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A Tire inside a Tire

The invention of the tire with an inner tube was a significant advancement in transportation history. An "inner tube" is a tube filled with air that fits inside a car or bicycle tire. Before its creation, wheels were made of solid rubber or wood. This meant the ride was bumpy and uncomfortable. In 1888, a Scottish veterinarian named John Boyd Dunlop invented the first practical pneumatic (filled with air) tire with an inner tube. He made it for his son's tricycle. The tricycle had solid rubber tires and caused discomfort. Dunlop noticed that filling a rubber tube with air created a cushioning effect that absorbed shocks and provided a smoother ride. Then he used this idea to create the first bicycle tire with an inner tube. This innovation quickly spread to other vehicles like automobiles, trucks, and later airplanes. The tire with an inner tube changed transportation by making it more comfortable, efficient, and safer.

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the questions based on the reading "A Tire inside a Tire".

1. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Ý chính của đoạn văn là gì?
(A) The invention of tires with inner tubes changed transportation.
(B) Using solid rubber or wooden tires was common before pneumatic tires.
(C) John Boyd Dunlop created the first practical pneumatic tire for his son's car.
(D) The tire with an inner tube became popular quickly and was used in other vehicles such as cars, trucks, and planes.

2. Before its creation, wheels were made of solid metal or plastic.
Trước khi được tạo ra, bánh xe được làm bằng kim loại hoặc nhựa đặc.
(A) True
(B) False

3. The tire with an inner tube changed transportation by making it more , and .
Lốp xe có ruột đã thay đổi giao thông bằng cách làm cho nó __________, __________ và __________.

4. Match each word with its part of speech.
Nối mỗi từ với loại từ của nó.
inner    A. preposition
tricycle    B. adverb
notice    C. noun
quickly    D. adjective
it    E. verb
by    F. conjunction
and    G. pronoun

5. Which form of transportation used the inner tube first? second? third? Fourth? Number them 1, 2, 3, 4.
Phương tiện nào sử dụng ruột xe đầu tiên? thứ hai? thứ ba? thứ tư? Đánh số 1, 2, 3, 4.
bicycle
airplane
car
tricycle

6. When was the first tire with an inner tube invented?
Lốp xe có ruột đầu tiên được phát minh khi nào?

7. Which of the following is NOT true?
Điều nào sau đây KHÔNG đúng?
(A) The tire with an inner tube made transportation safer, more efficient and cheaper.
(B) Inserting a pneumatic tube inside a tire revolutionized the transportation industry.
(C) The inner tube for tires was invented by a man from Scotland.

8. Imagine you have two bicycles. One bicycle has tires with inner tubes. The other bicycle has solid rubber tires. Describe the difference to you as the rider.
Hãy tưởng tượng bạn có hai chiếc xe đạp. Một chiếc có lốp có ruột. Chiếc kia có lốp cao su đặc. Mô tả sự khác biệt đối với bạn khi lái xe.