Đề thi học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 11 Sở GD-ĐT Vĩnh Phúc năm 2015

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Before man had appeared in space it was thought that his physical and mental capabilities might be (1)______ by long periods of weightlessness, and that he might be endangered by high levels of radiation. Yuri Gagarin's first (2)______ flight in April 1961 showed that man could live in space and, although this (3)______ only lasted for 108 minutes, it gave encouragement to those interested in the future of manned space flight. In fact most of the early fears about man's health in space have proved (4)______, and although several odd medical effects have been observed, none has seriously affected man's ability for useful work.

The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Medals are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1951. The Asian Games are dominated by the People's Republic of China.

Competitors are entered by a National Olympic Committee (NOC) to represent their country of citizenship. National anthems and flags accompany the medal ceremonies, and tables showing the number of medals won by each country are widely used. In general only recognized nations are represented, but a few non-sovereign countries are allowed to take part. The special case of Taiwan was handled by having it compete as Chinese Taipei, due to the political status of Taiwan.