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UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE
TEST 1
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
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A. post
B. busy
C. swim D. spacious
2. A. best B. text C. exist D. letter
3. A. commune B. punctuality C. communication D. distribution
4. A. express B. recipient C. secure D. messenger
5. A. satisfaction B. facsimile C. punctuality D. spacious
6.
A. noisy
B. subscribe C. service D. graphics
7.
A transfer
B. newspaper C. thousand D. relatives
8.
A. equipped
B. delivered C. transferred D. received
9.
A. helps
B. provides
C. documents D. texts
10. A. stop B. post C. offer D. from
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A. modern B. outdated C. fashionable D. beautiful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.
A. rule B. impolite C. beautiful D. qualified
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.
A. see B. watch C. write D. tell
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.
A. first B. changed C. modern D. good
20. You can save money if you send a parcel which is under 15 kg.
A. letter B. package C. box D. present
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
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 engineer 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
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24. A keystone Species is a species of plants and animals______ absence has a major effect on an
ecological system.
A. that its B. its C. whose D. with its
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.
A. that B. whose C. who D. which
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. READING
Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option to complete it:
AUSTRIAN POST OFFICERS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Austria and other European nations maintained an extensive (31) _______ of post offices in the
Ottoman Empire, typically motivated by the unreliable postal system of the Ottomans. For Austria, the
(32) _____ started in 1748 with the establishment of a (33) ______ in Galata outside of Constantinople,
and eventually extended to dozens of (34) _______ throughout the Balkans and the eastern
Mediterranean.
Beginning in 1863, (35) _______ of Lombardy-Venetia were used, but after the losses of these
areas in 1867, Austria had to issue special stamps; in appearance identical to (36) ___ stamps of the
period, but denominated in soldis and florins. In 1886 this was changed to paras and piasters to match
Turkish money, (37) _______ by surcharging the existing stamps of the offices, then regular Austrian
stamps.
Stamps printed specifically for the offices resumed in 1906, by using Austrian stamps (38)
_______ the denomination (at this point the denomination of Austrian stamps was printed in a second
step), and the Jubilee issue of 1908 included the same (39) _______ denominated in piasters.
While early issues are not common, the volume of mail by the end of the empire was such that
both used and unused stamps are still commonly (40) _______.
+ New words:
- denominate (v.): cho tên là, gọi tên là, đặt tên là.
- florin (n.): đồng florin (đồng hào của Anh bằng 2 silinh).
- piaster (n.): đồng bạc (tiền Tây Ban Nha, Ai Cập, Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ).
- surcharge (v.): 1. Chở/ chất quá nặng; bắt phạt quá nặng; đóng thuế quá nặng.
- jubilee (n.): lễ kỉ niệm 50 năm; dịp vui mùa mở hội.
31/ A. way B. method C. system D. network
32/ A. purchase B. sale C. practice D. service
33/ A. school B. post office C. factory D. company
34/ A. regions B. areas C. houses D. locations
35/ A. stamps B. books C. things D. pictures
36/ A. American B. Austrian C. European D. Asian
37/ A. first B. second C. next D. last
38/ A. having B. removing C. releasing D. missing
39/ A. designs B. shapes C. forms D. images
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40/ A. alive B. new C. fresh D. available
V. 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.
46. Few people know about C.A.Lindburgh. He was the first person who flew across the Atlantic Ocean.
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 Atlantic
Ocean.
C. Few people know about C. A. Lindburgh, who was the first person flown across the Atlantic
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 Himalayan
Range.
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 Mountain
Region.
D. The northern part of Nepal, made up by the Great Himalayan Range is the Mountain Region.
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 .
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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
ANSWER KEYS
1 B 11 A 21 D 31 C 41 C
2 C 12 B 22 B 32 C 42 B
3 B 13 D 23 C 33 B 43 D
4 A 14 C 24 C 34 D 44 D
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D
15
B
25
B
35
A
45
A
6 A 16 D 26 D 36 B 46 D
7 A 17 A 27 A 37 A 47 B
8 A 18 C 28 A 38 D 48 C
9 B 19 A 29 A 39 A 49 B
10 B 20 B 30 D 40 D 50 C
TEST 2
I. PRONUNCIATION
Put the following words into the right categories according to their stress pattern.
technology competitive facsimile document
courteous subscribe service customer
coward transmit translate commune
capacity communal secure imagine
installation disadvantage dissatisfied disappointed
relative transfer convenient newspapers
graphics magazine original punctuality
First syllable Second syllable Third syllable
II. VOCABULARY
Fill in the blank with given words
. 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 office boxes,
postage and packaging supplies. In addition, some post offices (4)____ non-postal services such 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 may also
be processed in other post offices (10 )_____ are not open to the general public.
III. GRAMMAR
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Rewrite the second sentence using relative clause.
1. I know this reporter's background well and he's 100% honest.
This reporter ............................................................................
2. I've forgotten that commentator's name but he's very well-known.
That commentator .............................................................................
3. People who haven't been abroad shouldn't criticize foreign customs.
Nobody who .........................................................................................
4. The detective knew all the answers. He solved the mystery.
The detective .........................................................................
5. New York is a wonderful city. I'd love to visit it one day.
New York ...........................................................................
6. Ms Fortune was a writer. Her body was found in the cellar.
Ms Fortune ............................................................................
7. I met an old friend. He told me all about a book he'd just read.
I met ...........................................................................................
8. They ask about the athletes. We are looking at the pictures of the athletes.
They ask……………………………………………………….
9. Who is the woman? Our teacher is talking to her.
Who is………………………………………………………….
10. Oliver Twist was a poor orphan boy. He was born in the workhouse.
Oliver Twist………………………………………………………..
IV READING
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 Post
Office. 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 post office
boxes, postage and packaging supplies. In (4)_______, some post offices offer non-postal services such
as passport applications (5)_______ other government forms, money orders, and banking services. Post
offices also rent post-office (6) _______to people and businesses who prefer not to have mail delivered
to their home or (7) _______, or who live or stay at addresses to which mail delivery is not available. The
back rooms of a post office are (8) _______ mail is processed for delivery. 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.
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 belongs to Dr Clark. Its engine is very good.
=> This car ____________________________________
2. The manager has just announced his retirement. We have all depended on him so much.
=> The manager on ___________________________________
3. The tree that we picked these fruits from is in front of the house.
=> 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.
=> The airport ______________________________________
9. You didn’t tell us the reason. We have to cut down our daily expenses for that reason.
=> You didn’t _______________________________________________