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Unit 1: Noun
A noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing, or an abstract idea.
Eg: company, computer, puppy, Sam, New York…
Function of a Noun:
Functions of a noun

Examples

As a subject

The seminar will end in a few minutes.

As an object of a verb

I enjoyed his presentation.

As an object of a preposition

There was a complaint from the customer.

As a complement

Mr. Danes will become the next president.

II. Positions of a Noun
Positions of a Noun
After an indefinite article (a, an) or a definite

Examples
I am looking for a chair

article (the)
After an adjective (nice, hard,etc)

It is not an effective way.

After a possessive adjective (my, her, his, etc)

James is my coworker.

After a preposition

They offer a variety of services.

III. Countable nouns & uncountable nouns
Countable nouns are used in the structures a/an/the + singular noun and (the +) plural noun. Uncountable nouns

cannot follow the article a/ an and cannot be used in the plural form. Its structure is (the +) singular noun.
Countable nouns

Uncountable nouns

An/ the office - (the) offices

(The) information

a/ the discount - (the) discounts

(the) diligence

Confusing countable nouns and uncountable nouns
IV. Numeric Expressions before Nouns
Numeric expressions before countable nouns

Numeric expressions before uncountable

only

nouns only

Each

a few

one of the

Much


Every

few

both

A little

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Another

fewer

a number of

Little

Many

several

a variety of

Less


V. Nouns Suffixes
When a noun suffix is added o a verb or an adjective, a noun will be formed. Below are some common noun
suffixes.
Noun suffixes

Examples

Noun suffixes

Examples

-ancel -ence/ -ency

Important - importance

-al

Propose - proposal

-ion / -sion / -tion /

- Decide - decision

-sis

Analyze - analysis

Ition/-ation

Define - definition


-ment

Develop -

-ness

Kind - kindness

-ty/-ity/-ety

development
-ure

Fail-failure

Possible - possibility
Noun suffixes indicating occupations or people.

When the suffix -ant, -or/-er, or -ee is added to a verb or and adjective, a noun which means “a person who
does an action” is formed.
-ant

-or/-er

-ee

Account - Accountant

Supervise - supervisor


Employ - employee

Participate - participant

Contribute - contributor

Train - trainee

Apply - applicant

Contract - contractor

Interview - interviewee

Assist - assistant

Interview - interviewer

Refuge - refugee

1. This is a …………… of recent comments from our product users.
A. Summarize

C. summarizes

B. Summary

D. summarized


2. Interviewees normally have a fear of ……………
A. Rejection

C. rejected

B. Rejecting

D. to reject

3. The book was released after it got final …………… from the author.
A. Approved

C. approve

B. Approving

D. approval

4. Once the …………… of the parking lot is completed, visitors will have no problem parking their cars.
A. Construction

C. constructive

B. Construct

D. constructing

5. The article will discuss the of the …………… new commercial law.
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A. Implicates

C. implicating

B. Implicated

D. implications

6. The director has asked us to send monthly …………… to Ms. Shriver in the finance.
A. Statements

C. states

B. Statement

D. state

7. If you have questions regarding your purchase, please provide our staff with the relevant ……………
A. Informed

C. inform

B. Information

D. informations

8. …………… of labor union met with management to discuss the contract for the next year.

A. Represent

C. Representative

B. Representing

D. Respresentatives

9. Recent studies have found that there are a number of …………… why customers prefer placing orders
online.
A. Reasons

C. reasoning

B. Reason

D. reasoned

10. …………… franchises comply with strict rules on structure or operations.
A. Another

C. Most

B. Much

D. Little

11. Car emissions …………… for 40 percent of air pollution.
A. Account


C. defeat

B. Take

D. care

12. Mr. Keynes retired last year in order to concentrate .....................writing a book.
A. On

C. at

B. For

D. in

13. Unfortunately, the …………… is out of order.
A. Copier

C. copying

B. Copy

D. to copy

14. The R&D Department at Infor Tech is looking for ……………
A. Special

C. specializing

B. Specialize


D. specialists

15. An early …………… is required, especially in this kind of situation.
A. Decide

C. to decide

B. Decision

D. decided

16. We are looking for someone with two years of …………… in the marketing field.
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A. Experiencing

