UNIT

+* 6 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

VOCABULARY

WORD PRONUNCIATION MEANING

crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/ (adj): đông đúc
 be crowded with
people/cars/traffic
crowd /ˈkraʊd/ (n): đám đông
Earth /ɜːrθ/ (n): Trái Đất

gravity /ˈɡrævəti/ (n): trọng lực

Mars /mɑːrz/ (n): sao Hỏa

oxygen /ˈɑːksɪdʒən/ (n): ô-xy

planet /ˈplænɪt/ (n): hành tinh

population /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃn/ (n): dân số

populated /ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd/ (adj): có người sinh sống

similar /ˈsɪmələr/ (adj): tương tự
 be similar to sb/sth

similarly /ˈsɪmələrli/ (adv): một cách tương tự

similarity /ˌsɪməˈlærəti/ (n): điểm tương đồng

space station /ˈspeɪs steɪʃn/ (n): trạm vũ trụ

temperature /ˈtemprətʃər/ (n): nhiệt độ
Venus /ˈviːnəs/ (n): sao Kim

view /vjuː/ (n): quang cảnh, tầm nhìn

viewer /ˈvjuːər/ (n) người xem, e.g. TV

viewers
alien /ˈeɪliən/ (n): người ngoài hành tinh
appear /əˈpɪr/ (v): xuất hiện
appearance /əˈpɪrəns/ (n): sự xuất hiện
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ (v): biến mất
disappearance /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/ (n): sự biến mất

circular /ˈsɜːrkjələr/ (adj): có dạng hình tròn

circle /ˈsɜːrkl/ (n): hình tròn, vòng tròn
 disk-shaped /dɪsk ʃeɪpt/ (adj): hình đĩa
flying saucer /ˌflaɪɪŋ ˈsɔːsər/ (n): đĩa bay
huge /hjuːdʒ/ (adj): to lớn, khổng lồ
strange /streɪndʒ/ (adj): kì lạ
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ (n): người lạ
terrified /ˈterəfaɪd/ (adj): cảm thấy khiếp sợ
tiny /ˈtaɪni/ (adj): nhỏ xíu, bé xíu
triangular /traɪˈæŋɡjələr/ (adj): có dạng hình tam giác
triangle /traɪæŋɡl/ (n): tam giác
UFO /ˌjuː ef ˈoʊ/ (n): vật thể bay không xác định
hover /ˈhʌvər/ (v): bay lơ lửng

Task 1. Match the words with their definitions.

alien astronaut weightless galaxy

UFO viewer solar system terrorist
space station planets gravity population

1………………… 2………………… 3………………… 4…………………

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5………………… 6………………… 7………………… 8…………………

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9………………… 6………………… 7………………… 8…………………

…………………… …………………… ……………………

Task 2. Match each word with its definition/description

1. Mercury A. It is nicknamed “The Red Planet” because of the

 rust on its surface
2. Venus B. It is often called “The Water
3. Earth C. It has a rocky surface. It is the smallest in our
solar System and the closest to the sun
4. Mars D. It is the largest planet in our solar System and
the fifth planet from the sun. It is composed of
mostly gas and has a great red spot

5. Jupiter E. It is the coldest planet in our solar System and is

the seventh planet from the Sun. It is a giant gas
planet and it rotates on its side

6. Saturn F. It is the hottest planet in our solar system and is

the closest planet to Earth in size.
7. Uranus G. It has a cold surface, is blue in color from the gas
in its atmosphere and is the furthest from the sun
8. Neptune H. It is the second largest planet and is known best
for its rings made of ice and rock chunks
9. a solar system I. a natural object which travels around a planet
10. a planet J. to travel around a star or a planet
11. a moon K. a star and the natural objects that move around it
12. an asteroid L. a journey into space, to do a special job
13. a comet M. a big piece of rock that travels around a star
14. to orbit N. not a solid or a liquid
15. gas O. a small frozen ball which sometimes has a bright tail

16. a space mission P. a very big round object that travels around a star

Task 3. Complete the sentences using the given words.

crowded oxygen similarities temperature view

Earth planets space station circular spacious
gravity population appearance flying saucer stranger

1. That planet has a more ___________ orbit than our planet does.
2. Water boils at a ___________ of 100°C.
3. Ten percent of the ___________ lived in poverty in this village.
4. Nha Trang beach can get really ___________ in summer.
5. After dark, the plants stop producing ___________.
 6. The ___________ revolves around the sun.
7. Can you tell me about Newton’s law of ___________?
8. ___________ is a large structure that is sent into space and remains above the Earth
as a base for people working and travelling in space.
9. Each of the rooms has a superb ___________ of Ha Long bay.
10.We tried to meet both children's needs without the ___________ of favoritism or
unfairness.
11.A ___________ is a round, flat object which some people say they have seen in the
sky and which they believe to be a spacecraft from another planet.
12.How many ___________ are in our solar system?
13.John: “Excuse me. Do you know where the library is?”
Peter Khanh: “I'm sorry. I'm a ___________ here myself.”
14.Even though there are many ___________ between men and women, there are still
many differences.
15.The house has a ___________ kitchen and dining area.

Task 4. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences

1. Our town shows hospitality to_____ to attract more tourists.

A.singers B. taxi drivers C. patients D. strangers.
2. A high ceiling creates a feeling of______.
A.spaciousness B. spacious C. outer space D. sleeplessness
3. She was ______of public appearances
A.crowded B. terrified C. packed D. hospitable
4.______,the fourth planet from the Sun, is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin
atmosphere.
A. Jupiter B. Venus C. Mars D. Earth
5. The country now has a _______of about 99 million.
A.populate B. population C.populated D. populating
6. The human brain is without _______for only four minutes before permanent damage
occurs.
A oxygen B.carbon monoxide C. water D. hospital
7. They often prefer to use soup bowls or deep_____ to eat pasta at home.
A.flying saucers B. frying pans C. plates D. license plates
8. The play is performed on a(n)______stage.
A. triangular B. powerful C.environmental D. candied
9. ________have risen over the past few days. The weather has become warmer.
A. Excursions B. Planets C. Flights D. Temperatures
10. Do you think humans will live on different_______ in the future?
 A. voyage B. cruise C.planet D. universe
11. The world’s population will _______ 11 billion by 2100.
A.reach B. advance C. improve D. forward
12. I like to visit a space_______. It would be really cool to see Earth from there.
A.war B.exploration C. station D. mission
13. UFOs stands for _______
A. Unidentified Flying Objects. B. Unidentified Flight Objects.
C. Unidentification Flying Objects. D. Unidentified Flying Objectives.
14. ___________ is the name of a planet that matches the Roman God of the sea.
A. Mars B. Sun C. Venus D. Neptune
15. Discovered in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune, ___________ is a dwarf planet.
A. Jupiter B. Pluto C. Saturn D. Mercury
16. Unidentified Flying Objects or “___________” haven’t been formally recognized.
A. UFOs B. spaceships C. space shuttles D. spacecraft
___________ is named after the Roman God of
17. war.
A. Uranus B. Jupiter C. Mars D. Venus
18. Astronauts___________ around in space because there is no gravity in space.
A. fly B. float C. walk D. trace
19. In a weightless environment, everything floats___________.
A. uncontrollably B. downwards C. smoothly D. constantly
On June 2, 1966, Surveyor 1 becomes the first U.S.___________ to land on the
20. moon.
A. flying saucer B. airplane C. spacecraft D. helicopter

Task 5. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. If a place is _________________, it is full of people. CROWD

2. I can see the _________________between you and your mother. SIMILAR
3. They live in a densely _________________city. POPULATION
4. Millions of _________________watch the Super Bowl on TV every year. VIEW
5. A _________________house is comfortable. SPACE
6. My mother always warned me not to talk to _________________. STRANGE
7. There was nothing unusual about her physical _________________. APPEAR
8. Life in Nha Trang has so many_________________- nightclubs, good restaurants,
 and so on. ATTRACT
9. After writing three _________________plays, Miller finally had a hit.
SUCCEED
10. The _________________area is used for parking. CIRCLE
11. The information has been _____________ recorded and analysed. (SYSTEM)

12. It is possible that we find _____________ things on another planet. (LIVE)

13. I find her story about UFOs hardly ____ _________. (BELIEVE)
14. Environmental pollution has led to the ______________ of many species of plants
and animals from our planet. (APPEAR)
15. Many UFO _____________ have been recorded by the United States government.
(SIGHT)

GRAMMAR

 Past Continuous and Past Simple (Quá khứ tiếp diễn và Quá khứ đơn):
a) Past Simple (Thì quá khứ đơn):
– Thì quá khứ đơn được sử dụng để:
 Diễn tả các sự kiện, trạng thái hoặc hành động diễn ra tại một thời điểm cụ thể trong
quá khứ và đã kết thúc hoàn toàn trong quá khứ.
 Diễn tả hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ.
 Thuật lại một câu chuyện hoặc một sự kiện lịch sử.
– Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
 Cụm từ chỉ thời gian: yesterday, last year/month/week…
 ago (10 minutes ago, 2 months ago, 8 years ago…)
 in + mốc thời gian trong quá khứ (in 1999, in the 20th century…).
*Lưu ý: Học thuộc bảng động từ bất qui tắc (không thêm -ed).

