RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE
TEST 1
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others
1. a. entire b. time c. life d. logic
2. a. conception b. discover c. genetitist d. inherit
3. a. century b. infectious c. structure d. question
4. a. come b. wonder c. golden d. discover
5. a. science b. accomplish c. particular d.
electricity
II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6. ‘Renaissance’ is a _____ of time.
a. name b. conception c. span d. length
7. Quang Ninh coalmine is one of the _____ in Viet Nam.
a. mines b. fields c. natural resources d. places
8. The roal on which we _____ _____ built in 1980.
a. are driving / was b. drive / is c. are driving / is d. are
driven / was
9. This year is _____ the year of Horse.
a. no longer b. not any more c. not any longer d. any
more
10. In Viet Nam, 2003 _____ ‘The Year of Tourism’.
a. is called b. calls c. call d. called
11. Microsoft has provided us _____ many softwares.
a. to b. with c. for d. in
12. Our school has a well-stocked library at our _____.
a. use b. hand c. disposal d. school
13. The number of people who _____ good marks since the beginning of this semester
_____ appalling.
a. got / were b. got / was c. have got / are d. have
got / is
14. Henry will pass the exame _____ any means. He has studied well.
a. by b. on c. with d. in
UNIT 12
UNIT 12
15. Chemists have provided synthetics _____us.
a. with b. to c. for d. at
III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16. Our homes _____ electrified and our lives _____ made far easier.
a. was / were b. are / is c. have been / have been d.
was / was
17. The public has insisted _____.
a. on the problem of air polluted b. on the problem of air pollution
c. of the problem on air pollution d. of the problem of polluted air
18. _____ war on the world.
a. There will be no longer b. There no longer is
c. There was not longer d. There are not longer
19. I love my teacher _____ .
a. I have great confidence in her b. in her I have great confidence
c. at whom I have great confidence d. in whom I have great confidence
20. At school, Jack was _____ anyone else in his class.
a. clever as b. as clever as c. cleverest d. as
clever than
21. He said his car was _____.
a. for my use b. for me to use c. at my use d. at my
disposal
22. She is the top scientist _____ on our space project.
a. working b. works c. who word d. whose
work
23. I think her performance was _____.
a. beautiful b. spectacular c. beauty d.
spectacle
24. Geneticists _____ the laws of inheritance.
a. discovered b. have discovered c. discover d. has
discovered
25. Historians called _____ the golden age of pure research.
a. this century b. the 21
st
century
c. the 20
th
century d. this conception of time
IV. Choose the words or phrases that not correct in standard English
26. In kindergartens, children are generally unrestrited in expressing their ideas by talk.
a b c d
27. The Saler Mill, built in 1793, was one of the first successful mills in the United
States.
a b c
d
28. Christopher Columbus has sailed from Europe in 1492 and discovered a new land
he thought to be India.
a b c d
29. Neither the stockholders nor the president were convinced as to the proposed
course of action.
a b c d
30. Even though he had been trained by experts, the techniciandidn’t perform good on
the job.
a b c d
31. It is very good for a wealthy organize with large profits to get large tax credits.
a b c d
32. All writing was done with hand until the invention of the printing press.
a b c d
33. The student made her homework quickly so that she could attend the meeting in
the afternoon.
a b c d
34. Oil painting are most commonly made on a canvas surface surface supperted a
frame.
a b c d
35. Records indicate that the skill of writing is at less five thousand years old.
a b c d
V. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
Pocket (36) _____ are as cheap to buy as a pair of shoes and as (37) _____ to
thousands of school children as a pencil and rubber. Schools have tried to limit their (38)
_____, by allowing them in science lessons to (39) _____ time but not allowing them in
maths classes. (40) _____ when children do their homework, a (41) _____ calculator is
a must.
But nowdays in Britain calculators can be used (42) _____ in school examinations
(43). _____ in many schools the first sound (44) _____ during a mathematics
examination is the (45) _____ of children tapping out their answers.
36. a. calculations b. calculating c. calculators d.
calculates
37. a. essential b. essentially c. essent d. essence
38. a. usage b. use c. using d. uses
39. a. keep b. earn c. make d. save
40. a. But b. Although c. Moreover d. Though
41. a. small b. tiny c. personal d. pocket
42. a. freedom b. freely c. in free d. free
43. a. Or b. But c. And d. So
44. a. to be heard b. to hear c. heard d. was
heard
45. a. actions b. tone c. sound d. voice
VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best
answers each of the questions about it
THE SINKING OF THE COLOSSUS
Few people now remember the sinking of the great passenger ship Colossus
exactly fifty years ago. The number of people who were actually saved from her was
small, and some of those have died in the years since, so those who are still alive today
can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Then you will easily understand why I have
been asked to write about that sad day in 1912. The Colossus, then the largest ship in
the world, was thought by people at that time to be unsinkable. Yet, when she hit an
iceberg in thick fog in the North Atlantic Ocean, she actually disappeared in less than
twenty minutes, taking nearly fifteen hundred people with her. My own life was saved by
my youth. Being only a boy of fourteen, I was one of those lucky women and children
who, according to custom, were allowed to get away first from the sinking ship. The
selfless crew packed some sixty of us into a small boat and lowered it into the angry sea.
