PRACTICE

UNIT 5 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

I/ PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions.
1. A. pollution B. transport C. waste D. plastic
2. A. child B. machine C. chocolate D. chair
B. Choose the word whose primary stress is placed on the second syllable.
3. A. carefully B. happily C. intelligently D. normally
4. A. directly B. usually C. happily D. finally
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
5. The firemen arrived just in time to ______________ the child stuck in the fire.
A. assist B. help C. rescue D. provide
6. Robots can search for people after earthquakes ______________ than humans can.
A. faster B. slowly C. slower D. quickly
7. Without modern science and ______________, humans cannot travel to the moon.
A. technological B. technician C. technology D. technologically
8. Jane’s mom: Robots can recognize people’s voices and do what they say.
Jane: ______________
A. How amazing! C. I know. It’s a new one.
B. What a great robot! D. Don’t worry! It’s easy!
9. If we check our tests ______________ carefully, we can get higher scores.
A. much B. more C. a lot D. well
10. My mom cleans the floor ______________ than a vacuum cleaner.
A. more fastly B. more slowly C. slowlier D. more faster
11. Cleaning is a simple job, and robots don’t get ______________.
A. crazy B. mad C. bad D. tired
12. My father prefers this robot because its battery can ______________.
A. run fast B. last longer C. move slowly D. keep it hotter
III/ ERROR CORRECTION
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
13. These robots can still function normal in extreme weather.
A. These B. function C. normal D. extreme
14. The new tablet is modern, and the screen is a little too small.
A. new B. is C. and D. a little too
15. The robot Eve is moderner than Wall-E in the movie "Wall-E".
A. is B. moderner C. in D. movie
16. If you want a device for playing games, I think you should buy a computer instead for a
smartphone.
A. playing B. buy C. computer D. for
IV/ WORD FORM
Write the correct form of the given words.
17. In the future, people can use smartphones as helpful devices to ______________.
(NAVIGATION)
18. Newton is considered one of the greatest ______________ in the world. (SCIENCE)
19. Henry got a higher score for his literature test last week because he did it more ______________
than the other students. (CARE)
20. We couldn’t even recognize that robot was working because it was moving very
______________. (QUIET)
V/ READING
Read part of a website article about computer technology. Write ONE suitable word in each
space.
Computers are helpful in many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with information even
21................. quickly than a person. Second, computers can work with a lot of information at the
same time. Third, they can keep 22........... for a long time. They do not forget things that the
common people do. Also, computers are almost always correct. They are not perfect, but they
usually do not 23................... mistakes.
Recently, it is important 24............ about computers. There are a number of things to learn. Some
companies have classes at work. In addition, most universities 25.......... day and night courses in
Computer Science. Another way to learn is from a book, or from a friend. After a few hours of
practice, you can work 26............. computers. You may not be an expert, but can have fun.
21. A. much B. rather C. more D. less
22. A. information B. news C. letters D. attraction
23. A. do B. have C. take D. make
24. A. know B. to know C. knowing D. knows
25. A. send B. bring C. spend D. offer
26. A. on B. with C. at D. for

