IV.

Americans love automobiles. We love to drive them. We don’t want anyone telling us what kind of car to buy or how much to drive it. Forty years ago, most Americans drove big cars that used a lot of gas. The gas shortage of the 1970s didn’t change Americans driving habits much. What did change was the way automobiles were built. Automakers began making cars smaller and lighter. They built smaller and more efficient engines.

In 1973, there were 102 million cars on the road. Today, there are more than 137 million cars. There are more cars being driven more miles than ever before. Forty-eight percent of the passenger vehicles sold in 2009 were sport utility vehicles and light trucks. With the recent fluctuations in fuel prices, however, demand for these big vehicles has dropped, while demand for hybrids and fuel-efficient vehicles has increased.

36. Big cars in America used to consume much gas four decades ago.

A. True        B. False

37. The shortage of gas started in America in 1970.

A. True        B. False

38. Automakers reduce the sizes of cars.

A. True        B. False

39. There are fewer cars on the roads today than before.

A. True        B. False

40. More people want to buy light trucks recently

A. True        B. False

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IX. Read the passage carefully, and decide whether the sentences are True or False.

            Our school has a model club. The members of the club try to make water rockets. The students taking part in the club love discovering new things and learning science subjects. A water rocket doesn’t cost you much. You can use the things you have used such as empty bottles, old tyres of bicycles. The model has two main parts: the base and the rocket. The pump in the base is made up of water pipes and it can increase the pressure of water. The rocket made from empty bottles should have blades in its tail and a pointed head. These parts help the water go in the correct path as the members have planned. When we use the pump to increase the pressure of water, the rocket will take off and fly into the air. Our school club has just won the first prize on making water rockets.

1.The members of the model club have a love of science.                              ____________

2.You can use old things to make water rockets.                                           ____________

3.It is expensive to make water rockets.                                                         ____________

4.The high pressure of water can make the models fly.                                  ____________

5.We cannot control the water rockets at all.                                                 ____________

2…Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) or False (B).

ROOM FOR ART

Why do we teach art in school? Many believe that art is the only subject where children are able to express their “creativity” or “release their feelings”. Others believe that art helps student learn better. Still others think that the primary benefit of art is to provide children with something “fun”.

The arts involve so many different areas. Art can be creating pottery, singing, playing an instrument, painting a picture, ballet dancing, poetry reading or acting and drama. Art is much more than just drawing a picture with crayons.

There are many different ways to incorporate the arts in the schools. Some schools can allow professional artists to come on and share their talents and skill with the students. When finished learning about a specific art, students can share what they have learnt in a performance or an exhibit.

41. The most important benefit of teaching art at school is to help children become an artist.

A. True                          B. False

42. The only form of art taught at school is drawing a picture.

A. True                          B. False

43. Children can learn to play a musical instrument in an art lesson at their school.

A. True                          B. False

44. Only art teacher at school is allowed to teach art to children.

A. True                          B. False

45 Children can display their paintings at an exhibition at their school.

A. True                          B. False

Read the passage carefully and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F):

With millions of jobs set to be replaced by changes in technology, we may not be able to stop the rise of robots and automation. The robots are coming. We can see the enormous strides that technology makes each year and the jobs taken over by automation. Yes, believe or not, there really are robots performing surgeries on humans. Robot – assisted surgery can give surgeons more precise control over their instruments and an improved view of what are they doing.

Computer systems are becoming incredibly good at performing multi – faceted tasks. Take autonomous cars which can be classified as robotic vehicles. Driving would fit all the criteria for a complicated task that only humans should be able to perform, yet we have autonomous cars increasingly racking up the miles collision free. In the game – playing arena, we are seeing machines beat the previously unbeatable professional players and generally encroaching on skills that once belonged to humans alone. All these technologies eventually can be integrated into robots. Are we close to the tipping point where humans become redundant in many sectors?

According to a recent survey, four million jobs in the British private sector could be replaced by robots in the next decade. That would impact on 15 percent of the current workforce and would have much the same impact in Ireland. Of course, new opportunities will come along, particularly ones which require strong cognitive and social skills, but this really means that people will have to become more human.

1. We cannot put a stop on technology innovation.

2. Robotic systems can help surgeons increase precision.

3. Computer systems are only capable of carrying out multiple simple tasks.

4. Driving task is so complex that it can’t be performed by an autonomous vehicle.

5. Self – driving cars can travel miles without accident.

6. People in many sectors have lost their jobs because of automation.

7. In the next ten years, robots could take over four million jobs in the British private sector.

8. In the future, people will just do the jobs that require strong cognitive and social skills.

Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) or False (B).

Types of film

Adventure

Do you like thrilling stories that take you to wondrous places? They are similar to action films but the action may be less and more weight will be given to experiences.

Crime and Gangster Films

Such films trace the lives of fictional and true criminals, gangs or mobsters. Serial killer films may be included here.

