Câu hỏi:

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

The first vehicle that resembled the bicycle was put together in 1645 in France by Jean Theson. It was, however, a four-wheeled machine. A two-wheeled contraption was invented in Germany in about 1816. To ride it, the passenger sat on a seat and propelled himself by running on the ground.

The two-wheeled bicycle as we know it today was invented in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, in 1839 by a blacksmith named Kirkpatrick Macmillan. It had a steerable 30-inch front wheel and a 40-inch rear wheel. This bicycle had no pedals or chain-activated gears. There were, instead, two foot pedals attached to rods that connected to the back wheel. The alternate movement of rods on either side propelled the bicycle.

Unfortunately for Macmillan, his invention never became popular. It was left to a French father-and-son team, Pierre and Ernest Michaux, to build the bicycle from which the present popularity of the vehicle is derived. By 1865 the Michaux family was producing 400 bicycles a year.

The vehicle invented by Jean Theson in 1645 had ________________.

A. two wheels

B. four wheels   

C. one pedal          
D. two pedals

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Chọn đáp án B

Câu hỏi cùng đoạn

Câu 2:

The person who invented the bicycle in 1839 was ________________.

A. a clock maker   
B. an engineer        
C. an architect          
D. a blacksmith

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Chọn đáp án D

Câu 3:

The bicycle invented by Kirkpatrick Macmillan had ________________.

A. four chain-activated gears
B. four pedals
C. two foot pedals 
D. two back wheels

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Chọn đáp án C

Câu 4:

The word "popular" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ________________.

A. liked by a lot of people       
B. given to other people
C. useful and convenient   
D. unimportant to people

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Chọn đáp án A

Câu 5:

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The vehicle invented in Germany in 1816 had a seat.
B. Kirkpatrick Macmillan invented the bicycle in Scotland.

C. Macmillan's bicycle became popular immediately.

D. The Michaux family produced bicycles.

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Chọn đáp án C

CÂU HỎI HOT CÙNG CHỦ ĐỀ

Câu 1

A. Moreover  

B. However
C. Although    
D. Because

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Chọn đáp án B

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Chọn đáp án D

Câu 3

A. cousins  
B. used to sell     
C. importing from
D. an open-air

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Câu 4

A. Without a sun hat you mustn't walk outside to get sunburn.
B. Having a sun hat and you can get sunburn when walking outside.
C. Unless you walk outside without a sun hat, you will get sunburn.
D. If you don't wear a sun hat outside, you will get sunburn.

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Câu 6

A. I will be waiting for you at the bus stop when you arrive.
B. I will wait for you at the bus stop when you are arriving.
C. I am waiting for you at the bus stop when you arrive.
D. You will wait for me at the bus stop when I arrive.

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