Bài tập kiểm tra từ vựng chủ đề khám phá vũ trụ (Space Conquest)

PRACTICE EXERCISES

Bài tập

Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 11: Gagarin served as the deputy training director of the Cosmonaut Training Centre, which was               named after him.

subsequently B. consequently C. eloquently D. frequently

Question 12: There are no true seasons on Jupiter because the          inclination

to the perpendicular of the orbital plane is only just over 3° - less than that for any other planet.

A. equatorial B. axial C. meridian D. latitude

Question 13: The most famous mark on Jupiter is the Great Red Spot, which has shown             in both intensity and color, and at times it has been invisible, but it always returns after a few years.

A. varieties B. variations C. variabilities D. variegation

Question 14: The astronaut was in orbit around the Earth at a           of more than 17,000 miles per hour.

A. pace B. speed C. space D. expense

Question 15: No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space as well as how the mind would deal with the psychological               ?

A. pressure B. stress C. tension D. changes

Question 16: How would the body react to the          changes in temperature?

A. severe B. sudden C. extreme D. rapid

Question 17: On 21 December, 1968 the United States            Apollo 8 from the Kennedy Space Center.

A. started B. launched C. controlled D. took off

Question 18: The astronauts on board, Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders, were the first humans to               to the moon.

A. pay a visit B. break their journey C. journey D. take a trip

Question 19: The craft          the moon ten times and sent television pictures of its surface back to Earth.

A. circled B. rounded C. surrounded D. orbited

Question 20: Six hours after a successful          on the moon, Neil Armstrong was ready to leave

the Eagle.

A. grounding B. landing C. staying D. traveling

Question 21: Neil Armstrong wore the special          and heavy boots. He placed his foot on the moon's surface and that's one small step for a man, one giant               for mankind.

A. space-suit/jump B. space-clothes/leap

C. space-suit/leap D. space-clothes/jump

Question 22: The exploration of Mars is being carried out by means of          

A. satellites B. shuttle C. plane D. spacecraft

Question 23: Yuri Gagarin could have made another space flight if a tragic accident had not          

A. happened B. been happened C. occurred D. taken place

Question  24:  China  became  the  third  country  in  the  world  to  be  able  to  independently  carry    out               space flights.

A. manned B. mankind C. man-made D. mannered

Question 25: Yuri Gagarin lifted           into space aboard the Vostok 1 at 9.07 a.m. Moscow time on 12th April, 1961.

A. on B. up C. off D. of

Question 26: After nearly five months of          , the first tenants of the international space station said they are eager to return to Earth.

A. weight B. weighting C. weightless D. weightlessness

Question 27: Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its          made him a national hero.

A. succeed B. successful C. successive D. success

Question 28: Before Gagarin’s          flight, there were still enormous uncertainties.

A. historical B. historic C. history D. historian

Question 29: It is discovered that the only forms of life found are vegetation like fungi and mosses on

Mars , people remain fascinated by the idea that there could one day be life on Mars.

A. According B. Nevertheless C. Thus D. Consequently

Question 30: There is one planet that still fascinates and teases scientists mainly because it doesn’t have

an atmosphere to observation.

observation, yet it is not big enough for sufficiently accurate telescopic

A. obscure B. observe C. occur D. omit

Question 31: The moon is our dose          neighbor, and humans have been exploring its surface ever since they first developed telescopes.

A. cosmological B. cosmic C. aeolian D. heavenly

Question 32: Dark matter in the          is believed by some scientists to be a substance that is not readily observable because it does not directly refract light or energy.

A. universe B. global C. world D. planet

Question 33: The existence of many stars in the sky           us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.

A. lead B. leading C. have led D. leads

Question 34: Astronomers also think that perhaps a small           of water vapor could be found on Mars.

A. quantity B. amount C. portion D. mass

Question 35: In studying this planet, astronomers have found that life may be possible on Mars. The   first               of this is that Mars has seasons, just like Earth.

A. indication B. print C. mark D. trace

Question 36: Sputnik was the first          satellite made by the USSR.

A. manned B. natural C. artificial D. live

Question 37: From his window in space, Gagarin had a          of the Earth that no human beings had done before.

A. description B. view C. recognition D. attention

Question 38: The successful flight marked a          in China's space project.

A. landmark B. record C. milestone D. progress

Question 39: 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 40: Some writers of science-fiction think of people from Mars          little green creatures. Others imagine "Martians" as monsters with many eyes.

A. like B. to be C. as being D. as

Exercise 4: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question 41: Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to

journey into outer space, achieving a major milestone in the Space Race.

A. orbit B. travel C. lift D. launch

Question 42: On average, Jupiter is the brightest of the planets apart from Venus, though for relatively brief periods Mars may outshine it.

A. surpass B. overcome C. overwhelm D. outgrow

Question 43: Though the latitude of the Red Spot varies little, it drifts about in longitude.

A. floats gently B. forces strongly

C. moves slowly D. changes rapidly

Question 44: Some scientists would argue that it is the understanding of gravitational force that leads most scientists to believe in the existence of dark matter, because without dark matter, there are many cosmological phenomena that are difficult to explain.

A. surprises B. problems C. occurrences D. attitudes

Question 45: While they do not claim that their findings should be interpreted to conclude that dark matter does not exist, they apparently believe that the results of their studies cast doubt on some of the conventional theories of galaxy formation and manipulation.

A. formally disputed B. strictly interpreted

C. easily understood D. generally accepted

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