UNIT 8 : READING 3
WARM-UP
1. Someone who is _______ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
powerful B. optimistic C. stagnant D. pessimistic
2. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
speed B. expectation C. improvement D. treatment

3. The ______ of the future will no longer be remedial. It will be preventive.
communication B. education C. medicine D. technology

4. Peter was asked to _______ to a newspaper article making predictions for technological progress in 10 years.
expect B. invent C. develop D. contribute

5. Those companies were wiped _______ due to some seriously financial problems.
to B. out C. in D. from
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
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( sự tiến bộ)
( thuốc men)
(góp phần)
( xóa sổ)
Match the words/phrases in column A with their meaning in column B.
A
B
1. settlement(n)
2. (to) squash
3. meteorite
4. airtight(n)
5. (to) blow up
a. kín hơi, kín gió
b. bơm căng lên
c. khu định cư
d. phồng lên
e. thiên thạch
6. (to) inflate
f. ép, nén chặt, nghiền nát
Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.
Some day people will certainly try to build settlements on the moon. The best place for houses in a moon town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by meteorites that constantly foil on the moon from outer space. This will be important on the moon, since daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly cold.
Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be blown up like a balloon inside a cave. The reasons is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have take along from the earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon house itself will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables and chairs, built into it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat, and work on air! Moon-house building will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only one sixth as much as it does on the earth.
 1. In a moon town, what is the best place for house?
A. A cave.                      B. A balloon. C. A tunnel.                   D. Either A or C.
2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The people on the moon will not leave their homes.
B. The people on the moon will wear oxygen masks when they leave their homes.
C. The moon homes are of plastic.
D. The temperature in a cave changes as much as the temperature outside.
3. Why will the pioneers have to take along from the earth the oxygen they need for breathing?
A. Because the moon homes are made of airtight plastic.
B. Because the balloon house will be filled with air.
C. Because moon people will sleep, eat and work on air.
D. Because the moon has no air around it.
4. If a stone weighs 18 tons on the earth, how much does it weigh on the moon?
A. Six tons.                                    B. Fifty-five tons.
C. One hundred and eight tons.    D. Three tons.
5. According to the passage, can people build cities on the moon?
A. No, they can’t.    B. Perhaps people can do.
C. Of course. People can build cities on the moon in the future. D. People only think so. 
Some day people will certainly try to build settlements on the moon. The best place for houses in a moon town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by meteorites that constantly foil on the moon from outer space. This will be important on the moon, since daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly cold.
Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be blown up like a balloon inside a cave. The reasons is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have take along from the earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon house itself will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables and chairs, built into it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat, and work on air! Moon-house building will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only one sixth as much as it does on the earth.
1. In a moon town, what is the best place for house?
A. A cave.                      B. A balloon. C. A tunnel.             D. Either A or C.

Some day people will certainly try to build settlements on the moon. The best place for houses in a moon town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by meteorites that constantly foil on the moon from outer space. This will be important on the moon, since daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly cold.
Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be blown up like a balloon inside a cave. The reasons is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have take along from the earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon house itself will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables and chairs, built into it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat, and work on air! Moon-house building will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only one sixth as much as it does on the earth.
2. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The people on the moon will not leave their homes.
B. The people on the moon will wear oxygen masks when they leave their homes.
C. The moon homes are of plastic.
D. The temperature in a cave changes as much as the temperature outside.

Some day people will certainly try to build settlements on the moon. The best place for houses in a moon town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by meteorites that constantly foil on the moon from outer space. This will be important on the moon, since daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly cold.
Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be blown up like a balloon inside a cave. The reasons is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have take along from the earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon house itself will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables and chairs, built into it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat, and work on air! Moon-house building will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only one sixth as much as it does on the earth.
3. Why will the pioneers have to take along from the earth the oxygen they need for breathing?
A. Because the moon homes are made of airtight plastic.
B. Because the balloon house will be filled with air.
C. Because moon people will sleep, eat and work on air.
D. Because the moon has no air around it.
Some day people will certainly try to build settlements on the moon. The best place for houses in a moon town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by meteorites that constantly foil on the moon from outer space. This will be important on the moon, since daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly cold.
Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be blown up like a balloon inside a cave. The reasons is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have take along from the earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon house itself will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables and chairs, built into it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat, and work on air! Moon-house building will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only one sixth as much as it does on the earth.
4. If a stone weighs 18 tons on the earth, how much does it weigh on the moon?
A. Six tons.                                    B. Fifty-five tons.
C. One hundred and eight tons.    D. Three tons.

Some day people will certainly try to build settlements on the moon. The best place for houses in a moon town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by meteorites that constantly foil on the moon from outer space. This will be important on the moon, since daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly cold.
Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be blown up like a balloon inside a cave. The reasons is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have take along from the earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon house itself will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables and chairs, built into it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat, and work on air! Moon-house building will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the earth’s. Everything weighs only one sixth as much as it does on the earth.
5. According to the passage, can people build cities on the moon?
A. No, they can’t.   
B. Perhaps people can do.
C. Of course. People can build cities on the moon in the future.
D. People only think so. 
Read the passage and Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below
Our century has seen great changes in the life and living conditions of people. Less than a hundred years ago, many of the things we do now (1) …………impossible. No one could imagine that people could fly, or that we could listen to music thousands of miles away. Today, radio and television serve many purposes besides pleasure. They help us fish in the sea and land airplanes in bad weather or (2) ……… night. They control the work of large (3)........of machines in industry. Never before in history have there been such rapid changes in our way of life as at the present moment. Scientists have been using what is called a scientific method to make new discoveries. Among the (4)........important scientific discoveries are new medicines. Many illnesses that people died from 50 years ago are no longer dangerous. The study of science helps us (5)........our outlook and opens a whole new world for us. The progress of science is leading to a better and better life for man.
1. A. seem B. seemed C. had seemed D. seems

2. A. in B. on C. at D. from

3. A. numbers B. amounts C. lots D. tasks
Ago → S + V2/ed
At night : vào ban đêm
A large number of + N số nhiều: số lượng lớn
Our century has seen great changes in the life and living conditions of people. Less than a hundred years ago, many of the things we do now (1) …………impossible. No one could imagine that people could fly, or that we could listen to music thousands of miles away. Today, radio and television serve many purposes besides pleasure. They help us fish in the sea and land airplanes in bad weather or (2) ……… night. They control the work of large (3)........of machines in industry. Never before in history have there been such rapid changes in our way of life as at the present moment. Scientists have been using what is called a scientific method to make new discoveries. Among the (4)........important scientific discoveries are new medicines. Many illnesses that people died from 50 years ago are no longer dangerous. The study of science helps us (5)........our outlook and opens a whole new world for us. The progress of science is leading to a better and better life for man.
4. A. much B. more C. most D. mostly

5. A. widen B. enlarge C. lengthen D. open
Cấu trúc so sánh nhất : the most + adj. dài + N
(mở rộng tầm nhìn)
Homework
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UNIT 8. LISTENING