UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. post b. busy c. swim d. spacious 2. a. equipped b. delivered c. transferred d. received 3. a. helps b. provides c. documents d. texts 4. a. noisy b. subscribe c. service d. graphics 5. a. transfer b. newspaper c. thousand d. relatives 6. a. facsimile b. transfer c. spacious d. fax 7. a. ready b. friend c. telephone d. speedy 8. a. subscribe b. facsimile c. pride d. provide 9. a. spacious b. courteous c. document d. technology 10. a. commune b. security c. punctuality d. distribute II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. a. relative b. telephone c. spacious d. deliver 2. a. equip b. surface c. away d. advance 3. a. convenient b. recipient c. transmission d. possible 4. a. secure b. service c. parcel d. early 5. a. letter b. pleasant c. express d. office III. Choose the best answer. 1. He was a kind and courteous mailman. a. polite b. strict c. unpleasant d. rude 2. Without more training or advanced technical skills, they’ll lose their jobs. a. out of date b. backward c. up to date d. old 3. Newspapers and magazines are often delivered early in the morning. a. offered b. given c. provided d. distributed 4. Because the doctors and nurses acted properly and quickly, the baby was operated successfully. a. cheaply b. promptly c. conveniently d. usefully 5. If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape, our facsimile service will help you. a. expensive b. fairly small c. very cheap d. very big 6. The Messenger Call Services helps you to notify the recipient of the time and place to receive the call. a. receiver b. fax c. call d. telephone 7. Someone send you a parcel this morning and I put it on your table. a. package b. letter c. stamp d. fax 8. The winner will be notified by post. a. sent quickly b. acted thoughtfully c. limited strictly d. inform officially 9. If you go to the post office, please post these letters. a. fax b. sign c. send d. stamp 10. ________ is used to describe special services in which things are sent or done faster than usual for a higher price. a. Express b. Message c. Distribution d. Press 11. There was a ________ parking area to carter for the tourist trade. a. thoughtful b. courteous c. possible d. spacious 12. The post is the public service or system by which letters and ________ are collected and delivered. a. parcels b. faxes c. documents d. graphics 13. A consultation paper has been ________ on the Internet inviting input from Net users. a. served b. weighed c. received d. posted 14. Fax ________ has become more and more popular because it is cheap and convenient. a. exchange b. distance c. sending d. transmission 15. Britain has still been proud of the cheapest postal ________. a. sending b. care c. service d. delivery 16. Mrs. Pike has just bought some kitchen for her new house. a. equip b. equipped c. equipment d. equipping 17. Thank you for phoning when I was ill. It was very of you. a. think b. thought c. thoughtful d. thoughtfully 18. Thanks to the progress of science and , human life has become better and better. a. technology b. technological c. technologically d. technician 19. What is your in life? – Going out with friends and enjoying delicious foods. a. please b. pleasant c. pleasure d. pleasing 20. You can pay for the goods on . a. deliver b. delivery c. deliverable d. delivering 21. She was given the award for a lifetime of public . a. serve b. service c. servant d. serviceable 22. To become a novelist, you must be . a. imagine b. imagination c. imagining d. imaginative 23. Can you let me have the of your report? I can’t read this photocopy. a. origin b. original c. originally d. originate 24. I would like to send these letters air mail. a. in b. with c. by d. over 25. Could you please provide us some more modern equipment? a. for b. by c. in d. with 26. How far is your house away the city center? a. in b. for c. at d. from 27. Most schools and universities are now equipped surveillance cameras and other security measures. a. on b. for c. in d. with 28. It would be convenient you if you used the Express Mail Service. a. for b. with c. on d. among IV. Explain the words in the blank using the suggestions in the box. a. train people in sport i. assist other women in childbirth b. buy something from a shop j. work at schools c. write plays k. steal things d. ride a bicycle l. sell newspapers and magazines from a shop e. take part in Games m.study at schools or college ( university). f. drive a vehicle n. explain the meaning of words. 1. ( a driver) : A driver is a person ( someone) who drives a vehicle/ A person who drives a vehicle is called a driver. 