English Softskill 2

I.                    TEXT

Years ago, young children used to say that they wanted to become train drivers or bus drivers. Today, some children say, “when I grow up I want to be an astronaut”. And its quite possible that some of these children will do just that. In a few years we have made enormous progress toward living and working in space.

Here are some important dates in the history of space travel.

 1957, The rusians send a rocket into space and sputnik 1, the first satellite, is sent into orbit around the earth. 1961, Yuri Gagarin become first man in space. 1969, The American put a man on the moon. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) astronaut, Neil Amstrong, becomes the first man to walk on the moon.

1971, NASA launches Mariner 9. Five months later, it becomes the first spceship to orbit the planet Mars. 1973, Pioneer 10 was launched by the USA. The tittle spacecraft has already gone beyond the nine planets and passed out of the solar system. It will travel billions of miles and journey past distant stars to the farthest points in the universe.

1977, NASA launches Voyagers 1 and 2. These two spacecraft fly close by and photograph the four large outer planets of the solar system : Jupiter in 1979 ; Saturn in 1980-1981 ; Uranus in 1986 ; Neptune in 1989.

1982, NASA launches the space shuttle Columbia. This is the first manned spaceship to leave the earth and return, so that it can be used again. 1990’s both the Soviets and the Americans plan to build huge space stations which will orbit the earth. There are plans to continue to put a man on Mars.

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II.                  ESSAY QUESTION

1.       What children dreams a few years ago?

2.       What  children’s dream after they grow up?

3.       Why its quite possible that some of these children want to be astronaut ?

4.       Who is the first American landed on the moon?

5.       When the first satellite sent into the orbit ?

6.       ‘it’ in the paragraph two line five, refer to?

7.       Mention the four large outer planets of the solar system!

8.       What is the plan that Americans and soviet would do in 1990?

9.       These in the paragraph two line 13, refer to?

10.   What is stands for NASA?

 

III.                MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.       The text focus on the information about?

a.       The successful mission of sending astrounauts to te moon

b.      The important dates of the launching of spacecraft

c.       The success of the soviets outer space project

d.      The observation on certain planets

2.       What is the best tittle to the text?

a.        Children dreams

b.      NASSA observation

c.       Soviet’s spacecraft

d.      History of space travel

3.       The first spaceship to orbit the planet Mars is...

a.       Mariner 9

b.      Sputnik 1

c.       Voyager 1

d.      Pioneer 10

4.       The Americans launched Pioneer 10 in...

a.       1957

b.      1969

c.       1973

d.      1971

5.       Which statement is not true according to the text?

a.       NASA launched Voyager in 1971

b.      The first man in space was in 1961

c.       The first satellite was sent by rusisians

d.      The space shuttle colombia can be used for more than once.

6.       There are some outer planets of the solar system, exept...

a.       Neptune

b.      Uranus

c.       Saturn

d.      Earth

7.       The first manned spaceship that can leave the earth and return again, called?

a.       Launches mariner 9

b.      Space shuttle Columbia

c.       Rocket

d.      Pioneer 10

8.       Who is the first man in the space?

 a.       Neil amstrong

 b.      Sputnik

 c.       Yuri Gagarin

 d.      NASA

9.       Pioneer 10 was launched by?

a.       USA

b.      NASA

c.       Soviet

d.      Columbia

10.   What is the type of the text?

a.       anecdote

b.      Narative

c.       Explanation

d.      procedure

IV.                TRUE OR FALSE

1.       NASA launched Voyager in 1971   (T/F)

2.       The first man in space was in 1961  (T/F)

3.       The first satellite was sent by rusians  (T/F)

4.       The space shuttle colombia can be used for more than once.(T/F)

5.       Neil Amstong is the first man to walk on the moon. (T/F)

6.       Pioneer 10 was launched by the Russian (T/F)

7.       Soviets launches Voyagers 1 and 2  (T/F)

8.  Americans plan to build huge space satation (T/F)

9.       Mars is one of the outer planets of the solar system. (T/F)

10.   Uranuss is one of the outer planets of the solar sytem (T/F)

V.                  ANSWER KEY

v  Essay

1.       they wanted to become train drivers or bus drivers

2.       they want to be an Astronaut

3.       it is quite possible because In a few years we have made enormous progress toward living and working in space.

4.       Neil Armstrong

5.       In 1957

6.       Mariner 9

7.       Jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

8.       They plan to build huge space stations which will orbit the earth.

9.       Voyagers 1 and 2

10.   National Aeronautics and Space Administration

v  Multiple Choice

1.       B

2.       D

3.       A

4.       C

5.       A

6.       D

7.       B

8.       C

9.       A

10.   C

v  True or False

1.       F

2.       T

3.       T

4.       T

5.       T

6.       F

7.       F

8.       T

9.       F

10.   T