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Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 01: A. cooks
B. loves
C. joins
D. spends
Question 02. A. confided
B. rejected
C. preceded
D. touched
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 03: A. promote
B. agree
C. option
D. prepare
Question 04: A. certificate B. occupation
C. miraculous
D. diversity
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in the each of following questions.

Question 05: Her passion for helping people have motivated her to found her own charity
organization.
A. for
B. own charity
C. have
D. found
Question 06: Benjamin Franklin was the editor of the largest newspaper in the colonies, a
diplomatic representative to France, and he invented many useful devices.
A. he invented
B. was
C. the largest
D. useful
Question 07: Food prices have risen so rapidly in the past few months that some families have
been forced to alter her eating habits.
A. rapidly
B. that
C. have risen
D. her eating habits
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 08: The organization was________ in 1950 in the USA.
A. come around
B. set up
C. made out
D. put on
Question 09: ________ the problem of water pollution gets more serious, the government is
searching for a way to deal with it.
A. Providing
B. Although
C. However

D. Because
Question 10: He will never forget the day________ he met his wife.
A. where
B. that
C. when
D. which
Question 11: Your________ must be typed into 3 copies to hand in for our company.
A. applying
B. application
C. applicants
D. applicating
Question 12: She looks delighted. She________ some good news.
A. would receive
B. must receive
C. must have received D. can't have received
Question 13: John lost the________ bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry
with him because of his carelessness .
A. Japanese beautiful new blue
B. beautiful Japanese blue new
C. new beautiful blue Japanese
D. beautiful new blue Japanese
Question 14: Governments have________ laws to protect wildlife from over-hunting.
A. enforced
B. enacted
C. observed
D. required
Question 15: Donald Trump has suggested he could grant legal status to millions of
undocumented immigrants who have not________ serious crimes in what would be a major policy
shift.
A. committed

B. took
C. served
D. done
Question 16: ________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with
the project.
A. If it were
B. Hadn’t it been
C. were it to be
D. If it hadn’t been
Question 17: Nowadays it is not easy to find a________ job.


A. good-pay
B. well-paid
C. good-paid
D. well-pay
Question 18: John is________ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.
C. Ø
A. the
B. an
D. a
Question 19: By the end of next year, George________ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn
C. would learn
D. has learned
Question 20: UNESCO stands________ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. A. about
B. with
C. by
D. for

Question 21: So nervous about the exam________ he sat in silence although the surrounding
students were talking loudly.
A. he was so that
B. was
C. was he that
D. he was that
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 22: - Peter: “ How lovely your cats are!”
- Linda: “ ____________”
A. Really? They are
B. Can you say it again
C. I love them, too
D. Thank you, it is nice of you to say so
Question 23: - Baker: “Is it all right if I use your bike?”
- Nime: “______________”
A. I don’t want to use your bike
B. Please accept it with my best wishes
C. Sure, go ahead
D. Sorry, no, I won’t do it

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Many plant and animal species will be in danger if we don't take any actions to
protect them.
A. at stake
B. in advance
C. on purpose
D. at ease
Question 25: The one thing you mustn't do is be late because the boss is very hot on punctuality.

A. worried about
B. good about
C. funny about
D. strict about
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 26: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islander even exported
the surplus.
A. excess
B. small quantity
C. sufficiency
D. large quantity
Question 27: Many people oppose corporal punishment when educating young children though
several of them are naughty.
A. disagree with
B. object to
C. disapprove of
D. advocate
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose
the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Importance of Punctuality in school life
Being punctual will really help you to succeed in your studies. First and foremost,
punctuality (28)_________ that you will arrive on time to classes and so will not (29)_________ any
part of the lesson.
Punctuality during school life will also help to prepare you for your working life. If you get
into good habits of punctuality during your school years, you will find it easier to always turn
(30)_________ to your work on time and thus to get ahead in your career as well.
(31)_________, punctuality is, quite simply, a polite skill to cultivate. Your teachers will have
put a lot of effort into preparing their classes and so it is important that you turn up on time so
that you do not mess up their plans.

