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UNIT 9. THE POST OFFICE

(B U ĐI N)

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I. GLOSSARY (B ng t v ng)ả ừ ự

1. architect (n) a person whose job is to
design buildings, etc. ki n trúc sế ư

→ architecture (n) khoa ki n trúcế

2. arrogant (adj) kiêu ng o; kiêu căng; ng oạ ạ
m nạ

3. bother (v) (often used in negative
sentence and questions) (- with/ about
sth): to spend time and/ or energy doing
sth b công; b s cỏ ỏ ứ

Ex: He didn’t even bother to let me know
he was coming. (Anh ta th m ậ chi ch ngẳ
bu n cho tôi bi t là anh ta sẽ đ n.)ồ ế ế

→ bother (n) [U] đi u khó khăn; đi u r cề ề ắ
r iố

4. brave (adj) can đ m; gan d ; dũng c mả ạ ả

SYN courageous

5. burglar (n): a person who enters a
building illegally in order to steal k tr mẻ ộ

đào ng chạ

6. capacity (n) s c ch a; ứ ứ dung lượng

Ex: The fuel tanks have a capacity of
25,000 gallons. (B n xăng có s c ch aồ ứ ứ
25.000 gallon.)

7. communal (adj) công; chung; công c ngộ

SYN shared

→ commune (n) nhóm người (khơng thu cộ
m t gia đình) s ng chung v i nhau và cóộ ố ớ
chung tài s n và trách nhi mả ệ

8. competitive (adj) (- with sb/ sth): as good
as or better than others c nh tranh; có s cạ ứ
c nh tranh; ph i chăngạ ả

Ex: Our prices are highly competitive (= as
low as or lower than those of the others).

(Giá c c a chúng tôi r t ph i chăng.)ả ủ ấ ả

→ competitively (adv) đ kh năng c nhủ ả ạ
tranh

→ competitiveness (n) tính c nh tranh;ạ
tính đua tranh

9. courteous (adj): polite, especially in a way
that shows respect l ch s ; nhã nh nị ự ặ OPP

discourteous

→ courteously (adv) (m t cách) l ch s ;ộ ị ự
nhã nh nặ

10. coward (n) (disapproving): someone who
is not brave enough to fight or do
something difficult or dangerous that they
should do người nhát gan; người hèn nhát;

người nhút nhát

11. cramped (adj): not having enough space

ch t h p; tù túngậ ẹ

12. customer (n): a person or an
organization that buys sth from a shop/
store or business khách hàng

13. facsimile (n) fax b n sao; b n ả ả fax

Ex: It’s a facsimile machine. (Đó là m tộ
chi c máy ế fax.)

14. fax (n) a letter or message sent by fax

b n ả fax

Ex: You can send faxes by email from your
computer. (B n có th g i ạ ể ử fax b ng ằ email
t máy tính c a b n.)ừ ủ ạ

→ fax (v) (- sth to sb; - sb sth) g i ử fax

15. graphics (n) designs, drawing or
pictures, that are used especially in the
production of books, magazines, etc. hình

vẽ; đ h aồ ọ

Ex: Text and graphics are prepared
separately and then combined. (Ch vi tữ ế
và hình vẽ được chu n b riêng r i sau đóẩ ị ồ
đượ ế ợ ạc k t h p l i.)

16. in operation (idm): working, being used
or having an effect ho t đ ng; có tác d ngạ ộ ụ

Ex: The system has been in operation for
six months. (H th ng này đã ho t đ ngệ ố ạ ộ
được sáu tháng.)

17. make (n) hi u, mác (hàng hóa)ệ

18. network (n) m ng lạ ưới; h th ngệ ố

19. notify (v) to formally or officially tell sb
about sth thông báo SYN inform

Ex: Competition winners will be notified
by post. (Nh ng ngữ ười th ng cu c sẽ đắ ộ ược
thông báo b ng th .)ằ ư

→ notification (n) s thông báo; thông báoự

20. orphan (n): a child whose parent are
dead tr m côiẻ ồ

21. pacifist (n): a person who believes that
all wars are wrong and that you should not
fight in them người theo ch nghĩa hịaủ
bình

22. pickpocket (n) k móc túiẻ

23. punctual (adj) đúng gi ờ

→ punctually (adv)

24. recipient (n) a person who receives sth

người nh nậ

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→ reduce (v) [T] thu nh ; gi m; gi m b tỏ ả ả ớ