e.g. I/He/She/It was happy. They donated some books last

You/We/They weren't (were not) week.
happy. He didn’t donate books yesterday.
Was it good?
– Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
Did she volunteer at the soup
– Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t.
kitchen?
How was the movie? – It was terrible.
Where did they eat? – They ate hamburgers.
– Từ hỏi Wh- + trợ động từ (did) + chủ ngữ + động từ?
e.g. Who did you talk to?
*Ghi chú: Who/What + động từ + tân ngữ? (để chỉ chủ ngữ của động từ)
e.g. Who talked to you?
– Cách phát âm “-ed”
Đọc là /ɪd/ khi âm cuối của từ gốc là /t/, /d/

Đọc là /t/ khi âm cuối của từ gốc là /t∫/, /s/, /x/, /∫/, /k/, /f/, /p/

Đọc là /d/ khi âm cuối của từ gốc là các phụ âm và nguyên âm còn lại

– Nguyên tắc chính tả khi thêm “-ed” vào động từ có quy tắc:
Nguyên tắc Ví dụ
Chúng ta thêm -ed vào động từ ở thì quá khứ Clean ➡ cleaned; volunteer ➡
đơn. volunteered
Khi động từ tận cùng bằng -e, chúng ta chỉ
Like ➡ liked; live ➡ lived
thêm -d.
Khi động từ tận cùng bằng phụ âm+y, chúng
Try ➡ tried; fry ➡ fried
ta đổi y thành i rồi thêm -ed.
Khi động từ một âm tiết tận cùng bằng một
phụ âm+nguyên âm+phụ âm, chúng ta gấp Plan ➡ planned; stop ➡ stopped
đôi phụ âm cuối rồi thêm -ed.

b) Past Continuous (Quá khứ tiếp diễn)

– Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn được sử dụng để:
 Diễn tả các sự kiện, trạng thái hoặc hành động đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm cụ thể trong
quá khứ.
 Diễn tả các sự kiện, trạng thái hoặc hành động đang diễn ra trong một khoảng thời gian tro
quá khứ.
 Diễn tả nhiều hành động xảy ra cùng một lúc trong quá khứ.
 Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì một hành động khác cắt ngang.
– Công thức:

Câu e.g. I was walking to

khẳng Chủ ngữ + was/were + V-ing school.
định They were talking in class.
e.g. I didn’t go to school by
Câu bus.
Chủ ngữ + was not/were not + V-ing
phủ định They weren’t talking in
class.
 e.g. Was he listening to
Was/Were + chủ ngữ + V-ing?
music? – Yes, he was.
Câu hỏi Từ để hỏi Wh- + was/were + chủ ngữ +
Were they going to school
V-ing?
by bus? – No, they weren’t.
*Lưu ý: was not = wasn’t, were not = weren’t
– Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
 Cụm từ chỉ thời gian:
at + giờ chính xác + thời gian trong quá khứ (at 9 p.m. last night)
in + năm xác định (in 1999, in 2020…)
 Trong câu có chứa các từ when, as, just as, while, this time yesterday, at that time…
When we were singing karaoke, the light
e.g. I was studying Math at 9 p.m. last night.
went out.
In 2010, he was living and working in
She was drawing while I was singing.
the USA.
My mom was watching TV at that time.

*Lưu ý: When/While:
Cách dùng Ví dụ
Dùng để diễn tả hành động nào đó He was walking back home when he met
Whe diễn ra trong thời gian ngắn, mang Joss.
n tính liên tiếp I was waiting for the bus when my
when + Quá khứ đơn mobile phone rang.
Dùng để diễn tả: While he was watching TV, the lights
+ hành động kéo dài trong một went out.
Whil khoảng thời gian nào đó My brother was listening to music while
e + nhiều hành động diễn ra cùng I was cooking dinner.
một lúc trong quá khứ While I was waiting for the bus, my
while + Quá khứ tiếp diễn mobile phone rang.
*Lưu ý: Chúng ta cũng có thể dùng when với mệnh đề có hành động dài, khi đó when
được dịch là “trong lúc/khi” như từ while. Nếu dùng với mệnh đề có hành động ngắn, từ
when dịch là “thì”.

 will – be going to – Present Continuous – Present Simple (Future meaning) ( will –

be – going to – Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn – Thì hiện tại đơn với cách dùng tương lai):
 Cấu trúc Cách dùng Ví dụ
I’m tired. I won’t watch
Diễn đạt một quyết định tại thời điểm nói
TV.
Đưa ra những dự đoán về tương lai dựa
trên những gì chúng ta tưởng tượng, nghĩ
I think I will stay in
ngợi hay tin rằng với các từ và cụm từ
will tonight.
như: I think, I promise, perhaps,
probably ...
I’ll call you when I get
Đưa ra lời yêu cầu, đề nghị, lời mời, lời
there.
hứa
I’ll fix this for you.
Đưa ra những dự đoán về tương lai dựa Look at the sky! It’s
be going trên những gì chúng ta biết hoặc thấy going to rain today.
to I’m going to buy the
Diễn đạt dự định và kế hoạch tương lai
tickets tomorrow.
Mike and I are seeing a
Hiện tại Diễn đạt sự sắp xếp cố định trong tương
film this Saturday
tiếp diễn lai
evening.
Hiện tại
Diễn đạt lịch trình, thời gian biểu The plane lands at 7:30.
đơn
– Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
 Cụm từ chỉ thời gian: tonight, tomorrow, next week/month/year, soon ...

Task 1. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. This sofa is very comfortable. We___ (buy) it.

2. My sister_ _________________ (visit) her boyfriend’s family this summer. She has
planned this for months.
3. Look! Those dogs_ _______ (catch) your cat.
4. It’s okay. I__ ________________ (clean) that.
5. We think that our daughter_____ _____ (go) home late tonight.
6. We (talk) ____ about their holiday in Ho Chi Minh city.
7. I knew Lan was busy, so I ( not disturb) _ ___ her.
8. This bed was uncomfortable. They ( not sleep) ____well.
9. They weren’t thirsty, so they ( not drink) ____anything.
 10.We went to his house but she (not be) ____at home.
11. This time last year I_ ____(live) in Brazil.
12.. What you_ ____(do) at 10:00 last night?
13.At that time yesterday, I_ ____(write) a letter.
14. She__ ___(learn) English at school at 7:45 yesterday morning.
15. - What you__ ___(do) at this time last night? - I was asleep

Task 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following

1. He_______to Brazil earlier this year.

A. went B. gone C. go D. goes
2. I_______for 8 hours last night.
A. was slept B. slept C. has slept D. sleep
3. Where_______ last night?
A. have you gone B. did you went C. did you go D. are you
4. Did you just_______him a liar?
A. call B. called C. have called D. calls
5. I _______swimming a long time ago.
A. have stopped B. was stopping C. stopped D. stop
6. He _______ more than 60 pieces of music.
A. writes B. wrote C. writed D. was wrote
7. They _______ him in town a few days ago.
A. did see B. was saw C. did saw D. saw
8. It was cool, so I _______ the window.
A. shut B. was shut C. am shut D. shutted
9. I _______to the hospital three times last week.
A. was go B. went C. did go D. goed
10. What _______ you _______ last summer vacation?
A. were / do B. did / did C. did / do D. do / did
11. The police _______ me on my way home last week.
A. was stop B. stopped C. stops D. stopping
12. The film is very boring. I _______ it very much.
A. enjoyed B. wasn't enjoy C. didn't enjoyed D. didn't enjoy
13. The room was very uncomfortable. I _______stay very well.
A. didn't B. did C. wasn't D. not
14. The window was open and a bird _______ into the room.
A. fly B. flew C. was flew D. did fly
15. Lam _______ a lot of money last night. She_______ an expensive dress.
A. spend / buy B. spent / buy C. spent / bought D. was spent / bought
1. You ________________ out last night or were you tired?
A. Did – went B. Had – gone C. Did – go D. Had – been going
2. This time yesterday I ________________ tennis with my classmates.
A. played B. was playingC. had played D. would play
 3. Nicole _____________ television a lot when she ____________ sick last year.
A. watched – was B. had watched – had been
C. was watching – was D. had been watching – was
4. Mary ________________ home when she met Dave.
A. came B. had come C. had been coming D. was coming
5. The doorbell ________________ while I ________________ a shower.
A. was ringing – took B. rang – was taking
C. had rung – took D. had been ringing – took
6. When I was young, I ________________ to be a pilot.
A. wanted B. had wanted C. would want D. wants
7. The war ___________________ out three years ago.
A. was breaking B. had broken C. broke D. have been breaking
8. When he was young, he ___________________ in the army.
A. had been serving B. serves
C. have served D. served
9. She often goes to school by bike but yesterday she ____________________ by bus.
A. travelled B. have been travelling
C. had travelled D. travels
10. He ___________________ a cup of coffee every morning many years ago.
A. have been drinking B. drank
C. had drunk D. was drinking
11. Yesterday she ______________ to pay me for my helping her but I didn’t accept.
A. will offer B. was offering C. had offered D. offered
12. There ___________________ a lot of grasses in the garden last summer.
A. had been B. were C. have been D. will be
13. It’s time we __________________ something to help him.
A. will do B. had done C. did D. was doing
14. Mr Brown ___________________ in Paris when the Second World War broke out.
A. lived B. was living C. had lived D. will live
15. I and my mom __________________ comic at this time last night.
A. read B. had been reading C. have read D. were reading

Task 3: Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.

