Choose the word or phrase, A, B, C, or D, that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.. Choose the word or phrase, A, B, C, or D, that best complete
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UNIT 9 THE POST OFFICE
I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 A facsimile B transfer C spacious D fax
2 A ready B friend C telephone D speedy
3 A subscribe B facsimile C pride D provide
4 A spacious B courteous C document D technology
5 A commune B security C punctuality D distribute
II Choose the word or phrase, A, B, C, or D, that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6 You can subscribe to your favorite newspapers and magazines the nearest post office .
7 He is very capable learning and understanding things.
8 Thanh Ba Post Office provides customers the Messenger Call Services.
9 The post office offers the Mail Service which is particularly fast.
A Secure B Efficient C Express D Reliable
10 We are proud of our staff, who are always friendly and efficient.
A well-done B well-appointed C well-behaved D well-trained
11 The hotel staff are always friendly and courteous.
A efficient B polite C helpful D perfect
12 There was no mention of the incident in the national press.
A television B newspapers C Internet D radio
13 I need to £1,000 to my daughter's account
A transfer B transform C transmit D transact
14 to the magazine can take advantage of this special offer.
A Subscribe B Subscription C Subscribing D Subscribers
15 is someone who works from home on computer and communicates with their office by telephone, fax, or e-mail.
A Telecomputer B Telecommuter C Telephonist D Telemarketer
III Choose the word or phrase, A, B, C, or D, that best completes the sentence.
16 My mother enjoys hill walking.
A who is in her seventies B that is in her seventies
C , which is in her seventies D who is in her seventies
17 She's one of the kindest people
A that I know B whose I know C who I know D which I know
18 Where is the house ?
A where they are living B which they are living
C where they are living there D where they are living in
19 She lives in the house
A which has the red door B has the red door
C that with the red door D with its red door
20 Mark Twain is an author I like best.
A his books B that books C the book of whom D whose books
21 The problem never occurred.
A I hadn't expected it B that I had expected it
C who I had expected D I had expected
22 In 1850, Yale University established Sheffield Scientific School,
A engineers were educated there B where engineers were educated
C in which were engineers educated D where were engineers educated
23 It was the ragtime pianist Scott Joplin the Maple Leaf Rag, perhaps the best known of all ragtime tunes.
A wrote B the writer of C who wrote D writing
24 A keystone species is a species of plants and animals absence has a major effect on an ecological system.
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25 William Samuel Johnson, helped write the Constitution, became the first president of Columbia College in 1787.
A whom he had B who had C and he had D had
IV Choose word or phrase, A, B, C or D, that needs correcting.
26 Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last
A B
night because he had an accident on his way to the practice.
C D
27 I think whatever was responsible for damaging the trees should be fined or sent to prison.
A B C D
28 Now that I no longer have to wear uniform, I'll be able to wear which I want.
A B C D
29 Ripe fruit is often stored in a place who contains much carbon dioxide
A B C
so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly.
D
30 The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus.
A B C D
V Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
bills employees carry customer pay bank food buys employer deposit system receives withdraw
In the future, machines will take the place of many bank tellers A new (31) electronic funds transfer (EFT) allows the bank or the (32) to move money from one account to another For example, a worker (33) her monthly paycheck, her salary Her (34) , the company that she works for, can (35) her salary into her checking account directly She does not have to go to the (36) Her bank can also pay her monthly (37) the telephone, the water, the gas, and the electricity It will also be possible for her to pay for (38) at the supermarket by EFT The supermarket will automatically (39) money from her account at the bank to pay for the food that she (40)
Some employers already deposit their (41) checks in the bank directly Maybe, in the future, people will not (42) money, and machines will (43) for everything.
VI Read the passage, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult- to send a letter to another country The sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own country Then the person in other country paid for that part of the trip If the letter crossed several countries, the problem was worse
Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with glue on the back The British post office made the first stamps in 1840 They were the Penny Black and the Two pence Blue A person bought a stamp and put it on a letter The post office delivered the letter When people received letters, they didn't- have to pay anything The letters were prepaid
Postage stamps became popular in Great Britain immediately.
