Our post office offers the best services with a well-trained staff.. This is the best book written for university students, which are on the market.. This is the best book to be written
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I PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
3 A commune B punctuality C communication D distribution
5 A satisfaction B facsimile C punctuality D spacious
8 A equipped B delivered C transferred D received
II VOCABULARY
Circle the letter before the word that can be best replaced with the word(s) in italic.
11 Thanh Ba Post Office is equipped with advanced technology.
A modern B outdated C fashionable D beautiful
12 Thanh Ba Post Office has a spacious and pleasant front office.
A cramped B large and with a lot of space C narrow D safe
13 Our post office offers the best services with a well-trained staff.
14 Your EMS mail will be delivered in the shortest possible time.
A European Monetary System B Enhanced Messaging Service
C Express Mail Service D Emergency Mail Service
15 Express Money Transfer is a speedy and secure service for transferring money in less than 24
hours
A fast and fixed B fast and protected
C slow and safe D useful and confident
16 The Message Call Service helps you to notify the recipient of the time and place to receive the
call
17 If you want your favorite newspapers to be delivered to your house early in the morning you
should subscribe to them.
A pay money B write a letter C make a call D send e-mail
18 The staff of that post office are always thoughtful and courteous to customers.
A kind and beautiful B helpful and friendly
C helpful and polite D nice and arrogant
19 If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape, send it by fax machine.
20 You can save money if you send a parcel which is under 15 kg.
III GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence
21 The problem never occurred
A I hadn’t expected it B that I had expected it
22 In 1850, Yale University established Sheffield Scientific School, _
A engineers were educated there B where engineers were educated.
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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
25 William Samuel Johnson, helped write the Constitution, became the first president of Columbia College in 1187
A whom he had B who had C and he had D had
26 My mother, _ , enjoys hill walking
A whom is in her seventies B that is in her seventies
C which is in her seventies D who is in her seventies
27 She’s one of the kindest people I’ve ever known
28 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
29 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
30 Mark Twain is an author I like best
A his books B that books C the book of whom D whose books
IV WRITING
Choose the sentence that is the best combination of each of the following pairs:
41 The elderly are usually thought to be passive They can actually have active lives
A The elderly, thought to be passive, can actually have active lives.
B The elderly can actually have active lives that are usually thought to be passive
C The elderly thought to be passive can actually have active lives
D The elderly lives which are thought to be passive can actually be active
42 Shoes are the products The company exported only these products to Mexico
A The company exported only shoes to Mexico, that are the only products
B Shoes are the only products to be exported to Mexico.
C Shoes, which are the only products to be exported to Mexico
D The only products to be exported to Mexico, which are shoes
43 Tommy is late Does anybody know why?
A Does anybody know what the reason why is Tommy late?
B Does anybody know what the reason why Tommy is late?
C Does anybody know the reason why is Tommy late?
D Does anybody know the reason why Tommy is late?
44 She is the advisor We got those recommendations from her
A She is the advisor, who we got those recommendations from
B She is the advisor whom we got those recommendations from her
C She is the advisor from that we got those recommendations
D She is the advisor from whom we got those recommendations.
45 My sister is the only member in my family She holds a Ph.D degree in Physics
A My sister is the only member in my family to hold a Ph.D degree in Physics.
B The only member in my family is my sister, who holds a Ph.D degree in Physics
C The only member in my family which holds a Ph.D degree is my sister
D My sister, who holds a Ph.D degree in Physics, is the only member in my family
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A Few people know about C A Lindburgh, the first person flying across the Atlantic Ocean
B Few people know about C A Lindburgh, that was the first person to fly across the AtlanticOcean
C Few people know about C A Lindburgh, who was the first person flown across theAtlantic Ocean
D Few people know about C A Lindburgh, who was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
47 The Mountain Region is in the Great Himalayan Range It makes up the northern part of Nepal
A The Mountain Region which makes up the northern part of Nepal is in the Great HimalayanRange
B The Mountain Region in the Great Himalayan Range makes up the northern part of Nepal.
C The Great Himalayan Range, which makes up the northern part of Nepal, is the MountainRegion
D The northern part of Nepal, made up by the Great Himalayan Range is the MountainRegion
48 This is the best book on the market It was written for university students
A This is the best book written for university students, which are on the market
B This is the best book to be writing for university students on the market
C This is the best book to be written for university students on the market.
D This is the best book that is on the market, which is written for university students
49 I have a passion for winter It is usually a sad season for many people
A I have a passion for winter when is usually a sad season for many people
B I have a passion for winter, which is usually a sad season for many people.