1. In my dream, I talked to an alien from another planet by a very strange language.

A. In B. to C. from D. by
2. We walked down that empty street when a UFO appeared in front of us.
A. walked B. that C. a D. front
3. Where do people live in the future if there is not enough room for everyone on Earth?
A. do B. in C. enough D. for
4. The gravity on the moon is different of that on Earth.
 A. on B. is C. of D. that

5 Eden locked the door, puts on his coat and started walking his dog.

A. Locked B. puts C. started D. walking

6. What was Andy doing? - He practiced soccer for his school tournament.

A. was B. doing C. practiced D. his

7. Some villagers was telling stories about aliens and flying saucers in the forest.
A. was telling B. about C. flying D. in
8. The little boy liked to read magazines, watch movies and listens to stories about
UFOS.
A. liked B. read C. watch D. listens
9. Max was watching a basketball game on TV when a strong wind breaks the window.
A. was B. watching C. on D. breaks

LISTENING

Task 1. Listen and fill in the blanks.

1. Neptune, like the other gas giants in

our---------------------
2. However, the planet’s largest
moon, Triton, might be an
____________to set up a space
colony.
3. Only a ____________has ever
flown flew by Neptune and its
system, and was able to photograph
the southern hemisphere of the
________, past Triton.
 4. Images show that Triton’s surface is
mostly made up of rock and
nitrogen ice, and there are smooth
areas next to __________.

Task 2. Listen and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F)

1. Neptune, like the other gas giants in our solar system. ___________
2. The planet’s smallest moon, Triton, might be an interesting place to set up a space
colony. ___________
3. Only a spaceship has ever flown flew by Neptune and its system. ___________
4. Images show that Triton’s surface is mostly made up of rock and nitrogen ice, and
there are smooth areas next to volcanos. __________
5. The smooth areas are formed by clouds of dust and nitrogen gas which erupt from the
volcanos. ___________

SPEAKING

Task 1. Match the questions and answer. Then practice.

1. Why do scientists want to find A. In 1947.

another habitable planet?

2. Have we found any signs of life on B. 140 million miles.

other planets?

3. What are needed for life to exist on C. Not really.

other planet?
 4. Which planet is the most habitable D. It’s Mars.
besides Earth?
5. When did the first UFO sighting E. Because it seems that our planet
occur? can’t cope with overpopulation.

6. Do you believe that extraterrestrial F. Liquid water, right temperatures

life exists? and atmosphere.

7. Who was the first person to walk on G. Neil Alden Armstrong

the moon?
8. How far is it from Earth to Mars? H. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Task 2. Reorder the sentences to make a dialogue.

____ What? Well, I did have a few beers, but I’m telling the truth.
____ Wait, tell me exactly what you saw.
____Well, I stopped to watch the light when it disappeared behind a hill about a
kilometer
ahead of me.
____Well, I’d like to report a UFO sighting.
____What do you mean, “the alien”?
____What do you mean “what?” An unidentified flying object!
____Now, have you been taking any alcohol in the last 24 hours? You mentioned you
went
to a party.
____Well, I was driving home from a party about three hours ago, so it was about 2:00
AM,
when I saw this bright light overhead.
____Okay. And then what happened?
_1_ Officer Jones speaking. What do you want to report?
____Now, how do you know it was a UFO? Perhaps you only saw the lights of an
airplane,
or the headlights of an approaching car. Things like that happen, you know.
____A what?
____Well if it was that, how do you explain “the alien”?
____ Okay. I kept driving for about five minutes when all of a sudden, this giant, hairy
creature jumped out in front of my car

READING
Task 1. Read and answer the questions.

1. What is the other name for Mars?

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2. Why is it poisonous to live on Mars?
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3. Is there any water on Mars?
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4. Which is longer, a day on Earth or a day on Mars?
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5. How long is a year on Mars?
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Mars is called the Red Planet because of its reddish surface. There have been many
explorations to Mars by humans since the mid-20th century. Scientists hope that we
can find another planet to accommodate human life. There are major reasons why the
climate on Mars is unsuitable for human life. Temperatures on Mars can be as low as -
87 degrees Celsius and rarely get above 0 degrees Celsius. But the bigger problem is
the lack of oxygen. 95% of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide (CO2), and this is
poisonous to breathe. Moreover, there is no water on Mars even though scientists have
found traces of it. However, as early as the mid-19th century, scientists discovered that
Mars had some similarities to Earth. A day on Mars is 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35
seconds, almost the same as a day on Earth. Mars also experiences seasons just as
Earth does. However, the seasons are twice as long because a year on Mars lasts about
twice as long as an Earth year

Task 2. Read the following text and use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks.
due to about depth likely of
surface amounts some miles more

The moon very (l) _____________ has a very small core, just 1 to 2 percent of the
moon's mass and roughly 420 (2) _____________ (680 km) wide. It likely consists
mostly (3) _____________ iron, but may also contain large (4)_____________ of
sulphur and other elements.
Its rocky mantle is (5) _____________ 825 miles (1,330 km) thick and made up of
dense rocks rich in iron and magnesium. Magmas in the mantle made their way to the (6)
_____________ in the past and erupted volcanically for (7)_____________ than a billion
 years - from at least four billion years ago to fewer than three billion years past.
The crust on top averages (8) _____________ 42 miles (70 km) deep. The
outermost part of the crust is broken and jumbled (9) _____________ all the large
impacts it has received, a shattered zone that gives way to intact material below a (10)
_____________ of about 6 miles (9.6 km)

Task 3. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

ARE THERE ANY ALIENS OUT THERE?
For years we Earthlings have wondered (1) ___________ we are alone in the
universe
or we’ve got company in the shape of aliens. People have claimed to have met aliens,
seen UFOs and some people even say they’ve been abducted by extraterrestrials. But
what do we really know about them - if they (2) ___________ at all?
Ever since we realised there (3) ___________ be something out there
our imaginations have created thousands of bizarre creatures. But at the moment no one
knows what an alien might look like. Even if we do ever come (4)___________aliens in
space, most scientists agree they probably won’t look like little green men.
(5)___________aliens exists, experts reckon they’re probably very small and look
something
like a bug.
Over the years thousands of people have been (6) ___________that we Earthlings
have been visited by aliens from other civilizations. But there’s one problem with this -
the number of aliens (7)___________discovered is zero. There are lots of photos and
films of
apparent (8)___________but most have a logical explanation like aeroplanes and military
exercises. Or they’re hoaxes!
- extraterrestrial (n): sinh vật ngoài hành tinh - civilisation (n): nên văn minh
1. A. when B. where C. whether D. whereas
2. A. exist B. happen C. live D. survive
3. A. can B. must C. may D. might
4. A. over B. through C. across D. along
5. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Since
6. A. convinced B. satisfied C. affected D. consulted
7. A. absolutely B. mainly C. immediately D. actually
8. A. visions B. sightings C. signs D. signals

Task 4. Read and answer the questions.

THE INNER PLANETS
Planets are large bodies that rotate around the sun. The inner planets, or terrestrial
planets, are the four planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Even
 though these planets are all small and rocky, they have more differences than they have
things in common.

Because Mercury is the closest to the sun, the side that faces the sun gets as hot as
427° Celsius. At the same time, the side that faces away from the sun is a freezing -173°
Celsius. The extreme temperatures alone make it a very unlikely place for life. With an
atmosphere too thin for human breathing, it’s obvious that people won’t be living on
Mercury any time soon.

The next planet from the sun is Venus. Below clouds of sulfuric gas lies 96%
carbon dioxide atmosphere. That might be nice for a plant, since a plant “breathes”
carbon dioxide, but not for a person. If you managed to survive the atmosphere, the
surface of the planet is hot enough to melt solid metal. Venus has a temperature that is
maintained at 462° Celsius, no matter where you go on the planet.

You are probably most familiar with Earth because it is your home planet. It has the
perfect conditions for life. Earth’s atmosphere and oceans help control the trickiest part of
making a planet life-friendly: temperature. Earth is the only planet known to have liquid
water.

Mars is the fourth farthest from the sun. Some people think it may be possible for
life to exist there. Although scientists have not been able to find actual water on Mars,
there seems to be evidence of water erosion on its surface. Its canyons and mountains are
very similar to those found on Earth. The main difference is that there is no plant life.
Some scientists believe that Mars may have been very much like Earth until something
happened that made the water supply evaporate.
A. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The inner planets are located closest to the sun.
2. Mercury is the hottest planet because it’s the closest to the sun.
3. Venus has an atmosphere whose composition is similar to that of Earth.
4. The temperature on the surface of Venus is hot enough to melt lead.
5. Earth has a surface temperature that is uniquely friendly to life.
6. Scientists have proved that life once existed on Mars.
7. It seems that Mars once had liquid water on its surface.
8. Some scientists believe that Mars is very similar to the Earth.

