You will hear a student talking about an imaginary planet that supports life. Listen and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.

1. Planet Hope is located __________. 

A. in the Milky Way Galaxy

B. in the Andromeda Galaxy 

C. close to the Milky Way Galaxy 

2. Planet Hope is ______________. 

A. as big as Earth 

B. half the size of Earth 

C. three times the size of Earth

3. The climate on Planet Hope is ______________. 

A. very hot all year around 

B. very cold all year around 

C. hot in the day but very cold at night 

4. Hopeans have thick skin to protect then from ____________. 

A. the heat 

B. the cold 

C. alien attacks

5. Hopeans drink _______________. 

A. liquid water from the sea 

B. petrol from under the ground

C. almost nothing

l in the blank with one suitable word from the box.
        
Neptune                           Galaxy                      Unidentified flying object                              meteor
planet                            spacecraft                               alien                              pilot    
Mineral                           gemstone                                 orbit                     outer
        
1.    Is “The Milky Way” another name of the ......................... ?
2.    In the solar system, counting from the Sun, ......................... ranks eighth.
3.    Our Earth is just a small part of the ......................... space.
4.    UFO is an abbreviation for “ . Unidentified flying object........................ 
5.    Earth is the ......................... on which we live.
6.    A ......................... is a vehicle that travels in space.
7.    An ......................... is a creature from a planet other than Earth.
8.    A ......................... is a person who flies an aircraft.
9.    A large piece of rock from space that appears as a bright light in the sky is called ......................... 
10.    ......................... are natural substances such as coal, oil, salt, gold, or diamonds.
11.    A ......................... is a beautiful expensive stone that is used to make jewelry.
12.    An ......................... is a curved path taken by a planet or an object as it moves around another planet, star, moon, etc.
 

n Janqry I9,200,6,NASA* launched a new spacecraft called New Horizons into outer space. New Horizons is expected to travel about 3 billion miles for 10 years at around 50,000 kilometers per hour and take pictures of Pluto (the last planet in the solar system*),its moons, and the Kuiper KY-pun) Belt. It will also analyze Pluto's atmosphere and temperature. Scientists say that now is our last chance to send a spacecraft to Pluto. Otherwise Pluto will become too far from Earth and it will be more difficult to get near the planet. The New Horizons mission is important because no spacecraft has ever been sent that far before. The information collected during this mission will help to explain what the outer edges of the solar system look like and how the solar system was formed 4.5 billion years ago. * NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration * the Solar System: the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, IJranus, Neptune, Pluto

the word 'its' line 7 refer to:...

the word 'it' line 8 refer to:...

IV. Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the option A, B, C or D.

        Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system. It's just a little bigger than Earth's moon. It is the closest planet to the sun, but it's actually not the hottest. Venus is hotter.

        Along with Venus, Earth, and Mars, Mercury is one of the rocky planets. It has a solid surface that is covered with craters. It has a thin atmosphere, and it doesn't have any moons. Mercury likes to keep things simple.

        This small planet spins around slowly compared to Earth, so one day lasts a long time. Mercury takes 59 Earth days to make one full rotation. A year on Mercury goes by fast. Because it's the closest planet to the sun, it doesn't take very long to go all the way around. It completes one revolution around the sun in just 88 Earth days. If you lived on Mercury, you'd have a birthday every three month!

        A day on Mercury is not like a day here on Earth. For us, the sun rises and sets each and every day. Because Mercury has a slow spin and short year, it takes a long time for the sun to rise and set there. Mercury only has one sunrise every 180 Earth days! Isn't that weird?

(Source: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov)

1.     What does the passage mainly discuss?

        A. Days on Mercury                                    B. What Mercury is like

        C. Sunrise on Mercury                                                                  D. Length of a year on Mercury

2.     According to the passage, Mercury _____________.

        A. is the nearest to the Sun                         B. doesn't have atmosphere

        C. the hottest planet                                    D. has many moons

3.     The word "It" in paragraph 2 refers to _____________.

        A. Earth                    B. Mercury                C. Venus                   D. Mars

4.     The word "spins" in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by _____________.

        A. comes                   B. arrives                   C. appears                 D. moves

5.     It can be inferred from the passage that a year on Mercury _____________.

        A. has 59 days                                            B. much longer than that on Earth

        C. has 88 days                                             D. has only 180 days

6.     How often does the sunrise on Mercury?

        A. The same as on Earth.                            B. Every 3 months.

        C. Every 180 days.                                      D. Sun never sets.

1. Choose a planet in our solar system that you like and search for the information about it.

2. Design a poster about that planet, including: 

- The planet’s name: What does its name mean?

- Size: How big is it?

- Atmosphere: What is its atmosphere like? Is it a thick or a thin atmosphere?