C I have a passion for winter, when is usually a sad season for many people
D I have a passion for winter which is usually a sad season for many people
50 That is the student I borrowed his book last week
A That is the student I borrowed whose book last week
B The student whose book I borrowed that is
C That is the student whose book I borrowed last week
D That is the student, whose book I borrowed last week
TEST 2
I PRONUNCIATION
Put the following words into the right categories according to their stress pattern.
installation disadvantage dissatisfied disappointed
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Fill in the blank with given words
such as system delivery processed available money offer delivered services that
A post office is services authorized by a postal (1) _for the posting, receipt, sortation,handling, transmission or (2) of mail Post offices offer mail-related services (3) post officeboxes, postage and packaging supplies In addition, some post offices (4) non-postal servicessuch as passport applications and other government forms, (5) _ orders, and banking (6)
Post offices also rent post-office boxes to people and businesses that prefer not to have mail(7) to their home or office, or who live or stay at addresses to which mail delivery is not(8) _
The back rooms of a post office are the place where mail is (9 ) for delivery Mail mayalso be processed in other post offices (10 ) _ are not open to the general public
III GRAMMAR
Rewrite the second sentence using relative clause.
1 I know this reporter's background well and he's 100% honest
Read the passage below carefully, and then fill in the blanks with the missing words:
This article is about post offices For specific post offices in other (1) _, see General PostOffice A post office is a facility authorized by a postal (2) for the posting, receipt, sortation,handling, transmission or (3) of mail Post offices offer mail-related services such as postoffice boxes, postage and packaging supplies In (4) _, some post offices offer non-postalservices such as passport applications (5) _ other government forms, money orders, andbanking services Post offices also rent post-office (6) _to people and businesses who prefernot to have mail delivered to their home or (7) _, or who live or stay at addresses to which maildelivery is not available The back rooms of a post office are (8) _ mail is processed fordelivery Mail may also be processed in other post offices that are not (9) to the general public.The Post Office is a retail company in the United Kingdom; formerly part of the postal (10) _Royal Mail, it became a separate entity in 1981
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=> The tree from _
4 Friends tend to live in the same house these days This forms a new kind of family
=> Friends tend to live in
5 Police has discovered a truck carrying lots of wild animals Half of them are dead
=> Police has discovered a truck _
6 TOEFL measures students’ capability of academic English It is designed by ETS
=> TOEFL measures students’ capability _
7 This is a rare opportunity You should take advantage of it to get a better job
=> This is a rare opportunity _
8 The airport is the most modern one We are going to arrive at this airport
disappointedpunctualitymagazineinstallationdisadvantage
II VOCABULARY
Fill in the blank with given words
Key 1 system 2 delivery 3 such as 4 offer 5 money
6 services 7 delivered 8 available 9 processed 10 that
III GRAMMAR
Rewrite the second sentence using relative clause.
1 This reporter, whose background I know well, is 100% honest
2 That commentator, whose name I’ve forgotten, is very well known
3 Nobody who has never been abroad should criticize foreign customs
4 The detective who solved the mystery knew all the answers
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6 Ms Fortune, whose body was found in the cellar, was a writer
7 I met an old friend who told me all about a book he’d just read
8 They ask about the athletes whose pictures we are looking at
9 Who is the woman that/whom our teacher is talking to?
10 Oliver Twist, who was born in the workhouse, was a poor orphan boy
IV READING
Read the passage below carefully and then fill in the blanks with the missing words:
1/ countries 2/ system 3/ delivery 4/ addition 5/ and
6/ boxes 7/ office 8/ where 9/ open 10/ service
V WRITING
Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it:
1 That car, whose engine is very good, belongs to Dr Clark
2 The manager on whom we have all depended so much has just announced his retirement
3 The tree from which we picked these fruits is in front of the house
4 Friends tend to live in the same house these days, which forms a new kind of family
5 Police has discovered a truck carrying lots of wild animals half of which are dead
6 TOEFL, which is designed by ETS, measures students’ capability of academic English
7 This is a rare opportunity of which you should take advantage of to get a better job
8 The airport where we are going to arrive is the most modern one
9 You didn’t tell us the reason why/ for which we have to cut down our daily expenses
10 We first met in 1945 when the revolution took place
UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER
TEST 1
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
II Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
III Choose the correct answers:
6 Many organizations have been set up and funds have been raised.
7 Because of people’s _with the environment, many kinds of plants and animals are becoming rare
8 We all regard pollution as a _ matter to human beings
A serious B seriously C seriousness D serio-comic
9 Garbage is considered to be some kind of
10 The is the air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live
11 “ Do you think it’s going to rain?” – “ .”