B. Answer the questions.

 9. What is another name for inner planets?
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10.Why can’t people live on Mercury?
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11.What is the atmosphere of Venus primarily composed of?
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12.Which planet is hotter, Mercury or Venus?
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13.Is Earth the only planet with water in liquid form on its surface?
_____________________________________________________________________
14.What land features of Mars are similar to Earth’s?
_____________________________________________________________________

WRITING

Task 1 Complete the following sentences using the given words

1. Astronaut Neil Armstrong / step down onto/ moon / July 20th, 1969 /.
____________________________________________________
2. there / intelligent beings / other planets / our solar system?
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3. I / terrified / see / unknown flying thing / which / look like / alien spaceship / other
day.
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4. too/ because/ it’s/ close/ there/ the sun/ might not/ life/ on Mercury/ to/ be.
__________________________________________________________
5. scientists/ we/ beyond Earth/ evidence/ say that/ life/ may/ for/ find/ within
the next decades.
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6. three/ from/ Mercury/ farther/ times/ Earth/ is/ the sun/ than.
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7. in/ that/ the interviewer/ like/ a/ the UFO/ looked/ Nick/ big disc/ told/ the sky.
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8. is called/ surface/ Mars/ in/ the red planet/ because/ is covered/ red dust/ its.
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9. fastest/ of/ to/ the Sun/ the planets/ Mercury/ orbit/ is/ the/ all.
______________________________________________________________
10.other/ life/ on/ do/ planets/ you/ intelligent/ exists/ think?
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Task2. Write a paragraph about the picture.

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TEST FOR UNIT 6

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three
in each question.
1. A. disappear B. planets C. Mars D. Venus
2. A. exciting B. living C. gravity D. billion
3. A. stand B. grassy C. galaxy D. space

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each
question.
4. A. population B. similar C. temperature D. terrified
5. A. gravity B. alien C. prediction D. oxygen

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, is one of the greatest _______ of
all time
A. explore B. explorer C. explorers D. exploration
1. Scientists float in a space station because there’s no ______________.
A. technology B. science C. gravity D. air
2. My grandfather, who brought tulips to the farm, was the very first _____ of this
area.
A. inhabit B. uninhabited C. habitat D. inhabitat
9. The world’s ______________ is growing more quickly every year. Our planet is
becoming more and more crowded.
 A. pollution B. popularity C. population D. pollutant
10. When I first went to Adelaide, everything was very ______ to me.
A. alien B. aliens C. alienate D. alienation
11. Jimmy Carter (US President 1977-1981) reported seeeing ______ UFO white at
Leary, Georgia, in 1969.
A. a B. the C. an D. O
12. Our Solar ________ is full of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and many other
exciting objects.
A. Arrangement B. System C. Organization D. Group
13. The UFO hovered ______________ our house for a few minutes then disappeared
into the clouds.
A. above B. under C. inside D. on
14. I’m sure some people may be surprised at the odd facts about the __________ space.
A. outside B. out C. outsider D. outer
15. Some of the public would like the seven new Earth-like planets to be named
___________ famous movies.
A. before B. out C. with D. after
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences.
16. We need gravity to stay healthy and on the ground.
A. force of attraction B. unimportant C. weightlessness D. heaviness
17. That sounds scary! How did you feel?
A. encouraging B.normal C. frightening D. unusual
18. No one can stand the fierce heat on Venus.
A. love B. sympathize C. bear D. understand
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part I
each of the following sentences.
19. Because it has a nice view of the Earth, I think it will be very popular.
A. suitable B. fashionable C. famous D. unknown

20. Things got a bit out of hand at the party and four windows were broken.
A. out of control B. under control
C. under pressure D. under the condition

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
21. Where_______ last night?
A. have you gone B. did you went C. did you go D. are you
22. She asked me why I was thinking of quitting the gym.
-> “Why you (think) _________ of quitting the gym?”
A. are you thinking C. you are thinking
B. were you thinking D. you were thinking
23. I asked the Smiths which places they had visited during your trịp to Indonesia.
-> “Which places (visit) _________ on holiday?”
A. you have visited C. have you visited
 B. you visited D. did you visit
24. “Are you satishfied with the job you are doing?” Tin asked me.
-> Tim asked me if I (be) __________ satishfied with the job I (do) ______.
A. am – am doing C had been – had been doing
B. were – were doing D. was – was doing
25. “Were you cooking when I phoned yesterday, Susan?” Kevin asked
-> Kevin asked whether Susan (cook) _________ when he (phone) the day before?
A. had been cooking – had phoned C. had cooked – had phoned
B. was cooking – phoned D. had been cooking – phoned
26. “Do I have to take off the shoes?” Linda asked.
=> Linda wondered if she( have to take off) ______________ the shoes.
A. had to take off B. have to take off
C. must take off D. have to took off
27. __________ I borrow your eraser?
A. Should B. Can C. Will D. Need
28. She _______ be on the bus. I think her car is having problems.
A. can B. might C. may D. All of the above
29. _________ all your wishes come true.
A. Might B. Can C. May D. Could
30. Make yourself at home! You _________ choose any book you like.
A. may B. have to C. might D. should
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.
31. In my dream, I talked to an alien from another planet by a very strange language.
A. In B. to C. from D. by
32. We walked down that empty street when a UFO appeared in front of us.
A. walked B. that C. a D. front
33. People’s lives are in dangerous every time they cross the railway.
A. lives B. in C. danger D. everytime
34. Where do people live in the future if there is not enough room for everyone on Earth?
A. do B. in C. enough D. for
35. They are all young experienced parents who really need our support.
A.all B. experience C who D. support

Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F)
PEOPLE IN SPACE
More than 450 astronauts have seen Earth from space. They have done experiments,
visited the Moon, and taught us a lot about the solar system. Would you like to travel in
space?
In 1957, Russia sent the first rocket into space. It took a machine called a satellite.
Then on 12th April 1961, another Russian rocket called Vostok carried a small spacecraft
into space. Inside there was a man called Yuri Gagarin. He was the first person in space.
His spacecraft orbited Earth for 108 minutes, and then returned to Earth. Later, Russia
and America built bigger and better rockets, and more astronauts went into space.
In 1968, astronauts in the Apollo 8 spacecraft orbited the Moon for the first time.
Then, on July 21st 1969, the Apolo 11 spacecraft landed on the Moon. Millions of people
watched on TV when two American astronauts called Neil Armstrong
and Edwin “Buzz’ Aldrin stepped onto the Moon. It was an incredible moment - for the
first time in history, people walked on another world. Another ten American astronauts
visited the Moon between 1969 and 1972. They did experiments and collected rocks and
soil.
(Source: Adapted from Life on other planets, Read and discover)
T F
36. The first satellite was sent into space by Russia in 1957
37. Yuri Gagarin, a Russian astronaut, was the first man to experience
a space voyage.
38. Yuri Gagarin returned to Earth in his spacecraft in 108 minutes.
39, The first people to set foot on the Moon were American.
40. Astronauts collected things from the Moon
Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or B) that best answers
each off the questions below.
Astronomy is the studying of the planets and the stars, and people who study
astronomy are astronomers. Telescopes help people to learn about our solar system. In
1609, Galileo used one of the first telescopes to look at the night sky. He saw
mountains and craters on the Moon, and four moons around Jupiter. The first telescopes
were very small. Later, people made' bigger telescopes, and they discovered new
planets and moons.
When Galileo looked at a bright area in the night sky, he discovered that |t was
made of many stars. Later, people discovered that this is the center of our galaxy, the
Milky Way. For a long time, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the only
galaxy in the universe. Then in 1930, an American astronomer called Edwin Hubble
discovered another galaxy. Now we know that there are billions of galaxies in the
universe.
(Source: Adapted from Life on other planets, Read and discover)
41. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Astronomy B. Galileo
C. Planets D. The Milky Way
42. What did Galileo see on the Moon?
A. Mountains B. Craters
C. Four smaller moons D. Both A and B
43. According to the passage, what is true about Galileo?
A. He used the first telescope to look at the sky.
B. Later, he used bigger telescopes to discover other planets and moons.
C. He discovered the existence of a galaxy, which was later known as the Milky Way.
D. Galileo worked with Edwin Hubble to discover another galaxy.
44. What does the word “it” refer to?
A. the star B. the sky
C. the bright area in the night sky D. the universe
45. According to the passage, which statement is NOT TRUE?
A. The first telescopes were small.
B. The Milky Way was the only galaxy in the universe.
C. The astronomer who discovered the next galaxy after the Milky Way was an
American.
 D. Our universe has billions of galaxies.

Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or
best combines the two given sentences.
46. You are not allowed to leave the table because you haven’t finished your lunch.
A. You may not leave the table until you are finished with your lunch.
B. You should not leave the table until you are finished with your lunch.
C. You cannot leave the table until you are finished with your lunch.
D. Both A and C.
47. “Are you going to sell this car?” Lin asked Nick.
A. Lin asked Nick if was he going to sell that car.
B. Lin asked Nick if he was going to sell that car.
C. Lin asked Nick if he was going to sell the car.
D. Lin asked Nick whether he were going to sell that car.
48. “How long have you been here?” Minh asked Linh
A. Minh wanted to know how long had Linh been here.
B. Minh asked Linh how long she had been here.
C. Minh wanted to know how long Linh had been there.
D. Minh asked to Linh how long she had been there.
49. “Where did you go last night?” the Mom talked to the son.
A. The Mom talked to the son where he had gone the previous night.
B. The Mom asked the son where he had gone the previous night.
C. The Mom talked to the son where had he gone the previous night.
D. The Mom asked the son where had he gone previous night.
1. “Will you marry me?” Peter asked Vicky
A. Peter asked Vicky if she would marry him.
B. Peter wanted to know if she would marry him.
C. Peter wanted to know whether she would marry him.
D. All of the above
_____The end_____
 UNIT
+* 6 LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

