UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Exercise 1: Odd one out

1. A. interact B. place C. volcano D. plane
2. A. fisherman B. ticket C. prisoner D. online
3. A. hotel B. postcard C. shore D. cold
4. A. included B. called C. phoned D. arrived
5. A. much B. teacher C. beach D. brochure
6. A. touch B. foul C. account D. mount
7. A. lose B. vote C. control D. social
8. A. rear B. bear C. gear D. year
9. A. please B. peace C. seat D. spread
10. A. overlooks B. beliefs C. towards D. rights
Exercise 2: Choose the word/ phrase/ sentence (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentences or
best answers the question.
1. There are a lot of benefits to do ________ researches.
A. scientific B. enormous C. precise D. technical
2. To check ________ students now just scan their fingerprints on those machines.
A. attentive B. attention C. attendant D. attendance
3. The use of ________ can be seen everywhere as a way for people to check in and check out
automatically.
A. biometrics B. websites C. platforms D. networks
4. The development of technology has brought about ________ in transportation.
A. breakups B. breakdowns C. break-evens D. breakthroughs
5. The identity cards are examined by an electronic ________.
A. network B. skimmer C. printer D. scanner
6. Tom wants to have a larger computer __________ for playing video games.
A. scanner B. screen C. solution D. phone
7. The word that is opposite in meaning to “absence” is __________.
A. growth B. ignorance C. truancy D. presence
8. I like this _________ because it is small and has a large touch screen.
A. telephone B. tablet C. desktop D. mouse
9. To enable students to have more interactions in online classes, our teachers let us work in ________.
A. divided rooms B. breakout rooms C. separated space D. face-to-face
10. Although the students learn online, they receive both ________ and physical support from their teachers
and schools.
A. spiritual B. virtual C. material D. offline
11. Sue wants to go to the supermarket to buy some ________ bulbs.
A. precise B. field C. light D. steam
12. Harry and Tom are trying to ________ the problem with the steam engine.
A. support B. solve C. invent D. benefit
13. Science is used in all corners of the world for the ________ of human.
A. quality B. discovery C. benefit D. engine
14. This new cell phone is ________ - it has so many awesome new features.
A. cutting edge B. innovator C. discovery D. advancer
15. We've spoken on the phone but never _________.
A. eye to eye B. door to door C. time to time D. face to face
16. _________ is a method of identifying or verifying the identity of an individual using their face.
A. Face recognition B. Face copier C. Face recognised D. Face scanner
17. _________ is a sensor technology that can detect a person's presence and follow what they are looking
at in real-time.
A. Eye location B. Eye recognition C. Eye-tracking D. Eye-finding
18. Generally speaking, most technology has had a ________ effect on our lives.
A. beneficial B. benefice C. benefit D. beneficent
19. They sent some technical _______ to maintain the air conditioner system in the building.
A. designers B. producers C. engineers D. developers
 20. It remains to be seen what the ________ impact of this technology will be.
A. long B. long-term C. boring D. relax
21. She said, “I took it home with me.” She said that she __________ it home with her.
A. take B. took C. have taken D. had taken
22. Mai said, “My brother works in a company about technology.”
Mai said her brother __________ in a company about technology.
A. works B. worked C. is working D. have worked
23. Mr. Long said, “Science is an important subject in schools now.”
Mr. Long said that Science was an important subject in schools __________
A. now B. then C. this D. that
24. The teacher ________ me that I had better devote more time to doing scientific researches.
A. said B. told C. talked D. spoke
25. The teacher said, “Our class is having a meeting with parents this week.”
The teacher said that __________ class was having a meeting with parents that week.
A. my B. our C. their D. his
26. They said, “We will develop more robot teachers to support human teachers at schools.”
They said that __________ would develop more robot teachers to support human teachers at schools.
A. I B. we C. you D. they
27. He said, “Siri is a voice recognition technology.”
He said that Siri __________ a voice recognition technology.
A. was B. was being C. have been D. will be
28. The director said, “The company will use a machine to check staffs attendance.”
The director said that the company __________ a machine to checkstaffs attendance.
A. use B. will use C. would use D. would have used
29. Bill said, “I went out with Phong last night.”
Bill said that he had gone out with Phong __________.
A. the night before B. yesterday evening C. the next night D. that night
30. Minh said, “I have never eaten mushrooms.”
Minh said that he __________ mushrooms.
A. had never eaten B. will never eat C. have never eaten D. would never eat
31. She said, “You must connect to the Internet to work online.”
She said that I __________ connect to the Internet to work online.
A. will B. had to C. might D. could
32. Ann said that she _________ there in the evening.
A. is going to be B. can be C. will be D. was going to be
33. Nam said to me that he _________ to me the Saturday before.
A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written
34. Ngoc wanted to know what time _________.
A. does the film begin B. the film began C. did the film begin D. the film begins
35. He asked the children why they _________ too much noise.
A. not to make B. are making C. were making D. making
Exercise 3: Write the correct form of the words in brackets in the blanks to complete the sentences.
