UNIT 15.

SPACE CONQUEST
WORD FORM
1. Weigh (v): cân nặng, nặng
weight (n) : trọng lượng
weightless (a) : phi trọng lượng
weightlessness (n) : tình trạng phi trọng lượng
2. History (n): lịch sử, môn lịch sử
historic (a) : quan trọng, nổi tiếng trong lịch sử
historical (a) : liên quan đến quá khứ, lịch sử
3. Technique (n) : kỹ thuật = technic
technical (a) : liên quan đến kỹ thuật
technically (adv) : về kỹ thuật
4. Beauty (n): vẻ đẹp
beautiful (a): đẹp
beautifully (adv) : rất hay, rất đẹp
5. Precise (a) : chính xác
Precision (n): sự chính xác
6. World (n) : thế giới
wordwide (a) : mang tính toàn cầu = universal
7. Satisfy (v): làm hài lòng, làm thỏa mãn
satisfying (a) làm thỏa mãn
satisfied (a): cảm thấy thỏa mãn
8. Psychology (n): tâm lý
Psychologist (n): nhà tâm lý
Psychological (a): thuộc về tâm lý
9. Achieve (v): đạt được
achievement (n) : sự đạt được, thành tựu
achiever (n) : người đạt được
10. Fortune (n): vận may, sự may mắn
fortunate (a) : may mắn ≠ unfortunate (a)
fortunately (adv) : may mắn là, may thay ≠ unfortunately : một cách đáng tiếc

Common expression:
1. Make a flight: thực hiện chuyến bay
2. Be named after Sb: đặc tên theo
3. Launch a spacecraft: phóng phi thuyền
4. Set foot in/ on Sth = enter/ visit a place: đến, vào, thăm nơi nào
Prepositions and Phrasal verbs:
1. lift off : phóng vụt lên
2. share with : chia sẻ
3. into space : vào vũ trụ
4. regard sth as sth : coi cái gì như là
5. at the speed of: với vận tốc
6. react to: xảy ra
7. deal with = solve: giải quyết
8. share Sb with Sth: chia sẻ
9. carry Sth out: thực hiện, tiến hành
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
 I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
Question 1. A. went B. month C. tenth D. seventh
Question 2. A. tense B. chance C. glance D. learns
Question 3. A. month B. together C. Earth D. something
Question 4. A. cosmonauts B. miles C. learns D. reminds
Question 5. A. foot B. moon C. look D. would
Question 6. A. gravity B. aspiration C. biography D. possible
Question 7. A. technical B. conquest C. psychology D. launched
Question 8. A. national B. venture C. fortunate D. suggestion
Question 9. A. support B. shuttle C. success D. venture
Question 10. A. end B. friend C. warned D. rent

II/ Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others:
Question 1. A. historic B. success C. weightlessness D. attention
Question 2. A. technically B. enormous C. scientist D. astronaut
Question 3. A. engineer B. possible C. cosmonaut D. satisfy
Question 4. A. spacecraft B. uncertainty C. project D. conquest
Question 5. A. scientist B. president C. engineer D. astronaut
Question 6. A. conquest B. venture C. technical D. artificial.
Question 7. A. biography B. psychological C. approximate D. congratulate
Question 8. A. aspiration B. gravity C. challenge D. fortunate
Question 9. A. success B. cosmonaut C. extreme D. appoint
Question 10. A. conquest B. react C. tension D. hero
Question 11. A. telegram B. weightlessness C. precisely D. technical
Question 12. A. venture B. congress C. mission D. regard
Question 13. A. biography B. national C. breakthrough D. caption
Question 14. A. resign B. sample C. occur D. extreme
Question 15. A. portable B. challenge C. appointment D. pressure

III/ Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences:
Question 1. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon ....................20 July 1969.
A. in B. at C. on D. of
Question 2. She is never satisfied ..............................what she's got
A. with B. of C. about D. in
Question 3. In 1961 Yuri Gagarin lifted ...................... into space aboard the Vostok 1.
A. to B. off C. of D. on
Question 4. No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space.
A. exactly B. clearly C. carefully D friendly
Question 5. Neil Armstrong was the first man to ………………..foot on the moon.
A. try B. let C. put D. set
Question 6. A new satellite has been put ………………orbit around the earth.
Question 7. A. at B. into C. through D. to
Question 8. How would the body react..........the extreme changes in temperature?
A. with B. to C. about D. from
Question 9. The story has ………………..worldwide attention.
A. attracted B. surprised C. pulled D. paid
Question 10. The 27-year-old Soviet cosmonaut became the first person to eat and drink in......
A. weight B weighting C. weightless D. weightlessness

