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TEST FOR UNIT 10
I.
Listen to the passage and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
STATEMENTS
T
F
1.
A telescope is an optical instrument that aids in the observation of very close
things.
2.
The first known practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the
beginning of the 1600s by using astronomy.
3.
In the 20
th
century, only a few types of telescopes were invented.
4.
Radio telescopes and infrared telescopes are example telescopes invented in the
20
th
century.
5.
The word “telescope” was friest invented in 1611 by the Greek mathematician
Giovanni Demisiani
II.
Listen again and fill in the missing words.
A telescope is an optical instrument that aids in the observation of (1) …………………… The first known
practical telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1600s, by using (2)
…………………… They found use in both terrestrial applications and astronomy.
Within a few decades, the reflecting telescope was invented which used mirrors to collect and focus (3)
…………………… In the 20
th
century, many new types of telescopes were invented including (4)
…………………… in the 1930s and infrared telescopes in the 1960s. The telescope now refers to a wide range
of (5) …………………… capable of detecting different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, and in some
cases other types of detectors.
The word telescope was invented in 1611 by the Greek mathematician Giovanni Demisiani for one of
Galileo Galilei’s instruments presented at a banquet at the Accademiadei Lincei.
III.Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1.
A. other
B. leather
C. wealthy
D. brother
2.
A. television
B. elephant
C. section
D. Swedish
3.
A. explain
B. current
C. desire
D. electric
4.
A. threaten
B. thread
C. seat
D. bread
5.
A. deaf
B. leaf
C. meat
D. heat
IV. Find the word which has a different stress from the other words.
1.
A. appliance
B. activity
C. adventure
D. average
2.
A. favorite
B. government
C. influence
D. identify
3.
A. economic
B. volcanic
C. disappointed
D. scientific
4.
A. reputation
B. description
C. suggestion
D. pollution
5.
A. magazine
B. picture
C. documentary
D. entertain
V.
Choose the best answer.
1.
John managed ……………………his family in England by using Zalo.
A.
Contact
B. to contact
C. contacting
D. to contacting
2.
They advised…………………… video chatting in the next meeting.
A.
Use
B. to use
C. using
D. will use
3.
We ……………………to have an Internet connection installed in our house next week.
A.
Completed
B. suggested
C. admitted
D. arranged
4.
They …………………… about video conferences at this time next Monday.
A.
Will talk
B. are talking
C. will be talking
D. are going to talk
5.
We …………………… with each other by mobile phone in 2050.
ENGLISH 8 – UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION
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