C - BÀI TẬP LUYỆN TẬP

Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.

1. A. obligation B. congestion C. recommendation D. legislation

2. A. passenger B. zebra C. pedestrian D. measure

3. A. license B. illegal C. traffic D. prohibit

4. A. says B. breakfast C. many D. quay

5. A. pilot B. gridlock C. crossing D. contact

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.

1. A. gridlock B. legal C. obey D. careless

2. A. congestion B. traffic C. abandon D. illegal

3. A. information B. legislation C. necessary D. economic

4. A. police B. secure C. safety D. correct

5. A. license   B. permit C. allow D. abide

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer

1. When we were small, we used to go to school ____________ foot, although the school was very far away.

A. by B. in C. on D. with

2. Traffic lights are placed at road ____________ and crossings with their different colors telling drivers what to do.

A. intersections B. sections  C. lanes  D. platforms

3. Congestion experienced by ____________ can increase stress from driving in stop-and-go traffic.

A. passer-by B. commuters C. witnesses D. traffic

4. You can communicate your driving intentions to other drivers by using the turn ____________ on your car.

A. signs  B. buttons  C. signals  D. flashes

5. When we ____________ a double-decker bus, the children always want to sit upstairs.

A. go on  B. go off  C. drive  D. travel

6. It is suggested that passengers keep their seat belt ____________ throughout the flight.

A. tightened B. fastened  C. locked  D. fixed

7. When driving, you should maintain a safe ____________ from the vehicle in front of you.

A. distance  B. speed C. sign  D. length

8. Buses are not very ____________. Sometimes they come every ten minutes, then other times you have to wait for twenty minutes.

A. punctual  B. timely  C. in time  D. instant

Exercise 4: Provide the correct tense of the verbs with used to, be used to or get used to.

1. European drivers find it difficult to (drive) ____________ on the left when they visit Britain.

2. His father (walk) ____________ two miles a day - now he doesn't exercise at all!

3. I (drive) ____________ as I have had my driving license almost a year now.

4. In my first three weeks in that Asian country, I (not/ use) ____________ chopsticks to pick food, which was quite inconvenient.

5. I've only been at this company a couple of months. I (still/ not) ____________ how they do things round here.

6. See that building there? I (go) ____________ to school there, but now it's an amusement park.

7. When I first arrived in this neighborhood, I (not/ live) ____________ in a bungalow. I had always lived in apartment buildings before.

8. When Yoko went to live in France, she (live) ____________ there very quickly. She's a very open-minded person.

9. Whenever my friends invited me to a fancy restaurant, I (not/ go) ____________ with them, but now I enjoy it.

10. Working till 10 p.m. isn't a problem. I (finish) ____________ late. I did it in my last job too.

Exercise 5: Provide the correct form of the word given.

1. The ____________ lost control of his car when the brakes failed, and it went at full speed down the hill.  DRIVE

2. Many people took part in the region’s biggest ____________ race. CYCLIST

3. It’s ____________ to drive through a red light.  LEGAL

4. The death rate for ____________ hit by cars is unacceptably high.  PEDESTRIAL

5. Residents who ____________ traffic rules will be heavily punished. OBEY

6. Major airports will need new runways to relieve ____________. CONGEST

7. NY City has announced a ____________ on smoking on buses. PROHIBIT

8. The damage couldn’t have been caused ____________. ACCIDENT