Hocmai vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò VI t t ng đài t V n: 1900 58-58-12
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The adage that "a woman’s place is in the home” no longer applies to the dauntless ladies in space. The first woman in space was a Soviet who orbited the Earth with a male companion in 1963 and landed unscathed after a three-day sojourn abroad a spacecraft. Seemingly, it was inevitable that another Soviet woman would repeat her feat. The second woman in space was Svetlana Savitskaya, a parachutist and test pilot, who served as researcher aboard Soviet Soyuz T-7, which had a rendezvous with Salyut 7, the space station in which the longest manned orbital flight was complete. Ms. Savitslaya’s aptitude for space travel was patent in her past experience in aviation. Holder of several women’s records in aviation, she had flown sundry types of aircraft and made over 500 parachute jumps. Her father was a Soviet Air Force marshal, and her husband a pilot. Without a qualm she boarded the thi, đáp án, h ng d n gi i đ thi th i h c tháng 6.2014 Hocmai.vn – Ngôi tr ng chung c a h c trò Vi t T ng đài t v n: 1900 58-58-12 - Trang | 7 - spacecraft with her commander. Lieutenant Colonel Leonid Popov, and another rookie astronaut who was the flight engineer. Soviet authorities announced that they were looking forward to gaining further information about the “weaker sex”, so-called in the Soviet newspaper Tass, under the stressful conditions of space travel. Sex, however, is considered and impediment but rather a benefit in space, for the Soviet have lauded women for their precision and accuracy in carrying out experiments. As planned, the American put their first woman in space in mid-1983. Sally Ride was their choice. Ms. Ride joined the NASA program with five other woman and thirty-four men to train as astronauts in the space shuttle program. She faces an epoch when space travel will no longer be a glamorous adventure but, rather, a commonplace day’s work. 66 . The word “rookie” is closest meaning to ______. A. well-known B. novice C. experienced D. practicing 67. You can infer that women have been included in the space program as a result of ______. A. public outcry B. their husbands C. their qualifications D. their ability of working under stress 68. Soviet authorities apparently think that men and women are ______. A. equal B. different C. weaker D. inevitable 69. The Soviet Salyut 7 was ______. A. joined by Soyuz T-7 B. manned by a woman C. an experiment D. a training craft 70. Ms. Savitskaya was chosen to travel into space because ______. A. her father was in the Soviet Air Force B. she was dauntless C. her ability to endure stress and her precision in doing experiments D. she was experienced in aviation 71 . How do you know whether the statement “Ms. Savitskaya showed no fear of space travel” is true or false? A. It was stated. B. It was implied. C. No information was given. D. None of them is correct. 72 . From the use of the term “weaker sex”, you can infer that the Soviet ______. A. think that Soviet women are not strong B. entertain a bias against women C. think that Soviet men are better than women D. question the women’s movement 73 . The word “lauded” is closest in meaning to ______. A. recruited B. promoted C. evaluated D. praised 74. An American woman has traveled ______. A. to the moon B. to NASA C. in the space shuttle D. with the Soviets 75. Space travel will soon be ______. A. glamorous B. adventuresome C. an everyday experience D. a lot of work tải về 180.82 Kb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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