Other countries started making their own postage stamps very quickly
There were still problems with -international mail Some countries did
not want to accept letters with stamps from another country Finally, in 1874 a German organized the Universal Postal System Each country in the UPS agree to accept letters with prepaid postage from the
other members Today the offices of the UPS are in Switzerland, almost every country in the world is a
member of this organization It takes care of any international mail problems Today post offices in the every country sell beautiful stamps Collecting stamps is one of the most popular hobbies in the world, and every stamp collector knows about the Penny Black and the Two pence Blue.
44 Before postage stamps, two people paid-for letters to travel in two countries.
45 A teacher invented the postage stamp.
46 The first two stamps were colored black and blue.
47 A stamp shows that the postage is prepaid.
48 Postage stamps solved all mail problems immediately.
49 Members of the UPS accept prepaid letters from other countries.
50 Stamp collecting is a popular hobby.
VII Choose words or phrases (A, B, C, or D) the one that best completes the sentence.
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51 After seeing a movie based on a novel,
A the book was read by many people B the book made many people want to read it
C many people want to read the book D the reading of the book interests many people
52 Once known as the 'Golden State' because of its gold mines,
A North Carolina today mines few metallic minerals
B few metallic minerals are mined in North Carolina today
C there are few metallic minerals mined in North Carolina today
D today in North Carolina few metallic minerals are mined
53 are considered humorous is mainly to his characters' use of slang.
A Damon Runyan's stories B Damon Runyan's stories, which
C That Damon Runyan's stories D Because Damon Runyan's stories
54 In order to grow vegetables properly, gardeners must know
A that the requirements for each vegetable B what the requirements for each vegetable are
C what are each vegetable's requirements D that is required by each vegetable
55 ., methane can be used as a fuel.
A It is produced by the fermentation of organic matter
B The fermentation of organic matter is produced
C The production by the fermentation of organic matter
D Produced by the fermentation of organic matter
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UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE
A READING
- equip with(v) trang b v iị ớ
→ equipment [i'kwipm nt]ə (n): trang thi t bế ị
- well-trained (a) = skilled : l nh nghà ề
- courteous ['k :tj s]ə ə (a) = polite : l ch sị ự
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- mail and parcel service (n) d ch v chuy n phát th v b u ph mị ụ ể ư à ư ẩ
- surface mail ['s :fis]ə (n) th g i ư ở đường bộ
- EMS (Express Mail Service ) d ch v chuy n phát nhanhị ụ ể
- weight limit ['weit] (n) gi i h n tr ng l ngớ ạ ọ ượ
- Express Money Tranfer d ch v chuy n phát ti n nhanhị ụ ể ề
- speedy ['spi:di] (a) speed (n) nhanh chóng t c ố độ
- secure [si'kju ] ə (a) an to n à
→ security [si'kju r ti]ə ə (n) s an to nự à
- transfer ['trænsf ]ə (v) chuy n, di chuy n ể ể
- Messenger Call Service (n) d ch v i n tho iị ụ đ ệ ạ
→ notification [,noutifi'kei n]∫ (n) s thông báoự
- facsimile [fæk'sim li]ə (n) = fax (n) fax
- transmission [trænz'mi n]∫ (n) s truy n, s phát ự ề ự
- ‘graphics (n) hình vẽ
- press distribution [,distri'bju: n] ∫ (n): d ch v phát h nh báoị ụ à
- subs’cribe to (v) đặt báo d i h n à ạ
→ subs’criber [s b'skraib ]ə ə (n) ng i t báo, ng i thuê bao i n tho iườ đặ ườ đ ệ ạ
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→ installation [,inst 'lei n]ə ∫ (n) s l p tự ắ đặ
- take place (v) di n raễ
- register ['redʒist ]ə (v) đăng ký
→ registration [,redʒi'strei n]∫ (n): s ng kýự đă
- fill in a form đ ề à đơi n v o n
- What can I do for you, sir? Tôi có th l m gì giúp ông?ể à
- How much is this / that? Giá bao nhiêu?
