I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that complete the following sentences
1. Trinh’s pen is red. ………… is black.
A. I B. My C. Mine D. Mine pen
2. They arrived ………… a car at 8 a.m. this morning.
A. in B. on C. by D. with
3. One day in the future, human ………… to Mars
A. will travel B. will be travelling C. is travelling D. travelled
4. We just wear ………… on our back and we can fly.
A. a metro B. a skytrain C. a jetpack D. a teleporter
5. ………… has one wheel and is very easy to fall.
A. Hover scooter B. Monowheel C. Bicycle D. Driverless car
6. They ………… the boat out into the middle of the river.
A. pedaled B. functioned C. sailed D. drove
7. People can ………… on the Dead Sea because the water there is very salty.
A. flop B. float C. crash D. cycle
8. This morning I couldn’t go to work in time because of the ………… roads
A. heavy B. crowd C. gridlocked D. traffic jam
9. My friend has a 3-year-old brother. The boy in this picture is ………… younger brother.
A. her B. hers C. she D. the
10. Next year, we ………… and soon get jobs.
A. will graduate B. will be graduated C. will be graduating D. won’t be graduated
II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
11. A. wheel B. sweep C. heat D. beard
12. A. stop B. helicopter C. metro D. chocolate
13. A. behind B. hour C. horse D. hide
III. Choose the word which has the different main stress from the rest.
14. A. answer B. sentence C. return D. open
15. A. magazine B. information C. revision D. electronic
IV. Read the following passage and do as required
Technology is developing rapidly and there have been many interesting transport inventions. Here are some of them.
Organic Transit Elf is a three-wheeled vehicle. It travels at 32 kph. It runs by solar energy or pedaling. The vehicle can protect people from the sun, rain and other elements. However, it depends a lot on the weather. It costs about $5,000. I think it's too expensive.
The Ryno is a one-wheeled electric motorcycle. Just shift your body weight forward to go forward or lean back to stop or slow down. There's also a hand brake. You can ride it anywhere and with just a little bit of practice, nearly anybody can ride it. In my opinion, it's a convenient, environment-friendly vehicle.
Hovertrax is the world's first portable, double-wheeled, self-balancing electric scooter. It's controlled by shifting the body weight. Stand on the foot platform and lean forward to move forward. Lean back to stop or move backward. Shift more weight to one foot to turn. One problem is that it can be only used on a smooth surface. Personally, I think when using it, there is risk of injury, especially for children.
Which invention do you prefer to use in the future? I'm sure it will be very interesting to try one of them.
Task 1. Match the words/ phrases with their corresponding meanings.
16. Pedalling | a. xe máy điện một bánh |
17. one-wheeled electronic motorcycle | b. thay đổi, di chuyển |
18. shift | c. tự cân bằng |
19. hand brake | d. đạp bàn đạp |
20. self-balancing | e. phanh tay |
21. foot platform | f. xe máy điện, xe hẩy điện |
22. smooth surface | g. bề mặt nhẵn |
23. electric scooter | h. bục đứng |
Task 2. True (T) /False (F) / Not Given (NG)
24. Among the three vehicles, the Organic Transit Elf is the fastest one. ______
25. We can't use Organic Transit Elf when it rains. ______
26. Both the Ryno and Hovertrax are controlled by shifting the body weight. ______
27. It's not difficult to ride a Ryno. ______
28. We can ride a Hovertrax anywhere. ______
Task 3: Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
29. ________ has the most wheels.
A. Organic Transit Elf B. Ryno C. Hovertrax
30. We need to lean back to ________ the Ryno.
A. move backward B. slow down C. Both A & B are correct.
31. The writer thinks ________ is an eco-friendly vehicle.
A. Organic Transit Elf B. Ryno C. Hovertrax
32. We often stand when using ________.
A. Organic Transit Elf B. Ryno C. Hovertrax
33. Hovertrax is ________ in the world.
A. the first portable electric scooter B. the newest invention C. the most dangerous vehicle
1D
2A
3C
4C
5B
6D
7D
8B
9A
10D