1. Penicillin is one of the most important of ___________________ all time. (invent)
2. Scientific and ___ advancements have made many important changes throughout
(technology)
history.
3. Uncle John is a skillful and ___________________ mechanic. (effort)
4. ___________________! happy that you have just won a scholarship this term. (Congratulate)
5. Can robots ___________________ what will happen in the future? (predictor)
6. Thomas Edison ___________________ invented the incandescent light bulb in 1878. (success)
7. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie ___________________ the existence of the elements
(discover)
radium and polonium in 1898.
8. An employee ___________________ application lets people. (attend)
9. Many students find it hard to ___________________ when learning online, don't they? (concentration)
10. Three of these newest ___________________ elements were named after the places
(chemistry)
where they were discovered. Their names are Nihonium, Moscovium and Tennessine.
Exercise 4: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences:
1. Robots would be able to mark our work and give us feedback.
A. pilotless B. driven C. comment D. controlled
2. My grandmother is familiar with this new ml bile phone.
A. neglect B. distract C. concern D. accustomed to
3. Oil has been discovered under the North sea.
A. found B. hidden C. dug D. covered
4. Is there a high rate of truancy amongst schoolchildren?
A. arrival B. attendance C. absence D. presence
5. Students seem to be unable to concentrate for very long in their classes.
A. focus B. distract C. ignore D. attract
Exercise 5: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences:
1. It's quite convenient when using Google Meet for video conferencing.
A. inconvenient B. helpful C. supporting D. useless
2. 3D contact lenses will be available.
A. accessible B. vacant C. unavailable D. offered
3. Do your children feel more stressed when learning online?
A. worried B. anxious C. tensed D. relaxed
4. Nano-learning makes students learn effortlessly.
A. uncomplicatedly B. hard C. badly D. challenging
5. Schools can use biometric applications for students who borrow books and equipment.
A. receive B. get C. lend D. take
Exercise 6: Change the following statements into the reported speech.
1. Hanna said, "I will meet you outside the post office tomorrow."
 Hanna said________________________________________________________________________
2. Our teacher told us, "The boiling point of water is 100°C."
 Our teacher told us_________________________________________________________________
3. Naomi said, "I will invite you lunch for helping me with the project."
 Naomi said_______________________________________________________________________
4. The girl said, "I have seen you somewhere before."
 The girl said______________________________________________________________________
5. Tuan said, "My brother is playing in his room now."
 Tuan said_________________________________________________________________________
6. "I like computer programming," said Christ.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
7. "I have never seen a real robot," said Mark.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
8. Sinclair said, "I will attend a science conference next week."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
9. Dent remarked, "You are riding my bicycle."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
10. "We won’t watch this films tonight," Paul said.
 _________________________________________________________________________________
11. Tom said, "I don’t want to buy a pocket calculator for my father."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
12. She said, "I must clean the road in this village."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
13. The nurse said, "The patient in this room doesn't obey your orders, doctor."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
14. They said to me, "You taught us English last year."
  _________________________________________________________________________________
15. Mr. Brown said, "Our trip cost us two thousand dollars."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
16. He said to her, "I can't find my hat anywhere in this room."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
17. My father said to them, "My secretary is going to finish this job."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
18. They said, "We can't meet you here either today or tomorrow."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
19. My mother said, "I think it won't rain tomorrow."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
20. He said, "Your car has been stolen, John."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
21. They said, "The river is rising early this year."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
22. He said, "I'll expect her to come soon."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
23. Our teacher said, "World War II broke out in 1939."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
24. The students said, "We'll be sitting for our next exam next Monday."
 _________________________________________________________________________________
25. He said, "I'm going to finish this work."
 _________________________________________________________________________________

UNIT 12: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

Exercise 1: Choose the word/ phrase/ sentence (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentences or
1. The _________ is the whole of space and everything in it including the earth, the planetsand the stars.
A. air B. atmosphere C. sky D. universe
2. Surveyor I was the first U.S. _________ to land on the moon on June 2,1966.
A. flying saucer B. transport C. spaceship D. aeroplane
3. My neighbour said that he sometimes saw _________ flying in the sky.
A. UFOs B. craters C. stars D. planets
4. Astronauts float around their spaceship because there is no _________ in space.
A. air B. force C. gravity D. pressure
5. Besides Earth, Mars is the most _________ planet in our solar system.
A. natural B. habitable C. appropriate D. friendly
6. The alien in her picture is an exotic _________ with long red hair and brilliant green eyes.
A. thing B. living C. creature D. species
7. He said that he saw a ________ landing on the field next to his house last night.
A. rocket B. planet C. UFO D. ground
8. The Milky Way is just one of the ________ in space.
A. galaxies B. planets C. moons D. creatures
9. Scientists are trying to find ________ planets like the Earth.
A. freezing B. unsuitable C. strange D. habitable
10. The young scientist was over the ________ when he saw that modern telescope.
A. Mars B. sun C. Jupiter D. moon
11. The moon has weaker ________ than the Earth, so you can jump higher on the moon than on the Earth.
A. push B. gravity C. oxygen D. atmosphere
12. With a good telescope, you can see ________ on the moon.
A. craters B. tidal waves C. villages D. buildings
13. ________ are creatures from a planet other than Earth.
