UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE A. READING - equip with(v) trang bị với → equipment [i'kwipmənt] (n): trang thiết bị - advanced (a) tiến bộ → advancement (n): sự tiến bộ - ‘spacious (a) = roomy : rộng - well-trained (a) = skilled : lành nghề - staff (n): đội ngũ nhân viên - thoughtful (a) chu đáo, quan tâm - courteous ['kə:tjəs] (a) = polite : lịch sự → ‘courtesy (n) sự lịch sự - ‘customer (n) khách hàng - mail and parcel service (n) dịch vụ chuyển phát thư và bưu phẩm - surface mail ['sə:fis] (n) thư gởi đường bộ - EMS (Express Mail Service ) dịch vụ chuyển phát nhanh - weight limit ['weit] (n) giới hạn trọng lượng - Express Money Tranfer dịch vụ chuyển phát tiền nhanh - speedy ['spi:di] (a)  speed (n) nhanh chóng  tốc độ - secure [si'kjuə] (a) an toàn → security [si'kjuərəti](n) sự an toàn - transfer ['trænsfə] (v) chuyển, di chuyển - Messenger Call Service (n) dịch vụ điện thoại - notify ['noutifai] (v) thông báo → notification [,noutifi'kei∫n] (n) sự thông báo - re’cipient (n) người nhận - o’riginal (a) nguyên thủy, bản gốc - facsimile [fæk'siməli] (n) = fax (n) fax - transmission [trænz'mi∫n] (n) sự truyền, sự phát - trans’mit (v) truyền, phát - ‘graphics (n) hình vẽ - press distribution [,distri'bju:∫n] (n): dịch vụ phát hành báo - distance (n) khoảng cách, quãng đường - subs’cribe to (v) đặt báo dài hạn → subs’cription (n) sự đặt báo dài hạn → subs’criber [səb'skraibə] (n) người đặt báo, người thuê bao điện thoại - de’liver (v) phân phát - cramped (a) chật hẹp, tù túng 1 B. SPEAKING - install (v) lắp đặt → installation [,instə'lei∫n] (n) sự lắp đặt - take place (v) diễn ra - register ['redʒistə](v) đăng ký → registration [,redʒi'strei∫n] (n): sự đăng ký - rate (n) tỉ lệ, bảng giá - monthly fee phí hàng tháng - fill in a form điền vào đơn - Here you are. Đây nè - You’re welcome Không có chi - What can I do for you, sir? Tôi có thể làm gì giúp ông? - How much is this / that? Giá bao nhiêu? C. LISTENING - ‘commune (n): xã (làng) - rural ['ruərəl](a) : thuộc nông thôn - digit ['didʒit] (n) con số - capacity [kə'pæsiti](n): năng suất, khả năng - upgrade (v): nâng cấp - telecommunication [,telikə,mju:ni'kei∫n] (n) viễn thông - reduce [ri'dju:s] (v): giảm → reduction (n) sự giảm - fixed telephone điện thoại cố định - rank (v) xếp hạng, xếp thứ 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): chất lượng 2. attitude ['ætitju:d] (n) thái độ 3. opening hours giờ mở cửa 4. security conditions điều kiện an toàn 5. punctu’ality (n) sự đúng giờ punctual (a): đúng giờ 6. arrogant ['ærəgənt] (a): kêu ngạo 7. pickpocket (n): móc túi 8. resident ['rezidənt](n): người dân 2 9. ‘reasonable (a) hợp lí 10. se’curity guard nhân viên bảo vệ E. LANGUAGE FOCUS Choose the best answer 1. A. hobby B. honest C. homework D. humorous 2. A. tradition B. calendar C. dialogue D. agrarian 3. A. celebrate B. iron C. parent D. restaurant 4. A. stayed B. decreased C. reached D. introduced VOCABUALRY: - steal (v) – stole – stolen ăn cắp - pay rent trả tiền thuê nhà - design building thiết kế nhà - break into a house đột nhập vô nhà - brave can đảm - burglar tên trôm - customer khách hàng - shoplifter (n) người ăn cắp ở cửa hàng - coward (n) kẻ hèn nhát - ‘tenant (n) người thuê nhà GRAMMAR: I. CÁC ĐẠI TỪ QUAN HỆ: 1. WHO: làm chủ từ, chỉ người … N (người) + WHO + V + O 2. WHOM: làm túc từ, chỉ người … N (người) + WHOM + S + V 3. WHICH: làm túc từ, chủ từ, chỉ vật ….N (vật) + WHICH + V + O ….N (vật) + WHICH + S + V 4. THAT: - có thể thay thế cho vị trí của who, whom, which trong mệnh đề quan hệ quan hệ xác định (không có dấu phẩy) * Các trường hợp thường dùng “that”: - khi đi sau các hình thức so sánh nhất (adj-est, the most +adj) - khi đi sau các từ: only, the first, the last - khi danh từ đi trước bao gồm cả người và vật - khi đi sau các đại từ bất định, đại từ phủ định, đại từ chỉ số lượng: 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. 3 She talked about the people and places ………………… she had visited. * Các trường hợp không dùng that: - trong mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định (có dấu phẩy) - sau giới từ 5. WHOSE: dùng để chỉ sở hữu cho danh từ chỉ người hoặc vật, thường thay cho các từ: her, his, our, their, hoặc hình thức ‘s … N (người, vật) + WHOSE + N + V …. 6. WHY: chỉ lý do, thường thay cho cụm 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: chỉ nơi chốn, thường thay cho 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: chỉ thời gian, thường thay cho từ 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. CÁC LOẠI MỆNH ĐỀ QUAN HỆ: 1. Mệnh đề quan hệ xác định (Defining relative clause): Được sử dụng khi danh từ là danh từ không xác định. Ex: The city is very beautiful. (Defining relative clause) 2. Mệnh đề quan hệ không hạn định (Non-defining relative clause): Được sử dụng khi danh từ là danh từ xác định. Ex: Dalat, , is very beautiful. (Non-defining relative clause) EXERCISE Combine sentences 1. I saw the man. He closed the door. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 2. The girl is happy. She won the race. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The student is from China. He sits next to me. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. The book was good. I read it. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 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. A. where B. which C. who D. when 2. My parents live in the same house ________ they bought 50 years ago. A. that B. which C. where D. A and C 3. August is the month________I always give my birthday parties. A. which B. in which C. what D. why 4. Sunday is the day _________ most of the Christians usually go to church. A. in which B. when C. that D. at which 5 5. The girls and the flowers _____he painted were vivid. A. who B. which C. whose D. that 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. A. which B. that C. in which D. with which 8. She didn’t tell me the reason _______ she came late. A. when B. for which C. why D.both B and C 9. This is the best play ________ I have ever seen. A. which B. what C. whom D. that 10. My computer, _________ mouse doesn't work, cannot be used now. A. while B. because C. whose D. which 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. A. what B. which C. who D. whose 15. The magazine _________ you lent me is interesting. A. what B. which C. whom D. whose 16. The man _________ is resting is very tired. A. what B. which C. whom D. who 17. The boy _________ sat next to you is my friend. A. who B. which C. whom D. whose 18. We are using books _________ were printed last year. A. what B. who C. which D. whose 19. The painting_________Ms. Wallace bought was very expensive. A. whom B. whose C. which D. where 20. The homeless people_____story appeared in the paper last week have now found a place to live. A. who B. whom C. that D. whose RELATIVE CLAUSES Choose the best answer to these sentences 1/ I saw the woman . . . . . . . wrote the book . a) who b) whom c) which d) whose 2/ Everybody cries on the day . . . . . . . they are born . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 3/ The city . . . . . . we spent our holiday was beautiful . a) which b) whom c) where d) what 4/ Have you read the book . . . . . . . has the picture on the cover . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 5/ I know the man . . . . . . you want to meet . a) who b) whom c) where d) when 6 6/ There’s the boy . . . . waited for us yesterday . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 7/ Can you see the picture . . . . . . is on the wall . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 8/ People usually remember the day . . . . . . they went to school for the first time a) who b) whom c) where d) when 9/ Mr Brown is the engineer . . . . . . . you met yesterday . a) whose b) whom c) which d) when 10/ Do you know the doctor . . . . . . . . lives two doors away . a) who b) whom c) which d) whose 11/ We know the man . . . . . pen Nam borrowed . a) who b) whom c) which d) whose 12/ She is reading the book . . . . . tells about Uncle HO . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 13/ Peter’s aunt . . . . . . we all know is a nurse . a) who b) whom c) which d) whose 14/ Here’s the man . . . . . house we have stayed for a month . a) who b) whom c) which d) whose 15/ The boy . . . . . is sitting at the window is my friend . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 16/ Monday is the day . . . . . . we will come . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 17/ The man . . . . .the principal is talking to is our teacher . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 18/ That is the bookstore . . . . . . . I will meet you . a) who b) whom c) where d) when 19/ The book . . . . . is on the desk is mine . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 20/The man . . . . . .was here yesterday has gone to Manchester . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 21/ The town . . . . . .I grew up is small . a) who b) whom c) where d) when 22/ I know the man . . . . . . . . we helped . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 23/ 7:05 is the time . . . . . . my train arrives . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 24/ The tree . . . . . stands near the gate is mine . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 25/Do you know the woman . . . . . daughter is my friend . a) who b) whom c) whose d) when 26/ July is the month . . . . . . . .the weather is usually the hottest . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 27/ That is the desk . . . . . . . . .I keep my textbook . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 28/ The girl . . . . . picture you took is my friend . a) who b) whom c) whose d) when 29/ The building . . . . . he lives is very old . a) who b) whom c) where d) when 30/ The building . . . . . . . top you see is the museum . a) who b) whom c) whose d) when 7 31/ She is the nurse . . . . . . . I saw at the hospital . a) who b) whom c) which d) when 32/ We visited the school . . . . . . . . my father taught . a) who b) whom c) where d) when 33/ There is the lady . . . . . . . . . .dog was killed . a) who b) whom c) whose d) when 34/ I met her last month . . . . . . . . she came to our house . a) who b) whom c) where d) when 35/ We all looked at the place . . . . . . . . .the fire had started . a) who b) whom c) where d) when 36. Marie Curie was a French physicist……… discovery of radium is famous throughout the world. a.whose b.that c.who d.whom 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 c.That is why d.All are correct 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. a. who b. that c. whom d.which 42. The botanists are examining the plants were brought from Africa. a. who b. whom c. which d. whose 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 c. Peter that though d. Peter though 45. She went with she liked. a. Tom, that b. Tom, whom c. Tom whom d. Tom who 46. He drank beer, made him fat. a. what b. why c. which d. that 47. That is the new teacher about the students are talking. a. that b. whose c. who d. whom 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. a. that b.which c. who d. both a & b 51. I’ve finished a book about a piano player … sole ambition in life was to perform for the Pope. a. whose b. which c. whom d. who 8 52. The person ………Anne is most keen on is me. a. where b. which c. whose d. X 53. Where can I find a shop sells cigarettes? a. that b.who c. whose d. where 54. The place in…………. we had a pleasant day is near here. a. where b. which c. that d. whom 55. The house ………….I’m living in is very comfortable. a. where b. which c. that d. both b & c 56.James Watt,…………… invention is the steam engine, was a famous Scottish engineer. a.which b.whom c.who d.whose 57.This is my friend,…………….I went to the zoo yesterday. a.with whom b.whom c.whose d.who 58.The police caught the robber…………… . had escaped two weeks before. a. that b. which c. when d. why 59.He invited Jane……… lives in the next flat . a. who b. , who c.that d. both a & b 60.Swimming,……………… a good sport, can make people strong and healthy. a.which b.that c.who d.whom 61.Michael Faraday,…………discoveries about electricity were famous, was an English scientist. a.who b.whose c.whom d.that 62.The beautiful sight…………………those tourists visited last week was Nha Trang. a.whom b.when c.which d.where 63. Tet holiday is the day ……… children always expect. a. which b. when c. where d. why 64.Can you suggest the time……………it will be convenient for us to start ? a.where b.when c.why d. which 65.I always think about the poor country village…………… I was born and grew up. a.where b.when c.why d. which 66. The girl …………….you want to talk has just left. a. that b. whom c. to whom d. with whom 67. Is Dr. Brown the person ………………….you want to speak to ? a. whom b. who c. which d. whose 68. We visited the school my father taught. a. who b. whom c. where d. which 69. We visited the school my father taught in. a. who b. whom c. where d. which 70. I like the dress she was wearing . a. who b. whom c. where d. which 71. I didn’t enjoy the play we saw last week. a. who b. whom c. where d. which 72. I really enjoy the house we saw. a. who b. whom c. where d. which 73. I really enjoy the house we used to live. a. who b. whom c. where d. which 74. I really enjoy the house we used to live in. a. who b. whom c. where d. which 75. The man to you talked yesterday is a doctor. a. who b. whom c. where d. which 9 UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. facsimile B. transfer C. spacious D. fax 2) A. equipped B. delivered C. transferred D. received 3) A. helps B. provides C. documents D. texts Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. courteous B. subscribe C. service D. customer 5) A. technology B. distribution C. delivery D. facsimile 6) A. advanced B. technology C. express D. spacious Circle the best answer for each sentence. 