In the old days, Vietnamese roads were seen with bicycles and a few trucks. Now they are full of a variety of vehicles. The Vietnamese carry a huge lo

In the old days, Vietnamese roads were seen with bicycles and a few trucks. Now they are full of a
variety of vehicles. The Vietnamese carry a huge load of a variety of goods up to over one hundred
kilograms, especially during the war.
Time has gone by and fewer bikes are visible in the street. In big cities, many people think that
bycicles belong to the inferior classes and seem unfashionable. That is why people often find it hard –
psychologically and physically – to park their bikes when going to a mordern café or shopping malls.
Motorbikes are the main mode of transport in Viet Nam, with 24 million of them in a country of 87
million people in 2009, one of the highest ratios in the world. More motorbikes of all brands have
dominated the road. The mobility which motorbikes provide is so crucial to workers in big cities. Some
youths try to show off with expensive motorbikes of famous brands. Almost anything can be transported
on a motorcycle. The loads include basket of fruits, tree trunks, live pigs, flocks of live ducks and stacked
crates of raw eggs. Two thirds of VietNam’s population of 85 million are under 30, and motorcycle has
become the center of youth culture.
18.Nowadays, bicycles………………..
A.become more visible in the street B.are looked down on by some people
C.are used in the war D.can’t be parked outside a mordern cafe
19.The most important thing that makes motorbikes become the most popular means of transport in big
cities may be that……………
A.the Vietnamese often carry a huge load of a variety
of goods
B.a large number of young people own
motorbikes
C.there are expensive motorbikes with famous
brands
D.young people can easily move around in big
cities by motorbike
20.According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT that………………..
A.the density of bicycles is still high B.Vietnam has one of the highest vehicle densities
in the world
C.motorbikes are very popular among young people D.bicycle was used as a means of transportation
during the war
21.We can infer from the passage that…………………………
A.there are some regulations about transport by
motorbike
B.expensive motorbikes of famous brands are
dominating the road
C.the majority of Vietnam’s populatio is young D.cycling has become fashionable recently
22.The word “ dominated” in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to…………….
A.controlled over a place B.blocked a place
C.been the most obvious D.played a role