS/ need/ proper amount/ exercise. ___ 5. April 12, 1961/ Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin/ become/ first human/ orbit/ Earth/ Vostok 1. ___ 6. Six Apollo missions/ make/ explore/ moon/ between 1969 / 1972. ___ 7. 2025/ the time/ humans/ set foot/ Mars/ the first time? ___ 8. By the time/ the Apollo program /end/ twelve astronauts/ walk/ the moon. ___ 9. Apollo 11/ be/ the spaceflight/ first/ land/ humans/ the Moon. ___ 10. If/ you/ can fly/ plane/ Pluto/ the trip/ take/ more than 800 years! ___ XIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. 1. I had learnt about Pham Tuan before reading articles about him. → Before I___ 2. They have sent around 8,378 satellites to space since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957. → Around 8,378 satellites___ 3. Do you know the reason? Many people around the world learn English for this reason. → Do you know ___ 4. “I went to the National Air and Space Museum with my friends yesterday,” Ann said. → Ann said ___ 5. Martin can’t apply for NASA astronaut training because he is not a U.S. citizen. → If ___ 6. It’s a long time since men last went to the Moon. → Men ___ 7. The earthquake has caused the closure of many roads in the area. → As a result ___
7. 8. Most parents want their children to study a useful subject leading to a good job. → Most parents would rather ___ 9. Don’t press that button on the keyboard, or you’ll lose what you’ve written. → If ___ 10. “How long does it take to get to Mars?” Jim asked his father. → Jim asked ___ TEST FOR UNIT 10 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. meteorite b. satellite c. tiny d. gravity 2. a. planet b. astronaut c. astronomy d. satellite 3. a. landed b. orbited c. excited d. attached 4. a. missions b. telescopes c. rockets d. baths 5. a. moon b. flood c. shampoo d. food II. Choose the word that has the stress different from the rest. 1. a. astronomy b. meteorite c. altitude d. habitable 2. a. swallow b. spacewalk c. rocket d. descend 3. a. microgravity b. maintenance c. parabolic d. atmospheric 4. a. weightlessness b. collaborate c. harmonious d. adventure 5. a. cosmonaut b. satellite c. engineering d. universe III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence. 1. It is predicted that humans will fly to Mars ___ a discovery mission. a. with b. on c. under d. for 2. There have been no manned missions to the moon’s surface ___ 1972. a. since b. in c. for d. from 3. Mars might have been ___ between 3.8 and 3.1 billion years ago. a. habitat b. habitual c. habitable d. habitation 4. Edwin Hubble was the astronomer for ___ the Hubble Space Telescope is named, a. which b. who c. that d. whom 5. ___ water does not flow in a zero-gravity environment, the astronauts cannot wash their hands under a faucet. a. Although b. If c. When d. Since 6. There are now countless ___ orbiting the earth for telecommunications, and other purposes. a. spacecrafts b. rockets c. satellites d. telescopes 7. Microgravity is the condition ___ people or objects appear to be weightless. a. which b. where c. whose d. in which 8. I’m very careful about what I eat so it’s only ___ I eat fast food. a. over the moon b. once in a blue moon c. out of this world d. the sky’s the limit 9. The man sitting next to me on the plane ___ very nervous because he ___ before. a. was - never flew b. had been - didn’t fly c. had been - hadn’t flown d. was - had never flown 10. “Do you think we will travel to Mars in 15 years?” - “___ But there’s positive signs.”