C LISTENING
- rural ['ru r l]ə ə (a) : thu c nông thôn ộ
- capacity [k 'pæsiti]ə (n): n ng su t, kh n ngă ấ ả ă
- telecommunication [,telik ,mju:ni'kei n]ə ∫ (n) vi n thôngễ
- reduce [ri'dju:s] (v): gi mả
→ reduction (n) s gi mự ả
- fixed telephone đ ệi n tho i c nhạ ố đị
Over the past few years, Vietnam has quickly developed its telephone system.Vietnam ranks second only to China for growth in the number of telephone subscribers It is among the 30 countries in the world that have more than two million telephone subscribers
In the early 1990s, there were only 140,000 telephones across Vietnam At present, we have more than six million subscribers
In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its fixed telephone networks and changing numbers from six to seven digits in Hanoi and Ho Chi Ming City as well as five to six digits in other provinces
Five years later the mobile phone system was upgraded to meet the growth in customer demand Since
2000, Vietnam has reduced the price of several services, especially in the monthly fees for fixed and mobile telephones
In the future, more attention will be paid to the rural areas At present, 93 percent of communes across Vietnam have telephone services A network of 6,014 communal post offices have been set up across the country
D WRITING
1 ‘quality (n): ch t l ngấ ượ
2 attitude ['ætitju:d] (n) thái độ
3 opening hours gi m c aờ ở ử
4 security conditions đ ềi u ki n an to nệ à
5 punctu’ality (n) s úng gi ự đ ờ
6 arrogant ['ær g nt]ə ə (a): kêu ng oạ
8 resident ['rezid nt]ə (n): ng i dânườ
10 se’curity guard nhân viên b o vả ệ
E LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the best answer
VOCABUALRY:
- steal (v) – stole – stolen ă ắn c p
- design building thi t k nhế ế à
- break into a house đột nh p vô nhậ à
- shoplifter (n) ng i n c p c a h ngườ ă ắ ở ử à
GRAMMAR:
I C C Á ĐẠ Ừ I T QUAN H : Ệ
1 WHO: l m ch t , ch ng ià ủ ừ ỉ ườ
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2 WHOM: l m túc t , ch ng ià ừ ỉ ườ
’ N (ng ườ i) + WHOM + S + V
3 WHICH: l m túc t , ch t , ch v tà ừ ủ ừ ỉ ậ
’.N (v t) + WHICH + V + O ậ
’.N (v t) + WHICH + S + V ậ
4 THAT:
- có th thay th cho v trí c a who, whom, which trong m nh quan h quan h xác nh (không có d u ể ế ị ủ ệ đề ệ ệ đị ấ
ph y)ẩ
* Các tr ườ ng h p th ợ ườ ng dùng that : “ ”
- khi i sau các hình th c so sánh nh t (adj-est, the most +adj)đ ứ ấ
- khi i sau các t : only, the first, the lastđ ừ
- khi danh t i tr c bao g m c ng i v v từ đ ướ ồ ả ườ à ậ
- khi i sau các i t b t nh, i t ph nh, i t ch s l ng: đ đạ ừ ấ đị đạ ừ ủ đị đạ ừ ỉ ố ượ no one, nobody, nothing, anyone,
anything, anybody, someone, something, somebody, all, some, any, little, none.
