A. A desire to invent a modern means of transport.
B. An imaginary means of transport in a cartoon series.
C. A magic gadget of Doraemon that can save the world.
2. What does the word They in line 3 mean?
A. Magic gadgets.
B. Doraemon and his friends.
C. Cartoon series.
3. Where can we put a bamboo-copter?
A. On a semi spherical base. B. On a thin shaft.
C. On any part of the body.
4. How can Doraemon and his friends fly with a bamboo-copter?
A. By thinking.
continuously.
B. By using a control button.
C. By touching
5. Which of the following statements about a bamboo-copter is true?
A. It runs on wind energy.
B. It must be very big to carry a heavy body.
C. If we use it to cross oceans, we can have trouble.
Exercise 2. Complete the reading passage. Write ONE suitable word in each blank.
Scotland is a country full of fascinating things. It (1)
a long history of myths and
Europe. Edinburgh is
you search for the
legends, so it's no surprise that the Unicorn is the national animal. This country is home to a more-
than-2,000-year yew which is considered the oldest tree (2)
well-known as the capital of Scotland, but it is not the largest city in Scotland. In fact, Glasgow is
the largest and also the UK's first UNESCO City of Music. (3)
traditional male clothing of Scotland, you definitely see many images of kilts. Scottish men (4)
kilts on some special occasions like weddings, St Andrew's Day, etc. Watching them
play football or tug of war in kilts is really interesting. Scotland has many (5)
for you to discover, so you should go and see it someday.
Exercise 3. Read the text and answer the following questions.
things
It is a computer drawing of the plane of the future. British engineers and scientists have
published plans for a new hypersonic plane called the A2. It will be very fast. At the moment, a
flight from London in the UK to Sydney in Australia takes about twenty-one hours but with the A2
the same flight will take around four hours.
The flight will fly at 4,500 kilometres per hour and will fly at an altitude of over 10,000
metres. It will carry 300 passengers but it doesn't have any windows because scientists haven't