- Temperature: What is its average temperature? How hot and cold does it get?

- Appearance: What does it look like?

- Something special: Is there anything special about it?

3. Present your poster to the class.

VIII/   Astronomy is the studying of the planets and the stars, and people who study astronomy are astronomers. Telescopes help people to learn about our solar system. In 1609, Galileo used one of the first telescopes to look at the night sky. He saw mountains and craters on the Moon, and four moons around Jupiter. The first telescopes were very small. Later, people made' bigger telescopes, and they discovered new planets and moons.

When Galileo looked at a bright area in the night sky, he discovered that it was made of many stars. Later, people discovered that this is the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. For a long time, astronomers thought that the Milky Way was the only galaxy in the universe. Then in 1930, an American astronomer called Edwin Hubble discovered another galaxy. Now we know that there are billions of galaxies in the universe.

Question 1.  What is the passage mainly about?

      A. Astronomy                  B. Galileo       C. Planets                          D. The Milky Way

Question 2. According to the passage, what is true about Galileo?

      A. He used the first telescope to look at the sky.

      B. Later, he used bigger telescopes to discover other planets and moons.

      C. He discovered the existence of a galaxy, which was later known as the Milky Way.

      D. Galileo worked with Edwin Hubble to discover another galaxy.

Question 3. What does the word “it” in line 6 refer to?

      A. the star                B. the sky       C. the universe           D. the bright area in the night sky     

Question 4. According to the passage, which statement is NOT TRUE?

      A. The first telescopes were small.

      B. The Milky Way was the only galaxy in the universe.

      C. The astronomer who discovered the next galaxy after the Milky Way was an American.

      D. Our universe has billions of galaxies.

How many planets are there in our galaxy? That’s a tricky question to answer. Are there other planets that support life? That’s exactly what the Kepler mission hopes to discover.
NASA launched the Kepler space telescope, designed to find habitable planets, in 2009. So far it has discovered five new Earth-sized planets beyond our solar System. These planets are hotter than the Earth -much too hot for life as we know it. The Kepler team predict that they will need at least three years to find an Earth-like planet.The simplest requirement for a planet to have life is for there to be liquid water so the distance from the planet’s sun and therefore temperature are important. There also needs to be the correct amount of air. If a planet is as small as Mars (half the size of Earth) its weak gravity means that it can’t hold on to air molecules. If a planet is Neptune sized (four times bigger than Earth) it has very strong gravity and too much air. So size
matters too. The cost of the mission is approximately six hundred million dollars. It is scheduled to observe until 2013 but this could be extended. Will we be sad if we discover we are alone in our galaxy or happy if we find that we share it with other life forms?

B. Choose the correct answers.
1. What is the passage about?

A. Planets in our solar System

B. The difference between Earth and other planets
C. Space exploration to find habitable planets

D. NASA’s missions to explore the outer planets
2. The Kepler space telescope is looking for__________

A. new planets in our galaxy

B. life on other planets
C. liquid water on other planets

D. Earth-sized planets in the solar System
3. Kepler has found five planets that__________.

A. has water and air

B. are similar to Earth
C. are not too far away from the Earth

D. are not in our solar System
4. The Kepler team predict that they will need__________ to find an Earth-like planet.
A. three years and possibly longer

B. as much as three years
C. no more than three years

D. approximately three years
5. What are the primary factors that make a planet habitable?
A. Liquid water and living things

 B. Size and distance from the Sun
C. Hot temperature and weak gravity

D. Strong gravity and too much air
6. How much does the Kepler mission cost?

A. Exactly $600 million

B. About $600 million
C. More than $600 million

D. Less than $600 million
7. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The planet can support life if it has water and air.

B. A very small planet will not have enough air.
C. Earth is four times as big as Neptune.

D. Kepler mission is scheduled to end in 2013.

Fill in the blanks with a/an/the or Ø

a. On our journey to CaMau, we crossed ______________ Hau River

b. We have lost ______________ key to our room.

c. It is rather ______________ interesting film.

d. Mai attend ___________ Hue University.

e. Jack plays ____________ violin very well

f. This professor worked in _____________ African for five years.

g. In our solar system __________ Mercuty is closet to _________ Sun

h. I hope you have _____ lovely time and ______________ good weather

i. Among the ethnic minorities, ___________ Tat have the largest population

j. Viet nam is ________ multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

Listen to Mark talking about the solar system. Fill in each blank with no more than TWO words.

1. Many of the planets in our solar system have ___________.

2. The four mner planets are quite small and have __________.

3. The asteroid belt has millions of rocky ___________.

4. The outer planets are _________ and mostly made up of gas.

5. These cuter planets all have thick layers of clouds and __________ around them.