Reading Unit 5 Anh 10 Global Success

READING UNIT 5 GLOBAL SUCCESS ANH 10

E - READERS

👀 Read the text and choose the best answers.

📚 Đọc văn bản và chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất.

An e-reader is a small ❶ on which you can store and read texts downloaded from the Internet. Compared with printed books, e-readers are often more ❷ because an e-reader allows us to store thousands of books while it is only as heavy as a single book Besides, it has a lot of useful features that a ❸ does not have. The first e-reader was introduced by a small company in 1999. However, it was not until people became interested in e-books that e-readers became ❹ around the world. In 2007, Amazon created kindle, a famous e-reader which has been widely used since then. ❺ e-readers have become less popular since tablets and smartphones were introduced, they are still used by many book lovers today.
❶ A). device
  B). hardware
  C). software
  D). vehicle
❷ A). expensive
  B). Inexpensive
  C). convenient
  D). Inconvenient
❸ A). smartphone
  B). laptop
  C). computer
  D). printed book
❹ A). convenient
  B). popular
  C). helpful
  D). vehicle
❺ A). Because
  B). Although
  C). When
  D). Until

DRIVERLESS CARS

👀 Read the text and complete each sentence below with ONE word from the text.
👉 Đọc văn bản và hoàn thành mỗi câu dưới đây với MỘT từ trong văn bản.

    A driverless car also known as a self-driving car is a vehicle which can move safely with little or no human control. To be able to do so, a driverless car often relies on a lot of sensors. These sensors help collect information about objects in their way and the best route to follow. Many believe that driverless cars can help reduce the number of accidents on the roads. They also allow disabled people to control and travel around more easily. Driverless cars are still in development in many countries and only some of them have been used on the road. For example, Waymo was the first company to offer driverless taxi rides to the general public in Arizona, the USA, in 2020. However, there are some challenges for the development of driverless cars. Many people are worried about safety, especially when there can be both driverless and manned cars on the roads. Others also raise their concern about job losses, as a large number of drivers may become unemployed in the future due to the rising popularity of driverless cars.

❶ Another name for driverless cars is cars.
❷ on driverless cars allow them to avoid objects that block their way.
❸ Driverless cars can help people get around.
❹ Only driverless cars have been used in public areas up to now.
❺ Driverless rides were offered to the public for the first time in in 2020.
❻ The development of driverless cars has met certain .
❼ There is concern about when different types of cars are on the roads.
❽ As driverless cars are getting more popular, more people may become .