26. release (v) (- sb/ sth from sth) tha; th ;ả
phóng thích; gi i thốt ả

→ release (n) s th ; s phóng thíchự ả ự

27. secure (adj): not likely to be lost; safe an

toàn; b o đ m ả ả

→ secure (v) (- sth against sth) b o vả ệ

→ security (n) s b o đ mự ả ả

28. shoplifter (n): a person who steals sth
from a shop while pretending to be a
customer k ăn c p trong c a hàngẻ ắ ử

29. spacious (adj) (approving) (of a room or
building): large and with plenty of space
for people to move around in r ng rãiộ SYN
roomy

Ex: The house has a spacious kitchen. (Nhà

đó có căn b p r ng rãi.)ế ộ

→ spaciously (adv) (m t cách) r ng rãi ộ ộ

→ spaciousness (n) s r ng rãiự ộ

30. speedy (adj): happening or done quickly
or without delay nhanh chóng SYN rapid
→ speedily (adv) (m t cách) nhanh chóngộ

31. subscribe (v) to pay an amount of money
regularly in order to receive or use sth đ tặ
mua (dài h n); thuê bao (m ng đi n tho i,ạ ạ ệ ạ
v.v.)

Ex: Which journals does the library
subscribe to? (Th vi n này đ t muaư ệ ặ
nh ng t báo nào?)ữ ờ

→ subscriber (n) người đ t mua báo dàiặ
h n; ngạ ười thuê bao (s d ng m ng đi nử ụ ạ ệ
tho i, v.v.)ạ

→ subscription (n) ti n mua báo dài h n;ề ạ
ti n thuê bao (s d ng m ng đi n tho i,ề ử ụ ạ ệ ạ
v.v.)

32. surface mail (n) letters, packages, etc.
that go by road, rail or sea, not by air thư

g i đử ường b hay độ ường bi nể

33. technology (n) machinery or equipment
designed using technology thi t b côngế ị
nghệ

Ex: The company has invested in the latest
technology. (Công ty đang đ u t vàoầ ư
nh ng thi t b công ngh cao hi n đ iữ ế ị ệ ệ ạ
nh t.)ấ

→ technological (adj) (thu c) công ngh ộ ệ

→ technologically (adv) có tính ch t côngấ
nghệ

34. telecommunications (n) (also infml
telecoms) vi n thôngễ

→ telecommunication (adj) [only before
noun] vi n thông ễ

35. telegram (n) b c đi n; b c đi n tínứ ệ ứ ệ

36. tenant (n): a person who pays rent for

the use of a room, building, land, etc. to the
person who owns it người thuê; người
mướn (nhà, phòng ...)

37. thoughtful (adj) (approving) showing
that you think about and care for other
people chu đáo; quan tâm; ân c nầ SYN

considerate; kind

→ thoughtfully (adv) (m t cách) chu đáo;ộ
quan tâm; ân c n ầ

→ thoughtfulness (n) s chu đáo; s quanự ự
tâm; s ân c nự ầ

38. transaction (n): the process or activity of
doing something usually something
related to business s giao d chự ị

→ transact (v) (- sth with sb) ti n hànhế
(công vi c kinh doanh)ệ

39. transfer (v) to move from one place to
another; to move sth/ sb from one place to
another chuy n; di chuy nể ể

Ex: How can I transfer money from my
bank account to his? (Làm th nào tôiế có
th chuy n ti n t tài kho n c a tôi sangể ể ề ừ ả ủ
tài kho n c a anh ta?)ả ủ

→ transfer (n) s chuy n; s d i chự ể ự ờ ỗ

→ transferable (adj) có th di chuy n; cóể ể
th chuy n nhể ể ượng

40. transmission (n) [the process of sending
out electronic signals such as radio or
television signals, or a signal sent out in

this way s truy n; s phátự ề ự

→ transmit (v) to send out television or
radio programmes, electronic signals, etc.

truy n; phátề

Ex: Fax transmission has now become a
cheap and convenient way to transmit
texts and graphics over distances. (Hi nệ
nay, g i ử fax là cách rẽ và thu n ti n đ g iậ ệ ể ử
văn b n cũng nh hình nh đi xa.)ả ư ả

* danh t riêngừ

Portugal (n) B -đào-nha ồ

→ Portuguese (adj) (thu c) B -đào-nha ộ ồ

→ Portuguese (n) ti ng B -đào-nha; ngế ồ ười
B -đào-nhaồ

II. GRAMMAR (Ng pháp) ữ

Defining relative clauses
(M nh đ quan h xác đ nh)ệ ề ệ ị

M nh đ quan h xác đ nh ệ ề ệ ị (defining/
identifying/ restrictive clauses) là m nh đệ ề
được dùng đ xác đ nh danh t đ ng trể ị ừ ứ ước nó.

