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Câu 1

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

How old

  1. are
  2. can
  3. do
  4. will
you be on Friday 13, 2029? That is how old you will be when a large asteroid, called Apophis, comes very, very close to
  1. our
  2. ours
  3. us
  4. we
planet. Asteroids are rocks that circle the sun in space and sometimes
  1. comed
  2. came
  3. come
  4. coming
close to Earth and even hit it. Most asteroids are very small and, if you are lucky, you can sometimes see
  1. them
  2. they
  3. they're
  4. their
in the night sky as "falling stars". However, most scientists
  1. believing
  2. believed
  3. believes
  4. believe
one large asteroid, about six to twelve kilometers across, hit the earth and killed all the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. Apophis is also big. Scientists
  1. discovers
  2. discovered
  3. discover
  4. discovering
it
  1. at
  2. to
  3. in
  4. on
2004 and they say that it is about 300 meters across. That's about the size of a large sports stadium. An asteroid this size, according to scientists, is
  1. don't
  2. isn't
  3. not
  4. no
large enough to destroy our world, but it is large enough to destroy several cities. It will probably miss the earth, they say, but not by very much – it will miss
  1. we
  2. our
  3. ours
  4. us
by about only 35,000 kilometers – that's much closer than our moon which is about 240,000 kilometers away. Another way of thinking about it is that it will
  1. miss
  2. misses
  3. missed
  4. missing
us by only a few minutes.

Câu 2

Read the text. Use the information in the story to answer the question below by choosing the best answer.

1. What was Andy excited to see in the sky?

clouds
the moon
rainbows
a comet
Câu 3

Read the text. Use the information in the story to answer the question below by choosing the best answer.

2. What problem did Andy have when he tries to look at the comet?

There were too many and he couldn't find the right one.
He couldn't see it.
It was too bright to see anything.
The sky was very cloudy.
Câu 4

Read the text. Use the information in the story to answer the question below by choosing the best answer.

3. When he couldn't find the comet, what did Andy do first?

Checked the Internet
Called a friend
Asked dad for help
Got a telescope
Câu 5

Read the text. Use the information in the story to answer the question below by choosing the best answer.

4. When he still couldn't find the comet, what did Andy do next?

Called a friend
Checked the Internet
Asked dad for help
Got a telescope
Câu 6

Read the text. Use the information in the story to answer the question below by choosing the best answer.

5. When he was disappointed by the comet, what did Andy's father show Andy?

a planet
constellations
the moon
a comet
Câu 7

Fill in the blank with a suitable word in the box.

Space exploration is the investigation of the universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, by of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Despite the technological advancements achieved in the past, space exploration was only until the 20th century. The first successful orbital launch was made by the Soviet Union in 1957 which was called “Sputnik”. When the topic “SPACE EXPLORATION” is put the table, a question has often been asked: “Why should we spend money on NASA while there are so problems here on Earth?” However, this might be partially wrong since exploring the unknown may help us progress.

The advantages of space exploration include the materials can be obtained from outer space. For instance, asteroids have iron and nickel which could be utilized to satisfy the for metal. Therefore, numerous commercial companies have invested in developing technology for asteroid mining. Several comets and asteroids solid water in them. This water can be used for astronauts and scientists in space stations. The water can also be broken down to hydrogen which can be used as for the rockets. Scientists also believe that dinosaurs disappeared because they couldn't go to planet. Sooner or later a killer comet will again cross Earth's path, threatening all life. Fortunately, we have knowledge about comets and space science, we will be able to survive.

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Câu 8

Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank.

Neil Armstrong was the first person

  1. walking
  2. walked
  3. to walk
  4. walk
on the moon. He was born in Ohio on August 5, 1930. While he was in college, he left to serve in the U.S. Navy. He flew planes during the Korean War. Then he came back to college and finished the degree he
  1. starts
  2. had started
  3. started
  4. would start
. He later
  1. scored
  2. took
  3. make
  4. earned
a master's degree too.

Armstrong became an astronaut in 1962. He was the commander of Gemini 8 in 1966. Neil Armstrong

  1. performed
  2. carried
  3. operated
  4. functioned
the first successful connection of two vehicles in space. Armstrong's second flight was Apollo 11 in 1969, and he was the mission commander. He flew with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon in a lunar module named “Eagle”. With more than half a billion people

  1. watching
  2. to watch
  3. watched
  4. watch
on television, Armstrong
  1. descended
  2. climbed down
  3. stepped
  4. lowered
the ladder and said, “That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” and Aldrin
  1. joined in
  2. joined
  3. involved
  4. connected
him shortly. They explored the surface for two and a half hours, collecting samples and taking photographs.

They left behind an American flag, and a plaque reading, “Here men from the planet Earth first

  1. set a foot
  2. set feet
  3. went
  4. set foot
upon the moon. July 1969 A. D. We came in
  1. peace
  2. silence
  3. communication
  4. freedom
for all mankind.”

After almost a day, they blasted off. They docked with Collins in

  1. orbit
  2. distance
  3. space
  4. height
around the moon. All three then flew back to the Earth.

Câu 9

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer for each question.

1. Who might like to go on this mission?

People who get homesick easily might.
People with angry personalities might.
People who get along with others might.
People who don't like to communicate might.
Câu 10

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer for each question.

2. What will NOT happen to the people who go on the Mars One Mission?

They will communicate with people on the earth.
They will return to do the earth.
They will live in quarters that don't have a lot of space inside.
They will have to live with other people.
Câu 11

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer for each question.

3. What will NOT be spacious?

The magazines
The living quarters
The mission
The spaceship
Câu 12

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer for each question.

4. Which of the following is considered miserable?

A mission of astronauts to the ISS.
A personality of people taking part in the programme.
A crew on board of the Mars One Mission.
A score of the programme on the probability scale.
Câu 13

Read the passage, and choose the correct answer for each question.

5. How long will it take for a message to come back from Mars?

About an hour
Around 20 minutes
Almost immediately
Only a few seconds