But during the ship’s last minutes more and more passengers, in their last hope of
escaping death, threw themselves widely into the sea and tried to scramble aboard our
boat, with the result that it finally turned over and we all found ourselves struggling for
our lives in the water. But I was strong enough to swim for three hour in the icy water
before a passing steamer picked me up.
46. “at that time” in line 7 of the passage means _____.
a. sad day b. in 1912 c. today d. within
twenty minutes
47. People at that time thought _____.
a. nothing could sink the Colossus
b. only an iceberg could sink her
c. nothing could sink her, but she might disappeared
d. it would take longer than twenty minutes to sink her
48. The writer was asked to write the story because he _____.
a. was one of the few survivors alive now
b. was only a boy of fourteen when the ship sank
c. had been on the ship when it hit the iceberg
d. had felt sad when the ship sank
49. ‘We all’ in line 16 of the passage means _____.
a. fifteen hundred people b. the selfless crew
c. those who are alive today d. those in the small boat
50. When was the passage written ?
a. fifty years ago b. in 1912 c. in 1962 d. in 1953
TEST 2
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others
1. a. chemistry b. riches c. require d. achieve
2. a. problem b. progress c. pneumonia d. golden
3. a. disease b. instant c. easy d. miles
4. a. age b. any c. decade d. fate
5. a. law b. call c. span d. appall
II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6. The ITC fire has _____ an appalling toll.
a. caused b. had c. taken d.
damaged
7. Computers are _____ in our time.
a. products b. achievements c. machines d.
calculators
8. A supersonic airplane can fly faster than th speed of _____.
a. light b. cars c. helicopters d. sound
9. We no longer worry about our coat and oil stocks petering _____.
a. up b. out c. on d. upon
10. The music to _____ we are listening is interesting.
a. that b. which c. what d. it
11. There is a No Parking sign of _____ I do not take notice.
a. that b. which c. where d. that
12. Women don’t spend much time doing housework _____.
a. any longer b. more c. longer d. no
longer
13. Babylon Tower _____ one of the world’s _____.
a. was / wonders b. was / attractions c. are / beauty d. is /
wonder
14. The television has little attraction _____ me.
a. to b. for c. with on
15. I can’t make up my mind whether to go or not. “To make up one’s mind” means
_____.
a. to think b. to decide c. to say d. to tell
III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16. In a short time, automobiles and supersonic airplanes _____.
a. have been invented b. are inventted
c. were invented d. have invented
17. The bicycle _____ is very modern.
a. I told you about which b. which about I told you
c. about I told you which b. about which I told you
18. The man _____ is the principal of our school.
a. who was televised last night b. whom was televised last night
c. was televised last night c. televising last night
19. Teenagers _____ to school by motorbikes.
a. have no longer gone b. no longer have gone
c. not any longer have gone d. haven’t longer gone
20. The _____ will make him a rich man.
a. inherit b. inheritance c. heritage d. inheritor
21. You must be quicker because the time is _____.
a. petering b. ending out c. run out of d. petering
out
22. I like Nha Trang _____.
a. where my grandmother is living b. which my grandmother is living
c. my grandmother is living d. my grandmother ie living there
23. The WTC is _____.
a. longer seen in the sky of New York b. no seen in the sky of New York
longer
c. no longer seen in the sky of New York d. longer in the sky of New York
24. Our life depends on _____.
a. complex molecules b. laws of inheritance
c. structure of crystals d. new forms of logic
25. _____ have developed rockets that can lift up satellites into outer space.
a. Pure research b. Applied scientists c. Mechanics d.
Engineers
IV. Choose the words or phrases that not correct in standard English
26. Professor Hopkins visited India last year. He saw the Taj Mahal and drove on an
elephant.
a b c d
27. My cassette player, which is small and movable, is black.
a b c
d
28. The police told the panicing crowd to calm down.
a b c d
29. We surprised the enemies with attacking from the back.
a b c d
30. One of the uniquer parks in the United States is the Petrified Forest National Park
of Arizona.
a b c d
31. Key West, Florida, is the furtherest south than any point in the continental U.S.
a b c d
32. Be as clear as possible in order to there is no misunderstanding.
a b c d
33. Ho Chi Minh City, which has celebrated its 300
th
anniversary recently, is a young
city compares
a b c d
to Ha Noi.