Question 11. About 100 Russian satellites are ......................the earth

 A. flying B. orbitting C. traveling D. circuiting
Question 12. The astronauts were able to send the information back to the earth.
A. spaceships B. space stations C. spacemen D. space shots
Question 13. The Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia was named .............him.
A. after B. before C. by D. of
Question 14. China became the third country in the, world to be able to independently
carry ......................manned space flights.
A. on B. out C. off D. over
Question 15. Man has witnessed a great many significant ______ of science and technology in
the past few decades.
A. achieves B. achieved C. achievers D. achievements
Question 16. Sputnik was the first ........................ satellite made by the USSR
A. manned B. natural C. artificial D. live
Question 17. From his window in space, Gagarin had a view of the Earth that no human beings
had done before.
A. discription B. vision C. recognition D. attention
Question 18. The successful flight marked a milestone in China's space project
A. landmark B. record C. break-up D. progress
Question 19. His flight was in ............. around the Earth at the speed of more than 17,000 miles
per hour.
A. orbit B. travel C. circuit D. revolve
Question 20. Mary: You look so pretty in this dress, Linda.
Linda: ............................................,my mother presented it to me.
A. Talk to you later B. Thanks a lot
C. Not at all D. Good morning
Question 21. Marry: Thank you for taking the time to help.
Tom: ...............................................
A. You’re welcome B. Bye see you tomorrow
C. Let me check D. Yes, I do
Question 22. Marry: Come on Joe, you can’t be so disappointed like this. Let’s try again.
Joe: .......................................
A. Sorry I don’t know B. I’m glad I could be of some help to you
C. I’m not satisfied with the service. D. Good thinking
Question 23. Marry: ................................................
Joe: Don’t mention it.
A. Thank you just the same B. Good job
C. Congratulation D. What a lovely dress
Question 24. Tom: Sorry Marry, my son has broken your window.
Marry: ..................................................
A. It’s alright, everybody makes mistakes B. You’ve done a great job
C. What a smart answer! D. Sorry to hear that
Question 25. When Mr. Lee was younger, he ......................work in the garden for hours.
A. has got to B. should be able to C. can D. could
Question 26. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone .................get out.
A. has to B. was able to C. could D. were able to
Question 27. Despite the bad weather, he ....................... get to the airport in time.
A. could B. was able to C. couldn't D. might
Question 28. People heard warnings about the flood, and they ........................ move out in time.
A. were able to B. could C. couldn’t D. weren’t able to
Question 29. No one complained about this problem, ...................?
A. did they B. does they C. did it D. didn’t they
Question 30. I think he will join us, ..................?
A. doesn't he B. won't he C. will he D. don't I
Question 31. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ...............?
A. have they B. haven't they C. has he D. hasn't he
Question 32. What a beautiful dress, ...........................?
A. isn’t it B. is it C. doen’t it D. does it
Question 33. My husband would rather go by air,.................?
A. had he B. hadn’t he C. would he D. wouldn’t he
Question 34. Let's go for a long walk, .....................................?
A. will we B. shall we C. don't you D. do you
Question 35. The party starts at eight,................?
A. does it B. doesn’t it C. isn’t it D. is it
Question 36. He seldom drinks wine, ......................?
A. doesn’t he B. isn’t he C. does he D. is he
Question 37. How long did Yuri Gagarin’s trip into space ..................? – Only 108 minutes.
A. last B. lengthen C. occur D. have
Question 38. Without the pull of the Earth, we would be ..................... .
A. weighed B. weight C. weightless D. weightlessness
Question 39. A spaceship is one of the extraordinary........................of human beings.
A. feats B. moments C. reactions D. tensions
Question 40. I admire the astronauts who devote their life to ..................into space.
A. lifting B. walking C. venturing D. dealing
Question 41. A plane................is the most terrible accidents for those who often travel by plane.
A. flight B. crash C. science D. space
Question 42. Have you ever thought of traveling into ....................space?
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
Question 43. The astronauts are conducting a series of experiments to learn more about how the
body ................ to weightlessness.
A. happens B. occurs C. reacts D. deals
Question 44. She was ...........................she could not say anything.
A. so surprised at the news that B. such surprised at the news that
C. so surprised of the news that D. so that surprised for the news
Question 45. Since they came, we .....................able to work on the project.
A. are B. have been C. have to be D. were
Question 46. After I ......................at the bus terminus, I found a crowd of schoolboys.
A. had arrived B. arrived C. have arrived D. had been arriving
Question 47. The existence of many stars in the sky ................ us to suspect that there may be
life on another planet.
A. lead B. leads C. leading D. have led
Question 48. “She hasn’t played the piano for five years.”
A. The last time she played the piano five years ago.
B. She doesn’t play the piano five years ago.
C. The last time she played the piano was five years ago.
D. She played the piano five years.
Question 49. If my aunt had not fallen down yesterday, ................................
A. her legs would not be hurting now
B. she can walk normally now
C. she does not have to go on crutches now
D. she would not have been painful now
Question 50. Claudius Ptolemy, ................of the first century A.D., left a good description of the
geocentric theory.
 A. he was an astronomer and a philosopher
B. being an astronomer and a philosopher
C. an astronomer and who was a philosopher
D. who was an astronomer and a philosopher.