What about if you have an (32)_________ emergency, or an appointment that cannot be
moved, that means that you will need to miss a portion of the school day? In these cases, it is
crucial to tell your teachers well in advance.
Question 28: A. insures
B. assures
C. ensures
D. reassures
Question 29: A. lost
B. miss
C. lack
D. need
Question 30: A. out
B. on
C. up
D. in
Question 31: A. Moreover
B. Finally
C. However
D. Therefore
Question 32: A. avoiding
B. unavoidable
C. avoided
D. avoidable


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 questions.
THE SUCCESS OF J. K. ROWLING
There are few modern-day writers as renowned as Joanne Kathleen Rowling, the creator
of Harry Potter. With over 30 awards under her belt, she is one of the most successful authors of

all time. In addition, her novels have famously been adapted into a series of box-office hits. These
earn her so much income that the 47-year-old could comfortably retire, and live off Harry Potter
royalties for the rest of her life! However, this lucrative success story started at the most humble of
beginnings, with a talented but insecure writer too afraid to pursue her dreams.
Joanne grew up in a house full of books that fuelled her creativity. She was so enchanted by
fairy tales that she began to dream up her own, and by the time she was six years old she had
written her first story about a rabbit and a giant bee. “Ever since Rabbit and Miss Bee, I have
wanted to be a writer, though I rarely told anyone so,” recalls Joanne, “I was afraid they'd tell me I
didn’t have a hope."
Throughout her life, Joanne continued to write, filling entire boxes with stories and
unfinished novels. But due to her lack of confidence, she never approached a publisher with any of
her work. It wasn’t until later life, when Joanne lost her job and was living in poverty, that she
finally devoted her time to writing. Then with nothing to lose, she contacted an agency with her
first completed manuscript: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Joanne’s first novel was rejected by twelve different publishers and eventually found itself
in the hands of Nigel Newton, the founder of Bloomsbury Press. He did not read the book himself,
but gave it to his eight-year-old daughter. The girl loved the novel so much that Nigel agreed to
take it on; but not without apprehensions. “You’ll never make any money out of children’s books,”
he warned Joanne.
Well, she certainly proved him wrong! To date, she has sold 500 million copies of her
novels globally, and the Harry Potter franchise has reaped profits of £15 billion! Now, as the
richest author in the world, no publisher in their right mind would dream of turning down one of
her books! And as for Joanne’s confidence; well, let’s just say It’s been given quite a boost.
Question 33: What is the purpose of this article?
A. to compare the publishing and film industries
B. to raise publicity about a children's book
C. to show how profitable the publishing industry can be
D. to describe the career of a famous author
Question 34: In the fourth sentence of the first paragraph, what does these refer to?
A. awards

B. films
C. royalties
D. books
Question 35: The word “fuelled” is closest in meaning to________.
A. gave impetus to B. brought in money
C. hinted
D. raised
Question 36: According to the text, what initially stopped Joanne from contacting a publisher?
A. her financial situation
B. her lack of time
C. her inability to complete a novel
D. her self-doubt
Question 37: W hat drove Nigel Newton to publish Joanne's first novel?
A. His daughter's reaction to the book.
B. He took pity on Joanne.
C. The fact that children's books sold well.
D. He was captivated upon reading it.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 38: My sister is often sick because she doesn’t do physical exercise.
A. If my sister does physical exercise, she won’t often be sick.
B. If my sister isn’t physical exercise, she does sick.
C. If my sister did physical exercise, she wouldn’t often be sick.
D. If my sister wasn’t physical exercise, she would do sick.
Question 39: They think that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
A. The prisoner is thought escaped by climbing over the wall.
B. The prisoner is thought to escape by climbing over the wall.
C. The prisoner is thought having escaped by climbing over the wall.

