PART 2: PRACTICE

A. PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1. A. commercial B. surface C. approach D. impressive
2. A. descend B. explore C. profession D. altitude
3. A. astronomical B. emergency C. experiment D. collaborate
4. A. simulated B. trainee C. missionary D. spacewalk
5. A. observatory B. historical C. activity D. parabolic

II. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. astronomy B. astronomer C. astrology D. astronaut
2. A. telescope B. microgravity C. cooperate D. rocket
3. A. mission B. universe C. sense D. space
4. A. meteorite B. satellite C. microgravity D. orbit
5. A. museum B. miss C. hopeless D. guess

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Match the words/ expressions in column A with their meanings in column B.

A B

1. take off a. fight, argument

2. a face-off b. an agreement

3. spaceship c. a strong position in business

4. a deal d. rich

5. a foothold e. becoming known

6. spaceport f. a spacecraft that carries people through space

7. well-to-do g. departure point for space flights

8 emerging h. leave the ground and start flying

Your answers:
 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus (publish) “On the Revolutions of
the Heaven Spheres” claiming that the Earth and the planets (orbit)
the Su.
2. Galileo (use) the telescope to view the stars and planets
before Isaac Newton (invent) the first reflecting telescope.
3. In 1686, Isaac Newton (publish) the Mathematical
Principles of Natural Philosophy where he (lay) the foundations
for universal gravitation and (describe) the motion of the
Sun and the planets.
4. After Robert Goddard (work) on the rocket technology, he
(invent) and (launch) the first liquid-fueled
rocket in 1926.
5. On November 3, 1957, the Russian dog Laika (become) the first
animal in orbit after fruit flies (be sent) to outer space by the
United States.
6. In 1983, Sally Ride (become) the first American woman in
space after Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (be sent) in
space twenty years earlier.
7. France (launch) its first satellite before Japan (put)
its test satellite into orbit.
8. In 1971, the United Kingdom successfully (launch) its satellite
into orbit after China (do) that one year earlier.

III.Do word search

WORD BANK: Earth, Jupiter, Mercury, moons, rings, star, surface, system,
telescope, Venus.
 1 2
3
4
5 6 7

9 10

ACROSS
1. All nine planets can be seen through a .
6. The planet that we call home.
8. A Jupiter has about 69 different ; the biggest one being Ganymede.
9. The of Mars is red and rocky.
10. The sun is the biggest in our Solar System.
DOWN
2. Our Solar has nine known planets.
3. The largest planet in our Solar System.
4. The closest planet to the Sun.
5. In 1610, Galileo discovered that Saturn has many .
7. The second planet from the sun and is known as Earth’s sister planet.

V. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Use each word once
only.

orbit operate comet float microgravity

launch mission astronomy astronaut spacesuit

1. The mission not only taught NASA about Venus, but also how to
a spacecraft far from Earth.
2. The tail of a can extend over 84 million miles, nearly the
distance between the earth and the sun.
3. The of Apollo 11 was to land two men on the lunar surface
and return them safely to Earth.
4. Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space in
1983 when she was 32 years old.
5. People in space because there is no gravity to pull them
towards anything.
6. In , astronauts can move things that weigh hundreds of pounds
with just the tips of their fingers.
7. The of Apollo 13 was delayed from March 12 th to April
11th, 1970 to give the new prime crew more time to train.
8. Was Viet Nam’s first telecom satellite Vinasat-1 put into on
April 18th, 2008?
9. This was worn by astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human
to set foot on the Moon.
10. Quang is interested in . He can spend hours studying the sun,
moon, stars and planets.

C. READING
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space
in the following passage.
How old (1) you be on Friday 13, 2029? That is how old you will be when a
large asteroid, called Apophis, comes very, very close to (2) planet.
Asteroids are rocks that circle the sun in space and sometimes (3) close to Earth and
even hit it. Most asteroids are very small and, if you are lucky, you can sometimes see
(4) in the night sky as ‘falling stars’. However, most scientists (5) )
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 (6)
it (7) 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 (8) ) 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 (9) ) 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 (10) ) us by only a few minutes.
1. A. are B. will C. do D. can
2. A. our B. us C. ours D. we
3. A. came B. comes C. coming D. come
4. A. they B. their C. them D. they’re
5. A. believe B. believed C. believes D. believing
6. A. discovering B. discovered C. discover D. discovers
7. A. on B. at C. in D. to
8. A. no B. don’t C. isn’t D. not
9. A. we B. us C. our D. ours
10. A. missed B. misses C. missing D. miss

