Task 1. Choose the word given in the box to complete the passage.

(Chọn từ đã cho trong khung để hoàn thành đoạn văn.)

The Moon

The Moon revolves once on its (1)________ each time it orbits the Earth, thus always presenting the same face to earthbound observers. (2)________ even to the unaided eye this unchanging face shows two contrasting (3)______ of landscape dark, plain-like (4) of low relief, and brighter, decidedly more rugged regions which (5) about two-thirds of the (6) Early, astronomers mistakenly (7) to the smooth dark areas as marine (or seas), giving the (8) terrace (or lands) to the bright upland regions. The (9) have persisted since, even though the Moon's surface has long been known to be (10) waterless.

Task 2. Read and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage.

(Đọc và chọn tùy chọn tốt nhất A, B, C hoặc D để hoàn thành đoạn văn.)

Sky

What is the sky? Where is it? How high is it? They aren't easy to (1), are they? Is the sky blue? The sky has no color. Is the sky full (2) air? We know that there is air around the (3) . When planes fly, they need (4). Planes can't fly very (5) because when they go higher, the air gets (6). If we go far away from the Earth, we (7) there is no air. Maybe we can answer some of our questions now. What's the sky? (8), (9) is it? It's all around the world. The sky is a space. In this space, there is nothing (10) the Sun, the Moon and all the stars.

Task 3. Read the passage and fill one suitable word in each blank.

(Đọc đoạn văn và điền một từ thích hợp vào mỗi chỗ trống.)

Story about Star Llama

Once there was a young Inca boy. He had no family except for an old llama. Each day the boy and his llama walked many miles, (1) ____ for a home. Each night they curled up together and slept. But one starry evening, the old llama (2)_______ The boy buried his friend next to an icy stream. Then he sat under a tree and cried. What would he do? He had no family and no home.

The boy cried for a very long time. But there was no one to comfort him. There were only the stars in the sky. Suddenly, the sky filled with bright light. The boy held his breath. He was afraid to move. One bright star (3)______ to the ground. Slowly, the star took the shape of the old llama. She bent her head and drank from the stream. She (4)_______ at the boy and smiled. As she jumped back into the sky, bits of llama wool fell. As the Sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. It glowed in his hands like starlight. He carried the wool to the city and sold it. (5)______ the money, he bought a house. He bought two young llamas. He never forgot the star llama. And he was never lonely again.