Part A : Reading Test (40 Marks)Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it:Neil A. Armstrong commanded the Gemini 8 mission and became the first human to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo 11. He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and a Master of Science degree from the University of Southern California. Armstrong joined the Navy and flew as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952. In 1955 he joined the National Advisory committee for Flight propulsion Laboratory and later was transferred to the high speed flight station at Edwards Air Force Base. California, as a civilian pilot for NACA and NASA. Among the aircraft he tested was the x-15 rocket plane. On July 16, 1969. Apollo 11, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldine and Mike Collins departed for the moon. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldine landed their lunar Module in the moon’s Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong and the Aldine stepped onto the surface and became the first human to leave their footprints in the lunar dust. They explored the surface and gathered moon rocks for over two hours. The next day they fired off the surface and rejoined Collins in the orbiting mother ship.1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives: 5i ...... is a person who files an aircrafta. Navy b. Flight man c. Lunar d. Advisorii. What dies the phrase the ‘Sea of Tranquility’ mean?a. Perennial source of peaceb. Eternal tranquilityc. Perpetual peace d. Overall peace(iii)Neil Armstrong received his ...... degree from the University of Southern California.a. MS b. PhD c. Post Graduation d. Graduationiv. Neil Armstrong hailed from——-a. Chicago b. Ohio c. California d. the moonv. The moon was conquered ——a. in the 18th century     b. in the 19th centuryc. in the 20th century     d. in the 21st century2. Write whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer:    5a. Apollo 11 was the name of a planetb. Astronauts spent only two hours on the moon.c. Collins never landed on the moon.d. Landing on the moon is a mere incidente. The commander of the Gemini 8 mission served as a naval aviator for the three years.3. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary:5historic   stepped  proves  durationfurther  triumph  accompanied   launchedtrifle   success   fellow    differentThe three astronauts (a) .. their mission to conquer the moon. Receiving higher education from (b) .. institutions and having (c) .. from high speed flight station. Armstrong successfully landed on the moon. It was not a (d) ........ success for human. In this (e) .. journey Buzz Aldine (f) .. him. In their two hours (g) ..they gathered rocks and took it to the earth for (h) ...research. Landing on the moon (i) ... that man can (j) ... over anything if he wishes.  4. Read the passage in ‘A’ again. Write a paragraph based on the information about “Landing on the moon. Use the clues in the box below. The paragraph should not exceed 70 words:5  Orbit victory birthplace departuremothership explore.5. Answer the following questions in your own words:    5What is Gemini 8?What did the astronauts depart for the moon?Why did the astronauts collect moon rocks?Why didn’t Collins step on the moon?How was their mission successfully ended?6. Fill in each gap with a suitable word of your own based on the information from the text in ‘A’: 5There are some glorious events in the (a) ...of mankind. This type of glory never (b) .... Landing on the moon is such an event as has ushered in a new (c) ...  Now man is (d) .. of building houses on the moon. This has become (e) .. only for the endless (f) .. of some men. They are (g) ... Neil Armstrong. Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins. Their names are (h) ...in the history. They are (i) .. unfolded in human (j) ..  .7. Read the passage in ‘A’ again. Imagine you are Neil Armstrong. Now write in about 70-80 words how you made the historic journey to the moon:58. Read the passage in ‘A’ again. Now write the main ideas of the passage in your own words in not more then five sentences:5Part B: Vocabulary Test (20 marks)9. Fill in each gap with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. Use them in the right form.10administer  bless  interfere  voting  when speaking  establish  property  has  certain    take  haveA good citizen is a (a) ..for my country. We know, a citizen has certain rights and privileges. For example he has a right to security of life and (b) .. and protection of law (c) ..necessary. The state is bound to give him such protection. He has right to (d) ...as he pleases and the state should not (e) ...with his freedom of speech. But he must not say any thing that goes against the (f) ...laws of his land. He (g) .. a natural right (h) .. a hand in (i) ...of the affairs of his country. But he mustn’t do anything that troubles the (j) .. .10. Fill in the blanks using appropriate words. 10It is the (a) ...of every one to (b) ..up the position and power. There is no (c) .. passion in the world which is so (d) ... as the love of power. Man always (e) ... After power. Power is the source of all strength. Man tries his best to (f) .... it. However. (g) ..... of desire for power leads to disaster. But people always (h) ....after this power. Sometimes powerful nation or society is society is (i) .. by this passion. They want to (j) ...the smaller and weak neighbors.Part C: Writing Test (40 Marks)11. Read the following table and make ten sentences:    10  12. Rearrange the following sentence according to the sequence and re-write them in a paragraph.                                             a.     The crow at last thought of a plan to get rid of its enemy.b.     It stole an expensive necklace of the princess from the royal place and dropped it into the snake’s hole after scattering a few rubies here and there.      c.     A snake lived in a hole at the foot of a tree.  d.     The king became very angry at the loss and sent out men to look for the necklace.       e.     High up on its branches was the nest of a crow.       f.     In this way the snake ate up three of the chicks.      g.     The crow had four young chicks in its nest.     h.     In course of time they noticed the scattered rubies near the hole.      i.     Whenever the crow would leave the nest to bring food for its chicks, the snake would climb up and eat one.     j.     They dug the hole, killed the snake and took the necklace.        13. Write a paragraph on “Environment Pollution” :     1014. Write a letter to your friend thanking him/her for the nice birthday present:     10Or, Write a composition in about  200 words on “Your Future Plan”ANSWER:1:  Q. 1; (i+b), (ii+c), (iii+a), (iv+b), (v+c).3.(a) launched,(b) different, (c) success, (d) trifle, (e) historic, (f) accompanied, (g) duration, (h) furthers, (i) proves, (j) triumph.6. (a)history,(b) ends/fades, (c) era, (d) thinking, (e) possible, (f) endeavor, (g) named, (h) written, (i) ever/always, (j) history.Q.9. (a) blessing, (b) property, (c) when, (d) speak, (e) interfere, (f) established, (g) has, (h) to take, (i) establishing, (j) administrationQ.10. (a) instinct, (b) climb, (c) other, (d) strong, (e) hankers, (f0 achieve, (g) excess, (h) run, (i) dominated, (j) dominate.12. 1. c 2.e  3.g  4.i  5.f  6.a  7.b  8.d  9.h  10.j