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UNIT 15 TEST 2 I. PRONUNCIATION Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. 1. a. scientist b. president c. engineer d. astronaut 2. a. conquest b. venture c. technical d. artificial. 3. a. biography b. psychological c. approximate d. congratulate 4. a. aspiration b. gravity c. challenge d. fortunate 5. a. success b. cosmonaut c. extreme d. appoint II. LANGUAGE FOCUS A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 6. The Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City, Russia was named ______ him. a. of b. on c. for d. after 7. China became the third country in the, world to be able to independently carry ______ manned space flights. a. on b. out c. off d. over 8. Yuri Gagarin is the first human to fly ______ space. a. in b. to c. into d. around 9. Man has witnessed a great many significant ______ of science and technology in the past few decades. a. achieves b. achieved c. achievers d. achievements 10. He was pulled off an extraordinary ______ in completing the voyage single-handedly. a. feast b. feat c. feature d. fervour 11. Sputnik was the first ______ satellite made by the USSR.
a. manned b. natural c. artificial d. live 12. From his window in space, Gagarin had a view of the Earth that no
human beings had done before. a. discription b. vision c. recognition d. attention 13. The successful flight marked a milestone in China's space project.
a. landmark b. record c. break-up d. progress 14. His flight was in ______ around the Earth at the speed of more than 17,000 miles per hour. a. orbit b. travel c. circuit d. revolve 15. The use of computer aids in teaching, ______ the role of teachers is still very important. a. yet b. unless c. despite d. where B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence. 16. I think he will join us, ______?
a. doesn't he b. won't he c. will he d. don't I 17. Tom wasn't at the party last night. He must not ______ a ride. I know he wanted to come, but he didn't have a ride. a. be able to have gotten b. have been able to get c. to have been able to get d. be able to get 18. Robert ______ a new car for a very good price. He paid 30 percent less than the regular retail cost.
a. could buy b. was supposed to buy c. had to buy d. was able to buy 19. Since they came, we ______ able to work on the project.
a. are b. have been c. have to be d. were 20. After I ______ at the bus terminus, I found a crowd of schoolboys.
a. had arrived b. arrived c. have arrived d had been arriving 21. Seldom ______ such a beautiful sight.
a. have I seen b. I have ever seen c. I saw d. did I ever see 22. No one is indifferent to praise, ______ ?
a. is one b. isn’t one c. is he d. are they 23. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______ ?
a. have they b. haven't they c. has he d. hasn't he 24. Despite the bad weather, he ______ get to the airport in time.
a. could b. was able to c. couldn't d. might 25. The existence of many stars in the sky ______ us to suspect that there may be life on another planet. a. lead b. leads c. leading d. have led C. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting. 26. He hardly never says anything at the local meeting. (ever) A B C D 27. All the students in the class are enough good to pass the final exam. A (good enough) B C D 28. Neither Sam nor James wanted their name associated with the project. A B C (his) D 29. Not only could the younger people completed all the work quickly and
(complete) A B accurately, but the retired workers could also. C D 30. Our nervous system has over ten billions nerve cells in a network
A B covering every inch of our skin and organs. (billion) C D 31. According to geological discoveries, 4.6-billion-years life span of our
A B (4.6-billion-year) planet is divided into four time intervals called eras. C D 32. The players prepared good for the tournament but performed poorly. A B …
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