Reading Task 1 Read the article and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0)

New hunt for life in space

British space scientists are planning to join the Americans (0) the race to find evidence of life on other planets. Alan Penny and his team at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory have (1) … a telescope that is 40 times more (2) than Hubble. (3) as ‘Darwin’, this telescope could tell if planets 50 light years away have any (4) of life on them. Two days after NASA scientists had shown proof that one of Jupiter’s moons could support life, Penny (5) that his telescope may be included in a European Space Agency mission. The Darwin project, with a (6) of £1500 million, is on a shortlist of two proposals. If approved, it will probably be (7) in around five years’ time, its destination somewhere between Mars and Jupiter.

1. A. thought B. intended C. designed D. drawn

2. A. striking B. powerful C. forceful D. strong

3. A. known B. called C. considered D. armed

4. A. shape B. race C. brand D. kind

5. A. announced B. spoke C. advertised D. told

6. A. price B. schedule C. charge D. told

7. A. driven B. fetched C. launched D. taken

Task 2 Rewrite the sentences as reported speech

1. “We were building model spaceships at 6 pm yesterday,” they said.

2. “He will buy a new laptop,” Asem said to me.

3. “I am trying to find a film about the Spacecraft”, he said.

4. “I went to the space centre last week”, Asem said.



Total: 4

Writing

Task 3 Answer the following questions ( give full answer)

1. Do you know any amazing facts about space or the planet?

2. What do you know about Apollo 13?

3. Imagine you are one of the crew of Apollo 13 safely back on Earth. Describe how you felt when the accident happened. What did you think and how did you react?

4. Who is the most famous astronaut? (Achievements)

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