C. experience

B. To experience

D. experienced

17. …………… can get a brochure on the second floor.
A. To participate

C. Participants


B. Participate

D. Participating

18. …………… in computer courses has increased for the past few years.
A. To enroll

C. Enrolls

B. Enrollment

D. Enrolled

19. You need to wear protective …………… at the construction site.
A. Cloth

C. clothings

B. Clothes

D. clothing

27. Your …………… in this matter will be appreciated.
A. Cooperation

C. cooperate

B. Cooperating


D. to cooperate

28. The recent …………… conducted by Today’s Report showed some surprising results.
A. Researching

C. to research

B. Research

D. researched

29. The …………… will inform you of any changes happening here.
A. Managing

C. managed

B. Manager

D. manage

Text Completion:
Question 1 to 2 refers to the following memorandum.
From: Tom Klein, Training Manager
To: All employees
I would like to remind you about the training program you are scheduled to take. You will be
asked to assess the trainer’s …………… at the end of the program and submit a report to the
department. Also,
1.
A. performance
B. perform

C. performed
D. performable
…………… employees who have good attendance records will receive certificates for
completing the
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2.
A. another
B. all
C. every
D. each
program.
Question 3 to 4 refers to the following article.
Alliance Technology has announced today that it will cut prices on its new cell phones. Although
Alliance Technology equipped its cell phones …………… features such as digital cameras and
MP3 players, the
3.
A. by
B. on
C. to
D. with
company was able to reduce production costs for its products thanks to a new manufacturing
process. By taking …………… of this process, retail prices were significantly decreased.
4.
A. advantage
B. benefit
C. improvement

D. usage
Question 5 to 6 refers to the following article.
This weekend, we are offering a special …………… on home appliances such as refrigerators,
washing
5.
A. discounts
B. discount
C. discounting
D. to discount
machines, and dishwashers.
The offer lasts only for 3 days …………… should hurry up. This offer ends on March 3. Visit
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Sears today
6.
A. You
B. Your
C. Yours
D. Yourself
and get the home appliances you want.
Homework
I. Choose the correct noun in brackets for each sentence.
1. The (meeting, meet) will be displayed.
2. The event was a huge (success, succeed).
3. What we need now is your (cooperation, cooperate).
4. The (manager, manage) is not fulfilling his job.
5. We need to arrange a (gathering, gather).

6. My boss is satisfied with his (employ, employees).
II. Choose the correct noun from the adjective or verb given.
1. Significant → (significance/ significature)

6. Distribute→(distributor/ distributence)

2. Fulfil → (fulfilltion/ fulfillment)

7. Conduct → (conductor/ conductant)

3. Invest → (investion/investment)

8. Trains → (trainee/trainment)

4. Safe → (safety/ safer)

9. Apply→ (applicant/ applier)

5. Arrive → (arrivence/arrival)

10. Supervised → (superviser/ supervisor)

III. Choose the correct noun in brackets for each sentence
1. …………… for the new plant will begin next week.
A. Construct

C. Constructive

B. Construction


D. Constructively

2. Downtown stores will be closed on Monday in …………… of Independence Day.
A. Observe

C. observing

B. Observer

D. observance

3. To take a day off, you need to get your supervisor’s ……………
A. Approve

C. approved

B. Approval

D. approving

4. To renew your license, please present two forms of ……………
A. Identify
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C. identifiable


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B. Identification


D. identified

5. The agency is the most reliable …………… to take care of those demanding clients.
A. Organizing

C. organization

B. Organized

D. organizational

6. Workers are required to wear …………… clothes while they are on the construction site.
A. Protection

C. protected

B. Protect

D. protective

7. It looks like that there is no considerable …………… between these two photocopiers.
A. Different

C. differing

B. Differentiate

D. difference


8. Visitors should present a form of …………… when they wish to enter the building.
A. Identify

C. identification

B. Identifying

D. identity

9. I’m sorry to remind you that we haven’t received any written …………… from the registration office.
A. Confirm

C. confirmation

B. Confirming

D. confirmed

10. The latest research …………… about the pollution levels will be published immediately.
A. Resulting

C. resulted

B. Results

D. result in

11. Because of bad weather …………… all flights to the Philippines were cancelled yesterday.
A. Qualification


C. conditions

B. Approval

D. analysis

12. A(n) …………… of experienced sales representatives can harm overall sales earnings.
A. Emphasis

C. security

B. Variety

D. lack

13. You will have to register if you want to take …………… of our state-of-the-art system.
A. Convenience

C. advantage

B. Value

D. activities

14. Those who will sign any contract are advised to review the terms of the ……………
A. Production

C. consideration

B. Agreement


D. newsletter

15. Did you buy …………… 1 asked you for?
A. A toothpaste

C. the toothpastes

B. A toothpastes

D. the toothpaste

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16. Have you seen …………… stapler?
A. I’m

