Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed that run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available. Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of current is available, transportation experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes, and trolleys. As automakers work to develop practical electric vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they shop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars. Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses, and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks; one-person three-wheelers; small cars; or electric, gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today.Question 61: The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT _____.A. vansB. trainsC. trolleysD. planesQuestion 62: The author’s purpose in the passage is to ________.A. describe the possibilities for transportation in the futureB. narrate a story about alternative energy vehiclesC. support the invention of electric carsD. criticize conventional vehiclesQuestion 63: The passage would most likely be followed by details about _____ .A. electric shuttle busesB. pollution restrictions in the futureC. automated freewaysD. the neighborhood of the futureQuestion 64: The word “compact” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to_____ .A squared (adj) : được tạo thành hình vuông B long-range (adj) : có tầm xaC concentrated (adj) : tập trung, cô đặc, rắn chắcD inexpensive (adj) : rẻ, không đắt Question 65: In the second paragraph, the author implies that _________A. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation.B. everyday life will stay much the same in the future.C. electric vehicles are not practical for the future.D. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed.Question 66: According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be _____.A. as common as today’s gas stationsB. equipped with charging devicesC. much larger than they are todayD. more convenient than they are todayQuestion 67: The word “charging” in this passage refers to __________.
A credit cards (n) : thẻ tín dụng
B lightning (n) : chớp, tia chớp
C aggression (n) : cuộc xâm lược, cuộc công kích
D electricity (n) : điện, điện lực, điện lực học
Question 68: The word “foresee” in this passage could best be replaced with_____.
A invent (v) : phát minh, sáng chế
B count on (v) : tin, tin chắc
C rely on (v) : tin cậy vào, tin vào
D imagine (v) : tưởng tượng, hình dung, đoán được
Question 69: The word “commuters” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. visitors
B. cab drivers
C. shoppers
D. daily travelers
Question 70: The word “hybrid” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. futuristic
B. combination
C. hazardous
D. automated
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