UNIT 3 : ISAAC NEWTON – GRAVITY
TEST 1
I . Choose the word which is pronounced differetly from the others
1 . a. young b. about c. account d. sound
2 . a. astronaut b. anchor c. spaceman d. capsule
3 . a. christmas b. anchor c. chemistry d. cheque
4 . a.deliver b. diffierent c. diagram d. disease
5 . a. hurl b. pull c. june d. would
II . Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6 . It’s time we this old car and bought anew one .
a. will sell b. had sold c. have sold d. sold
7 . I himten days ago .
a. see b. saw c. have seen d. will see
8 . It a long time since I lastsawhim .
a. is b. was c. will be d. had been
9 . I don’t know where .
a. is he living b. he,s living c. did he live d. has he lived
10 . Please wait for him until he back .
a. came b. will came c. coming d. comes
11 . The pull the earth is very strong .
a. in b. at c. at d. on
12 . Gravity keeps us being hurled offthe earth as it whirls around .
a. from b. to c. in d. with
13 . My father often drives his car a speed of 50 kilomettres an hour .
a. at b. on c. in d. with
14 . Water never runs .
a. downhll b. uphill c. upside d. downside
15 . Astroauts traverlling in space capsule are .
a. weight b. overweight c. weightlessness d. weightless
III . Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16 . It is city that he’s got lost .
31 . The noise from his stereo were a nuisanace to the neighbours .
a b c d
32 . There are many hand – make things in this shop .
a b c d
33 . The satellite travelled so far into space that nobody could see it with barely a b
c d
eyes
34. The apples in the orchard are such rice that their sweet smell spreads in the air a
b c d
35 . If there werenot gravity , objects you throw will go in an exactly straight line
a b c
until thery hit something
d
V . Choose the word (a , b , c or d) that bets fits each of the bank spaces
Issac Newton , one of the (36) scientists , was born (37) December 25
th
, 1642 in a small village
(38) Woolthorpe in England . His father was a poor (39)
. When the boy was fourteen , his father died . Newton (40) school and helped his mother on the
farm . (41) he was fond (42) physics and mathematics , Newtonwas sent to school . (43) he left
high school , Newton studied at Cambridge Universuty . In 1667 he became (44) professor on math-
ematics at Cambridge Universuty . His greatest discovery is the (45) of gravitation . He died in 1727.
36 . a. great b. greatest c. most great d. greater
37 . a. in b. on c. at d. botha and are correct
38 . a. in b. at c. on d. of
39 . a. blacksmith b. apperentice c. bookbinder d. farmer
40 . a. went b. sent c. left d. run
41 . a. so b. so that c. because d. because of
42 . a. in b. of c. at d. about
43 . a. for b. while c. before d. after
TEST 2
I . Choose the word which is pronounced differetly from the others
1 . a. comfortable b.come c. some d. comb
2 . a. practice b. device c. service d. office
3 . a. power b. tower c. flow d. flour
4 . a. fame b. tame c. table d. farm
5 . a. gravity b. physics c. discover d. history
II . Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6. I you for a long time
a. didn’t see b. haven’t seen c. doesn’t see d. hadn’t seen
7 . She so hard this week that she doesn’t have time togo the hairdresser’s
a. works b. worked c. has been working d. had worked
8 . Mr . Johnson to Los Angeles in 1992 .
a. had gone b. has gone c. went d. was going
9 . What to you yesterday?
a. happened b. did happen c. had happened d. has happened
10 . The boys broke a window when they football .
a. played b. were playing c. had played d. are playing
11 . They arrived three o’clock the afternoon .
a. in/at b. on/in c. in/on d. at/in
12 . It will be rwady two weeks .
a. for b. in c. on d. to
13 . Can you deliver this letter hand?
a. by b. with c. in d. to
14 . One of zero gravity is that astronauts must find ways to keep things from floating about
a. condition b. facility c. nuisance d. advantage
15 . Issac Newton had to leavs for home to the farm .
a. word b. head c. do d. run
III . Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16 . If there were no gravity , water never fun downhill .
seasides in Vietnam.
31 . If the driver had seen the stop sign , the accident wouldn’t happen .
a b c d
32 . She wishes she will go to the party tomorrow .
a b c d
33 . If I am in your place , I would not do so .
a b c d
34 . The girl is sitting next to me is very good at nahtematics
a b c d
35 . We went out for a walk after we had our hinner .
a b c d
V . Choose the word (a , b , c or d) that bets fits each of the bank spaces
Issac Newton . everybody all over the wold knows that he was the first person to (36) . The
law of (37) . He’s not only a (38) , but a mathermatician as well
Can you imagine what (39) happen if there weren’t gravity . People would be (40) off
the earth as it (41) around . and the moon would shoot into space instead of (42) around the
earth .
Although astronauts (43) the earth don’t have weight , (44) has been no problem except
(45) a very little nuisance but it’s notvery important.
36 . a. invent b. find c. discover d. look
37 . a. weight b. foundation c. gravity d. champion
38 . a. operrator b. physicist c. chemist d. astronaut
39 . a. will b. can c. may d. would
40 . a. orbited b. shot c. hurled d. whirled
41 . a. whirled b. jumped c. flown d. travelled
42 . a. shooting b. travelling c. orbiting d. flying
43 . a. orbit b. orbiting c. orbited d. are orbiting
44 . a. weight b. weigh c. weightlessness d. weighless
45 . a. for b. to c. from d. in
VI . Read the following passage and choose the item (a,b,c or d) that best answers each of the questions
II . Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence
6 . I never go to Autralia . I to Australia yet .
a. will go b. went c. haven’t beend. have been
7 . It was the most exciting film I
a. never saw b. ever saw c. had ever seen d. have never seen
8 . What do at 7:00 tomorrow morning?
a. will you b. shall you c. were you d. did you
9 . to bed yet?
a. Did he go b. Has he gone c. Will he gone d. Does he go
10 . Why you come yesterday?
a. cannot b. can’t c. don’t d. couldn’t
11 . The sun exerts a pull other planets the solar system
a. in/on b. on/in c. at/from d. to/about
12 . Issac Newton went on his study at home .
a. in b. about c. with d. for
13 . He laid the foundations his famous discoveries mathematics and physics
a. in/for b. to/at c. about/with d. for/in
14 . The new law will many women to return to word .
a. able b. enable c. be able d. unable
15 . It is for me to help you now . I’m trying to get the work done in time .
a. powwible b. possiblity c. impossible d. impossibility
III . Find the one choice that best completes the sentence
16 . It took time to learn this lesson .
a. so much b. so many c. so d. such
17 . If you Henry , ask him to come and see me .
a. think of b. catch sight of c. have an idea of d. find out
18 . I’ve never seen people in one place .
a. so many b. so much c. so much of d. this many of
19 . If he us the truth in the first place , things wouldn’t have gone so wrong .a. has told b. had
told c. would have told d. should have toul