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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 following questions.
SCIENCE FLYING IN THE FACE OF GRAVITY
It looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964, a Boeing KC-135 refueling tanker, based on the 707. But appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives. Inside, the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel. Heavily padded from floor to ceiling; it looked a bit like a lunatic asylum. There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls eerily illuminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out apart from a few at the back, where the young scientists quickly took their places with a look of apprehension. From 12 months, science students from across the continents had competed to win a place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency. The challenge had been to suggest imaginative experiments to be conducted in weightless conditions. For the next two hours the Boeing's flight resembled that of an enormous bird which had lost its reason, shooting upwards towards the heavens before hurting towards Earth. The intention was to achieve weightlessness for a few seconds. The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engine cut out and we became weightless. Everything became confused, and left or right, up or down no longer had any meaning. After 10 seconds of free-fall descent, the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive. The return of gravity was less immediate than its loss, but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down with a bump. After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing experiments, the predominant feeling was one of exhilaration rather than nausea. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and one they would be keen to repeat.
What does the writer say about the plane?
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 following questions.
SCIENCE FLYING IN THE FACE OF GRAVITY
It looked just like another aircraft from the outside. The pilot told his young passengers that it was built in 1964, a Boeing KC-135 refueling tanker, based on the 707. But appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives. Inside, the area that normally had seats had become a long white tunnel. Heavily padded from floor to ceiling; it looked a bit like a lunatic asylum. There were almost no windows, but lights along the padded walls eerily illuminated it. Most of the seats had been taken out apart from a few at the back, where the young scientists quickly took their places with a look of apprehension. From 12 months, science students from across the continents had competed to win a place on the flight at the invitation of the European Space Agency. The challenge had been to suggest imaginative experiments to be conducted in weightless conditions. For the next two hours the Boeing's flight resembled that of an enormous bird which had lost its reason, shooting upwards towards the heavens before hurting towards Earth. The intention was to achieve weightlessness for a few seconds. The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engine cut out and we became weightless. Everything became confused, and left or right, up or down no longer had any meaning. After 10 seconds of free-fall descent, the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive. The return of gravity was less immediate than its loss, but was still sudden enough to ensure that some students came down with a bump. After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing experiments, the predominant feeling was one of exhilaration rather than nausea. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and one they would be keen to repeat.
What does the writer say about the plane?
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Đáp án đúng: D
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu “But appearances were deceptive, and the 13 students from Europe and the USA who boarded the aircraft were in for the flight of their lives.”.
Dịch: Nhưng vẻ bên ngoài của chiếc máy bay chỉ đánh lừa người khác, và 13 sinh viên từ Châu Âu và Hoa Kỳ đã lên máy bay để thực hiện chuyến bay của cuộc đời họ.
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Câu 2:
What does the word eerily in paragraph 2 mean?
What does the word eerily in paragraph 2 mean?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án đúng: D
Giải thích: eerily = strangely: kì lạ
Dịch: Hầu như không có cửa sổ, nhưng ánh sáng dọc theo các bức tường độn bằng bông khiến ánh sáng ló vào một cách kỳ lạ.
Câu 3:
What did the pilot do with the plane?
What did the pilot do with the plane?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án đúng: C
Giải thích: Dựa vào đoạn “The aircraft took off smoothly enough, but any feelings that I and the young scientists had that we were on anything like a scheduled passenger service were quickly dismissed when the pilot put the plane into a 45-degree climb which lasted around 20 seconds. Then the engine cut out and we became weightless. After 10 seconds of free-fall descent, the pilot pulled the aircraft out of its nosedive.”
Dịch: “Máy bay cất cánh suôn sẻ, nhưng cảm giác tham gia vào một chuyến bay bình thường của tôi và những nhà khoa học trẻ khác đã nhanh chóng bị gạt bỏ khi phi công đưa máy bay lên độ cao 45 độ kéo dài khoảng 20 giây. Sau đó, động cơ bị ngắt và chúng tôi trở nên không trọng lượng. Sau 10 giây rơi tự do, phi công đã kéo cần gạt để tránh khỏi sự lao xuống ”.
Câu 4:
What does the word it in the last paragraph refer to?
What does the word it in the last paragraph refer to?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án đúng: D
Giải thích: Dựa vào đoạn “After two hours of going up and down in the plane doing experiments, the predominant feeling was one of exhilaration rather than nausea. Most of the students thought it was an unforgettable experience and one they would be keen to repeat.”
Dịch: Sau hai giờ trải qua việc đi lên rồi xuống, cảm giác chủ yếu là một niềm phấn khởi thay vì sự kinh khủng. Hầu hết các sinh viên nghĩ rằng đó là một trải nghiệm khó quên và họ sẽ muốn thử lại lần nữa.
Câu 5:
Why was this passage written?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án đúng: B
Giải thích: Dựa vào các ý trong bài.
Dịch: Để mô tả kết quả của một cuộc thi khoa học.
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