II. Read the text. Use the information in the story to answer the questions below
by choosing the best answer A, B, C or D.
COMETS
Andy heard from his friends that a comet was coming. He knew that a comet was
a space rock. Space rocks seemed exciting. He wanted to watch it at night. All he had
to do was go outside and watch. That was easy enough.
That night, he put on a jacket and went outside. He looked around. He saw the
moon, but he did not see anything else. There were only a couple clouds, so that was
not the problem. He could see some stars, but nothing new or special. Where was the
comet?
He called his friend on the phone. They talked about it. His friend told him where
to look, but he still didn’t see it. What was going on? Was he not special enough to
see it? Were his eyes going bad? What was he doing wrong?
Andy went to get his dad. Together, they looked up in the sky where it was
supposed to be. Finally, after several minutes of looking, he saw a fuzzy thing,
brighter and bigger than a star, but nowhere near what he expected.
“I thought it’d be like an extra moon or something.” Andy complained.
“It’s not big enough for that, and it still might be very far away.” Dad explained.
“I still wish I could see it better.”
Dad nodded and went inside. When he came back out, he had a telescope.
Together, they focused in and saw the comet a little better. It wasn’t much, but it
helped.
“What else can we see?” Andy wondered.
Dad smiled and aimed the telescope over at the moon instead. That was cool.
Seeing the craters and the details of the moon up closer was nice.
Astronomy was interesting. Andy made sure to read more about it at school!
1. What was Andy excited to see in the sky?
A. rainbows B. clouds C. the moon D. a comet
2. What problem did Andy have when he tries to look at the comet?
 A. There were too many and he couldn’t find the right one.
B. He couldn’t see it.
C. It was too bright to see anything.
D. The sky was very cloudy.
3. When he couldn’t find the comet, what did Andy do first?
A. Called a friend B. Asked dad for help
C. Got a telescope D. Checked the Internet
4. When he still couldn’t find the comet, what did Andy do next?
A. Called a friend B. Asked dad for help
C. Got a telescope D. Checked the Internet
5. When he was disappointed by the comet, what did Andy’s father show Andy?
A. constellations B. a planet C. the moon D. a comet

D. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the original sentences. Use the word given and other
words as necessary.
1. The class watched a film yesterday. The film was about the Apollo 13 space
mission.
 The film_____________________________________________________________________
2. We are meeting an astronomer tonight. This astronomer has discovered three
Earth-like planets.
 The astronomer ______________________________________________________________
3. We read about an astronaut. The astronaut travelled into space in 1961.
 We read about _______________________________________________________________
4. Dennis Tito became the first space tourist in 2001. Anousheh Ansari travelled into
space as a tourist in 2006.
 When Anousheh Ansari ________________________________________________________
5. This is the man. He works for NASA.
 The is the____________________________________________________________________
6. I’m reading an article. The article is about NASA’s plans to return humans to the
moon.
 I’m reading __________________________________________________________________
II. Rewriting the following sentences using a relative pronoun.
1. This is the astronaut. He visited our school last week.
=> ___________________________________________________________________________
2. This is the village. Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut, was born there.
=> ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Can you talk more about the parabolic flights. You took them for your training?
=> ___________________________________________________________________________

4. This is the museum. It has some of the best rock collections in the country.
=> ___________________________________________________________________________
5. We’ll explore inland Sweden and visit the summer house. Carin and Ola have
built it themselves.
=> ___________________________________________________________________________
6. This is the year. The first human walked on the moon on that day.
=> ___________________________________________________________________________

I. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.

1. A. commercial B. galaxy C. spacecraft D. telescope
2. A. astronomy B. immune C. astronomer D. parabolic
3. A. object B. experiment C. private D. habitable
4. A. maintenance B. satellite C. meteorite D. adventure
5. A. universe B. satellite C. experience D. meteorite

II. Fill in future continuous or future perfect to complete the sentences below.
1. This time tomorrow morning Captain Neil Armstrong and his crew
(leave) earth and (head) for the planet Mars.
2. On the first day of their voyage, they (orbit) the earth every 20
seconds.
3. Crew members Yuri Gagarin and Sally Ride (check) all the
instrument all day long to make sure they are working properly. They
(not/take) it easy.
4. By the end of the year 2044 they (arrive) on the planet
Mars. They (go) 100 million light years and yet they (not/age)
even one year. Miraculous!
5. What (do/they) about as they zip through space? Will they be
frightened? I doubt it. They will be too busy.
6. The captain says that by the end of the first week, they (discover)
many interesting things about space and alien beings.
7. By the end of the first month aboard the spaceship, the Martian Explorer, the crew
(get used to) living without gravity and to eating their food out
of tubes. On a normal day they (float) around the cabin.
8. Scientists claim that within the next 50 years, they (find out)
whether life on Mars exists or not and they (meet) those little green
men, Martians.
9. In the meantime, let us wish good luck to Captain Armstrong and his crew. They
(explore) the outer reaches of the universe.
10. By 2044 (they/expand) our knowledge of new frontiers and deep
space.

III. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

1. Experiencing microgravity on a flight is a part of astronaut training
programmes.
A. orbit B. ship C. mission D. parabolic
2. As soon as the spacecraft into space, the crew started to observe the sun.
A. has travelled B. had travelled C. travelled D. was
travelling
3. Europe’s biggest ISS project is the Columbus science laboratory
astronauts can carry out scientific experiments in weightless conditions.
A. there B. which C. where D. when
4. A is an enormous system of stars in outer space.
A. comet B. galaxy C. universe D. solar
system
5. In July of 1975, the first US-Soviet joint occurred with the Apollo-Soyuz
project.
A. company B. relation C. mission D.
performance
6. The Astronauts Memorial Foundation honours all American astronauts
have lost their lives on missions or in training.
A. whom B. X C. which D. who
7. He’s so brilliant and he can do anything - .
A. out of this world B. the sky’s the limit
C. it’s over the moon D. once in a blue
8. I down to earth on my first Monday back to school after my holiday in
Nha Trang.
A. come over B. come back C. come in D. come on
9. Yuri Gagarin made the first space flight success attracted worldwide
attention.
A. which B. when C. whose D. where
10. Aircraft flying in arcs create microgravity for tests and simulations that
last 20-25 seconds.
A. straight B. oval C. circular D. parabolic
11. The launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour broadcast live this
morning.
A. hats been B. was being C. was D. had been

12. Dan: Do you like to drink tea? Ben: I love coffee, but I only drink tea
in a blue moon.
A. one B. once C. first D. only
13. To walk on the moon, the astronauts had to carry a suitcase contained
oxygen.
A. which B. it C. having D. where
14. Yuri Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in .
A. weightless B. gravity C. specific gravity D.
microgravity
15. I passed all my exam – I'm !
A. out of this world B. the sky’s the limit
C. over the moon D. once in a blue moon
16. The mission they are talking about plans to send humans to Mars
by2030.
A. where B. X C. who D. when
17. “That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really this world.”
A. into B. out of C. over D. on
18. In 2010, Naoko Yamazaki, the second female Japanese astronaut, on
Discovery space shuttle to the ISS alter she her training at the Johnson Space
Center.
A. had flown – completed B. flew – had completed
C. flew – was completing D. was flying – was completing
19. Do you want to meet my colleague son is training to be an
astronaut?
A. that B. whom C. whose D. X
20. For people work hard at this company, the sky’s the limit.
A. which B. who C. whom D. X
21. Vinasat-1 is Viet Nam’s first telecommunication , which was launched in
2008.
A. spacesuit B. astronomy C. microgravity D. satellite
22. The first was done by Alexei Leonov, a Russia cosmonaut on March
th
18 , 1965. It was 10 minutes long.
A. spaceward B. spacesuit C. spacewalk D. spaceship
23. Pham Tuan said everything quite strange although he
when he was on the ground.
A. was – had prepared B. had been – prepared
C. was – prepared D. was – has prepared
24. At night the ISS can easily be seen from the Earth, as it flies at the
of 320 kilometres above us.
A. attitude B. height C. level D. altitude
25. She’s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can everything under
the sun.
A. talk to B. talk about C. talk with D. talk of
26. The Milky Way is just a in the universe and it contains our Solar System.
A. galaxy B. planet C. comet D. meteorite
27. Virgin Galactic is the world’s first commercial .
A. spaceship B. exploration C. space D. spaceline