III/ Choose the underlined word or phrase( A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting:

Question 1. The players (A) prepared (B) good for the tournament but (C) performed (D)
poorly.
Question 2. (A) A number of people still (B) wants to apply (C) for the position of
accountant in (D) that company.
Question 3. No one (A) in this group (B) is indifferent (C) to praise, (D) aren’t they ?
Question 4. I'd (A) lost my key, so I (B) wasn’t able to unlock the door (C) when I (D) got
home.
Question 5. (A) Why he (B) killed himself (C) seems a secret, (D) isn’t it ?
Question 6. Yuri Gagarin lifted (A) off (B) into space aboard the Vostok 1 (C) in 9.07 a.m.
Moscow time (D) on 12th April, 1961.
Question 7. How (A) would the mind deal (B) to the (C) psychological (D) tension?
Question 8. (A) After his (B) death, his hometown (C) was named (D) of him.
Question 9. How (A) would the body react (B) with the (C) extreme changes (D) in
temperature?
Question 10. He was (A) in orbit around the Earth (B) of a speed (C) of more than 17,000
miles (D) per hour.
Question 11. (A) If he (B) hurried he (C) could have (D) caught the plane.
Question 12. I (A) remember that I (B) did this (C) assignment (D) before.
Question 13. Steve Davis, (A) whom won the trophy (B) last year, (C) is already (D) out of
this year's competition.
Question 14. Her brother (A) seems to (B) be totally incapable (C) in looking (D) after
himself.
Question 15. (A) Could you (B) tell me how (C) can I get (D) to the arts gallery, please?

IV/ READING COMPREHENSION

A/ Read the passage and choose the most appropriate word for each blank

Neil Armstrong is an American (1) .................... He is known as the first man to walk on
the moon. Armstrong was born (2) ............ August 5th, 1930 in Wapokoneta in Ohio. From
1949 to 1952, he worked as a pilot in the United States Navy. In 1962, he joined the NASA
astronaut programmes. On July 20th 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to
(3)............ on the moon’s surface. Armstrong received his M.S from the University of
Southern California in 1970. He resigned from NASA a year later and from 1971 to 1979, he
(4)............. at the University of Cincinnati. In 1986, Armstrong was appointed vice chairman
of the committee that investigated the (5) shuttle Challenger disaster. Armstrong is also well-
known for what he said as he stepped onto the surface of the moon: “That’s one small step for
man, one giant leap for mankind.”.

Question 1. A. astronaut B. scientist C. technologist D. biologist

Question 2. A. in B. at C. on D. from
Question 3. A. launch B. step C. return D. stand
Question 4. A. teach B. teaches C. taught D. teaching
Question 5. A. moon B. earth C. land D. space
B/ Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question

YURI GAGARIN (1934-1968)

