A. COMMON B. EXCITED C. POPULAR D. KNOWNREAD THE PASSAGE AND MARK...

21. A. common

B. excited

C. popular

D. known

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct answer for each question

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 bicycles 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 modern 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 Viet Nam’s population of 85 million are under 30, and

motorcycle has become the center of youth culture.