M nh đ xác đ nh là m nh đ c n thi t cho ýệ ề ị ệ ề ầ ế
nghĩa c a câu, khơng có nó câu sẽ không đủ ủ
nghĩa.

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đi u này t ch i cho tôi bi t tên.)ề ừ ố ế

• Đ i t quan h đạ ừ ệ ược dùng trong m nh đệ ề
quan h xác đ nh.ệ ị

Subject Object Possessive

For persons

For things who/ that which/ that who(m)/ that which/ that whosewhose/ of which
Ex: The woman who/ that lives next door is

a doctor. (Người ph n s ng nhà bên là bácụ ữ ố ở
sĩ.)

The picture which/ that was damaged is
worth thousands of pounds. (B c tranh b h ngứ ị ỏ
tr giá hàng ngàn pao.)ị

What’s the name of the man whose car
you borrowed? (Người mà b n mạ ượn xe tên gì
v y?)ậ

- Dùng that (khơng dùng who / which) sau
ti n t h n h p (g m c ngề ố ỗ ợ ồ ả ườ ẫi l n v t, s v t),ậ ự ậ
sau d ng so sánh nh t và sau các t ch đ nhạ ấ ừ ỉ ị

lượng all, every(thing), some(thing), any(thing),
no(thing), only, little, few, much, none.

Ex: She’s one of the kindest people that I
know. (Bà y ấ là m t trong nh ng ngộ ữ ườ ối t t
b ng nh t mà tôi quen.)ụ ấ [NOT ...who I know]

- Có th b các đ i t quan h làm tân ngể ỏ ạ ừ ệ ữ

who(m), which, that và tr ng t ạ ừ when trong
m nh đ quan h xác đ nh.ệ ề ệ ị

Ex: That’s the man (who/ that) I met at
Allison’s party. (Đó là người tơi đã g p t i bu iặ ạ ổ
ti c c a ệ ủ Allison.)

Non-restrictive relative clause
(M nh đ quan h không xác đ nh)ệ ề ệ ị
M nh đ quan h không xác đ nh ệ ề ệ ị
(non-defining/ non-identifying/ non- restrictive
clauses) là m nh đ cung c p thêm thông tin vệ ề ấ ề
m t ngộ ười, m t v t ho c m t s vi c đã độ ậ ặ ộ ự ệ ược
xác đ nh. M nh đ không xác đ nh là m nh đị ệ ề ị ệ ề
không nh t thi t ph i có trong câu, khơng có nóấ ế ả
câu v n đ nghĩa. M nh đ quan h không xácẫ ủ ệ ề ệ
đ nh đị ược phân ranh gi i v i m nh đ chínhớ ớ ệ ề
b ng d u ph y (,) ho c d u g ch ngang (-).ằ ấ ẩ ặ ấ ạ

Ex: This is Ms. Rogers, who’s joining the firm
next week. (Đây là cô Rogers, người sẽ vào cơng

ty tu n t i.)ầ ớ

• Đ i t quan h đạ ừ ệ ược dùng trong m nh đệ ề
quan h không xác đ nh.ệ ị

Subject Object Possessive
For persons

For things whowhich who/ whom which whosewhose/ of which
Ex: Jake, who lives next door, is a doctor.

(Jake, ngườ ối s ng nhà bên c nh, là bác sĩ.)ở ạ

This picture, which was damaged during
the war, is worth thousands of pounds. (B cứ
tranh này, đã b h ng trong chi n tranh, tr giáị ỏ ế ị
hàng ngàn pao.)

We passed Harrods shop, whose
windows were decorated for Christmas. (Chúng

tôi đi ngang qua c a hàng Harrods, các ô kínhử
bày hàng c a nó đã đủ ược trang hồng cho lễ
Giáng Sinh.) [= ...Harrods shop, the windows of

which were decorated...]

- Không dùng that đ gi i thi u m nh để ớ ệ ệ ề
quan h không xác đ nh.ệ ị

Ex: This is Naomi, who sells the tickets. (Đây

là Naomi, người bán vé.) [NOT This is Naomi,
that sells the tickets.)