VOCABULARY

WORD PRONUNCIATION MEANING

crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/ (adj): đông đúc
 be crowded with
people/cars/traffic
crowd /ˈkraʊd/ (n): đám đông
Earth /ɜːrθ/ (n): Trái Đất

gravity /ˈɡrævəti/ (n): trọng lực

Mars /mɑːrz/ (n): sao Hỏa

oxygen /ˈɑːksɪdʒən/ (n): ô-xy

planet /ˈplænɪt/ (n): hành tinh

population /ˌpɑːpjəˈleɪʃn/ (n): dân số

populated /ˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd/ (adj): có người sinh sống

similar /ˈsɪmələr/ (adj): tương tự
 be similar to sb/sth

similarly /ˈsɪmələrli/ (adv): một cách tương tự

similarity /ˌsɪməˈlærəti/ (n): điểm tương đồng

space station /ˈspeɪs steɪʃn/ (n): trạm vũ trụ

temperature /ˈtemprətʃər/ (n): nhiệt độ
Venus /ˈviːnəs/ (n): sao Kim

view /vjuː/ (n): quang cảnh, tầm nhìn

viewer /ˈvjuːər/ (n) người xem, e.g. TV

viewers
alien /ˈeɪliən/ (n): người ngoài hành tinh
appear /əˈpɪr/ (v): xuất hiện
appearance /əˈpɪrəns/ (n): sự xuất hiện
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/ (v): biến mất
disappearance /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/ (n): sự biến mất

circular /ˈsɜːrkjələr/ (adj): có dạng hình tròn

circle /ˈsɜːrkl/ (n): hình tròn, vòng tròn
 disk-shaped /dɪsk ʃeɪpt/ (adj): hình đĩa
flying saucer /ˌflaɪɪŋ ˈsɔːsər/ (n): đĩa bay
huge /hjuːdʒ/ (adj): to lớn, khổng lồ
strange /streɪndʒ/ (adj): kì lạ
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ (n): người lạ
terrified /ˈterəfaɪd/ (adj): cảm thấy khiếp sợ
tiny /ˈtaɪni/ (adj): nhỏ xíu, bé xíu
triangular /traɪˈæŋɡjələr/ (adj): có dạng hình tam giác
triangle /traɪæŋɡl/ (n): tam giác
UFO /ˌjuː ef ˈoʊ/ (n): vật thể bay không xác định
hover /ˈhʌvər/ (v): bay lơ lửng

Task 1. Match the words with their definitions.

alien astronaut weightless galaxy

UFO viewer solar system terrorist
space station planets gravity population

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Task 2. Match each word with its definition/description

1. Mercury A. It is nicknamed “The Red Planet” because of the

rust on its surface
2. Venus B. It is often called “The Water
3. Earth C. It has a rocky surface. It is the smallest in our
solar System and the closest to the sun

4. Mars D. It is the largest planet in our solar System and

the fifth planet from the sun. It is composed of
mostly gas and has a great red spot

5. Jupiter E. It is the coldest planet in our solar System and is

the seventh planet from the Sun. It is a giant gas
planet and it rotates on its side

6. Saturn F. It is the hottest planet in our solar system and is

the closest planet to Earth in size.
7. Uranus G. It has a cold surface, is blue in color from the gas
in its atmosphere and is the furthest from the sun
8. Neptune H. It is the second largest planet and is known best
for its rings made of ice and rock chunks

9. a solar system I. a natural object which travels around a planet

10.a planet J. to travel around a star or a planet

11.a moon K. a star and the natural objects that move around it
12.an asteroid L. a journey into space, to do a special job
13.a comet M. a big piece of rock that travels around a star
14.to orbit N. not a solid or a liquid
15.gas O. a small frozen ball which sometimes has a bright tail

16.a space mission P. a very big round object that travels around a star

Task 3. Complete the sentences using the given words.

crowded oxygen similarities temperature view

Earth planets space station circular spacious
gravity population appearance flying saucer stranger

1. That planet has a more ___________ orbit than our planet does.
2. Water boils at a ___________ of 100°C.
 3. Ten percent of the ___________ lived in poverty in this village.
4. Nha Trang beach can get really ___________ in summer.
5. After dark, the plants stop producing ___________.

6. The ___________ revolves around the sun.

7. Can you tell me about Newton’s law of ___________?
8. ___________ is a large structure that is sent into space and remains above the Earth
as a base for people working and travelling in space.
9. Each of the rooms has a superb ___________ of Ha Long bay.
10.We tried to meet both children's needs without the ___________ of favoritism or
unfairness.
11.A ___________ is a round, flat object which some people say they have seen in the
sky and which they believe to be a spacecraft from another planet.
12.How many ___________ are in our solar system?
13.John: “Excuse me. Do you know where the library is?”
Peter Khanh: “I'm sorry. I'm a ___________ here myself.”
14.Even though there are many ___________ between men and women, there are still
many differences.
15.The house has a ___________ kitchen and dining area.

Task 4. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences

1. Our town shows hospitality to_____ to attract more tourists.

A.singers B. taxi drivers C. patients D. strangers.
2. A high ceiling creates a feeling of______.
A.spaciousness B. spacious C. outer space D. sleeplessness
3. She was ______of public appearances
A.crowded B. terrified C. packed D. hospitable
4.______,the fourth planet from the Sun, is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin
atmosphere.
A. Jupiter B. Venus C. Mars D. Earth
5. The country now has a _______of about 99 million.
A.populate B. population C.populated D. populating
6. The human brain is without _______for only four minutes before permanent damage
occurs.
A oxygen B.carbon monoxide C. water D. hospital
7. They often prefer to use soup bowls or deep_____ to eat pasta at home.
 A.flying saucers B. frying pans C. plates D. license plates
8. The play is performed on a(n)______stage.
A. triangular B. powerful C.environmental D. candied
9. ________have risen over the past few days. The weather has become warmer.
A. Excursions B. Planets C. Flights D. Temperatures
10. Do you think humans will live on different_______ in the future?
A. voyage B. cruise C.planet D. universe
11. The world’s population will _______ 11 billion by 2100.
A.reach B. advance C. improve D. forward
12. I like to visit a space_______. It would be really cool to see Earth from there.
A.war B.exploration C. station D. mission
13. UFOs stands for _______
A. Unidentified Flying Objects. B. Unidentified Flight Objects.
C. Unidentification Flying Objects. D. Unidentified Flying Objectives.
14. ___________ is the name of a planet that matches the Roman God of the sea.
A. Mars B. Sun C. Venus D. Neptune
15. Discovered in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune, ___________ is a dwarf planet.
A. Jupiter B. Pluto C. Saturn D. Mercury
16. Unidentified Flying Objects or “___________” haven’t been formally recognized.
A. UFOs B. spaceships C. space shuttles D. spacecraft
17. ___________ is named after the Roman God of war.
A. Uranus B. Jupiter C. Mars D. Venus
18. Astronauts___________ around in space because there is no gravity in space.
A. fly B. float C. walk D. trace
19. In a weightless environment, everything floats___________.
A. uncontrollably B. downwards C. smoothly D. constantly
20. On June 2, 1966, Surveyor 1 becomes the first U.S.___________ to land on the moon.
A. flying saucer B. airplane C. spacecraft D. helicopter

Task 5. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.

1. If a place is _________________, it is full of people. CROWD

2. I can see the _________________between you and your mother. SIMILAR
3. They live in a densely _________________city. POPULATION
4. Millions of _________________watch the Super Bowl on TV every year. VIEW
5. A _________________house is comfortable. SPACE
6. My mother always warned me not to talk to _________________. STRANGE
 7. There was nothing unusual about her physical _________________. APPEAR
8. Life in Nha Trang has so many_________________- nightclubs, good restaurants,
and so on. ATTRACT
9. After writing three _________________plays, Miller finally had a hit.
SUCCEED
10. The _________________area is used for parking. CIRCLE
11. The information has been _____________ recorded and analysed. (SYSTEM)

12. It is possible that we find _____________ things on another planet. (LIVE)

13. I find her story about UFOs hardly ____ _________. (BELIEVE)
14. Environmental pollution has led to the ______________ of many species of plants and
animals from our planet. (APPEAR)
15. Many UFO _____________ have been recorded by the United States government.
(SIGHT)

GRAMMAR

Past Continuous and Past Simple (Quá khứ tiếp diễn và Quá khứ đơn):
a) Past Simple (Thì quá khứ đơn):
– Thì quá khứ đơn được sử dụng để:
Diễn tả các sự kiện, trạng thái hoặc hành động diễn ra tại một thời điểm cụ thể trong quá
khứ và đã kết thúc hoàn toàn trong quá khứ.
Diễn tả hành động lặp đi lặp lại trong quá khứ.
Thuật lại một câu chuyện hoặc một sự kiện lịch sử.
– Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
Cụm từ chỉ thời gian: yesterday, last year/month/week…
ago (10 minutes ago, 2 months ago, 8 years ago…)
in + mốc thời gian trong quá khứ (in 1999, in the 20th century…).
*Lưu ý: Học thuộc bảng động từ bất qui tắc (không thêm -ed).

e.g. I/He/She/It was happy. They donated some books last

You/We/They weren't week.
(were not) happy. He didn’t donate books yesterday.
Was it good?
– Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.
Did she volunteer at the
– Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t.
soup kitchen?
 How was the movie? – It was terrible.
Where did they eat? – They ate hamburgers.
– Từ hỏi Wh- + trợ động từ (did) + chủ ngữ + động từ?
e.g. Who did you talk to?
*Ghi chú: Who/What + động từ + tân ngữ? (để chỉ chủ ngữ của động từ)
e.g. Who talked to you?
– Cách phát âm “-ed”
Đọc là /ɪd/ khi âm cuối của từ gốc là /t/, /d/