28. If you the stars, all of your dreams will come true!
 A. reach at B. reach for C. reach in D. reach for
29. Christer Fuglesang said he enjoyed floating around in the ________ environment.
A. weightless B. quiet C. homesick D. heavy
30. Mukai Chiaki, the first female Japanese astronaut, 15 days aboard
the space shuttle Columbia in space before it to the Earth on July 23,
1994.
A. was spending – was returning B. spent – was returning
C. spent – had returned D. had spent – returned
V. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered
blank.
Neil Armstrong was the first person (1) 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 (2) . He later (3) a master’s degree too.
Armstrong became an astronaut in 1962. He was the commander of Gemini 8 in
1966. Neil Armstrong (4) 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 (5) on television, Armstrong (6) the ladder
and said, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” and Aldrin
(7) 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 (8) upon the moon. July 1969 A. D. We came in (9) for
all mankind.”
After almost a day, they blasted off. They docked with Collins in (10)
around the moon. All three then flew back to the Earth.
1. A. to walk B. walked C. walk D. walking
2. A. had started B. starts C. started D. would start
3. A. earned B. scored C. took D. make
4. A. operated B. functioned C. carried D. performed
5. A. to watch B. watching C. watch D. watched
6. A. descended B. stepped C. lowered D. climbed
down
7. A. joined in B. involved C. joined D. connected
8. A. set foot B. set feet C. went D set a foot
9. A. silence B. peace C. freedom D.
communication
10. A. height B. distance C. space D. orbit

VI. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each
question.
A MISSION TO MARS
Have you ever had a dream about traveling to another planet in our solar system?
If you have, there is an actual programme that is happening right now, and it hopes to
send people to Mars in 2023. Known as the Mars One Mission, it will send a crew of
four people on a one-way mission to colonize Mars. Those chosen people will have to
be ready to say good-bye to the earth forever, as there will not be a return trip.
For the people chosen, they will have to learn to do many different things. First of
all, they will be living the rest of their lives with just a handful of other people, so
they all must have personalities that allow them to get along. Second, the living
quarters that they will have won’t be very spacious, so they will have to deal with that
condition as well. If they feel homesick, they will only be able to communicate with
people back on the earth via e-mail and videos and audio sent back and forth.
However, there won’t be any real-time communication. Even at the speed of light,
communication between the earth and Mars takes about 20 minutes.
Whether the Mars One Mission will actually happen is the big question that a lot
of people are asking. There is an enormous skepticism in the science community, and
Wired magazine gave the mission a miserable score of two out of ten on its
probability scale. However, for those who dream to go to Mars, at least they can say
there is a possibility that it could happen.
1. Who might like to go on this mission?
A. People who get along with others
B. People who get homesick easily
C. People with angry personalities
D. People who don't like to communicate
2. What will NOT happen to the people who go on the Mars One Mission?
A. They will communicate with people on the earth.
B. They will have to live with other people.
C. They will live in quarters that don’t have a lot of space inside.
D. They will return to do the earth.
3. What will NOT be spacious?
A. The spaceship B. The magazines
C. The mission D. The living quarters
4. Which of the following is considered miserable?
A. A crew on board of the Mars One Mission.
B. A score of the programme on the probability scale.
C. A personality of people taking part in the programme.
D. A mission of astronauts to the ISS.
5. How long will it take for a message to come back from Mars?
A. Around 20 minutes B. Only a few seconds
C. Almost immediately D. About an hour

VII. Complete each of the following sentences using relatives or not relatives.
1. The student was selected to join the space program is my brother’s
friend.
2. They showed me the place the spaceship landed last week.
3. David introduced me to the woman husband is working for NASA.
4. The astronomer you want to meet is going to present a paper at
the conference next Friday.
5. The twenty-ninth of May is the day our astronauts will be returning
home.
6. The man with Mr. Khoa is talking has flown into space three times.
7. The satellite was launched into space yesterday belongs to Viet
Nam.
8. The space age began in 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1,
the world’s first man-made satellite.
9. An astronaut is a person travels in a spacecraft into outer space.
10. The book I’m reading is about the history of space exploration.

VIII. Underline the one mistake in each sentence and then correct it.
 No. Sentences Correction
1. Venus is the second planet of the sun.
2. Unlike most of the other planets in the solar system, Venus have no moons.
3. This is because they are similar into size, gravity and density.
4. Venus is also very different in the Earth.
5. These clouds trap the sun’s heat, make Venus the hottest planet in the solar system.
6. Venus has sometimes called the “Morning star” or the “Evening star”.
7. The atmosphere of Venus is mostly made up by carbon dioxide with clouds of sulphuric
acid.
8. In Greek mythology, Venus is known as Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beautiful.

IX. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar meaning to
the first sentence.
1. The team plays on the left. The team has never won the championship.
=> The team____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted an American flag on the moon. They
spoke to President Richard Nixon after that.
=> Before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin___________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3. This article describes a ground-breaking space mission to land on a comet. The
mission is called Rosetta.
=> The ground-breaking space mission ______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Last week they visited a museum. The first artificial satellite is on display there.
=> Last week they _______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
5. The Rosetta mission has a task. The task is comparable to a fly trying to land on a
speeding bullet.
=> The task ____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________