D. The prisoner is thought to have escaped by climbing over the wall.
Question 40: The last time I talked to Rose was two years ago.
A. I haven’t talked to Rose for two years. B. I haven’t talked to Rose since two years.
C. I hadn’t talked to Rose for two years.
D. I haven’t talked to Rose two years ago.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 41: The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window.
A. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room.
B. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.
C. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window.
D. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air.
Question 42: I didn’t pay attention to the teacher. I failed to understand the lesson.
A. I would have understood the lesson if I had paid attention to the teacher.
B. Although I paid attention to the teacher, I failed to understand the lesson.
C. I would have understood the lesson if I had failed to pay attention to the teacher.
D. I would understood the lesson if I had failed to pay attention to the teacher.
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 questions.
Comets are bodies that move around in space. They are something likes stars or small
planets that move around the sun. Comets are surrounded by gases and the sun makes those gases
look very bright. Dust can get caught in the gas around the comet and make the comet look like it
has a tails.
Halley's Comet is the most famous comet, but we can't see it very often. In fact, it can only
be seen from the Earth when it moves close the sun. This means that this beautiful comet only
comes into our sky every 77 years or so. The last time Halley's Comet was invisible from the Earth
was in 1991. Did you see it?
Halley's Comet was named after the English astronomer Edmond Halley. An astronomer
studies the star and planets in the solar system. Edmond Halley was born in London, England, in
1656. He studies astronomy at Oxford University. In 1676, he left the university to study the

astronomy of the Southern Hemisphere. He wrote a brook about the arrangement of the stars in
the sky and the movement of the planets. He made the first accurate map of the stars we see in the
sky. He also observed the moon and studied how the Moon affects the ocean tides. He helped find
a way to measure distances in space. This measurement was used by other scientists to learn
about the size of our solar system and the distances of many star and planets from the Earth.
Halley especially liked to study comets. He read about comets and observed them in the
sky. He learned about the way they moved around the Sun — each comet follows a different path
around the Sun and travels at its own speed. The path and speed of a body as it moves in space is
called its orbit. Halley calculated the orbits of comets that he read about or saw himself. He found
the orbits for twenty-four comets.
Halley also noticed that the paths of a comet seen in 1531 and of a comet seen in 1607
were identical to the path of a comet he had observed in 1682. He concluded that these three
comets were, in fact, the same comet. Halley predicted that the comet would come again in 1758,
and it did! This comet was named “Halley’s Comet” and can be seen from Earth. The first reports
of this comet in history were made in 240 B.C. by Chinese astronomers, so we know that it has
been orbiting the Sun to more than 2,000 years. Halley’s Comet is not the only comet in our sky,
but it is the only one that appears regularly and can be predicted. It is also one of the brightest
comets, and people can see it without a telescope.
Like comets, the Earth also travels around the Sun. Sometimes the orbit of t Earth passes
through the path of Hailey’s Comet. Like comets, the Earth also travels around the Sun. Sometimes
the orbit of the Earth passes through the path of Hailey’s Comet. When this When this happens,
dust left behind from the comet falls to Earth. The dust burns and makes brilliant lights like falling
stars in the sky. You can see this happen every year in May and October. Astronomers predict that
Hailey’s Comet will enter our sky again in 2061. Who do you think will see it?
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT TRUE of Hailey’s Comet?


A. It won’t appear again until 2061.
C. It is predictable.
B. Chinese astronomers named it “Hailey’s Comet.”

D. It is bright.
Question 44: Comets move around__________.
A. every 77 years.
B. in the Southern Hemisphere
C. the Sun
D. the Earth
Question 45: Comets may look like they have a tail because__________.
A. gases surround the comet
B. dust can get caught in the gas around the comet
C. the Sun is very bright
D. they appear like bright white stars in the sky
Question 46: Edmond Hailey calculated the orbits for__________.
A. 1607
B. 1682
C. 77 comets
D. 24 comets
Question 47: In 240 B.C. __________.
A. there were no comets in the sky
B. Chinese astronomers first observed Halley’s comet
C. Halley was born in London, England
D. Halley’s Comet did not appear in the sky
Question 48: Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Halley’s Comet can be seen from Earth with naked eyes.
B. Halley’s prediction of the comet’s re-appearance in 1758 was right.
C. He observed the comet of 1682 and named it “Helley’s Comet.”
D. The comets of 1531, 1607 and 1682 were, in fact, the same comet.
Question 49: Edmond Hailey made the first accurate map of__________.
A. the stars.
B. England
C. the Earth’s orbits

D. the Southern Hemisphere
Question 50: The Earth also travels__________.
A. around Hailey’s comet
B. every 77 years.
C. around the Sun.
D. around the Moon.
________THE END_______
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Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐÊ SỐ 293
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát
đề