C. mine

B. My

D. me

17. Do you have …………… rooms available?
A. Some

C. sometimes


B. Sometime

D. any

18. I can do mv homework by ……………
A. Mine

C. myself

B. Me

D. my

19. I don’t have …………… money left.
A. Much

C. many

B. Another

D. a few

20. I was cooking …………… I burnt my finger.
A. While

C. during

B. When


D. by

21. I cut ten ……………
A. Slice of bread

C. slices of breads

B. Slices of bread

D. slice of breads

22. I worked for …………… hours on Sunday.
A. A little

C. a few

B. Less

D. any

23. After you collect the money, you need to count ……………
A. It

C.they

B. Them

D. anything

24. I …………… the bus there yesterday.

A. Take

C. took

B. Bring

D. went

25. There are two balls in the box. One is white and …………… is blue and red.
A. Other

C. the other

B. Others

D. the others

26. …………… you pour me some tea, please?
A. Can

C. Ought

B. Mind

D. Rather you to

27. I met a lot of …………… at the party.
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A. Peoples

C. Person

B. People

D. Persons

28. …………… is good for you.
A. Jogging

C. To jogging

B. Jogs

D. Jog

29. Please fill the glass …………… cold water.
A. For

C. of

B. With

D. to

Question 1 through 3 refers to the following email.
To: Everyone

From:
Subject: Party
Date: October 20th
Hi everyone,
As you know, the office Halloween party is coming up. As usual, we will have a costume
competition. It is a …………… for you all to have some fun and win some great prizes. The
party
1.
A. chance
B. change
C. concept
D. challenge
starts at 6 p.m on Friday, October 30. We will be dosing the office early, so you will have one
hour to get …………… I am looking forward to some great costumes.
2.
A. rest
B. real
C. ready
D. realize
This year, the first prize is free membership at the company sports club for one year. Second
prize is dinner …………… the Magic Chef restaurant for four people. See you on the 30th.
3.
A. in
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B. at
C. with

D. for
Miranda Kim.
Question 4 through 6 refers to the following memo.
To: all employees
From: Staff catering
Re: Staff cafeteria
Date: August 24th
We regret to inform you that we have to close …………… new staff cafeteria. We do not know
when we
4.
A. our
B. their
C. ours
D. mine
can …………… it again. Yesterday, twenty people became very sick after eating their lunch at
the
5.
A. close
B. open
C. redo
D. shut
cafeteria. They have severe food poisoning. Most of them are now OK, but some of them are still
in the hospital. This is terrible news, so to protect your health, we have …………… to close the
cafeteria. The
6.
A. decided
B. decision
C. defence
D. determination
sandwich store in the basement will stay open. There have not been any problems with their

foods products. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you all stay healthy.
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Part 7. Dịch và tìm từ đồng nghĩa

Looking for Promising Authors

Caldwell Publishing Co. is calling for

Tìm kiếm các tác giả hứa hẹn

Công ty xuất bản Caldwell đang kêu
gọi những bản thảo từ những nhà viết

manuscript submissions from both

kịch chuyên và không chuyên đang tìm

professional and amateur writers seeking a kiếm một công ty có trách nhiệm và sẽ
responsible agency that will maximize their phát huy tiêm năng của họ và tạo môi
potential and successfully market their work. trường cho công việc của họ. Với 76
With 76 years of professional publishing năm kinh nghiệm xuất bản chuyên
experience, Caldwell started as a small nghiệp, Caldwell bắt đầu từ một công
family-run business and grew into one of the ty gia đình và lớn mạnh thành một
ten largest publishers in the country. Known trong mười nhà xuất bản lớn nhất cả
for its strong partnerships with authors and nước. Được biết đến cùng quan hệ đối
excellent


entrepreneurship,

Caldwell tác chặt chẽ với các tác giả và điều

Publishing has received several awards in kiện làm chủ doanh nghiệp xuất sắc,
recognition of its excellence in publishing. Caldwell Publishing đã nhận được một
We are currently seeking author submissions số giải thưởng công nhận sự xuất sắc
for both fiction and non-fiction books.
The requirements for both genres are:

trong in ấn. Chúng tôi đang tìm kiếm
những bản thảo cho cả tiểu thuyết và
phi tiểu thuyết.