A I hope not B I don’t hope C I don’t hope that D I don’t hope so
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A Yes, we should B Yes You are good C No, I don’t like D Great! Let’s do that
13 “ ” – “All right.”
A We will make posters on energy saving and hang them around our school
B Why can’t we make posters on energy saving and hanging them around our school?
C How about making posters on energy saving and hanging them around our school?
D I’d like to make posters on energy saving and hang them around our school
14 Can you turn the lights off before leaving the room?” – “ ”
A Yes, I canB No, I can’t C Yes, of course D No, I don’t
15 “ ! Can you help me with this?”
16 When he , we dinner
A arrived/having B was arriving/had C arrived/ were having D had arrived/had
17 While they chess, we the shopping
A playing/doing B played/did
C were playing/doing D were playing/ were doing
18 Today is Thursday and she late twice this week She _ late yesterday and on Monday
A is/was B has been/is C has been/ was D has been/had been
19 He in the same house since 1975
A has lived B is living C lived D had lived
20 Last month my brother _ me his photos He _ me his photos every year
A sends/sent B sent/ sends C sent/sent D sends/sends
21 The boy I lent my money is poor
22 The knife we are cutting bread is very sharp
A with that B which C with which D that
23 Cathy is trustworthy She’s a person upon _ you can always depend
24 The man I introduced you to last night may be the next president of the university
25 Your career should focus on a field _ you are generally interested
A on which B in which C which D that
26 What exactly is the influence of television children?
27 I have two brothers, are professional athletes
A two of which B two of whom C both of whom D two of them
28 One of the people _ I admire most in the history of the world is Gandhi
29 Sunday is the day _ which we usually go fishing
30 The speech _ we listened last night was informative
A to which B which to C to that D that
IV Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
31 The man whom remained in the office was the manager.
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V Choose the correct answer
36 The man is my teacher I am grateful to him
A The man whom I am grateful to him is my teacher
C The man is my teacher who I am grateful
B The man whom I am grateful to is my teacher
D The man to him I am grateful is my teacher
37 Ngoc is friendly We are talking about her
A Ngoc, we are talking about, is friendly
C Ngoc, about her we are talking, is friendly
B Ngoc, whom we are talking about is friendly
D Ngoc, about whom we are talking, is friendly
38 That is the student I borrowed his book last week
A That is the student I borrowed whose book last week
B The student whose book I borrowed that is
C That is the student, whose book I borrowed last week
D That is the student whose book I borrowed last week.
39 The book is very expensive My father is interested in it
A The book in which my father is interested is very expensive
B The book which in my father is interested is very expensive
C The book which my father is interested is very expensive
D The book in that my father is interested is very expensive
40 Sue lives in a house The house is opposite my house
A Sue lives in a house where is opposite my house
B Sue lives in a house which is opposite my house
C Sue lives in a house who is opposite my house
D Sue lives in a house and which is opposite my house
VI Read the test and choose the correct option to fill in the gaps.
In spite of all warnings, we are still not looking after our planet Look what is happening toour forests We are cutting them _ (41) at an alarming rate If we keep on doing this, many animalsand plants will _(42) extinct Rare _(43) , such as the mountain gorilla, are already in _(44) More will follow Forests are important for another reason, too They help to slow the rate of globalwarming Trees soak up gases like carbon dioxide, which are given _ (45) by power stations andfactories They also produce oxygen, and act as the lungs of the world
43 A species B tribes C races D specialities
VII Read the passage and choose the correct answers:
The scarcity of tigers and African elephants is more and more serious They are endangeredbecause poachers hunt them in order to sell tiger pelts and elephant ivory
At least 4,000 elephants are killed each year in order to meet the global demand for ivory,which is used to make carvings, jewelry and other products although it is illegal to sell ivory since
1989 anywhere
“Americans should be aware that there is still a problem with elephant poaching and loss to theillegal ivory trade,” Ginette Hemley, Fund’s vice president for species conservation, told The
Washington Post in September And so our message is “Don’t buy it, and don’t take that chance”.
A Wildlife Fund report states that the United States seized 8,300 illegal ivory items between
1995 and 2002 Each week there are about 1,000 ivory auctions, the report said
As for tigers, their parts are used in traditional Chinese medicine Tiger bones are used as apain reliever in traditional medicine Even tiger’s whiskers are sold because some people in Asia think
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46 Hunters poach tigers for their _
47 Which sentence is NOT true
A Elephants are hunted for their ivory
B It is legal to sell ivory everywhere.
