Bài tập nâng cao Tiếng Anh 8 (Phần 1)
Unit 12. Life on other planets
VI. Choose the best answer in brackets to complete sentences.
1. In my opinion, Jupiterians (can /might /must) have three eyes and four arms.
2. Professor Colin Evers, (can /must/may) I ask a question about life on Venus?
3. Sarah is such a talented pianist She (must/may / can) practise a lot.
4. (Might / Must / Could) you show me your passport?
5. It (can /must / might) rain tomorrow so we’d better plan an indoor dinner.
6. Customers (may/can/might)use staff wash room.
7. I’m sure you (can /maỵ / could) speak Spanish seeing that you’re from Colombia.
8. You (may / might ỉ can) leave now ỉf you wish.
9. You (might / can / may) ask questions after my presentation.
10. We (can / may /might) find aliens on Mars.
VII. Rewrite the followings sentences im reported speech.
1. “Do you want to travel to space one day?” Nick asked me.
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2. “What is your favourite sci-fi movie or TV show, Nam?” said Viet.
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3. “Did you see a UFO yesterday evening?” the reporter asked Mr. Quang.
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4. “Have you ever looked through a telescope?” I asked John.
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5. “When will the next space buggy be sent to the moon?” they asked.
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6. “How and when was the universe created?” Tom asked the presenter.
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7. “Are you going to visit NASA next Thursday?” said Mai to Dr. Taylor.
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8. “May I ask you some questions about other planets?” Laura asked Ms. White.
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9. “What are artificial satellites used for?” we asked the scientist.
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10. “Will the Earth ever be visited by aliens?” Phong said to Dr. Nelson.
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VIII. Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech.
1. I asked Dr. Lewis when he thought people would visit Mars.
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2. We asked Mr. Tam whether he was working for NASA then.
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3. Vinh asked Peter whether there were other life forms in the universe.
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4. David ask me what I talked to astronaunt the previous night.
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5. Vinh ask Peter whether there were other life forms in the university
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6. She asked Mr. Armstrong how long he had worked on space projects.
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7. Vinh asked Ms. Gray if she could speak Martian language.
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8. The reported wanted to know why I hadn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
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9. Hoa asked me whether I had been leaving the spaceship at 3 o’clock the day before.
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10. We asked the aliens which cities they would visit the following month.
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IX. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word to complete the following passage.
NASA announced plans that are out of this world – literally! The space agency hopes to (1) _____ humans to the moon again by 2020.
NASA hopes to make a giant leap – back to the moon. Back in 2005, the U.S. space agency announced its plan to send four astronauts to the moon (2) _____ the next 15 years.
NASA officials say the moon is just the first step. They hope future missions will (3) _____ astronauts to Mars and beyond. “We will return to the moon no later than 2020 and extend the human presence across the (4) _____ system and beyond,” says Michael Griffin, the head of NASA.
So far, the moon is the only place (5)_____ Earth that humans have visited. At 226,000 miles away, the moon is Earth’s (6)_ space neighbour.
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (7) _____ the first astronauts to land on the moon. They traveled there aboard Apollo 11. When Armstrong first set (8) _____on the moon, he spoke these famous words: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap (9)_____ mankind.”
During NASA’s Apollo program, 12 American astronauts explored the lunar terrain. The last U.S. trip to the moon (10) _____ in December 1972.
X. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.
A New World
Would you like to have a birthday party every 13 days? Then Gliese 581 c is the place for you!
Astronomers recently found the planet Gliese 581 c. It orbits the star Gliese 581 once every 13 days. Earth orbits its star, the sun, every 365 days.
Gliese 581 c is an exoplanet – a planet that exists beyond our solar system. It is the most earthlike exoplanet discovered so far.
Astronomers say there could be liquid water on Gliese 581 c. And where there’s water, there could be Iife. “Liquid water is critical to life as we know it,” says Xavier Delfosse, one of the scientists who discovered the planet. “This planet will most probably be a very important target of the future of space missions… On the treasure map of the universe, one would be tempted to mark this planet with an X,” says Delfosse.
Planet Files
Earth:
– is 8,000 miles across.
– is made of rock, ice, and liquid water.
– is one of eight planets in its solar system.
Gliese 581 c:
– is estimated to be 12,000 miles across.
– is probably made of rock and might have ice and liquid water.
– is one of three planets in its solar system.
1. What is Gliese 581?
A. the star that Gliese 581 c orbits
B. a moon that orbits Gliese 581 c
C. another planet in Gliese 581 c’s solar system
D. an asteroid that will hit Gliese 581 c
2. What is the purpose of the lists at the end of the passage?
A. to introduce the reader to Gliese 581 c
B. to suggest that Gliese 581 is more important than Jupiter and Saturn
C. to compare and contrast features of Earth with Gliese 581 c
D. to explain why scientists are so excited about the discovery of Gliese 581 c
3. Which conclusion about Gliese 581 c could be supported by the passage?
A. Astronauts will never go to Gliese 581 c on future space missions.
B. Scientists will want to confirm whether water exists on Gliese 581 c.
C. People will want to search for treasure on Gliese 581 c.
D. Aliens will want to make contact with Earth from Gliese 581 c.
4. The word orbits in paragraph 2 means____ .
A. exits
B. runs
C. walks
D. circles
5. The primary purpose of this passage is to describe .
A. a new star that Earth will orbit
B. a new planet with similarities to Earth
C. a new comet that may collide with Earth
D. a new alien species that will visit Earth
XI. Use tie word given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (Use 2 – 5 words in total).
Example:
0. My house has a small garden.
is There.___________ my house.
Answer: 0. Is a small garden in
1. “What do you thing people with find on Jupiter.
would He asked me what __________ find on Jupiter.
2. Possibly he isn’t the captain of Star Trek
may He___________________________the captain of Star Trek
3. We wanted to know how they had returned to Earth.
return “How__________________ to Earth?” we asked.
4. It’s possible the weather will be sunny tomorrow.
might The weather____________________________ tomorrow
5. “Is your uncle working as a pilot for NASA?” Julia asked me.
working Julia asked me____________ as a pilot for NASA.
XII. Use the information below to write a paragraph of 120-150 words about Venus, a planet in the Solar System.
– Second planet Sun
– No natural satellite
– 7 Earth days orbit Sun
– Astronomers know thousands years
– Name after Roman Goddess of love, beauty
– Brightest thing in night sky except moon
– Sometimes call morning star or evening star
– Sometimes call sister planet of Earth: similar in size, gravity
– Many explorations by humans since mid-20th century
– Scientists discover atmosphere mostly carbon dioxide with clouds sulfuric acid very poisonous to humans
– Surface is too hot for any living thing to be able to survive
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