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МГТУ им. Н.Э. Баумана
РУБЕЖНЫЙ КОНТРОЛЬ ПО ДИСЦИПЛИНЕ
ИНОСТРАННЫЙ ЯЗЫК (АНГЛИЙСКИЙ)
I. Grammar and Vocabulary
Complete the sentences 1-10, choosing one of the given variants (a, b, c). For each right answer you will get 0,5 points. Write your answers on the sheet.
1. Long-term space missions on the ISS prepare people so that they ….. for travelling to Mars.
a) shall be ready; b) should have been ready; c) should be ready
2. It is necessary that cosmonauts ….. many hours practicing tasks underwater on Earth on a model of the ISS that sits inside a giant water tank.
a) should spend; b) would be spent; c) will spend
3. If the funding had been sufficient, the implementation of this international space program ….. in finding places to build factories on this planet years ago.
a) will result, b) would result; c) would have resulted
4. Even at that time scientists suggested that the results of experiments carried out in space ….. back here on the Earth.
a) would use, b) would be used, c) will be used
5. He wishes he ….. a cosmonaut staying on the ISS.
a) were; b) will be; c) would be
6. The scientists insist that their experiment ….. on board the ISS.
a) would have been carried out, b) should be carried out, c) would carry out
7. These investigations have produced space-based models that describe fluid behavior in microgravity, which ….. by the development a new medical testing device on Earth.
a) follows; b) should follow; c) is followed
8. Much of the research done on the space station will be invaluable ..... human space exploration would be extended further away from low earth orbit to asteroids and even Mars.
a) lest, b) in order that, c) instead of
9. If the crew needed to evacuate the station, they ….. to Earth aboard two Russian Soyuz vehicles docked to the ISS.
a) could return, b) can return, c) will return
10. The Mir space station ….. to operate, but a decision was made to deorbit it.
a) could have continued, b) must have contunued, c) shouldn’t have continued
Read the sentences and fill in the gaps 1-10, choosing one of the variants (а, b, с). For each right answer you will get 0,5 points. Write your answers on the sheet.
Five different space agencies - NASA, Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA and CSA, representing a total of 15 countries have come together to (1) ….. the project making the ISS that sparkles brightly in our skies today, a reality. On November 20th, 1998, a Russian rocket (2) ….. with an unusual piece of cargo - Zarya, the module that became the first piece of the largest manmade structure ever built in (3) ….. - The International Space Station (ISS). Designed to (4) ….. power for the ISS, it orbited earth for two weeks, before being joined by Unity. Launched by US Space Shuttle Endeavour on December 6th, 1998, Unity (5) ….. a crew of six American and Russian astronauts. Over the last 15 years, astronauts have conducted 174 spacewalks and spent a total of 1,100 hours or nearly 46 days on (6) ….. ranging from (7) ….. new modules to routine (8) ..... . The station has been responsible for many important scientific (9) …… and discoveries. Mice, ants, fish and worms have all been sent to the station to see how zero-gravity affects their bodies and behavior, but probably the most frequent objects of study are the astronauts themselves. Their psychological health is as important as physical well-being, the astronauts are provided with tiny cabins that allow for some alone time and the (10) ….. to talk to their loved ones in private.
1 a) overcome b) implement c) attract
2 a) was launched b) was occurred c) was required
3 a) distance b) space c) image
4 a) substitute b) suggest c) supply
5 a) developed b) discovered c) delivered
6 a) missions b) means c) durations
7 a) heating b) adding c) aiming
8 a) achievement b) condition c) maintenance
9 a) investigations b) amplifications c) imitation
10 a) efficiency b) opportunity c) enterprise
3. Grammar and Vocabulary
Complete the sentences 1-10, choosing one of the given variants (a, b, c). For each right answer you will get 0,5 points. Write your answers on the sheet.
1. A gym was added to the ISS and cosmonauts’ diet was changed so that they ….. from the effects of zero gravity.
a) would suffer; b) shouldn’t suffer; c) won’t suffer
2. It is important that cosmonauts ….. scientists to monitor the effects of zero gravity on the human body seeking out solutions to combat them.
a) will allow; b) allowing; c) should allow
3. If there had been no Mir space station the launching of the ISS ….. impossible.
a) will be; b) would have been; c) should be
4. It was suggested that moving forward in exploration beyond our home planet ….. not for the explorers from any country, but for explorers from planet Earth.
a) will be possible; b) would be possible; c) be possible
5. He wishes he ….. in the first crew arriving at ISS.
a) had been; b) was; c) can be
6. Each crew member is required to exercise for at least two hours a day ….. their bones would become brittle and they would to lose the strength in their muscles.
a) as well as ; b) lest; c) in order that
7. One of the main aims of the space station is to discover what the effects of zero-gravity are on human bodies in order that cosmonauts ….. if there is ever a mission to Mars.
a) shall be ready; b) should have been ready; c) should be ready
8.The station was deorbited and dropped into the ocean, though many scientists propose that its lifespan ….. further.
a) must have been extended; b) shouldn’t have been extended; c) could have been extended
9. If at least one habitable commercial module was attached to the International Space Station, tourist journeys to space ….. only a dream.
a) wouldn’t be; b) wouldn’t have been; c) will not be
10. The ISS not only serves as a testing ground for future human space exploration, it ….. technological and scientific advances that provide substantial benefits for humanity back on Earth.
a) had influenced; b) influences; c) is influenced
Read the sentences and fill in the gaps 1-10, choosing one of the variants (а, b, с). For each right answer you will get 0,5 points. Write your answers on the sheet.
The ISS is the largest engineering and construction project in (1) ….. combining the funding, hardware, knowhow, talents and crews from 5 space agencies and 15 countries. On Nov. 20, 1998, the Russian Zarya Control module became the first component of the station to be sent into orbit and the first American-constructed piece of the station, Unity, was (2) ….. on Dec. 4, 1998. More components were (3) ….. from Europe, Japan and Canada over the next several years after more than 115 construction and logistics (4) ….. In February of 2011, Discovery began its last (5) ….. to (6) ….. the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module. The space station's completion saw great triumphs as well as the end of one era in human space (7) .…. and the beginning of another. The space station is differentiated from other man made spacecrafts by its absence of landing (8) ….. and major propulsion - rather some vehicles are used to transport the station. The Space Station is (9) ….. by an international fleet of spacecrafts. Sometimes the job of (10) ….. the ship becomes a little more challenging - for instance, when the part that needs repairing is on the outside of the station.
1 a) surface b) sense c) space
2 a) lasted b) launched c) led
3 a) added b) stayed c) attracted
4 a) floats b) flights c) forces
5 a) mean b) mission c) missile
6 a) deliver b) suggest c) withstand
7 a) exhibition b) education c) exploration
8 a) facilities b) fabrications c) fulfillments
9 a) sampled b) supposed c) supplied
10 a) predicting b) maintaining c) behaving