Ex: He was the most interesting person ……… I have ever met
It was the first time ………I heard of it
These books are all ……… my sister left me
She talked about the people and places ……… she had visited
* Các tr ườ ng h p ợ không dùng that:
- trong m nh quan h không xác nh (có d u ph y)ệ đề ệ đị ấ ẩ
- sau gi i tớ ừ
5 WHOSE: dùng ch s h u cho danh t ch ng i ho c v t, th ng thay cho các t : để ỉ ở ữ ừ ỉ ườ ặ ậ ườ ừ her, his, our, their, ho c ặ hình th c s ứ ‘
’ N (ng ườ i, v t) + WHOSE + N + V ậ …
6 WHY: ch lý do, th ng thay cho c m ỉ ườ ụ for the reason, for that reason.
’ N (reason) + WHY + S + V ’
Ex: I don’t know the reason You didn’t go to school for that reason
7 WHERE: ch n i ch n, th ng thay cho ỉ ơ ố ườ there
’.N (place) + WHERE + S + V ’.
(WHERE = ON / IN / AT + WHICH)
Ex: a/ The hotel wasn’t very clean We stayed at that hotel
8 WHEN: ch th i gian, th ng thay cho t ỉ ờ ườ ừ then
’.N (time) + WHEN + S + V ’
(WHEN = ON / IN / AT + WHICH)
Ex: Do you still remember the day? We first met on that day
I don’t know the time She will come back then
II C C LO I M NH QUAN H : Á Ạ Ệ ĐỀ Ệ
1 M nh quan h xác nh (Defining relative clause): ệ đề ệ đị Đượ ử ục s d ng khi danh t l danh t không xácừ à ừ nh
đị
Ex: The city - is very beautiful
(Defining relative clause)
2 M nh quan h không h n nh (Non-defining relative clause): ệ đề ệ ạ đị Đượ ử ục s d ng khi danh t l danh từ à ừ xác nh.đị
Ex: Dalat, -, is very beautiful
(Non-defining relative clause)
EXERCISE
Combine sentences
1 I saw the man He closed the door
………
2 The girl is happy She won the race
………
3 The student is from China He sits next to me
………
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………
5 I liked the woman I met her at the party last night
………
6 I liked the composition You wrote it
………
7 The people were very nice We visited them yesterday
………
8 I apologized to the woman I spilled her coffee
………
9 The man called the police His wallet was stolen
………
10 I met the woman Her husband is the president of the company
………
11 The professor is excellent I am taking her course
………
Fill in blanks with suitable relative pronouns
1 A pacifist is a person _ believes that all wars are wrong
2 Mrs Richmond, _ is 42, has three children
3 We talk about the party Mary wants to organize for my birthday
4 He received a low mark for his essay, _ was only one page long
5 The man _ I introduced to you last night may be the next president of the university
6 Professor Johnson, _ I have long admired, is visiting the University next week
7 Stevenson is an architect designs have won the international praise
8 I’ll be staying with Nam, _ brother is one of my closest friends
9 Let me see all the letters you have written
10 This is the most interesting film I’ve ever watched
11 We saw the man and his dog _ were going to the park
12 Mr Baker will buy the house is opposite to my house
13 The hotel _ we stayed was very clean and comfortable
14 We first met in 1945 the revolution took place
15 The time _ we go to school is 6:30
16 I don’t know the reason she was absent yesterday
17 The man to I talked yesterday was very kind
18 The picture at she was looking was beautiful
19 I’ll give you the address to you should write
20 The woman _ I wanted to see was away on holiday
Choose the best answers
1 Aberdeen, my brother lives, is a town in Scotland
2 My parents live in the same house they bought 50 years ago
3 August is the month I always give my birthday parties
4 Sunday is the day _ most of the Christians usually go to church
5 The girls and the flowers _he painted were vivid
6 Sue lives in the house The house is opposite my house
A.Sue lives in the house which is opposite my house
B.Sue lives in the house who is opposite my house
C.Sue lives in the house where is opposite my house
D.Sue lives in the house and which is opposite my house
7 Computers cannot operate without the programmes, are often called software
8 She didn’t tell me the reason _ she came late
9 This is the best play I have ever seen
10 My computer, _ mouse doesn't work, cannot be used now
11 This is the place _ I met my wife
A what B where C which D that
12 Simon is the man _ Mary loves.
A who B which C whom D A&C
13 She is the one _ I told you about.
A what B which C whose D that
14 Those _ had studied hard passed their exams.
15 The magazine _ you lent me is interesting.
16 The man _ is resting is very tired.
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18 We are using books _ were printed last year.