34. Because suffering a lot from the war, Irap bravely fight against the invaders.
a b c d
35. Is he the person concerned to the protection of our environment ?
a b c d
V. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
The first person to finger-print was a Chinese artist (36) _____ Chung Isao. He
lived in A.D.750. He (37) _____ colors on silk with his hands. Later other Chinese artists
used (38) _____ thumbs and fingertips to (39) _____ fingertip paintings.
In 1929, a special paint was (40) _____ for finger painting. This paint was harmless
and (41) _____ be washed easily from skin and clothing. It was an American teacher,
Ruth Faison Shaw, who invented the paint.
You can (42) _____ endless patterns and designs on a piece of paper (43) _____
finger paint. Try various movements with different parts of your hand and press here
and there. (44) _____ the paint and rub out the picture if you want to start on a new
design. Finger painting (45) _____ hours of fun and new discoveries.
36. a. named b. be named c. names d. naming
37. a. put b. poured c. smeared d. painted
38. a. the b. big c. those d. their
39. a. make b. get c. take d. paint
40. a. made b. invented c. used d. paid
41. a. was b. can c. could d. soon
42. a. invent b. discover c. find d. create
43. a. by b. using c. for d. use
44. a. Wash b. Dye c. Smooth d. Hang
45. a. gives b. supply c. brings d. provides
VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best
answers each of the questions about it
COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS
One kind of culture shock faced by international students in the United States is
difficulty in communicating with Americans. When they first arrive in the United States,
they soon realize that their verbal skill is poor. First of all, they lack vocabulary, and they
have poor pronunciation, so American people cannot understand them. For example, a
few days ago, I asked an American student how to get to the library, but because. I have
trouble pronouncing r’s and l’s, the student didn’t understand me. I finally had to write it
in a piece of paper. International students also speak so softly because they are shy. It is
difficult for foreign people to understand Americans, too. Americans use incomplete
sentences, such as “Later” to mean “I’ll see you later,” and ”coming” to mean “Are you
coming ?” Also, Americans talk too fast, so it is often impossible to understand them. In
addition, Americans also use a lot of slang and idioms whose meanings non-native
speakers do not know. For example, the other day someone said to me, “That drives me
up the wall”, and I could not imagine what he meant. I had a picture in my mind of him
driving his car up a wall. It didn’t make sense to me. In short, communication is probably
the first problem the international students face in the United States. After a while,
however, their ears get used to the American way of speaking, and their own verbal
abilities improve.
46. International students find it difficult to communicate with _____.
a. each other b. American students c. the writer d.
American people
47. Because of their shyness, international students use _____ in their communication
with others.
a. incomplete sentences b. a lot of slang and idioms
c. soft voice d. images
48. “That drives me up the wall” is _____.
a. a slang b. an idiom
c. a saying d. a meaningless sentence
49. Difficulty in communication of international students may be solved _____.
a. after a while
b. after their ears get used to the American way of speaking
c. after a long time living with the Americans
d. after their speaking improved
50. What is the main idea of the passage ?
a. Communication is difficult.
b. One kind of culture shock faced by international students in the United States is
difficulty in communicating with Americans.
c. Culture shock.
d. International students are too shy to make understand.
TEST 3
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others
1. a. entire b. conception c. century d. discover
2. a. inherit b. molecule c. depend d.
research
3. a. golden b. science c. rocket d. attain
4. a. automobile b. automation c. automatic d.
automatically
5. a. electric b. electrify c. electronic d. electron
II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6. Scientists have supplied us _____ many achievements.
a. with b. to c. for d. on
7. Scientists have supplied many achievements _____ us.
a. with b. to c. for d. on
8. Mary is worrying _____ her examination result.
a. at b. of c. about d. with
9. Knowledge _____ us to do many things.
a. has b. makes c. lets d. enables
10. _____ she had studied much, she failed the exam.
a. However b. Much as c. Much more d.
Moreover
11. The applied sciences have _____ our homes with electronic equipment.
a. electrified b. electrify c. electronic d.
electrification
12. It has literally _____ our world within the past few decades.
a. change b. turned c. transformed d.
transforms
13. Mobile phone is one of the _____ communications.
a. globe b. world-wide c. world d. world’s
14. The ITC fire _____ an appalling toll.
a. have taken b. took c. has taken d. takes
15. Euclide was a famous _____.
a. maths b. mathematics c. mathematicians d.
mathematician
III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16. Scientists have developed rockets _____.
