B. EXERCISES:
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. traffic                B. pavement              C. plane                     D. station
2. A. recycle              B. vehicle                  C. helicopter             D. reverse
3. A. railway              B. mail                       C. sail                         D. captain
4. A. sign                    B. mistake                  C. triangle                  D. drive
5. A. nearest              B. head                       C. bread                     D. health
II. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
1. Minh used to......................his homework late in the evening.
A. does                       B. do                C. doing                    D. did
2. If people.....................the rules, there are no more accidents.
A. follow                    B. take care of           C. obey                       D. remember
3. You should..................right and left when you go across the roads.
A. see                         B. look                       C. be                           D. take
4. Hurry up or we can't...................the last bus home.
A. keep                       B. follow                    C. go                           D. catch
5. Lan used to go to school...............
A. with bicycle          B. by foot                   C. in car                     D. by bus
6. Public..................in my town is good and cheap.
A. transport               B. tour                        C. journey                  D. travel
7. ..................is not very far from here to the city centre.
A. That                       B. This                        C. It                             D. There
8. When there is a traffic jam, it.....................me a very long time to go home.
A. costs                       B. takes                     C. lasts                       D. spends
9. Mai's dad usually drives her to school................her school is very far from her house.
A. but                         B. though                   C. because                 D. or
10. Yesterday Hoa and Lan......................round West Lake. It took them an hour.
A. cycle                      B. cycles                    C. cycling                   D. cycled
III. Fill each blank with a word given in the box:
vehicles    across      did       ride      feels
break      it      rules      accidents       after
1. What.......................you do last Sunday?
2. I stayed at home and looked.....................my younger brother yesterday.
3. Does your bike ever..................down on the way to school?
4. We must always obey traffic.......................for our safety.
5. How far is.................from your house to the bus stop?
6. He used to.....................a tricycle when he was three years old.
7. Now there are more traffic....................than there used to be in this city.
8. There did not use to be many...................on the roads in my home town.
9. He lives in a small village in the mountains so he never........................worried about traffic jams.
10. You should remember to walk.......................the streets at the zebra crossings.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words give.
1. The distance from my house to school is about 500 metres. (It)
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2. My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by bus. (used to)
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3. Don't drive too fast or you'll have an accident. (If)
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4. Is it possible to go to Sa Pa by motorbike? (Can)
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5. My mother is a careful driver. (drives)
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6. He had a stomachache. He didn't wash his hands. (so)
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