THE 3RD PROGRESS TEST THE 3RD PROGRESS TEST

Name: __________________________ Class: 11A_ Name: __________________________ Class: 11A_

I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence.
o No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space. I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the sentence.
A. exactly B. vividly C. clearly D. carefully o The astronauts were able to send the information back to the earth.
o The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in _____. A. space shuttles B. spacemen C. space stations D. spaceships
A. weight B. weighting C. weightless D. weightlessness o The first ______ satellite, Sputnik I, was launched by the Soviet Union on Oct. 4th, 1957.
o Space ___________ is indeed one of human kind’s greatest achievements. A. live B. artificial C. natural D. manned
A. shot B. practice C. exploration D. aid o The __________ of many stars in the sky leads us to suspect that there may be life on
o If I were a little taller, I _______ be an astronaut, but I don’t meet the height requirement. another planet.
A. could B. couldn’t C. were able to D. wasn’t able to A. appearance B. present C. attendance D. existence
o Working as an astronaut __________ high technical knowledge. o We _________ to finish the football match before it started snowing too heavy.
A. requires B. require C. is required D. required A. could B. couldn’t C. were able D. are able
o The most famous Soviet space station was Mir, which _____ the Earth from 1986 to 2001 o Neil Armstrong was _______ first man to set foot on ______ Moon.
A. flew B. went C. surrounded D. orbited A. the / a B. the / the C. a / a D. X / X
o Of all the _________in the solar system, Mars is the most similar to Earth. o Overcoming _________ is the biggest problem for a space mission.
A. planets B. universes C. spacecraft D. clouds A. reaction B. speed C. gravity D. wind
o Armstrong brought the Earth __________ from the moon . o Letters and flowers came to congratulate him ________the success.
A. a flag B. some rocks C. some water D. some plants A. to B. of C. with D. on
o After the Space Age began , engineers worked __ to figure out how __ people to the o Astronauts in space are ________and drinking in weightlessness .
Moon. A. used to eating B. used to eat C. used for eating D. to eat
A. hardly / send B. hard / sent C. hard / to send D. hardly / sending o The success of Gagarin’s flight attracted __________ attention.
o _________ July 16th,1969 the first manned spaceship to the moon left earth. A. worldwide B. world-famous C. worldly D. world-class
A. At B. Since C. On D. In o I think Mary will join us, ____________?
o __________ the bad weather, he was able to get to the airport in time. A. won’t she B. will she C. do I D. don’t I
A. Although B. Despite C. Because D. Because of o Never __________ such a beautiful sight before.
o No sooner _________ the phone rang. A. did I see B. I saw C. I have seen D. have I seen
A. they had arrived home than B. had they arrived home than o A number of students ___________ to that city recently.
C. had they arrived home when D. did they arrive home that A. moved B. has moved C. have moved D. was moved
o You had better ______ a foreign language before _________ for a job. o Either you or John __________ responsible for the things that happened
A.to learn / apply B. learn / applying C. learning / applying D. to learn / applied A. were B. was C. are D.is
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite _________ by the USSR. o Thousands of people _______ along the roads watched the bicycle racing.
A. made B. which made C. to make D. to be made A. to stand B. that stand C. standing D. stood
o Lan : “ My first English test was not as good as I expected.” - Hung: “__________”. o – “ Congratulations!” - “______________”.
A. That’s brilliant enough! B. Good Heavens! A. You are a good friend B. You are welcome
C. It’s okay, don’t worry D. Never mind, better job next time. C. Thank you D. I’m very happy.
o Thousands of people _______ along the roads watched the bicycle racing.
A. to stand B. that stand C. standing D. stood II. Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
o Our recent ________________ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer.
II. Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. (achieve)
o Astronauts work in ________________ conditions in space. (weight) o When astronauts are in a spaceship, they always have to work with ______________
o In the 1930s, Russian and American ______________ sent many unmanned spacecraft to (precise)
the moon. (science) o Many _________________and ancient structures were built to study astronomy. (mystery)
o Working as an astronaut requires high ______________ knowledge. (technique) o My brother feels ________________ with his present job. (satisfy)
o My brother feels ________________ with his present job. (satisfy) o Although his ____________ lasted only 108 minutes, its success made him a national hero.
o Scientists make new _______________ every day. (discover) (fly)