Ho va tên thi sinh:……………………………………………………………………. SBD:…………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 01: A. cooks
B. loves
C. joins
D. spends
Question 02. A. confided
B. rejected
C. preceded
D. touched
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 03: A. promote

B. agree
C. option
D. prepare
Question 04: A. certificate B. occupation
C. miraculous
D. diversity
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in the each of following questions.
Question 05: Her passion for helping people have motivated her to found her own charity
organization.
A. for
B. own charity
C. have
D. found
Question 06: Benjamin Franklin was the editor of the largest newspaper in the colonies, a
diplomatic representative to France, and he invented many useful devices.
A. he invented
B. was
C. the largest
D. useful
Question 07: Food prices have risen so rapidly in the past few months that some families have
been forced to alter her eating habits.
A. rapidly
B. that
C. have risen
D. her eating habits


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

Question 08: The organization was________ in 1950 in the USA.
A. come around
B. set up
C. made out
D. put on
Question 09: ________ the problem of water pollution gets more serious, the government is
searching for a way to deal with it.
A. Providing
B. Although
C. However
D. Because
Question 10: He will never forget the day________ he met his wife.
A. where
B. that
C. when
D. which
Question 11: Your________ must be typed into 3 copies to hand in for our company.
A. applying
B. application
C. applicants
D. applicating
Question 12: She looks delighted. She________ some good news.
A. would receive
B. must receive
C. must have received D. can't have received
Question 13: John lost the________ bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry
with him because of his carelessness .
A. Japanese beautiful new blue
B. beautiful Japanese blue new
C. new beautiful blue Japanese

D. beautiful new blue Japanese
Question 14: Governments have________ laws to protect wildlife from over-hunting.
A. enforced
B. enacted
C. observed
D. required
Question 15: Donald Trump has suggested he could grant legal status to millions of
undocumented immigrants who have not________ serious crimes in what would be a major policy
shift.
A. committed
B. took
C. served
D. done
Question 16: ________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with
the project.
A. If it were
B. Hadn’t it been
C. were it to be
D. If it hadn’t been
Question 17: Nowadays it is not easy to find a________ job.
A. good-pay
B. well-paid
C. good-paid
D. well-pay
Question 18: John is________ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.
C. Ø
A. the
B. an
D. a
Question 19: By the end of next year, George________ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn
C. would learn
D. has learned
Question 20: UNESCO stands________ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. A. about
B. with
C. by
D. for
Question 21: So nervous about the exam________ he sat in silence although the surrounding
students were talking loudly.
A. he was so that
B. was
C. was he that
D. he was that
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 22: - Peter: “ How lovely your cats are!”
- Linda: “ ____________”
A. Really? They are
B. Can you say it again
C. I love them, too
D. Thank you, it is nice of you to say so
Question 23: - Baker: “Is it all right if I use your bike?”
- Nime: “______________”
A. I don’t want to use your bike
B. Please accept it with my best wishes
C. Sure, go ahead
D. Sorry, no, I won’t do it

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning

to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: Many plant and animal species will be in danger if we don't take any actions to
protect them.
A. at stake
B. in advance
C. on purpose
D. at ease
Question 25: The one thing you mustn't do is be late because the boss is very hot on punctuality.
A. worried about
B. good about
C. funny about
D. strict about


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 26: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islander even exported
the surplus.
A. excess
B. small quantity
C. sufficiency
D. large quantity
Question 27: Many people oppose corporal punishment when educating young children though
several of them are naughty.
A. disagree with
B. object to
C. disapprove of
D. advocate
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose
the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Importance of Punctuality in school life
Being punctual will really help you to succeed in your studies. First and foremost,
punctuality (28)_________ that you will arrive on time to classes and so will not (29)_________ any
part of the lesson.
Punctuality during school life will also help to prepare you for your working life. If you get
into good habits of punctuality during your school years, you will find it easier to always turn
(30)_________ to your work on time and thus to get ahead in your career as well.
(31)_________, punctuality is, quite simply, a polite skill to cultivate. Your teachers will have
put a lot of effort into preparing their classes and so it is important that you turn up on time so
that you do not mess up their plans.
What about if you have an (32)_________ emergency, or an appointment that cannot be
moved, that means that you will need to miss a portion of the school day? In these cases, it is
crucial to tell your teachers well in advance.
Question 28: A. insures
B. assures
C. ensures
D. reassures
Question 29: A. lost
B. miss
C. lack
D. need
Question 30: A. out
B. on
C. up
D. in
Question 31: A. Moreover
B. Finally
C. However
D. Therefore
Question 32: A. avoiding

