WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WOULD THE AUTHOR OF THE PASSAGE SUPPORTMOST

Câu 40 (VDC):

Which of the following statements would the author of the passage support

most?

A.

Some governments are wrong when they are using nuclear energy.

B.

We should consider seriously nuclear power because it has both advantages and

disadvantages.

C.

We can continue using nuclear energy until there is an accident.

D.

Many people don't want nuclear power in their countries and governments should follow

their people.

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

indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

Henrietta Lake talks to a remarkable 14-year-old entrepreneur who is certainly going places.

Between studying for nine GCSEs, including business studies, 14-year-old Dominic McVey has

set up his own company, Scooters UK. The business, which imports motorized scooters and

skateboards from the United States, has already made a profit of over £5,000 on sales of the

equipment.

Dominic needed £3,000 to set up his business and pay for the initial stock. He used savings

from birthday and Christmas money and cashed in some investments that his father had made

when Dominic was born. The young entrepreneur had also invested in shares on the stock

market. "I had to do the deals in my dad's name because I was too young," he says, "but he

doesn't know anything about the market, so I told him what to buy and sell.”

"I realized the potential for the business when I noticed that a lot of inner-city streets were

being closed to cars or they were

chock-a-block with traffic,” he explains. “I thought there

would be a great market for these scooters and skateboards, particularly now that more

restrictions on cars in town centres have been introduced.”

"You can take a smaller one with you on a train in a backpack and then unfold it and use it

when you get into town. Men in suits are riding them up and down Wall Street in the US and it

is my aim to get them to do the same in this country. I approached the American manufacturer

and, after doing some research into their company and the scooters, I was allowed to become

their UK distributor."

The motorized scooters, which sell for 499 USD and can travel at up to 22 mph, are not

classified as motor vehicles and do not need a license or tax. He also sells unmotorized

skateboards for £129. They have special high-speed wheels and are capable of reaching 10 mph.

"I ride them around town in busy areas and usually end up with a crowd of people running

down the street wanting to know where to buy them, or winding down their car windows at

traffic lights," he says. Recently he went with his mother on a sales trip to Paris. "The scooters

are really popular there because the centre of the city is pedestrianized at the weekend. I went

out with 500 leaflets and came back with none."

In the early stages Dominic had to overcome one or two obstacles. When he tried to open a

business account at his bank, he made an appointment to see the manager. However, the bank

thought it was a joke, and when he arrived there they had not set up any time for the meeting.

"This really upset me," says Dominic, "but I managed to get a good rate of interest on the

account because they were so embarrassed. I think people should take children more seriously."

Now that he has succeeded in setting up the business Dominic wants to expand it. At the

moment, the company is still importing scooters in small numbers. "But business is picking up

and so I am ordering a big container of 106 scooters in the New Year.” Dominic is aiming to

sell 500 scooters over the next 12 months. "I think it is worth taking the risk when you are

young: if the worst happens, I have my parents' support and I am still at school."

He also plans to open a showroom for his scooters in the City of London, "right by some traffic

lights so people stop and look". His idea would then be to sell the business and look for further

opportunities to make money. “I'd like to be able to retire before I'm 40," he tells me.