Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

A Mission to Mars

Have you ever had a dream of traveling to another planet in our solar system? If you have, there is an actual programme that is happening right now, and it hopes to send people to Mars in 2023. Known as the Mars One Mission, it will send a crew of four people on a one -way mission to colonize Mars. Those chosen people will have to be ready to say good-bye to the earth forever, as there will not be a return trip. For the people chosen, they will have to learn to do many different things. First of all, they will be living the rest of their lives with just a handful of other people, so they all must have personalities that allow them to get along. Second, the living quarters that they will have won’t be very spacious, so they will have to deal with that condition as well. If they feel homesick, they will only be able to communicate with people back on the earth via e-mail, video and audio sent back and forth. However, there won’t be any real-time communication. Even at the speed of light, communication between the earth and Mars takes about 20 minutes. Whether the Mars One Mission will actually happen is the big question that a lot of people are asking. There is an enormous skepticism in the science community, and Wired magazine gave the mission a miserable score of two out of ten on its probability scale. However, for those who dream of going to Mars, at least they can say there is a possibility that it could happen.

1, Who might like to go on this mission ?

A. People who get along with thers

B. People who get homesick easily

C. People with angry personalities

D. People who don't like to communicate

2, What will NOT happen to the people who go on the Mars One Mission ?

A. They will communicate with people on the earth

B. They will have to live with other people

C. They will live in quarters that don't have a lot of space inside

D. They will return to the earth

4. Which of the following is considered miserable ?

A. A crew on board of the Mars One Mission

B. A score of the programme on the probability scale

C. A personality of people taking part in the programme

D. A mission of astronauts to the ISS

5. How long will it take for a message to come back from Mars ?

A. Around 20 minutes

B. Only a few seconds

C. Almost immediately

D. About an hour

61. She has the windows open, _________it is cold outside.

A. however                    B. therefore                     C. although                    D. so

62. There is still much to discuss. We shall, _________, return to this item at our next meeting.

A. therefore                   B. moreover                    C. although                     D. so that

63. The sea was dangerous, _________we didn't go out for a swim.

A. since                         B. but                               C. so                               D. as

64. The new trains have more powerful engines and are; _________, faster.

A. therefore                   B. however                      C. nevertheless               D. nonetheless

65. It was cold and wet. _________, Paul put on his swimming suit and went to the beach.

A. Although                  B. Therefore                    C. However                     D. Because

66. I had no choice_________ sign the contract.

A. despite                      B. but                               C. without                      D. unless

67. You can dress_________ you like.

A. whatever                   B. therefore                     C. however                    D. nevertheless

68. _________hard he tried, he couldn't open the door.

A. Therefore                  B. However                    C. Although                    D. Despite

69. He bought a ticket_________.

A. and his brother did either                           B. but his brother didn't, too

C. and so his brother bought                           D. and so did his brother

70. Mai worked hard, ________ she passed her exam.

A. so                              B. although                      C. because                      D. though

71. _______ she was very tired, she helped her brother with his homework.

A. because                     B. whether                       C. although                     D. so

72. It’s raining hard, _______ we can’t go to the beach.

A. or                               B. but                              C. so                                D. though

73. Nam was absent from class yesterday _______ he felt sick.

A. so                               B. because                      C. although                      D. but

74. Tom has a computer, ______ he doesn’t use it.

A. or                               B. as                               C. because                        D. but

75. The boy can’t reach the shelf ______ he’s not tall enough.

A. because                      B. although                    C. even though                 D. and

76. The film was boring ______ we went home.

A. so                               B. when                         C. but                                D. if

77. The girl bought the shoes _______ they are very expensive.

A. but                             B. if                               C. so                                  D. although

78. He used to smoke a lot ______ now he doesn’t smoke any more

A. still                           B. therefore                    C. but                                D. as

79. She couldn’t unlock it ______ she had the wrong key.

A. while                       B. but                              C. though                          D. because

80. _______ it rained, the boys played football.

A. even                      B. even though                      C. however                      D. in spite of