UNIT 15 SPACE CONQUEST
Circle the word that has a different sound in bold.
conquest cosmonaut certainty congratulate
challenge lauched achievement psychological
earth with birth death
space tragic astronaut gravity
feat speed leap death
flight precise orbit desire
shuttle success support century
off of if fly
tragic challenge congress engineer
cosmonaut possible honour hero
Fill in each blank with one appropriate word.
Neil Armstrong is an American (1) astronaut. He is known as the first man to walk on the (2) moon. Armstrong was born (3) on August 5th, 1930 in Wapokoneta in Ohio. From 1949 to 1952, he (4) worked as a pilot in the United States Navy. In 1962, he joined the NASA astronaut (5) programmes. On July 20th 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon’s (6) surface. Armstrong received his M.S from the University of Southern California in 1970. He resigned (7) from NASA a year later and from 1971 to 1979, he taught at the University of Cincinnati. In 1986, Armstrong was (8) appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the space (9) shuttle Challenger disaster. Armstrong is also well-known for (10) what he said as he stepped onto the surface of the moon: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Choose the correct verb form.
Our recent _____ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer.
a. achievements b. achievement c. achievers d. achieved
Before Gagarin’s _____ flight, there were still enormous uncertainties.
a. historical b. historic c. history d. historian
Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its _____ made him a national hero.
a. succeed b. successful c. successive d. success
Although we didn’t win, we were able to take some _____ from our performance.
a. satisfying b. satisfactions c. satisfaction d. satisfactory
_____ 60,000 people filled the stadium.
a. Approximately b. Approximate c. Approximant d. Approximation
Laughter can be a great release of _____.
a. tense b. tension c. tenseness d. tensing
May I offer my heartest ______ on your promotion?
a. congratulating b. congratulation c. congratulations d. congratulate
The appropriate attitude makes it ______ to socialize among strangers.
a. possible b. possibility c. impossible d. possibly
______, many houses are going to be demolished to make ways for a new supermarket.
a. Fortunate b. Unfortunate c. Fortunately d. Unfortunately
Astronauts work in ______ conditions.
a. weight b. weighting c. weightless d. weightlessness
Underline the correct or more natural answer. If both answers are possible, underline them both.
Valuables can / are able to be left in the hotel safe. Please ask at the reception desk.
We could / were able to finish the football match before it started snowing too heavy.
The rebels could / were able to draw on the support of over 20,000 soldiers.
Could you / Were you able to understand Professor Larsen`s lecture? I found it really difficult.
`Do you want a game?` `Sorry, I can`t / `m not able to play chess.
Look at me, I can / `m able to ride my bike without any help.
When the fire officers arrived they could / were able to put out the flames in a couple of minutes.
The air was so polluted in the city center, I could hardly / was hardly able to breathe.
I knew John had been smoking. I could / was able to smell the cigarettes when I came into the room.
Can you / Are you able to drive without your glasses?
No changes can / are able to be made to this rail ticket after purchase.
He could / was able to untie the ropes without the guards noticing.
She looked all over the house, but couldn`t / wasn`t able to find her keys anywhere.
I was very busy at work; but I could / was able to have a couple of days off last week.
She swam strongly and could / was able to cross the river easily, even though it was swollen by the heavy rain.
Put in could or was/ were able to. Sometimes either is possible. Use a negative if necessary.
Suddenly all the lights went out. We couldn`t see a thing.
The computer