19 The painting _Ms Wallace bought was very expensive
20 The homeless people _story appeared in the paper last week have now found a place to live
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Choose the best answer to these sentences
1/ I saw the woman wrote the book
2/ Everybody cries on the day they are born
3/ The city we spent our holiday was beautiful
4/ Have you read the book has the picture on the cover
5/ I know the man you want to meet
6/ There’s the boy waited for us yesterday
7/ Can you see the picture is on the wall
8/ People usually remember the day they went to school for the first time
9/ Mr Brown is the engineer you met yesterday
10/ Do you know the doctor lives two doors away
11/ We know the man pen Nam borrowed
12/ She is reading the book tells about Uncle HO
13/ Peter’s aunt we all know is a nurse
14/ Here’s the man house we have stayed for a month
15/ The boy is sitting at the window is my friend
16/ Monday is the day we will come
17/ The man the principal is talking to is our teacher
18/ That is the bookstore I will meet you
19/ The book is on the desk is mine
20/The man was here yesterday has gone to Manchester
21/ The town I grew up is small
22/ I know the man we helped
23/ 7:05 is the time my train arrives
24/ The tree stands near the gate is mine
25/Do you know the woman daughter is my friend
26/ July is the month the weather is usually the hottest
27/ That is the desk I keep my textbook
28/ The girl picture you took is my friend
29/ The building he lives is very old
30/ The building top you see is the museum
31/ She is the nurse I saw at the hospital
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33/ There is the lady dog was killed
34/ I met her last month she came to our house
35/ We all looked at the place the fire had started
36 Marie Curie was a French physicist……… discovery of radium is famous throughout the world
37 That is the most exciting film………
a.which ever I have seen b.which I have ever seen it
c.that I have ever seen d.that I have ever seen it
38 My husband and I work at two different places ………we need two cars
a.That is the reason why b.That is the reason for which
39 I left New York,……… , five years ago
a in where I was born b the place I was born
c which I was born d where I was born
40 The house……… has been knocked down
a where I used to live b in which I used to live
c that I used to live in d all are correct
41 This was the only boy………… won the scholarship
42 The botanists are examining the plants were brought from Africa
43 Marie Curie discovered radium She is one of the greatest women in our time
Marie Curie, , is one of the greatest women in our time
a that discovered radium b discovered radium
c who discovered radium d who discovering radium
44 I didn't agree with the journey would takes two weeks
a Peter, who thought b Peter, that thought
45 She went with she liked
46 He drank beer, made him fat
47 That is the new teacher about the students are talking
48 Do you know the hotel ?
a at which they are staying b they are staying at
c where they are staying d all are correct
49.Do you know the beautiful girl ……… ?
a.sat in the car b.sitting in the car c.who sit in the car d.sits in the cars
50 I am looking for a plant flowers in February
51 I’ve finished a book about a piano player … sole ambition in life was to perform for the Pope
52 The person ………Anne is most keen on is me
53 Where can I find a shop sells cigarettes?
54 The place in………… we had a pleasant day is near here
55 The house ………….I’m living in is very comfortable
56.James Watt,……… invention is the steam engine, was a famous Scottish engineer
57.This is my friend,……….I went to the zoo yesterday
58.The police caught the robber……… had escaped two weeks before
59.He invited Jane……… lives in the next flat
60.Swimming,……… a good sport, can make people strong and healthy
61.Michael Faraday,…………discoveries about electricity were famous, was an English scientist
62.The beautiful sight………those tourists visited last week was Nha Trang
63 Tet holiday is the day ……… children always expect
64.Can you suggest the time………it will be convenient for us to start ?
