Choose the correct meaning of the following words or phrases.. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each sentence.1... Read the following passage and
Trang 1Exercise 2 Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Exercise 3 Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (Further practice)
Exercise 4 Choose the correct meaning of the following words or phrases
1 pedestrian: A a person who flies a plane B a person who sails a boat C a person who goes on
foot
2 cyclist: A a person who rides a bike B a person who goes by air C a person who wears a
helmet
3 motorist: A a person who give a signal B a person who cross the road
C a person who drives a motorbike
4 crossroad: A a place where two people meet B a place where two bridges meet
C a place where two roads meet and cross each other
5 road user: A anyone who uses a road B anyone who uses a car
C anyone who uses a motorbike
6 rush hour: A the time when people are travelling to or from work and the roads are crowded
B the time when people meet each other
C the time when the festival happens
Exercise 5 Complete the sentences with the words from the box
1 We were stuck in a _for an hour this morning.
2 Go straight to the second _ and then turn left.
3 The roads and streets always become crowded in _.
4 You mustn’t turn right when you see the _of No right turn.
5 For your _, we recommend you keep your seatbelt fastened during the flight.
6 My brother is learning to fly the planes He wants to become a _.
Exercise 7 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1 You can go when the traffic lights turn _
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2 A person who is driving a motorbike on the road is called _
3 You should _ a helmet when you ride a bike or motorbike.
4 He was injured because he didn’t _ the seat belt
5 It is important for a road user to _ traffic rules
6 Cyclists must always keep both hands on the _
7 You don’t _ the road when the traffic lights turn red.
8 He is driving his car She mustn’t go on the _.
9 Pedestrians are walking across the street at the _ crossing.
10 All _ for flight VN124 please proceed to gate 5.
11 He is driving so fast: he may endanger other _.
12 He forgot to give a _ before he turned left and got a ticket.
13 If people _ the rules, there are no more accidents.
14 It is about 300 meters _ my house to the bus stop.
15 John often goes to school _ with his friends.
16 _ 500 metres from my house to the market.
17 _ is it from the bus station to the hospital?
18 Is there a café _ here?
19 It’s not very far from their villa _ the city center.
20 It is raining You _ wear your rain coat.
21 She _ come home too late last night Her parents were so worried about her.
22 Most of my classmates go to school _ bicycle
23 He shouldn’t _ so fast to avoid accidents.
24 Hoa should exercise _ to keep fit.
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26 _ does your mother often go to work? - By bus.
27 We must always obey traffic rules _ our safety
28 You should look right and left when you go _ the road.
29 _ is not very far from here to the city center.
30 We should _ the street at the zebra crossing.
Exercise 8 Circle the correct option in brackets.
1 The post office is very (near/ far) my house.
2 She is ill She (should/ shouldn’t) go to the beach.
3 How far (it is/ is it) from the bus stop to your school?
4 (It is/ They are) 6 kilometres from here.
5 Is her place is very far (to/ from) your place?
6 He (should/ shouldn’t) fasten the seatbelt when he is in car.
7 How (far/ long) does it take to get there by bike?
8 It takes (he/ him) 15 minutes to walk to school.
9 Nha Trang is (about/ very) 450 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City,
10 It is not very far It is only 300 (metre/ metres) from my house.
Exercise 9 Complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t
1 You look tired You _ go to bed early.
2 She is gaining weight fast She _ eat less.
3 It’s a very dangerous area You _ go there
4 If you drank, you _ drive your car.
5 The road is bumpy You _ drive carefully.
6 Students _ listen to their teacher.
7 He _ smoke a lot because it’s not good for his health.
8 You _ drive on the pavement It’s for pedestrians
9 The film is very interesting You _ watch it.
10 Her mother is in hospital She _ visit her.
Exercise 12 Underline the mistake and rewrite the correct sentence Write T if it’s correct.
1 How far is from your house to the nearest restaurant? _
2 It is at 2 kilometers from my house to La Villa French restaurant _
3 How far is it from your university and my university? _
4 It is not far from my university to yours _
5 How far is it from here to our destination _
6 How far it is from our school to the camp site? _
7 Its not far from our school to the camp site? _
8 How far is it at the train station to the nearest drugstore? _
Exercise 1 Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
Who are the best drivers? According to a recent survey, young and inexperienced drivers are the most likely to have an accident Older drivers are more careful Young men have the worst accident records of all They often choose faster cars with bigger engines One of the most interesting facts in
Trang 4the survey is that passengers have an effect on the driver When young male drivers have their friends in car, their driving becomes worse When their wife or girlfriends is in the car, however, their driving is better But this is not true for women Their driving is more dangerous when their
husband or boyfriend is in the car However, if their small children are riding in the car, they drive
more slowly and safely
1 According to the survey, who are the most likely to have an accident?
A Young and inexperienced drivers B Old and inexperienced drivers
2 Who have an effect on the drivers?
3 When young male drivers have their wife or girlfriend in the car, they drive _.
4 The word “they” in the last sentence refers to _.
Stuck in traffic
Richard Ryan is stuck in traffic There must be an accident somewhere up ahead because he’s been sitting in the same spot for the last few minutes The cars aren’t moving at all It looks like it’s going
to be another slow commute.
Even though he left his house early to beat the traffic, if the cars don’t start to move soon, Richard
will be late for a very important meeting He has to meet with some lawyers who advising his company on a construction project Richard is the president of a big company It he’s late, he won’t get in trouble, but he hates to be late for anything
1 What is Richard’s problem now?
2 In paragraph 1, the word “commute” is closest in meaning to _.
3 In paragraph 2, what does it mean by “to beat the traffic”?
D to move slowly
4 In can be inferred from the second paragraph that _.
C Richard is hiring a groups of lawyer for his company D Richard has a trouble working with the lawyer
5 Richard hates _.
A traffic jams B working with the lawyers C being late for things D driving his car
Exercise 6 Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.
SAFETY TIPS FOR BUS PASSENGERS
Always maintain a queue while waiting for a bus
Never stand on queue on the middle (1) _ the road At the time of boarding a bus do not try to run
or chasing the bus Once you are inside the bus (2) a seat and hold firmly on the handrail if you are standing
Never try to board an overcrowded bus Avoid (3) _ inside of a bus because your high-pitch noise may distract the attention of the driver and it could lead to a major
(4) _ accident
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Exercise 7 Read and choose the correct word to complete the dialogue
Nga
:
(1) _ does your father work, Mai?
Mai
:
He works in a factory (2) _ Binh Duong
Nga
:
How (3) _ is it from your house?
Mai
:
It’s (4) _ 15 kilometers
Nga
:
Oh, it’s very far How (5) _ he go to work?
Mai
:
He goes (6) _ motorbike
Nga
:
How much time does it take (7) _ to get there?
Mai
:
About one hour Is your father’s company far (8) _ your house?
Nga
:
Not very far It takes him (9) _ ten minutes to get there by car
Mai
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Oh, it’s very (10) _ your house Your father is so happy!
Exercise 2 Rearrange the words or phrases to make sentences.
1 is / 3 km / It / about / from / my home / to the school
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2 not very far / is / It / from / your place / to the downtown
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3 to the post office / about / is / It / 500m / from / the cinema
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4 does / How long / it / you / cycle / to / to / take / school?
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5 has to / wear / A man / while driving / a shirt / in/ Thailand