Lesson 4 Declaration of the Founding Convention of the Mars Society
Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
challenge
1. Swimming across the channel is a c
e to most people. It is no easy job after
all.
evidence
2. There was no e
e of Jason’s being involved in the case.
recently
3. “How have you been r
y?” “Never better.”
aroused
4. The professor’s casual and improper remarks usually a
sed a lot of criticism.
branch
5. In order to run its business abroad, our company set up a b
h in Hong Kong.
benefit
6. Modern people b
t a lot from new technology, which helps save time, money
and energy.
declaration 7. May and Billy made a written d
n of their engagement in the newspaper.
extend
8. Mr. Richardson hoped to e
d his visa to spend more time in London.
intelligence 9. Peter is a boy of high i
e; he must have a high IQ.
reveal
10. Tina said she had to keep her promise and refused to r
l the secret to us.
Grammar and Usage
Choose the best answer to each question.
A 1. In America, some people were Muslims, Buddhists, Christians,
D
D
A
C
D
D
in no religion.
(A) while
(B) what
(C) whether
(D) when
2. He shows a strong
others believe
in sports.
(A) to interest
(B) interested
(C) interesting
(D) interest
3. Robinson Crusoe
is a great literary work.
(A) that you adore very much
(B) which you bought
(C) ,that your aunt gave to you,
(D) ,which made you enjoy so much,
4. We are required to introduce ourselves
.
(A) in turn
(B) to turn out
(C) by turns
(D) taking turns
5. Working hard is the key
success.
(A) for
(B) on
(C) to
(D) at
6. He explained the reason
his failure to get the car back.
(A) why
(B) that
(C) what
(D) for
7.
that you are so unhappy about that, I will ask someone else to do it.
(A) For
(B) Since
B
B
(C) Although
(D) Given
8. Though Mars is distant, we are
better prepared today to send humans to Mars
than we were to travel to the Moon at the beginning of the space age.
(A) a lot of
(B) even
(C) farther
(D) more
9. If this evidence
, this would show that the origin of life may not be unique to
Earth.
(A) is found
(B) were found
(C) was found
(D) found
A
10. We should carry forward as much of the best of our age
(A) as possible
(B) as is possible
(C) as possible as we can
(D) as can as possible
.
Cloze Test
Choose the best answers.
Mars is a world with a surface area equal to all the lands of Earth
(1) , and it has all the
things needed to support not only life. It is a New World, filled with history, waiting to be created
by a new branch of human civilization
(2) . We must go to Mars to make that potential a
reality. We must go, not for us,
(3)
for a people who are yet to be. We must do it for the
Martians.
(4)
therefore that the exploration and settlement of Mars is one of the greatest human
(5)
in our time, we have gathered to found this Mars Society,
(6)
that even the best
ideas for human action must be planned, advocated, and achieved
(7)
hard work. We call
upon all other like-minded people to join us in this great enterprise. No nobler cause has ever been.
We shall not rest
(8)
it succeeds.
C
1. (A) combining
(B) to combine
(C) combined
(D) to be combined
A 2. (A) not yet born
(B) yet not born
(C) born not yet
(D) born yet not
B 3. (A) and
(B) but
(C) or
(D) to be
A 4. (A) Believing
(B) Believed
(C) To believe
(D) Being believed
D 5. (A) possible endeavors
(B) endeavors likely
(C) endeavors probable
(D) endeavors possible
B 6. (A) understand
(B) understanding
(C) to understand
(D) understood
B
A
7. (A) with
8. (A) until
(B) through
(B) when
(C) at
(C) to
(D) in
(D) after
Writing Practice
A. Sentence Completion
1. The following declaration was signed by all the members at its founding convention,
B
.
2. A journey to Mars, a greater and nobler challenge than any that humans have ever faced before,
A
.
3. It has become easier for us to understand why National Taiwan University, one of the best
universities in Taiwan,
E
.
(A) will join the peoples of the world together
(B) which was held in a suburban city of Taipei
(C) while leaving the worst behind
(D) waiting to be created by a new branch of human civilization not yet born
(E) has much to do with these great achievements
B. Translation
1. 一般相信火星將會變成一個適合人類生存的地方。
It is believed that Mars will become a place suitable for people’s living.
2. 我們必須去，不是為我們自己，而是為了終究將會出現的新人類。
We must go, not for us, but for a people who are yet to be.
3. 一直到我讀了你的信我才知道全部的事實。（It was...that...）
It was not until I had read your letter that I understood the whole truth.