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.
Question 1: A. scientist |
B. president |
C. engineer |
D. astronaut |
Question 2: A. latitude |
B. meridian |
C. collision |
D. extremely |
Question 3: A. satellites |
B. axial |
C. surround |
D. tension |
Question 4: A. cosmonaut |
B. weightless |
C. challenge |
D. obscure |
Question 5: A. orbit |
B. surface |
C. mannered |
D. appoint |
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.
Question 6: A. foot |
B. moon |
C. look |
D. would |
Question 7: A. gravity |
B. aspiration |
C. biography |
D. possible |
Question 8: A. technical |
B. conquest |
C. psychology |
D. launched |
Question 9: A. national |
B. venture |
C. fortunate |
D. suggestion |
Question 10: A. support |
B. shuttle |
C. success |
D. pressure |
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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