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GLOBAL SUCCESS 8 HỌC KỲ II Trang 3 D. Peter wanted to know did Anna enjoy reading books. Read the following sign or notice and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 29: What does the sign mean? A. Only pets with short fur are allowed here. B. No pets are allowed here unless you have permission. C. Only big pets are allowed, small pets are not allowed D. Pets and other animals are not allowed here. Question 30: What does Mark want to do? A. Borrow some money B. Travel home with Jim C. Invite Jim to visit him D. Hire Mark’s Mom Home 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 following questions from 31 to 36. THE INNER PLANETS Planets are large bodies that rotate around the sun. The inner planets, or terestrial planets, are the four planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. Even though these planets are all small and rocky, they have differences than they have things in common. Because Mercury is the closest to the sun, the side that faces the sun gets as hot as 427 Celsius. At the same time, the side that faces away from the sun is a freezing -173 Celsius .The extreme temperatures alone make it a very unlikely place for life. With an atmosphere too thin for human breathing, it’s obvious that people won’t be living on Mercury any time soon. The next planet from the sun is Venus. Below clouds of sulfuric gas lies 96% carbon dioxide atmosphere. That might be nice for a plant, since a plant “ breathes” carbon dioxide, but not for a person. If you managed to survive the atmosphere, the surface of the planet is hot enough to melt solid metal. Venus has temperature that is maintained at 462 Celsius, no matter where you go on the planet. You are probably most familiar with Earth because it is your home planet. It has the perfect conditions for life. Earth’s atmosphere and oceans help contro; the trickiest part of making a planet life- friendly: temperature. Earth is the only planet known to have liquid water. Mars is the fourth farthest from the sun. Some people think it may be possible for life to exist there. Although scientists have not been able to find actual water on Mars, there seems to be evidence of water erosions on its surface. Its canyons and mountains are very similar to those found on Earth .The main difference is that there is no plant life. Some sicentists believe that Mars may have been very much like Earth until something happened that made the water supply evaporate. Question 31: What is the main idea of the passage? A. All planets have similar atmosphere B. The inner planets have unique features and conditions C. Life exists on Mercury and Mars D. The Sun controls the weather on Earth Question 32: Which word is CLOSEST in meaning to “maintained”? A. Created B. conserved C. increased D. destroyed Question 33: Which word is OPPOSITE in meaning to “freezing”? A. Cold B. Hot C. Cool D. Chilly