Drama films

They are sensible movies with a strong plot. Dramas depict true stories or real-like situations. The character development is not-worthy.

Musicals/Dance films

These are entertaining films that are based on full scale scores or song and dance. They can either be delightful, light-hearted films for the whole family (i.e. The Sound of Music) or contain a dark aspect (Sweeney Todd) that is explored through music.

(Adapted from http://tune4mac.over-blog.com)

36. Adventure films are the same as action films.

A. True            B. False

37. All of the characters in Crime and Gangster Films are not real

A. True            B. False

38. A true stories from day-to-day life can be found in Drama films.

A. True            B. False

39. There are many songs and dances in musical films.

A. True            B. False

40. Musical films always have a happy ending.

A. True            B. False

Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) or False (B).

In Vietnam, family meals with many traditional Vietnamese foods have been one of the unique cultural features. Up to now, the family meals are higher appreciated when people are getting busier with their business. In some big cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, parents are always busy. They get up early in the morning and take their children to school before going to work. The children study and have lunch at school and the parents usually work and eat lunch at offices. Therefore, dinner becomes the most important meal of the day for most of the families in Vietnam because it connects family members together and helps them share a meal and talk together after a hard day.

(Source: http://vietnamesefood.com.vn/vietnamese-food/traditional-vietnamese-food/traditional-vietnamese-family-meals-html)

41. Dinner is the most important meal of all families in Vietnam

A. True                                    B. False

42. Meals with traditional food play an important role in Vietnamese culture.

A. True                                    B. False

43. Children in big cities in Vietnam usually have lunch at school

A. True                                    B. False

44. When people become busier with their work, family meals are less appreciated.

A. True                                    B. False

45. Having dinner together helps family members become closer.

A. True                                    B. False

Exercise 4:

Read the text and decide whether the statements are TRUE, FALSE or DOESN’T SAY.

CouchSurfing – a different kind of travel experience
by Emma Jackson

I love travelling abroad, but two years ago I didn’t have much cash to spend on my holiday. At first, I was planning to go camping again, but then a friend suggested an alternative: CouchSurfing. I had no idea what that was, so she explained. ‘CouchSurfers’ are people who stay as guests in other people’s homes for free, and visit the sights in the local area. You can do the things that most tourists do, like sunbathing on the beach or sightseeing in the town centre. Or your host could give you a language lesson, teach you how to cook local delicacies, or take you to places that visitors never find. It sounded much more fun than my other holidays, so I joined the website and sent emails to about twenty hosts in France and Spain right away.

A few days later, I already had ten replies. After a week or two of emails, I made arrangements with four hosts in three different cities. I’m quite talkative and they seemed very friendly, so I wasn’t concerned about spending time with strangers. Two weeks later, I was arriving in Paris, and meeting my first host, Claudette.

Over the next ten days, I stayed in four very different homes, improved my foreign languages, and made some great new friends. Sometimes the places where I stayed were basic –a sofa to sleep on, or even just a floor, but sometimes they were luxurious – much nicer than the hostels that I usually go to. I think it was probably the cheapest and most interesting holiday I’ve ever had!

I’ve done CouchSurfing again twice since then: in Italy, and here in the UK. I’ll definitely do it again. In fact, I’m going on a trip to South America next year. And I’ve had five visitors at my place, including Claudette. I’ve discovered that hosting is as much fun as exploring a new place. CouchSurfing is a fantastic experience. Try it some time!

IV. Read the following passage and then decide whether the sentences are true or false according to the passage

Our planet Earth is one of nine planets revolving around the sun, a fairly small and ordinary star, which lies in the outer areas of the Milky Way Galaxy. There are about 250 billion stars in our galaxy, and billions of galaxy in universe. People have always wondered about the possibility of intelligent life forms on other planets. In recent years, this has become serious scientific speculation. Some scientists believe that there must be large numbers of stars with planets which could support living intelligent beings. Perhaps we shall never know. The nearest star is 4.3 light years away. A light year is the distance covered by light (travelling al almost 300,000 kilometers a second), in one year. It would take the fastest Earth spacecraft about 40,000 years to reach the nearest star. For a number of years radio telescopes have been trying to pick up signals from outer space, so far without success. There are, however, millions of possible radio frequencies, and there is no reason why a completely alien civilization should not use a different type of communication, such as X-rays or even a type of wave we have not yet discovered. Suppose contacts were made with beings 300 light years away. By the lime we had sent our reply, and received their response the earth would be 600 years older. It would be an interesting, but rather slow moving conversation!

1. Nine planets but the Earth move around the sun.

2. Scientists doubt if there is intelligent life on other planets.

3. It wouldn’t be possible for the very person who sent a message to even the nearest star to receive a reply from it.

4. The universe is immense.

5. We still haven’t received any signals from outer space.