8. a. I’m not so sure. b. Sounds interesting! c. It’s wonderful. d. Yes, why not? IV. Write the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. 1. Helen Sharman ___ (send) to the Mir space station in May 1991. 2. A total of six US missions ___ (land) men on the lunar surface by the end of 1972. 3. Yuri Gagarin ___ (become) the first person in space when he ___ (orbit) the Earth in a Vostok spacecraft on April 12, 1961. 4. Space X ___ (send) three tourists on a 10-day trip to the ISS sometime in late 2021. 5. While she ___ (work) last week, the astronaut ___ (realize) that she ___ (need) a medium - size suit for spacewalking. 6. ___ (you/ ever/ wonder) what it would be like to live on the moon? 7. In 22 years, Columbia ___ (fly) 27 space flights before disaster ___ (strike) on the 28th mission. 8. NASA announced that it ___ (open) the International Space Station to private individuals as soon as next year. 9. Apollo 11 was the first manned mission ___ (land) on the Moon. 10. The centripetal force keeps the planets ___ (move) in their orbits. V. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. The first ___ to study the surface of Mars was Galileo Galilei. (astronomy) 2. A Mars ___ is a place that humans can live in on Mars. (habitable) 3. The space tourists will spend two days traveling to and from the ___ space station. (orbit) 4. The sensation of ___ , or zero gravity, happens when the effects of gravity are not felt. (weigh) 5. The astronauts are performing NASA’s first routine ___ outside the International Space Station. (maintain) 6. On 5 October 1957 the Soviet Union ___ in putting the first man made satellite into orbit around the Earth. (success) 7. The astronauts from many nations worked ___ together to accomplish their work. (harmony) 8. One of the basic ___ to join NASA is American citizenship. (require) 9. John Young was one of NASA’s most ___ astronauts and the first astronaut to fly into space six times. (experience) 10. The Apollo 11 moon landing was a ___ achievement. (history) VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate that underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences. 1. Astronauts flying modern space shuttle missions now eat many of the same food as A B C they eat on Earth. D 2. Some of the methods used in advertising is unethical and unacceptable in today’s society. A B C D 3. The Sputnik program was the world’s first successful one that launch a rocket, a A B living being, and a human into Earth orbit. C D 4. Astronaut candidates whose are in their 30s and 40s can apply to become a NASA astronaut.
9. A B C D 5. Sputnik 1, named of the Russian word for “satellite,” was launched by the Soviet A B C Union on October 4, 1957. D 6. While being an astronaut is a prestigious job, candidates often leave flourishing careers A B to do a trip into space. C D 7. NASA has sent many different types of animals in space over their history, including A B C D monkeys, dogs, tortoises, mice, and insects. 8. The Apollo 11 mission remains wide celebrated as it approaches its 50th anniversary in 2019. A B C D 9. Even though Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, it is not actually the hotter. A B C D 10. Spacesuits allow astronauts work outside a spacecraft in orbit, on the moon or on A B C another planet. D VII. Match a sentence in column A to a response in column B. A B 1. Who was the first person to walk on the moon? a. The sulfur atmosphere and temperature are unfavorable. 2. What is the name of the first satellite sent into b. Space tourism is definitely coming and we’re space? very, very close to it. 3. What is another name for Mars? c. Yuri Gagarin. 4. Why can’t astronauts go to Mars yet? d. Sputnik. 5. When could humans be leaving their footprints e. 108 minutes. on Mars? 6. Who was the first human to orbit the Earth? f. Neil Armstrong. 7. How long did Gagarin orbit the Earth on his first g. Yes, I bet it would be very funny. mission? 8. What is the farthest distance from Earth a h. The Red Planet. manned mission has traveled? 9. Do you want to travel in the outer space? i. 248,655 miles. 10. Do you think space is the future of travel? j. Within the next few decades, according to NASA. VIII. Complete the conversation with the phrases or sentences from the box. at times That’s great! be in shape It’s up to you. from now on not to mention get along with Alex: When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut.
10. Mom: You can be whatever you want. (1) ___ If you decide to be an astronaut, you’ll need a lot of years of training. Preparing to be an astronaut is a lot of work. Alex: Really? Mom: Yes. Most astronauts begin their careers as pilots, scientists, or engineers. It takes years to study for those careers, (2) ___ the years of training to become an astronaut. Alex: It looks like a fun job though. Mom: I’m sure it is exciting (3) ___ . You also have to (4) ___ other people. Astronauts live and work in small spaces with other people. Alex: That’s not a problem. Mom: Finally, you have to (5) ___ . You have to exercise and eat healthy so that you’ll be physically fit enough to be an astronaut. Alex: I’ll eat my broccoli (6) ___ so that I can be healthy. Mom: (7) ___ IX. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage. Space travel for human beings did not develop until several centuries later when, in 1961, Russian Yuri Gagarin became the first person to (1) ___ the Earth. The next major (2) ___ in space travel came in 1969 when the three-man Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon - resulting in the first humans (3) ___ walked on the moon! Soon (4) ___ the Russians and Americans sent people into space, engineers also started working on spacecraft that would house astronauts for longer periods (5) ___ they could plan for extended trips and (6) ___ scientific experiments. These predecessors to the International Space Station include the Apollo-Soyuz, the first international (7) ___; Skylab, the first American craft for long-term use, and Mir, the Russian space station that held international scientists during 1986 to 1996. Unmanned spacecraft are an (8) ___ part of the discovery of our solar system and beyond. Some satellites observe the Sun, solar system, and the universe (such as the Hubble telescope or Viking, the Mars probe), and other satellites observe our planet from (9) ___ (for weather forecasting, etc.). Still other satellites observe and sample specific environments or are used (10) ___ for the purpose of benefiting humanity (like GPS and communication). 1. a. rotate b. surround c. orbit d. explore 2. a. development b. exploration c. milestone d. mission 3. a. which b. whose c. whom d. who 4. a. when b. upon c. about d. after 5. a. provided that b. so that c. since d. when 6. a. gain b. take c. make d. perform 7. a. spacecraft b. spacewalk c. spaceline d. space flight 8. a. interesting b. active c. integral d. effective 9. a. above b. abroad c. outside d. beyond 10. a. exactly b. solely c. broadly d. properly X. Read the text and do the tasks. THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest structure humans have ever put into space. This gigantic satellite is used both as a laboratory for new technologies and an observation platform for astronomical, environmental and geological research. It is a permanently occupied outpost in outer space and it is considered to be an important stepping-stone for further space exploration. The space station flies at an average altitude of 400 kilometers above the Earth and it circles the globe every 90 minutes at a speed of about 28,000 kilometers per hour, which means that in just one day, the station travels about the distance it would take from Earth to the moon and back. It also means that astronauts on board the ISS get to see a sunrise every one and a half hour.
11. Five different space agencies representing 15 countries built the International Space Station for no less than 100 billion dollars. The primary partners on the project are NASA, Russia’s Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities, the European Space Agency, the Canadian Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The International Space Station was taken into space piece-by-piece, which means that consists of modules and connecting nodes that contain living quarters and laboratories powered by solar panels. The first module, the Russia Zarya, was launched in 1998. Since then, a number of different modules have been added, extending the ISS one piece at a time. The space station spans the area of a U.S. football field, and weighs 391,000 kilograms. The complex now has more living space than a conventional five-bedroom house, and has two bathrooms and gym facilities and a 360-degree bay window. Astronauts have also compared the space station’s living space to the cabin of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. A. Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1. The ISS is a habitable artificial satellite that is placed into orbit. 2. Once on the ISS, scientists can make astronomical observations. 3. The ISS’s low Earth orbit is about 400 kilometers above sea level. 4. It takes 45 minutes for the ISS to make one complete turn around the Earth. 5. The ISS includes contributions from 15 nations. 6. Approximately 100 billion dollars were spent for the construction of the ISS. 7. The ISS was built on the ground and then launched into space in one go. 8. The ISS covers an area as big as a football field and weighs almost 400 tonnes. B. Choose the correct answer. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? a. The functions of the ISS b. The launch and structure of the ISS c. The origin of the ISS d. General information about the ISS 2. In one day the station travels ___. a. approximately the distance it would take from Earth to the moon b. twice the distance it would take from Earth to the moon c. exactly the distance it would take from Earth to the moon d. less than the distance it would take from Earth to the moon 3. What does the phrase “stepping-stone” in the first paragraph mean? a. piece of rock b. way of success c. means of progress d. step forward 4. According to the passage, the International Space Station ___. a. is a joint project between five participating space agencies b. is worth less than $100 billion c. was built by astronauts from 15 different countries d. is primarily operated by the United State (NASA) 5. All the following statements are true EXCEPT ___. a. The ISS was constructed and assembled module by module. b. The construction of the ISS was started in 1998. c. The ISS has the volume of a five-bedroom house. d. The ISS is around the size of a Boeing 747 plane. XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in capital. 1. While we were going home, we saw a white bright light moving across the sky. (WAY) → We were ___
12. 2. The children are always fascinated by space exploration movies and TV shows. (FIND) → The children ___ 3. All the students are extremely excited as they are about to have a talk with astronauts from NASA. (MOON) → All the students are ___ 4. Eric made breakfast and then phoned his friend Mark. (AFTER) → Eric ___ 5. “Can you imagine how life on the ISS is?” she said to me. (IF) → She asked me ___ 6. She is reading a book. The book is about the first Asian to travel into space. (WHICH) → The book ___ 7. It’s a pity we don’t have a telescope to watch the stars. (WISH) → I___ 8. My brother isn’t allowed to enter the museum because he is under 13. (WERE) → If ___ 9. “Don’t watch late-night horror film,” I warned them. (NOT) → I warned ___ 10. The maid was cleaning my hotel room when I came in. (BEING) → My hotel ___