Đọc là /t/ khi âm cuối của từ gốc là /t∫/, /s/, /x/, /∫/, /k/, /f/, /p/

Đọc là /d/ khi âm cuối của từ gốc là các phụ âm và nguyên âm còn lại

– Nguyên tắc chính tả khi thêm “-ed” vào động từ có quy tắc:
Nguyên tắc Ví dụ
Chúng ta thêm -ed vào động từ ở thì quá khứ Clean ➡ cleaned; volunteer ➡
đơn. volunteered
Khi động từ tận cùng bằng -e, chúng ta chỉ
Like ➡ liked; live ➡ lived
thêm -d.
Khi động từ tận cùng bằng phụ âm+y, chúng
Try ➡ tried; fry ➡ fried
ta đổi y thành i rồi thêm -ed.
Khi động từ một âm tiết tận cùng bằng một
phụ âm+nguyên âm+phụ âm, chúng ta gấp đôi Plan ➡ planned; stop ➡ stopped
phụ âm cuối rồi thêm -ed.

b) Past Continuous (Quá khứ tiếp diễn)

– Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn được sử dụng để:
Diễn tả các sự kiện, trạng thái hoặc hành động đang diễn ra tại một thời điểm cụ thể trong
quá khứ.
Diễn tả các sự kiện, trạng thái hoặc hành động đang diễn ra trong một khoảng thời gian tro
quá khứ.
Diễn tả nhiều hành động xảy ra cùng một lúc trong quá khứ.
Diễn tả một hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì một hành động khác cắt ngang.
– Công thức:

Câu
e.g. I was walking to school.
khẳng Chủ ngữ + was/were + V-ing
They were talking in class.
định
 e.g. I didn’t go to school by
Câu bus.
Chủ ngữ + was not/were not + V-ing
phủ định They weren’t talking in
class.
e.g. Was he listening to
Was/Were + chủ ngữ + V-ing?
music? – Yes, he was.
Câu hỏi Từ để hỏi Wh- + was/were + chủ ngữ +
Were they going to school by
V-ing?
bus? – No, they weren’t.
*Lưu ý: was not = wasn’t, were not = weren’t
– Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
Cụm từ chỉ thời gian:
at + giờ chính xác + thời gian trong quá khứ (at 9 p.m. last night)
in + năm xác định (in 1999, in 2020…)
Trong câu có chứa các từ when, as, just as, while, this time yesterday, at that time…
When we were singing karaoke, the light went
e.g. I was studying Math at 9 p.m. last night.
out.
In 2010, he was living and working
She was drawing while I was singing.
in the USA.
My mom was watching TV at that time.

*Lưu ý: When/While:
Cách dùng Ví dụ
Dùng để diễn tả hành động nào đó He was walking back home when he met
diễn ra trong thời gian ngắn, mang Joss.
When
tính liên tiếp I was waiting for the bus when my mobile
when + Quá khứ đơn phone rang.
Dùng để diễn tả: While he was watching TV, the lights
+ hành động kéo dài trong một went out.
khoảng thời gian nào đó My brother was listening to music while
While
+ nhiều hành động diễn ra cùng một I was cooking dinner.
lúc trong quá khứ While I was waiting for the bus, my
while + Quá khứ tiếp diễn mobile phone rang.
*Lưu ý: Chúng ta cũng có thể dùng when với mệnh đề có hành động dài, khi đó when
được dịch là “trong lúc/khi” như từ while. Nếu dùng với mệnh đề có hành động ngắn, từ
when dịch là “thì”.
 will – be going to – Present Continuous – Present Simple (Future meaning) (will –
be – going to – Thì hiện tại tiếp diễn – Thì hiện tại đơn với cách dùng tương lai):
Cấu trúc Cách dùng Ví dụ
I’m tired. I won’t watch
Diễn đạt một quyết định tại thời điểm nói
TV.
Đưa ra những dự đoán về tương lai dựa
trên những gì chúng ta tưởng tượng, nghĩ
I think I will stay in
ngợi hay tin rằng với các từ và cụm từ
will tonight.
như: I think, I promise, perhaps, probably
...
I’ll call you when I get
Đưa ra lời yêu cầu, đề nghị, lời mời, lời
there.
hứa
I’ll fix this for you.
Đưa ra những dự đoán về tương lai dựa Look at the sky! It’s going
be going trên những gì chúng ta biết hoặc thấy to rain today.
to I’m going to buy the
Diễn đạt dự định và kế hoạch tương lai
tickets tomorrow.
Mike and I are seeing a
Hiện tại Diễn đạt sự sắp xếp cố định trong tương
film this Saturday
tiếp diễn lai
evening.
Hiện tại
Diễn đạt lịch trình, thời gian biểu The plane lands at 7:30.
đơn
– Dấu hiệu nhận biết:
 Cụm từ chỉ thời gian: tonight, tomorrow, next week/month/year, soon ...

Task 1. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.

.
1. This sofa is very comfortable. We___ (buy) it.
2. My sister_ _________________ (visit) her boyfriend’s family this summer. She has
planned this for months.
3. Look! Those dogs_ _______ (catch) your cat.
4. It’s okay. I__ ________________ (clean) that.
5. We think that our daughter_____ _____ (go) home late tonight.
6. We (talk) ____ about their holiday in Ho Chi Minh city.
 7. I knew Lan was busy, so I ( not disturb) _ ___ her.
8. This bed was uncomfortable. They ( not sleep) ____well.
9. They weren’t thirsty, so they ( not drink) ____anything.
10.We went to his house but she (not be) ____at home.
11. This time last year I_ ____(live) in Brazil.
12.. What you_ ____(do) at 10:00 last night?
13.At that time yesterday, I_ ____(write) a letter.
14. She__ ___(learn) English at school at 7:45 yesterday morning.
15. - What you__ ___(do) at this time last night? - I was asleep

Task 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following

1. He_______to Brazil earlier this year.

A. went B. gone C. go D. goes
2. I_______for 8 hours last night.
A. was slept B. slept C. has slept D. sleep
3. Where_______ last night?
A. have you gone B. did you went C. did you go D. are you
4. Did you just_______him a liar?
A. call B. called C. have called D. calls
5. I _______swimming a long time ago.
A. have stopped B. was stopping C. stopped D. stop
6. He _______ more than 60 pieces of music.
A. writes B. wrote C. writed D. was wrote
7. They _______ him in town a few days ago.
A. did see B. was saw C. did saw D. saw
8. It was cool, so I _______ the window.
A. shut B. was shut C. am shut D. shutted
9. I _______to the hospital three times last week.
A. was go B. went C. did go D. goed
10. What _______ you _______ last summer vacation?
A. were / do B. did / did C. did / do D. do / did
11. The police _______ me on my way home last week.
A. was stop B. stopped C. stops D. stopping
12. The film is very boring. I _______ it very much.
A. enjoyed B. wasn't enjoy C. didn't enjoyed D. didn't enjoy
13. The room was very uncomfortable. I _______stay very well.
A. didn't B. did C. wasn't D. not
14. The window was open and a bird _______ into the room.
A. fly B. flew C. was flew D. did fly
15. Lam _______ a lot of money last night. She_______ an expensive dress.
A. spend / buy B. spent / buy C. spent / bought D. was spent / bought
 1. You ________________ out last night or were you tired?
A. Did – went B. Had – gone C. Did – go D. Had – been going
2. This time yesterday I ________________ tennis with my classmates.
A. played B. was playingC. had played D. would play

3. Nicole _____________ television a lot when she ____________ sick last year.
A. watched – was B. had watched – had been
C. was watching – was D. had been watching – was
4. Mary ________________ home when she met Dave.
A. came B. had come C. had been coming D. was coming
5. The doorbell ________________ while I ________________ a shower.
A. was ringing – took B. rang – was taking
C. had rung – took D. had been ringing – took
6. When I was young, I ________________ to be a pilot.
A. wanted B. had wanted C. would want D. wants
7. The war ___________________ out three years ago.
A. was breaking B. had broken C. broke D. have been breaking
8. When he was young, he ___________________ in the army.
A. had been serving B. serves
C. have served D. served
9. She often goes to school by bike but yesterday she ____________________ by bus.
A. travelled B. have been travelling
C. had travelled D. travels
10. He ___________________ a cup of coffee every morning many years ago.
A. have been drinking B. drank
C. had drunk D. was drinking
11. Yesterday she ______________ to pay me for my helping her but I didn’t accept.
A. will offer B. was offering C. had offered D. offered
12. There ___________________ a lot of grasses in the garden last summer.
A. had been B. were C. have been D. will be
13. It’s time we __________________ something to help him.
A. will do B. had done C. did D. was doing
14. Mr Brown ___________________ in Paris when the Second World War broke out.
A. lived B. was living C. had lived D. will live
15. I and my mom __________________ comic at this time last night.
A. read B. had been reading C. have read D. were reading

Task 3: Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.