65.I always think about the poor country village……… I was born and grew up
66 The girl ……….you want to talk has just left
a that b whom c to whom d with whom
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68 We visited the school - my father taught
69 We visited the school - my father taught in
70 I like the dress - she was wearing
71 I didn’t enjoy the play - we saw last week
72 I really enjoy the house - we saw
73 I really enjoy the house - we used to live
74 I really enjoy the house - we used to live in
75 The man to - you talked yesterday is a doctor.
UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE
Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
Circle the best answer for each sentence.
7) The hotel staff is friendly and
8) We are proud our staff, who are always friendly and efficient
9) EMS stand for
A Electronic Mail Service B Express Mail Service
C Economic Mail Service D Environment management Service
10) If someone want to send a document and does not want to lose its , facsimile service will help you
11) People can buy daily in many local post office in early morning
12) All post offices in Viet Nam are equipped with advanced
13) Fax transmission has now become a cheap and way to transmit texts and graphics over distance
14) If you to your favourite newspapers and magazines, they will be delivered to your house early in the morning
15) Post offices offer a special mail service which is called
16) Your EMS mail will be in the shortest possible time
17) The message introduces the provided by the National Post Office
18) I cannot tell you all I heard
19) I can answer the question you say is very difficult
20) This is Mr Jones, invention has helped hundreds of deaf people
21) Tom, sits next to me, is from Canada
22) The volunteers, enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly
23) Many scientists have claimed that like music are often good at mathematics
24) My friend, I visited lask week, is taking a holiday soon
25) The doctor re examining a patient was taken to hospital last night
26) A pacifist is a person believes that all wars are wrong
27) My friend, hated horror film, refused to go to the cinema with me
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Between the Revolutionary period and the World War I, the United States post office was set out to improve transportation of the post office mails From those early days to the present, the post office has helped develop and
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As mail delivery evolved from foot to horseback, stagecoach, steamboat, railroad, automobile, and airplane, with intermediate and overlapping use of balloons, and helicopters, post office mail contracts ensured the income necessary to build the great highways, rail lines, and airways that eventually spanned the continent
By the turn of the 19th century, the U.S Post Office had purchased a number of stagecoaches for operation on the nation’s better post roads – a post road being any road on which the mail travels – and continued to encourage new designs to improve passenger comfort and carry mail safely
28) The passage is about
A transportation of the Post Office in the US B the Post Office in the Revolutionary period
C the Post Office in the World War I D transportation and public ideas
29) According to the passage, the main purpose of the Post Office is
A to develop transportation B to apply new mean of transportation
C to deliver mail as safely and fast as possible
D to subsidize every new mode of transportation
30) Which means of transportation used in the Post Office is NOT referred in the passage?
31) The Post Office
A has never used helicopters in delivery D makes no contribution to build roads
B contributes income to build highways, railroads, and airways
C has never been the first to use a new means of transportation
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
31) The waiter whom served us yesterday was polite and friendly
A B C D
32) This class is only for people who’s first language is not Chinese
A B C D
33) The man with who I spoke in the meeting used to work here
A B C D
34) He is moving to Lang Son city, that is in the north-east of Viet Nam
A B C D
35) She asked me if I knew whom had got the job
A B C D
1. This is the house The house has a big garden
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2. This is the house I was born in that house
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3. Our school has a good laboratory The students practice chemistry in the laboratory
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4. Our school has a good laboratory Mr John designed it in 2000
5. Mekong Delta is located in the South of Viet Nam It provides most of the rice for exporting
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6. He is curious about the reason She has been sad in recent days for this reason
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7. We enjoy travelling to Dalat There are a lot of interesting places there
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8 Two people walked into the classroom I didn’t know them
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9 The teacher no longer teaches in our school We studied with her last year
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10 I don’t know the name of the woman I met her yesterday
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11 The stories are usually very funny Tom tells them
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12 The fish was really delicious We had it for dinner
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13 I have a lot of homework I must do them
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14 The lady is a teacher at our school Her son went on a picnic with us last weekend
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15 John received a scholarship His grades are the highest in the school
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