B. unavoidable
C. avoided
D. avoidable
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 questions.
THE SUCCESS OF J. K. ROWLING
There are few modern-day writers as renowned as Joanne Kathleen Rowling, the creator
of Harry Potter. With over 30 awards under her belt, she is one of the most successful authors of
all time. In addition, her novels have famously been adapted into a series of box-office hits. These
earn her so much income that the 47-year-old could comfortably retire, and live off Harry Potter
royalties for the rest of her life! However, this lucrative success story started at the most humble of
beginnings, with a talented but insecure writer too afraid to pursue her dreams.
Joanne grew up in a house full of books that fuelled her creativity. She was so enchanted by
fairy tales that she began to dream up her own, and by the time she was six years old she had
written her first story about a rabbit and a giant bee. “Ever since Rabbit and Miss Bee, I have
wanted to be a writer, though I rarely told anyone so,” recalls Joanne, “I was afraid they'd tell me I
didn’t have a hope."
Throughout her life, Joanne continued to write, filling entire boxes with stories and
unfinished novels. But due to her lack of confidence, she never approached a publisher with any of
her work. It wasn’t until later life, when Joanne lost her job and was living in poverty, that she
finally devoted her time to writing. Then with nothing to lose, she contacted an agency with her
first completed manuscript: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Joanne’s first novel was rejected by twelve different publishers and eventually found itself
in the hands of Nigel Newton, the founder of Bloomsbury Press. He did not read the book himself,
but gave it to his eight-year-old daughter. The girl loved the novel so much that Nigel agreed to
take it on; but not without apprehensions. “You’ll never make any money out of children’s books,”
he warned Joanne.
Well, she certainly proved him wrong! To date, she has sold 500 million copies of her
novels globally, and the Harry Potter franchise has reaped profits of £15 billion! Now, as the

richest author in the world, no publisher in their right mind would dream of turning down one of
her books! And as for Joanne’s confidence; well, let’s just say It’s been given quite a boost.
Question 33: What is the purpose of this article?
A. to compare the publishing and film industries
B. to raise publicity about a children's book
C. to show how profitable the publishing industry can be
D. to describe the career of a famous author
Question 34: In the fourth sentence of the first paragraph, what does these refer to?
A. awards
B. films
C. royalties
D. books
Question 35: The word “fuelled” is closest in meaning to________.
A. gave impetus to B. brought in money
C. hinted
D. raised
Question 36: According to the text, what initially stopped Joanne from contacting a publisher?
A. her financial situation
B. her lack of time
C. her inability to complete a novel
D. her self-doubt
Question 37: W hat drove Nigel Newton to publish Joanne's first novel?
A. His daughter's reaction to the book.
B. He took pity on Joanne.
C. The fact that children's books sold well.
D. He was captivated upon reading it.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 38: My sister is often sick because she doesn’t do physical exercise.

A. If my sister does physical exercise, she won’t often be sick.
B. If my sister isn’t physical exercise, she does sick.
C. If my sister did physical exercise, she wouldn’t often be sick.
D. If my sister wasn’t physical exercise, she would do sick.
Question 39: They think that the prisoner escaped by climbing over the wall.
A. The prisoner is thought escaped by climbing over the wall.
B. The prisoner is thought to escape by climbing over the wall.
C. The prisoner is thought having escaped by climbing over the wall.
D. The prisoner is thought to have escaped by climbing over the wall.
Question 40: The last time I talked to Rose was two years ago.
A. I haven’t talked to Rose for two years. B. I haven’t talked to Rose since two years.
C. I hadn’t talked to Rose for two years.
D. I haven’t talked to Rose two years ago.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines
each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 41: The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window.
A. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room.
B. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.
C. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window.
D. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air.
Question 42: I didn’t pay attention to the teacher. I failed to understand the lesson.
A. I would have understood the lesson if I had paid attention to the teacher.
B. Although I paid attention to the teacher, I failed to understand the lesson.
C. I would have understood the lesson if I had failed to pay attention to the teacher.
D. I would understood the lesson if I had failed to pay attention to the teacher.
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 questions.
Comets are bodies that move around in space. They are something likes stars or small
planets that move around the sun. Comets are surrounded by gases and the sun makes those gases
look very bright. Dust can get caught in the gas around the comet and make the comet look like it