1. In my dream, I talked to an alien from another planet by a very strange language.

A. In B. to C. from D. by
2. We walked down that empty street when a UFO appeared in front of us.
A. walked B. that C. a D. front
 3. Where do people live in the future if there is not enough room for everyone on Earth?
A. do B. in C. enough D. for
4. The gravity on the moon is different of that on Earth.
A. on B. is C. of D. that

5 Eden locked the door, puts on his coat and started walking his dog.
A. Locked B. puts C. started D. walking
6. What was Andy doing? - He practiced soccer for his school tournament.
A. was B. doing C. practiced D. his
7. Some villagers was telling stories about aliens and flying saucers in the forest.
A. was telling B. about C. flying D. in
8. The little boy liked to read magazines, watch movies and listens to stories about UFOS.
A. liked B. read C. watch D. listens
9. Max was watching a basketball game on TV when a strong wind breaks the window.
A. was B. watching C. on D. breaks

LISTENING

Task 1. Listen and fill in the blanks.

1. Neptune, like the other gas giants in

our---------------------
2. However, the planet’s largest
moon, Triton, might be an
____________to set up a space
colony.
3. Only a ____________has ever
flown flew by Neptune and its
system, and was able to photograph
 the southern hemisphere of the
________, past Triton.
4. Images show that Triton’s surface is
mostly made up of rock and
nitrogen ice, and there are smooth
areas next to __________.

Task 2. Listen and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F)

1. Neptune, like the other gas giants in our solar system. ___________
2. The planet’s smallest moon, Triton, might be an interesting place to set up a space
colony. ___________
3. Only a spaceship has ever flown flew by Neptune and its system. ___________
4. Images show that Triton’s surface is mostly made up of rock and nitrogen ice, and
there are smooth areas next to volcanos. __________
5. The smooth areas are formed by clouds of dust and nitrogen gas which erupt from the
volcanos. ___________

SPEAKING

Task 1. Match the questions and answer. Then practice.

1. Why do scientists want to find A. In 1947.

another habitable planet?

2. Have we found any signs of life on B. 140 million miles.

other planets?

3. What are needed for life to exist on C. Not really.

other planet?
 4. Which planet is the most habitable D. It’s Mars.
besides Earth?
5. When did the first UFO sighting E. Because it seems that our planet
occur? can’t cope with overpopulation.

6. Do you believe that extraterrestrial F. Liquid water, right temperatures

life exists? and atmosphere.

7. Who was the first person to walk on G. Neil Alden Armstrong

the moon?
8. How far is it from Earth to Mars? H. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Task 2. Reorder the sentences to make a dialogue.

____ What? Well, I did have a few beers, but I’m telling the truth.
____ Wait, tell me exactly what you saw.
____Well, I stopped to watch the light when it disappeared behind a hill about a kilometer
ahead of me.
____Well, I’d like to report a UFO sighting.
____What do you mean, “the alien”?
____What do you mean “what?” An unidentified flying object!
____Now, have you been taking any alcohol in the last 24 hours? You mentioned you went
to a party.
____Well, I was driving home from a party about three hours ago, so it was about 2:00
AM,
when I saw this bright light overhead.
____Okay. And then what happened?
_1_ Officer Jones speaking. What do you want to report?
____Now, how do you know it was a UFO? Perhaps you only saw the lights of an airplane,
or the headlights of an approaching car. Things like that happen, you know.
____A what?
____Well if it was that, how do you explain “the alien”?
____ Okay. I kept driving for about five minutes when all of a sudden, this giant, hairy
creature jumped out in front of my car

READING

Task 1. Read and answer the questions.

 1. What is the other name for Mars?
………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Why is it poisonous to live on Mars?
………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Is there any water on Mars?
………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Which is longer, a day on Earth or a day on Mars?
………………………………………………………………………………..
5. How long is a year on Mars?
………………………………………………………………………………..

Mars is called the Red Planet because of its reddish surface. There have been many
explorations to Mars by humans since the mid-20th century. Scientists hope that we can
find another planet to accommodate human life. There are major reasons why the
climate on Mars is unsuitable for human life. Temperatures on Mars can be as low as -
87 degrees Celsius and rarely get above 0 degrees Celsius. But the bigger problem is
the lack of oxygen. 95% of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide (CO2), and this is
poisonous to breathe. Moreover, there is no water on Mars even though scientists have
found traces of it. However, as early as the mid-19th century, scientists discovered that
Mars had some similarities to Earth. A day on Mars is 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35
seconds, almost the same as a day on Earth. Mars also experiences seasons just as Earth
does. However, the seasons are twice as long because a year on Mars lasts about twice
as long as an Earth year

Task 2. Read the following text and use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks.
due to about depth likely of
surface amounts some miles more

The moon very (l) _____________ has a very small core, just 1 to 2 percent of the
moon's mass and roughly 420 (2) _____________ (680 km) wide. It likely consists mostly
(3) _____________ iron, but may also contain large (4)_____________ of sulphur and
other elements.
Its rocky mantle is (5) _____________ 825 miles (1,330 km) thick and made up of
dense rocks rich in iron and magnesium. Magmas in the mantle made their way to the (6)
_____________ in the past and erupted volcanically for (7)_____________ than a billion
years - from at least four billion years ago to fewer than three billion years past.
The crust on top averages (8) _____________ 42 miles (70 km) deep. The outermost
 part of the crust is broken and jumbled (9) _____________ all the large impacts it has
received, a shattered zone that gives way to intact material below a (10) _____________
of about 6 miles (9.6 km)

Task 3. Choose the word which best fits each gap.

ARE THERE ANY ALIENS OUT THERE?
For years we Earthlings have wondered (1) ___________ we are alone in the
universe
or we’ve got company in the shape of aliens. People have claimed to have met aliens, seen
UFOs and some people even say they’ve been abducted by extraterrestrials. But what do
we really know about them - if they (2) ___________ at all?
Ever since we realised there (3) ___________ be something out there
our imaginations have created thousands of bizarre creatures. But at the moment no one
knows what an alien might look like. Even if we do ever come (4)___________aliens in
space, most scientists agree they probably won’t look like little green men.
(5)___________aliens exists, experts reckon they’re probably very small and look
something
like a bug.
Over the years thousands of people have been (6) ___________that we Earthlings
have been visited by aliens from other civilizations. But there’s one problem with this - the
number of aliens (7)___________discovered is zero. There are lots of photos and films of
apparent (8)___________but most have a logical explanation like aeroplanes and military
exercises. Or they’re hoaxes!
- extraterrestrial (n): sinh vật ngoài hành tinh - civilisation (n): nên văn minh
1. A. when B. where C. whether D. whereas
2. A. exist B. happen C. live D. survive
3. A. can B. must C. may D. might
4. A. over B. through C. across D. along
5. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Since
6. A. convinced B. satisfied C. affected D. consulted
7. A. absolutely B. mainly C. immediately D. actually
8. A. visions B. sightings C. signs D. signals

Task 4. Read and answer the questions.

THE INNER PLANETS
Planets are large bodies that rotate around the sun. The inner planets, or terrestrial
planets, are the four planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Even
though these planets are all small and rocky, they have more differences than they have
things in common.
 Because Mercury is the closest to the sun, the side that faces the sun gets as hot as
427° Celsius. At the same time, the side that faces away from the sun is a freezing -173°
Celsius. The extreme temperatures alone make it a very unlikely place for life. With an
atmosphere too thin for human breathing, it’s obvious that people won’t be living on
Mercury any time soon.

The next planet from the sun is Venus. Below clouds of sulfuric gas lies 96% carbon
dioxide atmosphere. That might be nice for a plant, since a plant “breathes” carbon dioxide,
but not for a person. If you managed to survive the atmosphere, the surface of the planet is
hot enough to melt solid metal. Venus has a temperature that is maintained at 462° Celsius,
no matter where you go on the planet.

You are probably most familiar with Earth because it is your home planet. It has the
perfect conditions for life. Earth’s atmosphere and oceans help control the trickiest part of
making a planet life-friendly: temperature. Earth is the only planet known to have liquid
water.

Mars is the fourth farthest from the sun. Some people think it may be possible for
life to exist there. Although scientists have not been able to find actual water on Mars, there
seems to be evidence of water erosion on its surface. Its canyons and mountains are very
similar to those found on Earth. The main difference is that there is no plant life. Some
scientists believe that Mars may have been very much like Earth until something happened
that made the water supply evaporate.
A. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The inner planets are located closest to the sun.
2. Mercury is the hottest planet because it’s the closest to the sun.
3. Venus has an atmosphere whose composition is similar to that of Earth.
4. The temperature on the surface of Venus is hot enough to melt lead.
5. Earth has a surface temperature that is uniquely friendly to life.
6. Scientists have proved that life once existed on Mars.
7. It seems that Mars once had liquid water on its surface.
8. Some scientists believe that Mars is very similar to the Earth.

