1. reading. Read the text and answer the question. Cliмате in the usa

1.    What did mankind always dream about?

2.    When did this dream become reality?

3.    When was the spaceship «Vostok» launched?

4.    Was Yuri Gagarin the first man to overcome gravitation and orbit the Earth?

5.    As what day did the 12th of April go down in history?

6.    What has there been in the course of space exploration?

7.    What did this period see?

8.    Enumerate the stages of manned space flight programmes.

9.    What opened up a new period of space exploration?

10.    What calls have there been recently?
2. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER.

1. A: Are you going to complain to the police?

B: Yes, that is _______.

A) what I have done B) what I’m going to doC) what I was going to do D) what I would do

2. He _______ to me that he had written a new book.

A) told B) tells C) has said D) said

3. She said _______ to walk back home.

A) she’d rather B) she’d preferC) she’d better D) she has got

4. I knew that _______ would be difficult.

A) their coming B) they would comeC) they came D) they were coming

5. It is important that _______ the bilateral talks.

A) he attend B) he attendsC) he attended D) he’ll attend

6. We urge that the plans _______.

A) not approved B) not be approvedC) not to be approved D) won’t be approved

7. We now insist that all cars _____ seat belts to reduce the death toll.

A) to have B) will have C) have had D) have

8. _______ makes visiting him very difficult.

A) The fact that he is very busyB) The reason why he is very busy

C) What I know is that he is very busyD) It is a fact that he is very busy

9. _______ was clear from his letter.

A) He was angryB) He resented being treated rudely

C) That he was not interestedD) What I knew

10. The fact that the experts say stagnation will continue for sometime _______.

A) industry will suffer a lotB) we should be prepared for higher inflation

C) is annoyingD) we cannot avoid it