has a tails.
Halley's Comet is the most famous comet, but we can't see it very often. In fact, it can only
be seen from the Earth when it moves close the sun. This means that this beautiful comet only


comes into our sky every 77 years or so. The last time Halley's Comet was invisible from the Earth
was in 1991. Did you see it?
Halley's Comet was named after the English astronomer Edmond Halley. An astronomer
studies the star and planets in the solar system. Edmond Halley was born in London, England, in
1656. He studies astronomy at Oxford University. In 1676, he left the university to study the
astronomy of the Southern Hemisphere. He wrote a brook about the arrangement of the stars in
the sky and the movement of the planets. He made the first accurate map of the stars we see in the
sky. He also observed the moon and studied how the Moon affects the ocean tides. He helped find
a way to measure distances in space. This measurement was used by other scientists to learn
about the size of our solar system and the distances of many star and planets from the Earth.
Halley especially liked to study comets. He read about comets and observed them in the
sky. He learned about the way they moved around the Sun — each comet follows a different path
around the Sun and travels at its own speed. The path and speed of a body as it moves in space is
called its orbit. Halley calculated the orbits of comets that he read about or saw himself. He found
the orbits for twenty-four comets.
Halley also noticed that the paths of a comet seen in 1531 and of a comet seen in 1607
were identical to the path of a comet he had observed in 1682. He concluded that these three
comets were, in fact, the same comet. Halley predicted that the comet would come again in 1758,
and it did! This comet was named “Halley’s Comet” and can be seen from Earth. The first reports
of this comet in history were made in 240 B.C. by Chinese astronomers, so we know that it has
been orbiting the Sun to more than 2,000 years. Halley’s Comet is not the only comet in our sky,
but it is the only one that appears regularly and can be predicted. It is also one of the brightest
comets, and people can see it without a telescope.
Like comets, the Earth also travels around the Sun. Sometimes the orbit of t Earth passes
through the path of Hailey’s Comet. Like comets, the Earth also travels around the Sun. Sometimes

the orbit of the Earth passes through the path of Hailey’s Comet. When this When this happens,
dust left behind from the comet falls to Earth. The dust burns and makes brilliant lights like falling
stars in the sky. You can see this happen every year in May and October. Astronomers predict that
Hailey’s Comet will enter our sky again in 2061. Who do you think will see it?
Question 43: Which of the following is NOT TRUE of Hailey’s Comet?
A. It won’t appear again until 2061.
C. It is predictable.
B. Chinese astronomers named it “Hailey’s Comet.”
D. It is bright.
Question 44: Comets move around__________.
A. every 77 years.
B. in the Southern Hemisphere
C. the Sun
D. the Earth
Question 45: Comets may look like they have a tail because__________.
A. gases surround the comet
B. dust can get caught in the gas around the comet
C. the Sun is very bright
D. they appear like bright white stars in the sky
Question 46: Edmond Hailey calculated the orbits for__________.
A. 1607
B. 1682
C. 77 comets
D. 24 comets
Question 47: In 240 B.C. __________.
A. there were no comets in the sky
B. Chinese astronomers first observed Halley’s comet
C. Halley was born in London, England
D. Halley’s Comet did not appear in the sky
Question 48: Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Halley’s Comet can be seen from Earth with naked eyes.
B. Halley’s prediction of the comet’s re-appearance in 1758 was right.
C. He observed the comet of 1682 and named it “Helley’s Comet.”
D. The comets of 1531, 1607 and 1682 were, in fact, the same comet.
Question 49: Edmond Hailey made the first accurate map of__________.
A. the stars.
B. England
C. the Earth’s orbits
D. the Southern Hemisphere
Question 50: The Earth also travels__________.
A. around Hailey’s comet
B. every 77 years.
C. around the Sun.
D. around the Moon.


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