- Rough draft of the first 2 chapters
- 2-page summary of the book
- Curriculum vitae of the author
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Yêu cầu cho cả hai đối tượng là:
-Bản thảo thô cho 2 chương đầu


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- Contact information of the author

-Tóm tắt dài 2 trang của quyển sách
-CV


của

tác

giả

-Thông tin liên lạc của tác giả
For works of fiction, the writer must
Với những tác phẩm tiểu thuyết, nhà

include:

soạn kịch cần bao gồm:
- A one-paragraph description for each
-Một bài miêu tả một đoạn văn cho

of the main characters

mỗi nhân vật chính.
- Images relevant to the type of the
-Những bức ảnh liên quan đến thể loại

book

For works of non-fiction, the writer của cuốn sách.
must include:
- A recommendation letter from an Với những tác phẩm phi tiểu thuyết,
expert in the field relevant to the tác giả phải gồm có:
book


-Một lá thư giới thiệu từ một chuyên

- An academic report by the author on
the subject

gia trong lĩnh vực liên quan đến tác
phẩm.
- Một báo cáo học thuật bởi tác giả về
chủ đề đó.g

Please note that submitted manuscripts will Chú ý rằng những tác phẩm được nộp
not be returned. Selected candidates will be sẽ không được hoàn trả lại. Thí sinh
contacted

within

10

days

of

their được trọn sẽ được liên lạc trong vòng
submission. Send submissions to: Daniel 10 ngày kể từ ngày nộp tác phẩm. Gửi
Caldwell, New State Building, 962 Pixie bản thảo đến: Daniel Caldwell, New
Street, Maine, NJ
State Biulding, 962 Pixee Street,
Maine, NJ.


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1. increase, enhance

5. choose

2. company

6. writer

3. resume

7. a reference letter( written about someone)

4. consist of

8. hand in / turn in

From:Evelyn Nichols
<>
To:Craig Hawkins

Từ : Evelyn Nichols
<>
Từ: Craig Hawkins

<>

<>
Date: September 5
Ngày: 5 tháng 9
Subject: Re: Membership renewal
Tiêu đề: Trả lời: Gia hạn hội viên
Mr. Hawkins,
I am writing in response to the Summerton
Golf Club’s recent notification about my Ông Hawkins,
membership, which is soon set to expire. I

Tôi viết thư này để trả lời thông báo

will not be renewing my membership as I

gần đây của câu lạc bộ Summerton

have been greatly disappointed with your
golf club. You requested that I pay $50 to
renew my membership. This is a sudden
change from last year’s policy, which

Golf về thẻ hội viên của viên của tôi,
nó sắp hết hạn. Tôi sẽ không gia hạn
thẻ hội viên của tôi vì tôi đã rất thất
vọng với câu lạc bộ golf của bạn.

specified that members pay only 10% of
their membership price for renewal.

Bạn đã yêu cầu tôi trả 50 Đô la Mỹ để

gia hạn thẻ hội viên. Đó là sự thay đổi

Not only am I surprised at this unexplained
price increase, but I am also baffled at your
poor course maintenance. The greens have
not been properly maintained and have
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đột ngột trong chính sách của năm vừa
qua, theo lý thuyết thì các thành viên
chỉ phải trả 10% của giá thẻ thành viên


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created a terrible golfing experience.

của họ cho việc gia hạn.

I am also dismayed at the shortened hours, Không chỉ tôi ngạc nhiên về sự tăng
which is disadvantageous to working people giá không được giải thích này, nhưng
like myself.
I can assure you that I won’t be returning to
the Summerton Golf Club unless these

tôi cũng đang bối rối về việc bảo trì
sân golf kém. Lớp cỏ không được bảo
trì thích hợp và tạo ra trải nghiệm

matters are resolved.


chơi gold tồi tệ.

