phiên dịch và chọn đáp án đúng, giải thích: Have you ever thought about inventing something? Did you worry that your idea was too strange or unrealistic? Well, maybe you should think again. Strange or unrealistic ideas never stopped Arthur Pedrick. Pedrick was a British inventor. Originally a government clerk, he spent his retirement in the 1960s and 1970s developing new and unusual ideas. Some of these ideas contradicted basic physics, but that didn't stop Pedrick. One of his strangest ideas was a plan to connect large tubes from the continent of Australia all the way toAntarctica, a distance of 10,000 km! These tubes would carry giant ice balls from Antarctica to Australia. This ice would then melt in the Australian desert, and the water would be used in irrigation. Another of Pedrick's inventions was a radio-controlled golf ball. A golfer could change the speed and direction of the golf ball by small flaps, controlled by computer chips. Using radio waves, the golfer could also find lost golf balls. Arthur Pedrick had thousands of bizarre ideas for inventions, most of which were never built. Though many of Pedrick's inventions were never developed, a lot of other strange ideas were. In 1989,

a company designed and sold a theft-prevention device for expensive cars. As part of this device, several tubes were attached to the bottom of a car. If someone tried to steal the car, super hot flames would come out of the tubes and burn the car thief. Some people who were not thieves, however, were seriously injured. They accidentally set off the device by walking past the car. Other strange inventions indude underwear for dogs and pens with drinkable ink. The underwear keeps dogs from making a mess when they go out for a walk. Also, if you are ever thirsty during a test, a pen with drinkable ink would be very handy! If you have an idea that seems a little out in left field, don't let that stop you from trying it. You'll be in good company.

Question 16: What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Some inventions are very strange.

C. Inventions are necessary for a good life.

B. Some devices can help reduce crime.

D. Inventing something is easy.

Question 17: According to the passage, what is not True about Pedrick? A. A lot of his inventions were based on physics.

B. He came up with the idea of carrying iceberg from Antarctica to Australia.

C. He had ever worked as a secretary for the government.

D. He comes from England.

Question 18: What was the problem with the theft prevention device?

B. Only bicycles could use it.

A. It didn't work.

D. It hurt other people besides thieves.

C. It was too big.

Question 19: Which phrase when a dog "makes a mess" in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by ?

A. It digs in the dirt.

C. It spreads its food around.

B. It goes to the bathroom.

D. It has dirty hair.

Question 20: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to

A. thieves

B. people

C. dogs

D. pens

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phiên dịch và chọn đáp án đúng, giải thích: Have you ever thought about inventing something? Did you worry that your idea was too strange or unrealistic? Well, maybe you should think again. Strange or unrealistic ideas never stopped Arthur Pedrick. Pedrick was a British inventor. Originally a government clerk, he spent his retirement in the 1960s and 1970s developing new and unusual ideas. Some of these ideas contradicted basic physics, but that didn't stop Pedrick. One of his strangest ideas was a plan to connect large tubes from the continent of Australia all the way toAntarctica, a distance of 10,000 km! These tubes would carry giant ice balls from Antarctica to Australia. This ice would then melt in the Australian desert, and the water would be used in irrigation. Another of Pedrick's inventions was a radio-controlled golf ball. A golfer could change the speed and direction of the golf ball by small flaps, controlled by computer chips. Using radio waves, the golfer could also find lost golf balls. Arthur Pedrick had thousands of bizarre ideas for inventions, most of which were never built. Though many of Pedrick's inventions were never developed, a lot of other strange ideas were. In 1989,

a company designed and sold a theft-prevention device for expensive cars. As part of this device, several tubes were attached to the bottom of a car. If someone tried to steal the car, super hot flames would come out of the tubes and burn the car thief. Some people who were not thieves, however, were seriously injured. They accidentally set off the device by walking past the car. Other strange inventions indude underwear for dogs and pens with drinkable ink. The underwear keeps dogs from making a mess when they go out for a walk. Also, if you are ever thirsty during a test, a pen with drinkable ink would be very handy! If you have an idea that seems a little out in left field, don't let that stop you from trying it. You'll be in good company.

Question 16: What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Some inventions are very strange.

C. Inventions are necessary for a good life.

B. Some devices can help reduce crime.

D. Inventing something is easy.

Question 17: According to the passage, what is not True about Pedrick? A. A lot of his inventions were based on physics.

B. He came up with the idea of carrying iceberg from Antarctica to Australia.

C. He had ever worked as a secretary for the government.

D. He comes from England.

Question 18: What was the problem with the theft prevention device?

B. Only bicycles could use it.

A. It didn't work.

D. It hurt other people besides thieves.

C. It was too big.

Question 19: Which phrase when a dog "makes a mess" in paragraph 2 could be best replaced by ?

A. It digs in the dirt.

C. It spreads its food around.

B. It goes to the bathroom.

D. It has dirty hair.

Question 20: The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to

A. thieves

B. people

C. dogs

D. pens

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Câu 16: 
Đáp án: A. Some inventions are very strange.

Phiên dịch: Ý tưởng chính của đoạn văn là một số phát minh rất kỳ lạ.

Câu 17: 
Đáp án: A. A lot of his inventions were based on physics.

Phiên dịch: Theo đoạn văn, điều không đúng về Pedrick là nhiều phát minh của ông dựa trên vật lý.

Giải thích (trong tiếng Việt): Đoạn văn đã nói rằng một số ý tưởng của Pedrick mâu thuẫn với các nguyên tắc cơ bản của vật lý, điều đó có nghĩa là không phải nhiều phát minh của ông đều dựa trên vật lý.

Câu 18: 
Đáp án: D. It hurt other people besides thieves.

Phiên dịch: Vấn đề với thiết bị chống trộm là nó làm tổn thương những người khác ngoài kẻ trộm.

Câu 19: 
Đáp án: B. It goes to the bathroom.

Phiên dịch: Cụm từ "khi một con chó làm bẩn" trong đoạn 2 có thể được thay thế bằng "khi nó đi vệ sinh".

Câu 20: 
Đáp án: B. people

Phiên dịch: Từ "họ" trong đoạn 2 ám chỉ đến "người" (những người không phải là kẻ trộm).

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