a. it can lift up satellites into outer space
b. they can lift up satellites into outer space
c. that can lift up satellites into outer space
d. by which can lift up satellites into outer space
17. The woman _____ is my friend’s mother.
a. who we sat by b. by we sat c. by whom we sat d. by who
we sat
18. I’d like to see the trees _____ you’ve picked these apples.
a. from those trees b. from which c. which d. from
that
19. He does settle _____ for his career.
a. at science b. on science c. down science d. down on
science
20. Did Mr.John finally succeed _____ ?
a. in sale of his old car b. at selling his old car
c. in selling his old car d. selling his old car
21. The manager _____ has just announced his retirement.
a. we have depended on him b. on whom we have depended
c. on him we have depended d. on that we have depended
22. Historians are calling this era _____.
a. is the golden age of pure research b. be the golden age of pure
research
c. the golden age of pure research d. being the golden age of pure
research
23. Mathematicians _____ us new forms of logic.
a. give b. are giving c. have been given d. have
given
24. Chemists have _____ understand complex crystals and structure of molecules.
a. come b. came c. come to d. been to
25. _____ provides us with new products which can replace the one provided by
nature.
a. Chemistry b. Manufacture c. Pure research d.
Progress
IV. Choose the words or phrases that not correct in standard English
26. The captain of the football team said that they had play poorly and would have to
improve their
a b c d
game if they wanted to play in the Super Bowl.
27. In 1859, Charles Darwin published the famous work in which he indicated that man
was the
a b c
d
descendant of lower animals.
28. When all the employees had assembled in the office and were drinking their coffee,
the manager
a b c d
announces the salary increase that was to begin from the first of the year.
29. The accused demanded that she is permitted to call her lawyer, who was unaware
of her arrest.
a b c d
30. When the team has gathered in the locker room, the coach delivered a stinging
rebuke for
a b c d
playing so poorly.
31. There was no use wishing that the trial was over until all the witnesses had been
called to the
a b c d
stand.
32. As a young child, the author was used to sit for hours on the river bank fishing in
the river and
a b c d
thinking about life.
33. The Smiths are going to France in June, and they would go to Italy later in the
summer.
a b c d
34. In South American and Europe, people normally eaten dinner much later than
Americans are
a b c d
accustomed to eating.
35. The professor was so involved to speak that he hardly noticed the disinterest of his
students in
a b c d
the subject.
V. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
In factories, mobile robots are already (36) _____ to carry out a large number (37)
_____ the distribution and assembly tasks while (38) _____ beings carried out research
and produce (39) _____ for new products. Among the numerous (40) _____ on the farm,
robots will (41) _____ tractors, keeping their eyes for the ground (42) _____ front to
guide the tractors along (43) _____ straight line.
The majority of the robots used at the prensent do not look (44) _____ humans at
all because their (45) _____ is chiefly functional.
36. a. used b. managed c. run d.
powered
37. a. in b. for c. with d. of
38. a. man b. our c. human d. social
39. a. ways b. plans c. manners d. sets
40. a. jobs b. works c. doings d. acts
41. a. set b. run c. push d. drive
42. a. in b. of c. at d. over
43. a. the b. a c. this d. that
44. a. like b. as c. similar d. so
45. a. act b. robe c. section d. doing
VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best
answers each of the questions about it
Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was is British physicist and chemist. He was born in
Newington and received little formal education. While apprenticed to a bookbinder in
London, he read books on science and experimented with electricity. He was eventually
employed by British chemist, Sir Humphry Davy as an assistant in Davy’s chemical
laboratory at the Royal Tnstitution. In 1833 he succeeded as a professor of chemistry
there.
Faraday made his scientific reputation by research in electricity and magnetism. In
1821 he plotted the magnetic field around a conductor carrying an electric current. In
1831 he discovered electromagnetic induction and demonstrated the principle that
different dielectric substances have different specific inductive capacities. Faraday made
fundanmental contributions to the knowledge of electrochemistry. He also discovered the
existence of diamagnetism, and the power of a magnetic field to rotate the plane of
some polarized light.
46. Faraday was _____.
a. well-educated b. badly educated
c. none educated at all d. not educated well
47. He was, at first, trained to become a _____.
a. bookbinder b. a physicist c. a chemist d. a reader
48. “He read books on science” means “_____”.
a. he read books in laboratory
b. the books he read talked about science
c. the books he read taught him how to be a scientist
d. the books he read talked about scientific experimants
49. How many inventions did Faraday make, according to the passage ?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
50. Which one is not Faraday’s inventions ?
a. The discovery of electromagnetic induction on one electric current by another.
b. The principle that different substances have different specific indutive
capacities.
c. The discovery of the existence of diamagnetism
d. Electricity and magnetism
TEST 4
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others
1. a. large b. particular c. car d. are
2. a. molecule b. pure c. spectacular d. rubber
3. a. project b. solve c. remote d. evolve
4. a. research b. generate c. rocket d. enjoy
5. a. achieve b. chemist c. riches d. watch
I. II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6. The geneticists have discovered the laws of _____.
a. inherit b. inheritage c. inheritance d.
inheritances
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