ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HKI – ĐỀ SỐ 4 The next topic was one which I have been investigating 1 ___ some length – why the English drive on the left – hand side of the road.. It was a matt
Trang 1ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HKI – ĐỀ SỐ 4
The next topic was one which I have been investigating (1) _ some length – why the English drive on the left – hand side of the road There is only one place in the whole of England (2) _ it is legal to drive on the right ( barring one – way streets ) and that is the passage and court at the Strand entrance to the Savoy Hotel Before leaving New York I put the question to Mr C.S Forester He said the custom was grounded in good sense and (3) _ back to the period when many Londoners travelled to and from on the horseback A horse, said Mr Forester, is always mounted ( 4) the left side It was a matter of convenience, then that a man coming out of a shop or house or tavern would have his horse aimed toward the left, (5) _ he’d have
to walk into the mud and slop of the street to mount, and from this practice came the custom of bearing to the
left in traffic Sensible, Mr Forester added that my forefathers, the founders of the American nation, reversed
the custom after the Revolution out of sheer perversity
On arriving in London I (6) _ another explanation in a guide book The author of this book said that the Pope and Napoleon were responsible Some years before the resign of Bonaparte, the Pope came to visit Paris Up to then there had been no rule (7) _ the movement of traffic The authorities , however, decreed that the Parisians should ride or drive on the right – hand side of the street, leaving the left –hand side clear for the movement of the papal carriage Thus a custom was born and, when Bonaparte came along, he made it the law of the land Moreover, as he conquered country (8) _ country, the right – hand rule was put in force in those lands until it became the general thing throughout continental Europe The British, however hating Napoleon, reversed the custom out of sheer perversity
Now I had two conflicting theories and I told them to Nat Gubbins and he said they were both wrong He said that Mr Forester was correct in one detail – the custom really dated back to horseback riding It (9) into being because men on horseback had a practice of running each of other through with swords and since the right hand was usually the sword hand, Englishmen got into the (10) of riding on the left – hand side of the road, the better to slash and thrust Logical
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Comprehension
1.In England people can drive on the right in the passage and court at the Strand entrance to the Savoy Hotel 2.The custom of driving on the left dates back to the days when English people went to and from on horseback
3 In a guide book, an English author mentioned that the left–hand rule was put in force by Napoleon Bonaparte 4.Men on horseback used to have a practice of running each other though with swords in their left hands
B-Complete the sentences provided with the appropriate alternatives
1 A horse is mounted _
(a) toward the left
(b) from the left side
(c) from a slop of the street
2 The founders of the American nation reversed the custom of driving on the left because
(a) they hated Napoleon Bonaparte
(b) It was a matter of convenience
(c) They didn’t want to obey the English rule
3 Mr Forester was correct in one detail :
(a) The custom was reversed out of sheer perversity
(b) The custom was a matter of convenience
(c) The custom dates back to the time of horseback riding
C – Word study
Exercise 1 Fill in the blank with a suitable idiomatic expression ( More than one expression can fit in a blank
Catch sight of Give place to Give way to
Keep pace with Lose sight of Lose touch with
Trang 2Lose track of Put a stop to Take account of
Take care of Take notice of Make allowance for
Make fun of Make a fuss over/about Make room for
Make use of Pay attention to Put an end to
a She was furious that she was being _
b The house had been remodelled and
c I haven’t sent letter to her for a long time In fact we have _each other
d You have to move this box to _the new TV set
e Have they the “ No Smoking” sign ?
f You have to study harder to _ your classmates
g I’d like to this opportunity to explain the difficulty I’ve met
h We have to these difficult circumstances
i He ran as fast as he could , but he was not able to _ his brother
j He lost control of his temper and his anger
k Be calm and don’t such trifles
Exercise 2 Combine each pair of sentences, using one of these words properly: WHY, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, THAT, WHICH, WHOSE
a I know a wood You can fild wild strawberries there
b Can you suggest a time? It will be convenient to meet at that time
c Is there any reason? For that reason yo ushould have a holiday
d Tell me the countries The traffic moves on the left – hand side in those countries
e What’s the name of the blonde girl? She just came in
f I don’t like people People lose their tempers easily
g Mexico City has a population of over 10 million Mexico City is probably the fastest growing city in the world
h This is Henry His sister works for my father
i He’s the man People like him at first sight
j Could you iron the trousres? They’re hanging up behind the door
k Where’s the girl? She sells tickets
l Do you remember the clock tower? I first met you there
m Tell me the reason For that reason you were absent yesterday
n Sunday is the day I’m least busy on Sunday
Exercise 3 Fill in the blank with suitable word
In days of old logic dictated that when people passed (1) _ other on the road they should be in the best position to use their swords to (2) _ themselves As most people are right handed, they therefore keep to their laft This (3) was formalized in a Papal Edict by Pope Benefice around 1300 AD
Nothing much changed until 1773 (4) an increase in horse traffic forced the UK to introduce the General Highways Act of 1773 (5) contaimed a keep left recommendation
The French, being Catholics, followed Pope Benefice’s edict but in the build up to the Frech Revolution in
1790, the French Aristocracy (6) _ their carriages at great speed on the left hand side of the road, forcing the peasantry over to the right side for their (7) safety
Come the Revolution, instincts of self – preservation resulted in the remains of the Aristocracy joining the peasants on the right hand side of the road The first official record of this was a keep - right ( 8) introduced in Paris in 1794
Exercise 4 Give the correct form of words in brackets
1 It is ( 1 – legal ) to drive in the left in Vietnam
2 The university has been famous for medical studies ever since its ( 2 – found )
3 We’ll be doing a lot of walking, so you’d better bring some ( 3 – sense ) _ shoes with you
4 Can you sit without ( 4 – movement ) _ for ten minutes ?
5 The students complained about the ( 5 – long ) _ of the exam paper
6 (6 – Logic ) , she had done good in the exam despite her laziness
Trang 37 She lacks ( 7 – practise ) experience
8 She gets a ( 8 – perversity ) satisfaction from making other people embarrassed