Neil Armstrong is an American astronaut. He is known as the first person to walk on the moon. He was born …..(21) …. August 5^th, 1930 in Ohio. From 1949 to 1952, he…(22)… as a pilot in the United States Navy. He ….(23) …. his B.S from Purdue university in 1955 and joined the NASA astronaut programs . On July 20^th, 1969, Neil Armstrong ……(24)…. the first man to step on the moon’s surface. He was appointed vice chairman of the committee that investigated the shuttle Challenger disaster. Armstrong ….(25) … also well-known for what he said when he stepped on the moon’s surface: “ That’s one small step for man, one …….(26)…. leap for mankind.”

21.A. on                                   

B. in                           C. of                    D. at

22.

A.  did                                

 B. worked                 

C. had            

     D. lived

23.A. receive                            B. to receive               C. received          D. receiving

24. A. become                       

   B. becoming               C. to become     

  D. became

25. A. is                                   

B. are                       

   C. was                 D. were

26. A. new                              

  B. giant                       C. great           

    D. small

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks. Choose either WHICH, WHO, WHOM, WHERE, WHEN

1. Neil Armstrong is the Astronaut _________ was the first to walk on the moon.

2. A surgeon is a doctor ________ performs operations.

3. California is a state in America __________ governor is the famous actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

4. The Volga is a river ________ is the longest river in Europe.

5. J.K. Rowling is an author _________ “Harry Potter” series of books are very popular.

6. A dictionary is a book _________ gives us the meaning of words.

7. Is there a restaurant around here _________ I can try Fugu?

8. Shakespeare was an English author _________ wrote “Romeo and Juliet”.

9. A hospital is a place _________ sick people go to become healthy again.

10. New Zealand is a country __________ has more sheep than people.

11. Graduation is an event __________ you celebrate graduating school or university.

12. Carnivores are animals _________ only eat meat.

13. A dentist is a person _________ checks and helps take care your teeth.

14. Ringo Starr is the drummer in the Beatles _________ name was Richard Starkey when he was born.

15. Stefani Germanotta is a singer __________ stage name is “Lady Gaga”.

16. August is the month __________ many Japanese return to their hometown for Obon.

17. To celebrate John’s Birthday they went to a restaurant __________ served his favourite food.

18. My car, ________ is very expensive, is a Mercedes Benz.

19. Brazil is the country _________ hosts the next Soccer World Cup in 2014.

20. I like movies _________ have happy endings

Long ago a lot of people thought the moon was a God . Other people thought it was just a light in the sky . And others thought it was a big ball of cheese .
Then telecopes were made .And men saw that the moon was really another world . They wondered what it was like . They dreamed of going there .
On July 20 , 1969 , that dream came true . Two American men landed on the moon . Their names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin .
The first thing the men was that the moon is covered with dust . The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked . Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon . And they could stay there for years and years . There is no wind or rain to wipe them off .
The two men walked on the moon for hours . They picked up rocks to bring back to us for study . They dug up dirt to bring back . They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know . Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft .

1. Did people think that the moon was god?

2. When did two men walk on the moon?

3. How long did the two men walk on the moon?

4. why did they pick up rocks to bring back to earth?

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D

1. ..................he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home

A. When B. While C. Because D. Although

2. In spite ................., the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. there was a rain B. it was raining C. the rain D. of the rain

3. Tom Booth is one of the best players in the country. We have won all of our games ...................he joined our team.

A. the first time B. since C. when D. due to

4. Both my books ..................from my room last night.

A. were stolen and my wallet B. and my wallet was stolen C. and my wallet were stolen D. were and my wallet was stolen

5. Cars have become much more complicated. ............mechanics need more training than in the past.

A. Because B. For C. Therefore D. So that

6. ...................the bad weather in the mountains, we'll no longer consider our skiing trip.

A. So B. Since C. Because of D. Because

Last Monday William Murphy (1) ______ a wallet on a lonely street in Montreal. He picked up the wallet and (2) ______ a ticket inside. He noticed the number on the ticket and immediately realized that (3) _____ was the winning ticket in a big competition. The price (4) _____ eight million dollas! Murphy (5) _____ the huge prize, however, he (6) _____ the ticket back to (7) _____ owner, Laviqeur. Yesterday Leviqeur got the prize and at once (8) _____ Murphy a million dollas as a reward. “I have never won a competition before”, he told the reporter. “Now I (9) ____ rich and I want (10) ______ honesty.

1. A. see B. sees C. saw D. is seeing

2. A. find B. found C. finds D. founded

3. A. it B. he C. she D. one

4. A. is B.are C. were D.was

5. A. didn’t collect B. not collect C. no collect D. wasn’t collect

6. A. take B. takes C. taking D. took

7. A. his B. their C. its D. it’s

8. A. give B. gave C. giving D. gives

9. A. becomes B. become C. is becoming D. became

10. A. reward B. to reward C. rewarding D. for rewarding.

3.   I really enjoyed the concert. The music was too loud. (although)

4.   He got a cream pie smashed in his face. Everyone laughed. (when)

5.   Paul was walking to the bus stop. He found somebody’s wallet on the ground. (while)

6.   Jackie will take out the trash. She is done with her chores. (after)

7.   You study for the test. You will do much better. (if)

8.   Rex practiced his guitar. He could play the song perfectly. (until)

9.   We could get back to shore. It started to rain hard. (before)

10. I saw him. He was always carrying a plastic shopping bag. (whenever)

Fill in each blank in the passae below with a suitable word.Writ your answer in the spaces given:

Looking nervously around.Michael(1)up the wallet which he(2)in the street.Michael was unemployed and he nee1ded som(3),and now he could bou food for his family.

(4)first he thought it was book,but then he saw some money in it.He thought he was(5)...In(6),Michael was very(7).He didn't have enough money to pay for somewhere to live.He spent most of his time(8)for work and sometimes he asked people for money.

When he(9)the wallet,he saw lots of money and severl(10)cards and an address inside.Michael took the(11)to the address.The address.The address was at a large house in the city and the(12)was very glad to get it(13).He gave Michael a big(14)for(15)he did

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word.

Mark Twain is a famous American writer. His real (1)______was Samuel Longhorn Clemens and " Mark Twain" was (2)____ pen- name. Samuel Clemens was born in a

small (3)_______ on the Mississippi river in the USA. The boy (4)_____many friends

at school and when he became a writer, he described them in his stories. (5)________

Samuel was twelve, his father died and the boy began to work and learned the (6)____

of a printer. Samuel always (7)______to be a sailor and when he was twenty, he found work on a river boat. After some time he (8)___ the boat and went to live in California.

Here he began to write short stories (9)___the name of Mark Twain. He sent (10)____

to newspapers. The readers liked his stories very much.