7) The hotel staff is friendly and ____. A. unhelpful B. courteous C. discourteous D. impolite 8) We are proud our ____ staff, who are always friendly and efficient. A. well-done B. well-appointed C. well-behaved D. well-trained 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. A. beginning B. last C. original D. recent 11) People can buy daily ____ in many local post office in early morning. A. newspapers B. books C. postcards D. letters 12) All post offices in Viet Nam are equipped with advanced ____. A. knowledge B. machines C. science D. technology 13) Fax transmission has now become a cheap and ____ way to transmit texts and graphics over distance. A. inconvenient B. convenient C. uncomfortable D. comfortable 14) If you ____ to your favourite newspapers and magazines, they will be delivered to your house early in the morning. A. buy B. book C. pay D. subscribe 15) Post offices offer a special mail service which is called ____. A. ESM B. EMS C. SEM D. MES 16) Your EMS mail will be ____ in the shortest possible time. A. provided B. delivered C. taken D. caught 17) The message introduces the ____ provided by the National Post Office. A. parcels B. messengers C. expresses D. services 18) I cannot tell you all ____ I heard. A. which B. that C. as D. because 19) I can answer the question ____ you say is very difficult. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose 20) This is Mr. Jones, ____ invention has helped hundreds of deaf people. A. which B. that C. whose D. whom 21) Tom, ____ sits next to me, is from Canada. A. that B. whom C. who D. whose 22) The volunteers, ____ enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that 23) Many scientists have claimed that ____ like music are often good at mathematics. A. children B. children who C. children whom D. whose children 24) My friend, ____ I visited lask week, is taking a holiday soon. A. that B. whom C. which D. whose 25) The doctor re examining a patient ____ was taken to hospital last night. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose 10 [...]... According to the passage, the main purpose of the Post Office is A to develop transportationB 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? A train B car C plane D motorcycle 31) The Post Office A has never used helicopters in... 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... mails From those early days to the present, the post office has helped develop and subsidize every new mode transportation in the United States Transportation has been the most important element in mail delivery Even when the general public had still suspected of the security of a new means of transportation, the post office experimented with inventions that offered potential for moving the mail faster,... in the process 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...26) A pacifist is a person believes that all wars are wrong A who B whose C whom D which 27) My friend, hated horror film, refused to go to the cinema with me A whom B which C whose D who 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... in that town → 23 The airport is the most modern one We are going to arrive at this airport → 24 Do you know the name of the hotel? John is staying at the hotel → 25 I never forget the park We met each other for the first time at that park → 26 The manager is very young He was introduced to the president → 27 Alexander Fleming received th Nobel Prize in 194 5 He discovered penicillin → 28 I do not know... 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... school Her son went on a picnic with us last weekend → 15 John received a scholarship His grades are the highest in the school → 16 We are discussing about a famous writer You are reading her book → 17 That man is an artist I don’t remember the man’s name → 19 This school is only for children Their first language is not English → 20 We first met in 194 5 The revolution took place in that year → 21 Can... _ 7 We enjoy travelling to Dalat There are a lot of interesting places there - _ 8 Two people walked into the classroom I didn’t know them → 9 The teacher no longer teaches in our school We studied with her last year → 10 I don’t know the name of the woman I met her yesterday → 11 The stories are usually very funny Tom tells them → 12 The fish was really... garden → 2 This is the house I was born in that house → 3 Our school has a good laboratory The students practice chemistry in the laboratory → 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 11 - _ 6 He is curious about the reason She has been sad in recent . World War I D. transportation and public ideas 29) According to the passage, the main purpose of the Post Office is ____ A. to develop transportationB. to apply new mean of transportation C. to deliver. which 9 UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. facsimile B. transfer C. spacious D. fax 2) A. equipped B will help you. A. beginning B. last C. original D. recent 11) People can buy daily ____ in many local post office in early morning. A. newspapers B. books C. postcards D. letters 12) All post offices