B. Answer the questions.

9. What is another name for inner planets?
_____________________________________________________________________
10.Why can’t people live on Mercury?
 _____________________________________________________________________
11.What is the atmosphere of Venus primarily composed of?
_____________________________________________________________________
12.Which planet is hotter, Mercury or Venus?
_____________________________________________________________________
13.Is Earth the only planet with water in liquid form on its surface?
_____________________________________________________________________
14.What land features of Mars are similar to Earth’s?
_____________________________________________________________________

WRITING

Task 1 Complete the following sentences using the given words

1. Astronaut Neil Armstrong / step down onto/ moon / July 20th, 1969 /.
____________________________________________________
2. there / intelligent beings / other planets / our solar system?
___________________________________________________
3. I / terrified / see / unknown flying thing / which / look like / alien spaceship / other
day.
___________________________________________________
4. too/ because/ it’s/ close/ there/ the sun/ might not/ life/ on Mercury/ to/ be.
__________________________________________________________
5. scientists/ we/ beyond Earth/ evidence/ say that/ life/ may/ for/ find/ within
the next decades.
___________________________________________________________
6. three/ from/ Mercury/ farther/ times/ Earth/ is/ the sun/ than.
__________________________________________________________
7. in/ that/ the interviewer/ like/ a/ the UFO/ looked/ Nick/ big disc/ told/ the sky.
_______________________________________________________________
8. is called/ surface/ Mars/ in/ the red planet/ because/ is covered/ red dust/ its.
______________________________________________________________
9. fastest/ of/ to/ the Sun/ the planets/ Mercury/ orbit/ is/ the/ all.
______________________________________________________________
10.other/ life/ on/ do/ planets/ you/ intelligent/ exists/ think?
______________________________________________________________
Task2. Write a paragraph about the picture.

………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………
……
 TEST FOR UNIT 6

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three
in each question.
1. A. disappear B. planets C. Mars D. Venus
2. A. exciting B. living C. gravity D. billion
3. A. stand B. grassy C. galaxy D. space

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each
question.
4. A. population B. similar C. temperature D. terrified
5. A. gravity B. alien C. prediction D. oxygen

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
6. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, is one of the greatest _______ of
all time
A. explore B. explorer C. explorers D. exploration
7. Scientists float in a space station because there’s no ______________.
A. technology B. science C. gravity D. air
8. My grandfather, who brought tulips to the farm, was the very first _____ of this
area.
A. inhabit B. uninhabited C. habitat D. inhabitat
9. The world’s ______________ is growing more quickly every year. Our planet is
becoming more and more crowded.
A. pollution B. popularity C. population D. pollutant
10. When I first went to Adelaide, everything was very ______ to me.
A. alien B. aliens C. alienate D. alienation
11. Jimmy Carter (US President 1977-1981) reported seeeing ______ UFO white at Leary,
Georgia, in 1969.
A. a B. the C. an D. O
12. Our Solar ________ is full of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and many other
exciting objects.
A. Arrangement B. System C. Organization D. Group
13. The UFO hovered ______________ our house for a few minutes then disappeared into
the clouds.
A. above B. under C. inside D. on
14. I’m sure some people may be surprised at the odd facts about the __________ space.
A. outside B. out C. outsider D. outer
15. Some of the public would like the seven new Earth-like planets to be named
___________ famous movies.
A. before B. out C. with D. after
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences.
16. We need gravity to stay healthy and on the ground.
A. force of attraction B. unimportant C. weightlessness D. heaviness
17. That sounds scary! How did you feel?
A. encouraging B.normal C. frightening D. unusual
18. No one can stand the fierce heat on Venus.
A. love B. sympathize C. bear D. understand
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part I each
of the following sentences.
19. Because it has a nice view of the Earth, I think it will be very popular.
A. suitable B. fashionable C. famous D. unknown

20. Things got a bit out of hand at the party and four windows were broken.
A. out of control B. under control
C. under pressure D. under the condition

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.
21. Where_______ last night?
A. have you gone B. did you went C. did you go D. are you
22. She asked me why I was thinking of quitting the gym.
-> “Why you (think) _________ of quitting the gym?”
A. are you thinking C. you are thinking
B. were you thinking D. you were thinking
23. I asked the Smiths which places they had visited during your trịp to Indonesia.
-> “Which places (visit) _________ on holiday?”
A. you have visited C. have you visited
B. you visited D. did you visit
24. “Are you satishfied with the job you are doing?” Tin asked me.
-> Tim asked me if I (be) __________ satishfied with the job I (do) ______.
A. am – am doing C had been – had been doing
B. were – were doing D. was – was doing
25. “Were you cooking when I phoned yesterday, Susan?” Kevin asked
-> Kevin asked whether Susan (cook) _________ when he (phone) the day before?
A. had been cooking – had phoned C. had cooked – had phoned
B. was cooking – phoned D. had been cooking – phoned
26. “Do I have to take off the shoes?” Linda asked.
=> Linda wondered if she( have to take off) ______________ the shoes.
A. had to take off B. have to take off
C. must take off D. have to took off
27. __________ I borrow your eraser?
A. Should B. Can C. Will D. Need
28. She _______ be on the bus. I think her car is having problems.
A. can B. might C. may D. All of the above
29. _________ all your wishes come true.
A. Might B. Can C. May D. Could
30. Make yourself at home! You _________ choose any book you like.
A. may B. have to C. might D. should
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.
31. In my dream, I talked to an alien from another planet by a very strange language.
A. In B. to C. from D. by
32. We walked down that empty street when a UFO appeared in front of us.
A. walked B. that C. a D. front
33. People’s lives are in dangerous every time they cross the railway.
A. lives B. in C. danger D. everytime
34. Where do people live in the future if there is not enough room for everyone on Earth?
A. do B. in C. enough D. for
35. They are all young experienced parents who really need our support.
A.all B. experience C who D. support

Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F)
PEOPLE IN SPACE
More than 450 astronauts have seen Earth from space. They have done experiments,
visited the Moon, and taught us a lot about the solar system. Would you like to travel in
space?
In 1957, Russia sent the first rocket into space. It took a machine called a satellite.
Then on 12th April 1961, another Russian rocket called Vostok carried a small spacecraft
into space. Inside there was a man called Yuri Gagarin. He was the first person in space.
His spacecraft orbited Earth for 108 minutes, and then returned to Earth. Later, Russia and
America built bigger and better rockets, and more astronauts went into space.
In 1968, astronauts in the Apollo 8 spacecraft orbited the Moon for the first time. Then,
on July 21st 1969, the Apolo 11 spacecraft landed on the Moon. Millions of people watched
on TV when two American astronauts called Neil Armstrong
and Edwin “Buzz’ Aldrin stepped onto the Moon. It was an incredible moment - for the
first time in history, people walked on another world. Another ten American astronauts
visited the Moon between 1969 and 1972. They did experiments and collected rocks and
soil.
(Source: Adapted from Life on other planets, Read and discover)
T F
36. The first satellite was sent into space by Russia in 1957
37. Yuri Gagarin, a Russian astronaut, was the first man to experience
a space voyage.
38. Yuri Gagarin returned to Earth in his spacecraft in 108 minutes.
39, The first people to set foot on the Moon were American.
40. Astronauts collected things from the Moon
Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or B) that best answers
each off the questions below.
Astronomy is the studying of the planets and the stars, and people who study
astronomy are astronomers. Telescopes help people to learn about our solar system. In
1609, Galileo used one of the first telescopes to look at the night sky. He saw mountains
and craters on the Moon, and four moons around Jupiter. The first telescopes were very
small. Later, people made' bigger telescopes, and they discovered new planets and moons.
When Galileo looked at a bright area in the night sky, he discovered that |t was made
of many stars. Later, people discovered that this is the center of our galaxy, the Milky
Way. For a long time, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the only galaxy in
the universe. Then in 1930, an American astronomer called Edwin Hubble discovered
another galaxy. Now we know that there are billions of galaxies in the universe.
(Source: Adapted from Life on other planets, Read
and discover)
41. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Astronomy B. Galileo
C. Planets D. The Milky Way
42. What did Galileo see on the Moon?
A. Mountains B. Craters
C. Four smaller moons D. Both A and B
43. According to the passage, what is true about Galileo?
A. He used the first telescope to look at the sky.
B. Later, he used bigger telescopes to discover other planets and moons.
C. He discovered the existence of a galaxy, which was later known as the Milky
Way.
D. Galileo worked with Edwin Hubble to discover another galaxy.
44. What does the word “it” refer to?
A. the star B. the sky
C. the bright area in the night sky D. the universe
45. According to the passage, which statement is NOT TRUE?
A. The first telescopes were small.
B. The Milky Way was the only galaxy in the universe.
C. The astronomer who discovered the next galaxy after the Milky Way was an
American.
D. Our universe has billions of galaxies.
Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) that is closest in meaning to the root sentence or
best combines the two given sentences.
46. You are not allowed to leave the table because you haven’t finished your lunch.
A. You may not leave the table until you are finished with your lunch.
B. You should not leave the table until you are finished with your lunch.
C. You cannot leave the table until you are finished with your lunch.
D. Both A and C.
47. “Are you going to sell this car?” Lin asked Nick.
A. Lin asked Nick if was he going to sell that car.
B. Lin asked Nick if he was going to sell that car.
C. Lin asked Nick if he was going to sell the car.
D. Lin asked Nick whether he were going to sell that car.
48. “How long have you been here?” Minh asked Linh
A. Minh wanted to know how long had Linh been here.
B. Minh asked Linh how long she had been here.
C. Minh wanted to know how long Linh had been there.
D. Minh asked to Linh how long she had been there.
49. “Where did you go last night?” the Mom talked to the son.
A. The Mom talked to the son where he had gone the previous night.
B. The Mom asked the son where he had gone the previous night.
C. The Mom talked to the son where had he gone the previous night.
D. The Mom asked the son where had he gone previous night.
50. “Will you marry me?” Peter asked Vicky
A. Peter asked Vicky if she would marry him.
B. Peter wanted to know if she would marry him.
C. Peter wanted to know whether she would marry him.
D. All of the above
_____The end_____