2. ( a midwife) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. ( a teacher) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. ( a customer) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. ( a cyclist) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. ( a playwright) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. ( a thief) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. ( a news agent) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. ( astudent) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. ( a athlete) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11. ( a coach) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12. ( a dictionary) ………………………………………………………………………………………………. V. Combine these sentences by using relative pronoun WHO. 1. The policeman wasn’t very friendly. He stopped our car. → 1. I met a woman. She can speak six languages. → 2. The postman was late this morning. He is nearly always on time. → 3. I have a friend. He is very good at repairing cars. → 4. She’s the singer. She has just signed a contract with a recording company. → 5. The woman was very nice. She sat next to me on the plane. → 6. Do you know the boy? He borrowed that book. → 7. Mary is the girl. She was wearing the most fashionable dress. → 8. The manager is very toung. He was introduced to the president. → 9. The buy ram away. He broke the window. → 10. My father is a doctor. He is fifty years. → 11. Alexander Fleming received th Nobel Prize in 1945. He discovered penicillin. → VI. Combine these sentences by using relative pronoun WHOM. 1. Most of the people couldn’t come. I invited them to the party. → 2. Peter wasn’t at the party. I had seen him before. → 3. They are good friends. You can play with them. → 4. Two people walked into the classroom. I didn’t know them. → 5. The teacher no longer teaches in our school. We studied with her last year. → 6. I don’t know the name of the woman. I met her yesterday. → 7. The officer wasn’t very friendly. I spoke to him yesterday. → 8. These are the workers. You met them at the meeting last year. → 9. The woman was away on holiday. I wanted to see her. → 10. Do you know the girl? The teacher is talking to her. → 11. My parents sent their best wishes. You met them last month. → 12. Mary and Magaret are twins. You met them yesterday. → VII. Combine these sentences by using relative pronoun WHICH. 1. The light was fully booked. We wanted to travel on it. → 2. Clothes are too small for her. Why does she always wear them? → 3. You went to a party. Did you enjoyed it? → 4. The chair wasn’t very comfortable. We were sitting on it. → 5. The stories are usually very funny. Tom tells them. → 6. The fish was really delicious. We had it for dinner. → 7. I have a lot of homework. I must do them. → 8. Have you seen the photograph? Ann took them. → 9. She always asks me the questions. The questions are very difficult to answer. → 10. The noise woke everyone up. You made the noise. → 11. Bien Hoa is nice. It is my hometown. → 12. Bangkok has many beautiful temples. It is the capital of Thailand. → VIII. Combine these sentences by using relative pronoun WHOSE. 1. The lady is ateacher at our school. Her son went on a picnic with us last weekend. → 2. John received a scholarship. His grades arethe highest in the school. → 3. Hoan Kiem Lake is a historical place. Its water is always blue. → 4. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the scholarship last year. → 5. We are visiting the children. Their parents died in the storm. → 6. The professor is excellent. I am taking his course. → 7. Tuan has just won the second prize in the English contest. Tuan’s uncle is a pilot. → 8. John found a cat. The’s leg was broken. → 9. We are discussing about a famous writer. You are reading her book. → 10. That man is an artist. I don’t remember the man’s name. → 11. This school is only for children. Their first language is not English. → 12. What was the name of the man? His car had broken down. → V. Combine these sentences by using relative pronoun THAT. 1. She is the only person. She undrestands me. → 2. This is the worst film. I have ever seen it. → 3. A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour. → 4. He talked about the books and the authors. They interested him. → 5. The chemistry book was a little expensive. I bought it. → X. Fill in each gap with relative pronoun : which, that, whose, whom or who. 1. Stop him. He’s the man _______ stole my wallet. 2. There are many people _______ are living in very poor condition. 3. I’ve ever read the book ______ houng gave me yesterday. 4. The man ______ I saw last weekend said something totally different. 5. They have invented a television set _______ is small as a watch. 6. This is the building ________ ws destroyed badly in the fire last night. 7. I’m talking about Tom, _______ is really friendly. 8. The boy_______ sister is in my class can speak Japanese and Korean languages. 9. The dictionary ________ is on the table belongs to long. 10. He wore a hat _______ made him look like a cowboy. 11. The gentleman ______ gave him the picture was his old teacher. 12. Mr. David, _______ comes from England, has never been to Vietnam. 13. Mr. David,_______ son studies with us, has never been to Vietnam. 14. A bricklayer is a person ________ biulds houses. 15. Peter couldn’t come to the party last night, ________ was really a pity. 16. We visited children ________ parent are dead. 17. Do you have a good relationship with the person ________ lives next door to you. 18. The student ________ did this exercise might be very intelligent. 19. I’ll catch the train _______ leaves at 10 a.m . 20. Ly Duc, ______ won 2 gold medals at the Games, comes from Vietnam. 21. He can’t swim, ______ makes me surprised. 22. We are visiting Ha Long, ________ is in the north of Vietnam. 23. I’m staying with the boy _______ brother looks very handsome. 24. He talked about the books and writers ______ made us bored. 