UNIT 7: TRAFFIC
I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
1. A. station B. mistake C. lane D. many
2. A. ready B. break C. ahead D. dead
3. A. freight B. vein C. ceiling D. neighbor
4. A. pretty B. depend C. left D. expensive
5. A. straight B. pain C. said D. afraid
II. Match one question in Column A with a correct answer in Column B.
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Column A
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Column B
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1. How far is it from here to the nearest market?
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A. Four dollars and sixty cents.
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2. How often do you go to the post office?
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B. About one hour and a half.
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3. How much is a one-way ticket to the airport?
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C. It’s about one kilometer.
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4. How do you get there from your home?
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D. I walk.
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5. How long does it take to get there by bus?
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E. About twice a month.
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III. Match a sentence in Column A with an appropriate sentence in Column B.
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Column A
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Column B
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1. I was very fit when I was young
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A. He used to smoke a lot.
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2. The teachers at my school were kind
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B. He used to play for the local team.
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3. My brother’s room was so messy.
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C. It used to follow me everywhere.
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4. I had a dog when I was a kid.
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D. We used to go everywhere by bus.
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5. My family had some lovely holidays.
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E. We used to freeze on winter mornings.
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6. When I was young, we didn’t have a car.
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F. He used to fly Airbus.
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7. And we didn’t have central heating.
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G. He never used to tidy it at all.
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8. My uncle was a pilot for Vietnam Airlines.
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H. I used to do a lot of exercises.
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9. My father was weak.
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I. They used to help pupils.
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10. My brother was a soccer player.
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J. We used to go camping all over the country.
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IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word.
1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are flying to Hanoi now. (TRAVELLING)
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2. Van had a motorbike once, but he doesn’t any more. (USED)
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3. My father usually goes to work by car. (DRIVES)
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4. This part of the city didn’t have traffic jams very often. (USE)
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5. I used to walk to school when I was young. (FOOT)
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V. Use the words given to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Traffic jam/ one/ most common/ issue/ big city/ world//.
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2. There/ many/ people/ use/ road/ and/ one/ main reason/ cause/ traffic jam//.
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3. We/ solve/ traffic problem/ by/ encourage/ people/ use/ bicycle/ rather/ car/ short trip//.
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4. People/ use/ public transports/ reduce/ number/ private vehicles/ road//.
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5. Move/ big/ company/ factory/ city/ countryside/ help reduce/ traffic jam//.
Use the words given to complete each of the following sentences
1. Traffic jam/ one/ most common/ issue/ big city/ world//.
=> Traffic jam is one of the most common issues in big cities in the world
2. There/ many/ people/ use/ road/ and/ one/ main reason/ cause/ traffic jam//.
=> There are many people using roads and it is one of main reasons cause traffic jam
3. We/ solve/ traffic problem/ by/ encourage/ people/ use/ bicycle/ rather / car/ short trip//.
=> We can solve this traffic problem by encouraging people to use bicycles rather than cars in short trip
4. People/ use/ public transports/ reduce/ number/ private vehicles/ road//.
=> People should use public transports to reduce the number of private vehicles on the road
5. Move/ big/ company/ factory/ city/ countryside/ help reduce/ traffic jam//.
=> Moving big companies and factories from the city to the countryside will help reduce the traffic jam