Sincerely,

Tôi cũng bị mất tinh thần trong vài giờ

Evelyn Nichols

ngắn ngủi, điều bất lợi cho những
người làm việc như tôi.
Tôi có thể cam đoan với bạn rằng tôi
sẽ không quay trở lại câu lạc bộ
Summerton Golf trừ khi những vấn đề
đó được giải quyết.
Thân ái,
Evelyn Nichols

1. reply / answer to

6. clarify

2. reminder

7. reduced hours

3. no longer valid

8. guarantee


4. sad / frustrated

9. not benificial

5. unexpected change

10. solved / dealed with/ handled

Business Plan for Proposed Gymnasium
Health Sporting Fitness Services plans to open a new
gymnasium In Toronto in a stand-alone building near
the commercial district. The market for health club
membership has grown at an annual rate of 18% over
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the last 5 years. The average age of the membership
holders is 27 with an average cost of $60.
Our gym will offer a personalized fitness training
experience to all our members, catering to business
people between the ages of 40 and 65. Unlike other
gyms already operating in this spot, we will have an
atmosphere conducive to joy and good relationship
among members. Membership will be limited to 150
people. Revenue will come .from initial membership
fees, monthly dues, and sales of other products,
including nutritional supplements and sportswear. The
initial membership fee to join will be $600, and

monthly dues wilt be $60. We expect that members
will also spend more than $30 a month on other
products, making the club's total estimated average
monthly income $25,000.
Monthly rent and overhead expenses are estimated at
$7,000, labor at $8,000, and other operational costs at
$2,000, for a net profit of $5,000. Start-up costs are
estimated at $220,000 and the club will break even in
around 42 months.

The

30th

Annual

Conference

for

Hospitality

Management will be held in San Diego, December
12~24, 2006. In the past years we’ve only allowed ten
people to go, but this year, encouraged by the product
of those who went last year, we’ve increased the
number to sixteen. As previous years have shown an
enthusiastic response, due to the increase in the
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number of people that can go, we are expecting even
more (usually over twenty apply). Also, although the
budget for employee training has been increased this
year, participants must cover 1/3 of all travel costs
themselves which is better than last year (participants
had to cover 1/2 the cost). However, all conference
fees will be covered. Those people who want to attend
should notify Larry Kayson in the Human Resources
Department by September 7, 2006.

Unit 2: Pronouns
I. Type of pronouns
Number

Person

Subject pronoun

Object pronoun

Singular

First

1

Me


Second

You

You

Third

He/she/it

Him/her/it

First

We

Us

Second

You

You

Third

They

Them


Plural

II. Possessive Adjectives & Possessive Pronouns
Possessive adjective comes before a noun and modifies that noun.
Is that your book?
Possessive pronoun is used to substitute a noun phrase that indicates a possession relation. This is your car and
that is hers.
Number
Singular

Person
First

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1

Subject

Possessive

Possessive

pronoun

adjective

pronoun


My

Mine


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Plural

Second

You

Your

Yours

Third

He/she/it

His/her/its

His/ hers

First

We

Our


Ours

Second

You

Your

Yours

Third

They

Their

Theirs

Note: we cannot use a/an/the, this/these, that/those, no, some, any, every, etc in front of a possessive adjective.
He is a friend of mine (o) He is a my friend (x)
III. Reflexive Pronouns
We use the reflexive pronouns to indicate that the person who realizes the action of the verb is the same
person who receives the action.
Singular

Plural

Subjective pronoun


Reflexive pronoun

I

Myself

You

Yourself

He

Himself

She

Herself

It

Itself

We

Ourselves

You

Yourselves


They

Themselves

Eg: I cut my hair myself/ We defended ourselves brilliantly.
Common expressions with reflexive pronouns.
By oneself/ for oneself/ in itself/ of oneself.
IV. Demonstrative pronouns: That/ those
The demonstrative pronouns “that” and “those” are used to avoid the repetition of nouns in comparison
structures. Use “that” if a noun is singular; otherwise, use “those”.
That: Our price is lower than that of other shops.
Those: This week’s reviews are better than those of last week.
Note:
This/ that + singular noun: This/that CD player is under warranty.
These/ those + plural noun: These/ those clothes are made of silk.
V. Indefinite Pronouns
The other/ another/ others/ the others
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The other means the remaining out of the two mentioned.
John bought two shirts. One is black; the other is white.
Another means one more among those mentioned. Others means some more among those mentioned.
The organization has many supporters. One is in LA, another is in New York, and others are in Chicago.
The others means all the remaining of the group mentioned.
Mr. Smith met five clients. One is Japanese, another is French, and the others are Chinese.
Exercise:
I. Choose the correct personal pronoun in brackets for each sentence.

