I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. 1. The facsimile by Alexander Bain in 1843. A. is invented B. was invented C. invented D. has been invented 2. First, fry the onions , add the potatoes. A. than B. then C. after D. before 3. He a prize in the competition last week. A. win B. won C. was won D. has win 4. Who the company? A. goes B. walks C. jogs D. runs 5. is an instrument for making sounds louder. A. Loudspeaker B. Recorder C. Facsimile D. Radio 6. The doctor told me more fresh fruit. A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate 7. Can you repair my bike? A. use B. fix C. adjust D. A&B 8. Coffee was known in Europe ‘Arabian wine’. A. as B. like C. the same D. unlike 9. The information for future use. A. stores B. stored C. is stored D. are stored 10. I saw a flying overhead. A. train B. helicopter C. conveyor belt D. coach 11. This beautiful picture by Mary. A. is drawn B. is drew C. is draw D. is drawing 12. Don’t touch the paint! It’s still wet. A. do a job with something B. take something C. put your hand or finger on something D. put paint on something to change the color 13. I warned him too close to the fire. A. not to go B. not going C. no going D. didn’t go 14. is a pen that has a very small ball at the end. A. Crayon B. Fountain pen C. Pencil D. Ball-point pen 15. Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol. A. in the same way as something B. but not something C. for example D. including 16. James picked up the and said “Hello”. A. vacuum B. printer C. telephone D. fax machine 17. Children, please behave! A. do and say the right things B. do something C. do what somebody tells you to do D. more on your legs, but not run 18. We now toast bread a toaster on the table. A. by B. with C. from D. in 19. Which shall I press to turn the radio on? A. button B. roll C. roller D. plug 20. Don’t sit the sun too long. A. among B. on C. over D. in II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Long ago a lot of people (1) the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And others thought it was a big (2) of cheese! The telescopes were made, and men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered (3) it was like. They dreamed of going there. On July 20, 1969, that dream came (4) . Two American astronauts landed on the moon. (5) names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered (6) dust. The dust is so thick that the men left (7) where they walked. Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon. And they could (8) there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off. The two men (9) rocks to bring back to Earth for study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know. Then they were off on their long trip (10) the earth. 1. A. told B. guessed C. thought D. said 2. A. form B. ball C. stone D. round 3. A. what B. which C. that D. how 4. A. real B. true C. unreal D. untrue 5. A. Theirs B. His C. Its D. Their 6. A. with B. for C. to D. by 7. A. fingerprints B. handprints C. footprints D. prints 8. A. go B. remain C. put D. run 9. A. got up B. gave up C. picked up D. set up 10. A. onto B. from to C. into D. back to III. Choose the correct words in the box to fill in the blanks of the text. Why does Man want to go to other planets (1) the solar system? Just for adventure? True, (2) is adventure in space travel. But a (3) to other planets would also be (4) . For example, space stations could be built that would give us (5) information about the weather. In space stations (6) around the earth, Man could live and study the cloud formation on (7) surface. These formations could tell us what weather to (8) in any part of the world at any time. (9) information would be useful to pilots, to ship captains, and even to farmers (10) must set dates for planting and harvesting.