VI/ WRITING
A. Use the given words or phrases to make a complete sentence.
26. We / can use / robots / instead / people / serve / restaurants / save time.
____________________________________________________________________.
27. My laptop / not / good for / play games / so / I / want / change it.
____________________________________________________________________.
28. We / not think / robots / can do / any / the jobs / good / than humans /.
____________________________________________________________________.
B. Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.
29. All the students in my class cleaned the floor more slowly than a robot. (QUICKLY)
____________________________________________________________________.
30. My phone can capture high-quality photos because it has 5 cameras. (SO)
____________________________________________________________________.
 UNIT 6 | LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
I/ PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions.
1. A. disappear B. planets C. Mars D. Venus
2. A. exciting B. living C. gravity D. billion
B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in the
following question.
3. A. population B. similar C. temperature D. terrified
4. A. gravity B. alien C. prediction D. oxygen
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.
5. The farmer ______________ in the field when he saw a UFO.
A. is working B. was working C. worked D. works
6. Scientists float in a space station because there’s no ______________.
A. technology B. science C. gravity D. air
7. 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
8. A: What is the word that means 'very small'?
B: I think it's '______________'.
A. huge B. strange C. tiny D. scary
9. The magician was standing on the stage, but then he suddenly ______________.
A. saw B. heard C. appeared D. disappeared
10. The UFO hovered ______________ our house for a few minutes then disappeared into the
clouds.
A. above B. under C. inside D. on
11. Those aliens looked really scary. I was ______________ when I saw them!
A. delighted B. terrified C. happy D. bored
12. I think she is sick. She ______________ to school tomorrow.
A. will go B. won't go C. is going D. doesn't go
III/ ERROR CORRECTION
Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
13. In my dream, I talked to an alien from another planet by a very strange language.
A. In B. to C. from D. by
14. We walked down that empty street when a UFO appeared in front of us.
A. walked B. that C. a D. front
15. 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
16. The gravity on the moon is different of that on Earth.
A. on B. is C. of D. that
IV/ WORD FORM
Write the correct form of the given words.
17. It is possible that we find ______________ things on another planet. (LIVE)
18. I find her story about UFOs hardly ______________. (BELIEVE)
19. Environmental pollution has led to the ______________ of many species of plants and animals
from our planet. (APPEAR)
20. Many UFO ______________ have been recorded by the United States government. (SIGHT)

V/ READING
Read the review of a film and choose the best answer for each question.
The Martian
I’m not a fan of science fiction, so can you imagine how I felt when my friends choose
Screen 2 on the movie theater website? It was showing this film. Much better choices for me were
Screen 1, with a film about the early days of America, Screen 3, which was showing a comedy, or
Screen 4, which had a film about the first landing on the Moon.
But, I hear you say, the Screen 4 film was about science. Yes, but science fact. And that is
why, in the end, I really liked The Martian because you don’t see any green men with two heads.
Instead, you learn things from the astronaut, like how to make oxygen and how to grow plants with
no soil. We find out how to live on a desert planet with no water and low gravity using the
knowledge and technology which we already have.
The astronaut is left on Mars when his spaceship takes off suddenly because a huge storm is
coming. He is caught in the storm and loses communication with the ship, so they think he is dead.
He nearly dies in several accidents, but a spaceship comes to rescue him after nearly 600 days.
I loved the film, because it wasn’t about a man who is frightened all the time and worried
about his future. In many ways, it is really a comedy, and you know, and the astronaut knows, from
his funny lines when things go wrong, that everything will be all right in the end.
21. Where did the writer see the film?
A. At a movie theatre B. On the TV in his own house
C. On the TV at a friend’s house D. On a website
22. The writer doesn’t like films ______________.
A. about aliens B. about space
C. which are funny D. about the past
23. The astronaut in the film ______________.
A. invents a lot of new things
B. learns to live on the planet
C. uses a lot of technology which we don’t have yet
D. doesn’t explain how he lives on the planet
24. How long is the astronaut alone on Mars?
A. Less than a year B. The film does not give a time period
C. The writer does not say. D. Nearly two years
25. According to the writer, the main character in the film ______________.
A. is scared most of the time B. does not think people will come to rescue him
C. makes jokes about his situation D. is sure that he will die
VI/ WRITING
A. Use the given words or phrases to make a complete sentence.
26. Astronaut Neil Armstrong / step down onto/ moon / July 20th, 1969 /.
____________________________________________________________________.
27. there / intelligent beings / other planets / our solar system?
____________________________________________________________________.
28. I / terrified / see / unknown flying thing / which / look like / alien spaceship / other day.
____________________________________________________________________.
B. Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.
29. I will always remember the day the first man set foot on the moon. (NEVER)
____________________________________________________________________.
30. We were driving down the hill. A strange object suddenly appeared in the sky. (WHEN)
____________________________________________________________________.