1. Please give (I/ me) some advice.
2. (You/ Me) should submit your resume by Friday.
3. Do you often contact (he/him) at work?
4. Diana is from the UK. (She/Her) is English.
5. After many years, (they/them) returned to their homeland.
6. I was surprised to see (she/her) at the conference.
7. Do you have (his/him) contact information?
8. Here is my identification, and now I need to see (you/ yours).
9. (Our, Us) new software program has become popular.
10. They are going to make some changes in (you, your) proposal.
11. We want to see (it/ its) historical monuments.
12. He did his assignment, and she did (her/ hers).
13. The manager will contact the applicants (herself/ myself).
14. The president delivered the document by (himself/ themselves).
15. She has to reserve a hotel (on herself/ for herself).
16. Ms. Sanchez will give a tour of factory (himself/ herself).
17. Suddenly, the new copy machine started to work of (herself/ itself).
18. Martha and Kevin made up the plan (them/themselves).
19. (They/Them) are planning to go on vacation next Friday.
20. Mr. Ford was late for (him/his) physical examination.
21. We would like to read the book’s reviews before we write (our/ ours).
22. Alice assisted (us/our) in developing public speaking skills.
23. The employees dealt with the problem by (them, themselves).
24. Nurses must check on (them/ their) patients frequently.
Practice:
I. Choose one correct option in the parentheses.
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1. (That/Those) analysts predicted slower economic growth.
2. There are twenty new articles on (this/ these) list.
3. Dick’s portfolio is better than (that/those) of Lisa’s.
4. (Those/That) editor got an award last year.
5. These results are inconsistent with (that/those) of previous studies.
6. (These/ This) revisions are important to the completion of the proposal.
7. Some proposals got support from the board, but (the other, the others) did not.
8. There are three CVs of the applicants. One is here. Where are (the other, the others)?
9. Most English legal terms are difficult to translate into Vietnamese, but (any, some) of them are
easy to translate into English.
10. One worker prefers morning meetings, while (other, another) favors afternoon sessions.
11. One report was excellent, but (the others, another) were unsatisfactory.
12. This is not the only to the question. There are (another, others).
13. Ms. Peck is the department head. (She/ He) is announcing the new office procedure to the team.
14. Many subscribers have renewed their magazine subscriptions. (He/They) have read this magazine for years.
15. The writer received the comments, and (she/it) will reply to them.
16. Mr. Vega and Mr. Rios will speak to the client. (We/ They) want to meet his demands.
17. A well organized work environment will increase staff (interest, productivity, compliance).
18. The baggage (weight, security, allowance) on international flights is 20 kilograms.
19. Advances in computer (technology, concern, relation) are giving companies a lot of advantages.
20. The results of recent customer (concerns, allowances, surveys) show a high level of satisfaction with our
services.
II. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence
1. I finished writing up the report, but …………… hasn’t finished it yet.
A. Him

C. they

B. He


D. her

2. Please inform …………… of any schedule changes.
A. I

C. mine

B. My

D. me

3. These are my teachers …………… names are Paul and Rita.
A. They

C. them

B. Their

D. theirs

4. Her mobile phone is broken. She borrowed ……………
A. I
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C. mine


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B. My

D. me

5. Jenifer Lee said that she prefers travelling by …………… to travelling with lots of people.
A. Herself

C. itself

B. Himself

D. her

6. The executives of the board …………… decided to conduct the analysis.
A. Himself

C. themselves

B. Herself

D. their

7. Companies should examine the environmental effects of …………… activities.
A. They

C. themselves

B. Their

D. them


8. Writers have produced extra ordinary work in conditions more oppressive than …………… .
A. I

C. me

B. My

D. mine t

9. …………… may order any necessary office supplies from the catalog.
A. You

C. Yours

B. Your

D. Yourself

10. At the meeting, the manager announced that she would prepare the presentation by ……………
A. Her

C. she

B. Hers

D. herself

11. HT’s sports bags differ from …………… of Star Track in price and quality.
A. Those


C. this

B. These

D. them

12. Our company implemented a program of structural reforms, but …………… plan was unsuccessful.
A. Those

C. these

B. They

D. this

13. Our line of designer clothing is more expensive than …………… of our competitors.
A. This

C. that

B. Those

D. their

14. …………… salesman sold her an additional water purifier for two hundred dollars.
A. Those