C There are about 4,000 elephants killed each year
D Elephant ivory is used to made jewelry
48 The word it in line 8 referred to _
A an elephant B a tiger C tiger pelts D elephant ivory
49 The Chinese use parts of the tiger as _
A carving B jewelry C decoration D medicine
50 According to Professor Dillon, _
A there is only one strategy to solve the problem
B it is education that can help to solve the problem
C we need both education and law enforcement to solve the problem
D only law enforcement can help to solve the problem
TEST 2
I Put the words in the correct column according to their stress pattern.
Capture, survive, agriculture, extinction, alternative, destroy, offspring, animal, swallow, environment
II Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank:
natural endangered offspring benefit discharging discouragedharmful prevent grow protection devastating
1 The panda’s _ habitat is the bamboo forest
2 Learners can feel very _ if an exercise is too difficult
3 The waste from the chemical factory is extremely _
4 Fourteen percent of primate species are highly _
5 Animal _ supporters gathered to protest against hunting
6 The society was set up to _ endangered species from extinction
7 If people stop destroying animal’s natural habitat, more species will survive and produce
8 People in this region _ mainly rice and vegetables
9 Oil spills are having a _effect on coral reefs in the ocean
10 The factory was fined for _ chemicals into the river
III Combine the following sentences using preposition + whom / which
1 The woman pays me a fair salary I work for her
2 The movie was interesting We went to it
3 The man is over there I told you about him
4 I want to tell you about the party I went to it last night
5 The person is sitting at the desk You should talk to her about you problem
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7 The picture is beautiful Tom is looking at it
8 I enjoyed the music We listened to it after dinner
9 I met the people You told me about them
10 The market has fresh vegetables I usually go to it
IV Use a relative pronoun preceded by a preposition to combine each pair of the sentences below:
1 The teacher is Mr Pike We studied with him last year
7 The two young men are not good persons You are acquainted with them
→ The two young men _
8 This is the result of our work I’m pleased with it
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1 natural 2 discouraged 3 harmful 4 endangered 5 protection
6 prevent 7 offspring 8 grow 9 devastating 10 discharging
III
1 The woman for whom I work pays me a fair salary
2 The movie to which we when was interesting
3 The man about whom I told you is over there
4 I want to tell you about the party to which I went last night
5 The person to whom you should talk about your problem is sitting at the desk
6 Alice likes the foreign family with whom she is living
7 The picture at which Tom is looking is beautiful
8 I enjoyed the music to which we listened after dinner
9 I met the people about whom you told me
10 The market to which I usually go has fresh vegetables
IV
1.→ The teacher with whom we studied is Mr Pike
2.→ The problem in which we are very interested has been discussed in class
3.→ I like standing at the window from which I can see the park
4.→ The woman to whom you gave place on the bus lives next door to me
5.→ The examination in which I was successful lasted two days
6.→ The children of whom she is taking care are orphans
7.→ The two young men with whom you are acquainted are not good persons
8.→ This is the result of our work with which I’m pleased
9.→ There is a “No Parking” sign of which I do not take notice
10 → Mr Brown is the man to whom I’m responsible for my work
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TEST 1
Choose the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1 The musicians _ yesterday have played together for many years.
A to who we listened B who we listened to
C to that we listened D to whom we listened
Question 2 Many scientists have claimed that _ like music are often good at Maths.
A children B children who C children whom D whose children
Question 3 The student _ had an impressive record
A the prize was awarded B that the prize was awarded
C to whom the prize was awarded D who the prize was awarded
Question 4 Scientists will find ways _ our supplies of coal, oil, and gas.
A to increase B increasing C that increasing D increased
Question 5 I think it was your Dad _
A phoned B to phone C that phoned D which phoned
Question 6 Airplanes _ in the twentieth century is one of the sources of pollution.
A which invented B to invent C invented D that is invented
Question 7 She has two grown children, both of _ live abroad.
Question 8 Could you please provide us _some more modern equipment?
Question 9 We do not have plenty _ energy as we think.
Question 10 I pulled off the sheets _the furniture.
Question 11 The nuclear power plant _ last year will come to operate tomorrow.
Question 12 Lady Astor was the first woman _her seat in Parliament.
Question 13 Do you remember the time _we first visited London?
Question 14 The solar energy can change _electricity.
Question 15 Do you know the reason _ she quit her job?
Question 16 The park _I used to jog in has been demolished
Question 17 Water is one of the precious resources _for our life.
C on which we depend D on that we depend
Question 18 The areas _are destroyed suffer a lot from soil erosion.
A which trees B whose trees C that trees D trees which
Question 19 I never forget the time _I first visit Cat Tien National Park
Question 20 I have to leave for London tomorrow, _ means I cannot go to the party with you
Question 21 More and more rare animals are _danger of extinction.