25. This is the photo _______ was taken yesterday. 26. Henry, _______ you’ll met tomorrow, is also a member of the board. 27. Can you answer the questions ________ I ask you? 28. The lady ______ son went on a picnic with us last weekend is a teacher at our school. 29. The woman _______ book I borrowed is very generous. 30. He is the only friend _______ I like. XI. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using relative adverb WHY. 1. We don’t know the reason. She cried for that reason. → 2. He knew the reason. She had told me the reason three days before. → 3. Please tell me the reason. You were absent from the meeting yesterday. → 4. She doesn’t tell me the cause. She avoids meeting me for that cause. → 5. The reason hasn’t been told yet. The president will come to that city for this reason. → 6. I want to know the reason. You are so sad for that reason. → 7. The reason is that it is very expensive. We haven’t got a new motorbike for that reason. → 8. She doesn’t want to speak to the cause. She divorced her husband for this cause. → 9. I do not know the reason. She left school for it. → 10. You didn’t tell us the reason. We have to cut down our daily expenses for that reason. → XII. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using relative adverb WHEN. 1. Summer is the time. The weather is very hot then. → 2. I never forget the time. I visited Cat Tien National Park. → 3. 7: 30 is the time. My plane will arrive then. → 4. That was the time. He managed the enterprise at that time. → 5. I have not decided the day. I’ll go to London on that day. → 6. The day was rainy. She left on that day. → 7. We first met in 1945. The revolution took place in that year. → 8. I will never forget the day. I first met you on that day. → 9. May Day is the day. People hold a meeting on that day. → 10. Can you arrange the time? We can have another discussion at that time. → XIII. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using relative adverb WHERE. 1. Manchester is the largest city in USA. My brother lives there. → 2. This is the house. We often stay in this house in the summer. → 3. I’ve recently gone back to the town. I was born in that town. → 4. The airport is the most modern one. We are going to arrive at this airport. → 5. Do you know the name of the hotel? John is staying at the hotel. → 6. I never forget the park. We met each other for the first time at that park. → 7. The police want to know the hotel. Mr. Bush stayed at this hotel two weeks ago. → 8. He doesn’t want to sell the house. He was born in this house. → 9. Dien Bien Phu is the place. Our army won a resounding victory in 1954. → 10. That house has many rare sculptures and paintings. A famous artist lived in that house. → XIV. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using WHERE or WHICH. 1. We enjoyed the city. We spent our vacation there. → 2. We enjoyed this city. It has been renewed a lot after the war. → 3. This is the house. The house has a big garden. → 4. This is the house. I was born in that house. → 5. Our school has a good laboratory. The students practice chemistry in the laboratory. → 6. Our school has a good laboratory. Mr. John designed it in 2000. → 7. A dictionary is a book. You can the meanings of words. → 8. A dictionary is a book. It gives you the meanings of words. → 9. The bed was comfortable. I slept in it last night. → 10. The bed was comfortable. It has a mattress. → XV. Fill in each gap with suitable relative pronoun : WHERE or WHICH. 1. The town _______ we are living in is noisy. 2. The town _______ we are living is noisy and crowded. 3. I wish to see the factory _______ your father used to work. 4. I wish to see the factory in ______ your father used to work. 5. I wish to see the factory _______ makes bicycles. 6. That’s the house ________ I was born in. 7. That’s the house ______ I was born. 8. That’s the house _______ was built in 2005. 9. Mr. Pike will buy the house _______ is opposite to my house. 10. This is the hotel ______ we stayed last summer. 11. Here is the beach _______ is the safest for swimmers. 12. We’re going to London, _______ is famous for Big Ben. 13. This is the place_______ the battle took place 40 years ago. 14. James will only go to places _______ are recommended by his friends. 15. The place _______ we spent our holiday was really beautiful. 16. The city ______ I lived as a child has been pulled down now. 17. This house, _______ Pele used to live, is being made into a museum. 18. Sunday is the day _______ we usually go fishing on. 19. Sunday is the day _______ we usually go fishing. 20. The street ________ leads to my school is very narrow. XVI. Fill in each gap with relative pronoun : where, when, why, or which. 1. Here is the beach ______ is the safest for swimmers. 2. Mr. Bike will buy the house ______ is opposite to my house. 3. This is the place _______ the battle took place 40 years ago. 4. The town _______ we are living in is noisy. 5. The town _______ we are living is noisy and crowded. 6. Sunday is the day ______ we usually go fishing on. 7. Sunday is the day ______ we usually go fishing. 8. I’ll never forget the day ______ I first met her. 9. This is the hotel _______ we stayed last summer. 10. Tell me reason _______ you have cancelled the tour. 11. The year _____ we came to live here was 1975. 