Yuri Gagarin was born in Klushino near Gzhatsk, a region west of Moscow, Russia, on
March 9, 1934. He was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first person in space and
the first human to orbit the Earth. The adjacent town of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin in
1968 in his honor.
Yuri Gagarin’s parents worked on a collective farm. His mother was reportedly a
voracious reader, and his father was a skilled carpenter. He was the third of four children in
his family. Gagarin’s teachers described him as intelligent and hard-working.
After starting an apprenticeship in a metal works as a foundry man, Gagarin was selected
for further training at a high technical school in Saratov. While there, he joined the “Aero
Club”, and learned how to fly a light aircraft. In 1995, after completing schooling, he entered
military flight training at the Orenburg Pilot’s School. While there he met Valentina
Goryacheva, whom he married in 1957, after gaining his pilot’s wings in a MiG-15.
In 1960, an extensive search and selection process saw Yuri Gagarin, as one of 20
cosmonauts, selected for the Soviet space program. Out of the 20 selected, the eventual
choices for the first launch were Gagarin and Gherman Titov, because of their excellent
performance in training, as well as their physical characteristics. On April 12, 1961, Gagarin
became the first human to travel into space in Vostok 3KA-2 ( Vostok 1). He lost his life in a
training accident on March 27,1968.
Question 1. Where was Yuri Gagarin born?
A. In Gzhatsk B. In Klushino C. In Moscow D. In Saratov
Question 2. What did his father do?
A. a reader B. a teacher C. a carpenter D. a pilot
Question 3. What did he do after completing his technical schoolings?
A. He learned how to fly a light aircraft.
B. He entered military flight training at the Orenburg Pilot’s School.
C. He joined the “Aero Club”
D. He married Valentina Goryacheva.
Question 4. The word eventual in line 2, paragraph 4, could best be replaced by …………
A. final B. daily C. second D. annual
Question 5. Which of the following is NOT true about Yuri Gagarin?
A. He was the third of four children in his family.
B. He was the first human to travel into space.
C. He was one of 20 cosmonauts selected for the Soviet space program.
D. He died in 1968 because of lung cancer.

B/ WRITING
I / Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
Question 1. You already (visit).............................. Paris ?
Question 2. The weather was so good last summer that we (go) …………………… to the
beach most weekends.
Question 3. Since Mr Hassan (become) …………………… president , both taxes and
unemployment (increase) ……………………………
Question 4. When she (hear) ………………… the result, she was very pleased.
Question 5. Mary(prepare) ……………… the meal before her friend (come) ……………
yesterday evening.
Question 6. The film already (start) ………………………… when we (arrive)
…………………… at the cinema .
Question 7. We (talk)………...… on the phone when my mother (come) ………… home.
Question 8. Mai (swim) ………………… on the sea when she she (be) …………… on
holiday last month.
Question 9. I (want) ……………… a new car although I didn’t had enough money.
Question 10. Peter : You ( look) ……………………………………… for someone ?
Jane : Yes, I ( need) ………………… to speak to Neil. He isn’t in his office .

II / Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.

Question 1.Yuri Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in ………………. (weight )
Question 2.Before Gagarin’s ………….flight, there were still enormous uncertainties.
(history )
Question 3.Gagarin might never get back to the Earth if there were a …………… failure.
(technique)
Question 4.Movies have influenced standards of ………………… ( beautiful ).
Question 5.Your time should be spent ………………( use )
Question 6.The success of Gagarin’s flight attracted ………………..attention. ( world )
Question 7.She got great ……………from helping people learn. ( satisfy )
Question 8.The …………..flight of Shenzhou 5 marked a milestone in China’s space project.
( succeed )
Question 9.China was the third country in the world to be able to ……………..carry out
manned space flight. ( depend )
Question 10. ……….., Gagarin died in a plane crash on a routine training flight in March
1968. ( fortunate )

III/ Add questions tags to the following statements.

Question 1. Mary has headache quite often in the evening, …………………?

Question 2. He’d save money if he went to work by bus, ………………….?
Question 3. Nothing went wrong, …………..?
Question 4. He hardly ever makes a mistake,…………..?
Question 5. Let’s go out for dinner tonight ,……………..?
Question 6. Don’t touch that button, ……………..?
Question 7. There’ll be plenty for everyone, …………..?
Question 8. Somebody wanted a drink, …………….?
Question 9. I’m too late, …………………………?
Question 10. You’d like to have something to eat, …………………………?
Question 11. Lynne speaks French and German, …………………………?
Question 12. Everyone will be here soon, …………………………?
Question 13. There’s plenty of time, …………………………?
Question 14. You aren’t listening to me, …………………………?
Question 15. You saw the film, …………………………?
Question 16. Nobody was watching the TV, …………………………?
Question 17. Nothing terrible has happened, …………………………?
Question 18. The telephone hasn’t been repaired , …………………………?
Question 19. Don’t forget to lock the door, …………………………?
Question 20. You live in an apartment, …………………………?