A. Humans B. Commanders C. Citizens D. Aliens
14. The Earth moves around the __________.
A. Sun B. Moon C. Galaxy D. Venus
15. We need to use a __________ to clearly see the surface of the moon.
A. liquid B. UFO C. spaceship D. telescope
16. __________ is the force that causes something to fall to the ground.
A. Habitat B. Creature C. Gravity D. Possibility
17. Traces are marks, objects, or __________ that show that somebody or something existed.
A. aliens B. craters C. signs D. liquids
18. A journey back to Soduka is a __________ book.
A. documentary B. travel C. history D. science
fiction
19. Travelling to Mars might __________ a reality sooner than you think.
A. becoming B. become C. became D. to become
20. Jupiter is the largest planet __________ about 63 moons.
A. has B. have C. with D. there
21. The atmosphere of Venus is quite __________ from ours.
A. differ B. different C. difference D. differently
22. The planets in the solar system are named __________ the Roman Gods.
A. after B. before C. to D. according
23. Vostok 1 is the name of the __________ in which Yuri Gagarin flew into outer space.
1. soldier B. spaceship C. commander D. creature
24. The space exploration project looks quite ________ although it is led by a youngscientist.
A. difficult B. promising C. unrealistic D. problematic
25. Several moons in our solar system have ________ of frozen water on them.
A. some B. traces C. many D. opportunities
26. Many people want to know about outer space, so they ________ the closing of thespace research centre.
A. support B. advise C. oppose D. refuse
27. According to the weather forecast, there’s a ________ of rain tonight.
A. possibility B. ability C. competency D. situation
28. Are there any ________ of life which could exist on Mercury?
A. shapes B. ways C. works D. forms
29. He wondered which planet in our solar system ________ life on it.
A. will have B. could have C. have D. to have
30. Mary wanted to know who ________.
A. was the first to step on the moon C. step on the moon was the first
B. the first was step on the moon D. the first to step on the moon
Exercise 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. “What is the book about?”, Dung asked.
 Dung wanted to know ______________________________________________________________
2. The boy wondered, “Why can’t humans live on Mars?”
 The boy wondered _________________________________________________________________
3. Peter asked his sister, “Where are you going?”
 Peter wanted to know _______________________________________________________________
4. “What does a UFO look like?” He asked his uncle.
 He asked his uncle _________________________________________________________________
5. “Will the flight take off in a few minutes?”, she asked me.
 She asked me _____________________________________________________________________
6. Nam asked his teacher, “Is Neptune the eighth planet in the Solar System?”
 Nam asked his teacher_______________________________________________________________
7. "Why do you believe in UFOs, Lan?"
 Mai wanted to know ________________________________________________________________
8. "What sci-fi film about life on other planets do you like?"
 I asked Mai _______________________________________________________________________
9. "What do you often do on the International Space Station?"
 Jack asked the astronaut _____________________________________________________________
10. "How many days does it take to get to Mars from Earth?"
 Kelly wondered ___________________________________________________________________
11. "When will we be able to travel to the sun?"
 He wanted to know _________________________________________________________________
 12. "How is your mother?" She asked me.
 She asked ________________________________________________________________________
13. "What are you going to do at the weekend?" Nam asked me.
 Nam asked _______________________________________________________________________
14. “Why is the new computer making that noise?” she said.
 She asked ________________________________________________________________________
15. “How many planets are there in the solar system?” I said to Phong.
 I asked __________________________________________________________________________
16. “What is the height of Mount Everest?” The teacher said.
 The teacher asked __________________________________________________________________
17. "What is this film about?", said Phong.
 Phong wanted to know ______________________________________________________________
18. My son wondered, "Why can't humans live on Mars?"
 My son wondered __________________________________________________________________
19. She asked me, "Is Mr. Claire a scientist?"
 She asked me _____________________________________________________________________
20. "What time does their flight take off?", I asked.
 I wanted to know___________________________________________________________________
21. He asked Nam, "When will you come to America?"
 He asked Nam ____________________________________________________________________
22. "Are UFOs from another planet?", my students asked me.
 My students asked me ______________________________________________________________
23. "Can the scientists find any living creatures on the Moon?", he asked.
 He asked _________________________________________________________________________
24. He asked his daughter, "Where did you go yesterday?"
 He asked his daughter ______________________________________________________________
25. "Do you like swimming?", Lisa asked her mother.
 Lisa asked her mother ______________________________________________________________