12. I wish to see the factory _______ your father used to work. 13. That’s the house ______ I was born in. 14. The city _______ I lived as a child has been pulled down now. 15. We’re going to London, _______ is famous for Big Ben. 16. This house, _______ Pele used to live, is being made into a museum. XVII. Complete each sentence, using a relative pronoun or relative adverb. 1. Let me see all the letters ___________ you have written. 2. The boy ________ is standing near the machine is Tom. 3. The book ________ has some wonderful pictures is about Africa. 4. I know the place _________ roses grow a lot. 5. The woman _________ is wearing the blue hat is my aunt. 6. The man _______ you want to meet has just left. 7. The magazine _________ you lend me is very interesting. 8. I met the woman __________ husband is the headmaster. 9. We visited the school _________ my father taught 2 years ago. 10. The lady _________ was here last night has gone to London. 11. It was the first time ________ I spoke to him. 12. 1960 was the year _______ the revolution took place. 13. Dr. Fleming, ________ discovered penicillin, was awarded a Nobel Prize for medicine in 1945. 14. The driver _________ you want to see is not here. 15. The problems ________ he is talking about are strange to me. 16. They will move to the house _________ is being built near the station. 17. The painting ________ he has just bought is very expensive. 18. My friends are reading picture books __________ were borrowed from library. 19. She is looking for the students _________ lost their bicycles. 20. They spent some days with a businessman __________ company imported coffee from VN. 21. I don’t understand the questions _________ she asks me. 22. They are waiting for the man ________ motorbike is found near my house. 23. New York is the only city _________ he visited when he came to America. 24. The woman _________ daughter is my friend is a famous professor. 25. You should go to the national library _________ you can find various kinds of books. 26. I never forget the bus stop ________ I first met her. 27. The team ________ score more goals win the match. 28. Ha Noi is the city ________ I was born. 29. Peter kept talking about the lion- tamer _______ he admires a lot. 30. The roses ________ my mother bought this morning are very beatiful. 31. That is the car ________ took us to Da Lat. 32. It is the house ________ we have lived since 1990. 33. The post office is the building ________ windows are green. 34. We must find a time _______ we can meet and a place ________ we can talk. 35. Freedom is something for ________ millions of people have given their lives. XVIII. Combine the pair of sentences by using the relative pronouns or relative adverbs. 1. It is the first idea. It comes to my mind. → 2. They should go to DaLat in January. The weather is very good for their health then. → 3. Mrs. Brown is the only woman. He wants to meet her. → 4. The man is very young. You are driving his car. → 5. The flowers were very nice. Your sister bought them yesterday. → 6. The driver was very tall. He took us to the seaside. → 7. Tom had been driving all day. He was tired and wanted to stop. → 8. He gave forms to the director. The director passed them to his secretary. → 9. I went to London. I always want to visit London. → 10. Show me the thing. You are keeping it in your hand. → 11. I have some letters. I have to write them now. → 12. We live near the river. We can swim in that river. → 13. Here are some accounts. You have to check these accounts. → 14. That is the school. We built it in 1980. → 15. This is Mrs. Jones. Her son won the championship last year. → 16. You can’t enjoy hiking in Winter. Snow covers everything in Winter. → 17. We’ll take you to Dalat. You can enjoy fresh air there. → 18. Do they meet the boy? He broke their window. → 19. The woman is preparing lunch for everyone. They want to see her. → 20. That is the lake. I went swimming in that lake. → 21. She was dancing with the actor. He lived near my house. → 22. The bed had no mattress. I slept on that bed. → 23. Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other. → 24. The woman is a secretary. We are waiting for her. → 25. The man was sitting at the desk. I had to come to see this man. → 26. I missed the train. I usually catch this train. → 27. He has just gone to Mr. Lam’s house. There is a party there today. → 28. I saw several houses. Some of them were uncomfortable. → 29. Do you remember the day? We had a class discussion on books then. → 30. The tree is very tall. It stands near the gate. → 31. She gave me ten books. They are very valuable. → 32. I met Jane’s father. He works at the university. → 33. Peter is studying French and German. He has never been abroad. → 34. You’ve all met Michael Wood. He is visiting us for a couple of days. → 35. I give her all the money. I have it. → 36. We are moving to Manchester. Manchester is in the north- west. → 37. I’ll be staying with Adrian. His brother is one of my closest friends. → 38. John Bridge is one of my oldest friends. He has just gone to live in Canada. → 39. These drugs are useful. They cure cancer diseases. → 40. This house is beautiful. It is made of wood. → [...]... 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