C. These


B. That

D. They

15. The interviewer learned that Mr. Sherman had …………… of the materials in advertising and PR.
A. Either

C. any

B. Some

D. another

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16. As a result of building renovations, our offices have been moved from one floor to ……………
A. One

C. another

B. Other

D. one another

17. The IT department supports outsourcing, but …………… oppose the idea.
A. One


C. others

B. Another

D. the others

18. The bankrupt Build Co. did not have …………… of the management skills.
A. Another

C. any

B. Some

D. few

19. Mr. White worked so much overtime that …………… asked management for a salary increase.
A. It

C. she

B. He

D. they

20. Company representatives spend the whole day answering phones and emails. …………… are always busy
at work.
A. It

C. We


B. She

D. They

21. The president …………… checked the estimated sales figures for the next quarter.
A. Him

C. himself

B. He

D. his

22. We are going to experiment with …………… analysis on the symptoms of the influenza.
A. She

C. hers

B. Her

D. herself

23. A notice should be forwarded to …………… bank as soon as possible.
A. You

C. yours

B. Your

D. yourself


24. The president hopes that you will call …………… immediately to let him know about the results.
A. Himself

C. him

B. He

D. his

25. I’m writing again to you on the recommendation of a colleague of ……………
A. My

C. me

B. Mine

D. myself

26. The government praised …………… success in reorganizing and downsizing within a limited time.
A. Them

C. their

B. Whose

D. those

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27. Employees have to make copies of food receipts and turn …………… in to the accounting office.
A. They

C. them

B. Their

D. themselves

28. As a result of a heavy workload, the payroll department had trouble finishing analysis by ……………
A. It

C. itself

B. One

D. oneself

29. Mr. Admin and Ms. Tota devised innovative strategies and …………… proved to be useful.
A. We

C. they

B. Themselves

D. us


30. You should fill out the forms and return them at …………… earliest convenience.
A. You

C. yours

B. Your

D. yourself

Text Completion:
Question 1 to 2 refers to the following email
The selection committee recently interviewed a number of candidates for the senior accountant
position. Of those, we feel that Joseph Scott is the best. His accomplishments at his former
company stand out from …………… of the other candidates. Joseph Scott is not only skilled in
financial
analysis, but is also
1.
A. those
B. this
C. that
D. these
an excellent writer. This will be a great asset for us. We understand that you want to have a chat
with …………… before we make a final decision. Please let us know when it would be
convenient for you
to
2.
A. your
B. him
C. her
D. ourselves

meet Mr. Scott.
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Question 3 to 4 refers to the following email
From: Margie Weston, Marketing Manager
To: Sarah Hall, Human Resources Manager
Dear Ms. Hall,
It is my understanding that Ms. Lee has applied for the …………… of Marketing Manager with
your
3.
A. position
B. request
C. question
D. reason
company. Ms. Lee has been working for our company ‘s marketing …………… for two years
and has
4.
A. campaign
B. management
C. department
D. sales
shown a keen interest in sales. I have complete confidence in Ms. Lee’s ability to attract potential
customers to GlobalNetwork.
Question 5 to 6 refers to the following article
Most people think bread is expensive and difficult to make. However, it is …………… easy and
cheap. All
5.

A. either
B. neither
C. both
D. also
you need to make a basic dough is flour, milk, a little salt and sugar, and yeast. The sugar is very
important to activate the yeast. If you do not add the sugar, the bread will not rise. You need to
set it aside for at least two hours, so it is true that it takes a …………… time to make, but the
results are worth
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6.
A. quick
B. long
C. short
D. fast
the wait.
Homework
1. Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence
1. …………… he nor she is right.
A. Either

C. Each

B. Both

D. Neither


2. I didn’t like that one ……………
A. Either

C. neither

B. Too

D. alike

3. Would you like …………… tea?
A. Anything

C. little

B. Some

D. few

4. He has two dogs: one is from England and …………… is from Germany.
A. Another

C. other

B. An other

D. the other

5. Hemingway was a …………… of Fitzgerald.
A. Temporal


C. temperature

B. Temporary

D. contemporary

6. A …………… amount of money has been spent on books.
A. Considering

C. considerate

B. Considered

D. considerable

7. The United States is waging a …………… war overseas.
A. Cost-free

C. costly

B. Costless

D. money

8. There is no …………… evidence that power lines are a health risk.
A. Final

C. last

B. Conclusive


D. finishing

9. Most …………… work hard.
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