- Không được b các đ i t ho c tr ng tỏ ạ ừ ặ ạ ừ
làm tân ng ữ who(m), which, when trong m nhệ
đ quan h không xác đ nh.ề ệ ị

Ex: Professor Johnson, who(m) I have long
admired, is to visit the university next week.

(Giáo s ư Johnson, người mà tôi ngưỡng m tộ ừ
lâu, sẽ đ n thăm trế ường vào tu n t i.) ầ ớ [NOT
Professors Johnson, I have long admired...]

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TEST 1

Choose the word which is stressed
differently from the rest.

1. a. relative b. telephone

spacious d. deliver

2. a. equip b. surface

away d. advance

3. a. convenient b. recipient
transmission d. possible

4. a. secure b. service
parcel d. early

5. a. letter b. pleasant
express d. office

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each
unfinished sentence; substitutes the
underlined part; or has a close meaning to
the original one.

6. Mrs. Pike has just bought some kitchen
__________ for her new house.

a. equip b. equipped

equipment d. equipping
7. Thank you for phoning when I was ill. It
was very __________ of you.

a. think b. thought

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__________ , human life has become better and

better.

a. technology b. technological
technologically d. technician
9. I would like to send these letters
__________ air mail.

a. in b.

c. by d.

10. Could you please provide us __________
some more modem equipment?

a. for b. by

in d. with

11. How far is your house away __________
the city center?

a. in b.

c. at d. from

12. __________ fax transmission is commonly
used in most offices.

a. A b. An

The d. ∅

13. That post office provides us with
__________ best services with __________
well-trained staff.

a. the /a b. ∅ / the
a / the d. the / ∅

14. He was a kind and courteous mailman.
a. polite b. strict

unpleasant d. rude

15. Without more training or advanced
technical skills, they’ll lose their jobs,

a. out of date b. backward
up to date d. old

16. There was a __________ parking area to
cater for the tourist trade.

a. thoughtful b. courteous
possible d. spacious

17. Newspapers and magazines are often
delivered early in the morning,

a. offered b. given

provided d. distributed
18. Because the doctors and nurses acted
properly and quickly, the baby was operated
successfully.

a. cheaply b. promptly
conveniently d. usefully

19. If you want to send a document and do
not want to lose its original shape, our
facsimile service will help you.

a. post b. express

parcel d. fax

20. She had been assisted by a stranger
__________ her motor and drove her to safety,

a. who started b. whom starting
c. starting d. that will start

21. With our senses, we perceive
everything __________ .

a. is around us b. that is around

us c. whom is

around us d. whose is

around us

22. The volunteers, __________ enthusiasm
was obvious, finished the work quickly.

a. who b. whom

d. that

23. The musicians __________ yesterday have
played together for many years.

a. to who we listened b. who we
listened to c. to that we
listened d. to whom we
listened .

24. Many scientists have claimed that
__________ like music are often good at
mathematics.

a. children b. children who
children whom d. whose children
25. The student __________ had an impressive
record.

a. the prize was awarded
prize was awarded

c. to whom the prize was awarded

the prize was awarded

26. Those __________ have used our services
for more than one year can enter the
competition.

a. who b. whom

d. whose

27. I think it was your Dad __________ .

a. phoned b. phoning

that phoned d. which phoned
28. That man is a newcomer in our

company. Do you know him?

a. That man is a newcomer in our
company. Do you know whom?

b. That man who is a newcomer in our
company. Do you know him?

c. Do you know him that man is a
newcomer in our company?

d. Do you know that man who is a
newcomer in our company?

29. Yesterday I went to __________ I had
never been to before.

a. Thanh Ba Post Office, that
Thanh Ba Post Office where
c. Thanh Ba Post Office which

Thanh Ba Post Office, which

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a. who b. whom

that d. whose

Choose the best sentence that can be made
from the cues given.

31. yesterday / I / go / Thanh Ba Post
Office / send some money / my brother / the
city

a. Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post
Office where to send some money to
my brother who was in the city.

b. Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post
Office to send some money to my
brother in the city.

c. Yesterday when I went to Thanh Ba

Post Office sending some money to
my brother in the city.

d. Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post
Office and sending some money to my
brother in the city.

32. I / arrive / 7 am / the post office / open
a. When I arrived at 7 a.m., the post office

which had just been opened.

b. When I arrived at 7 a.m., the post office
had just been opened.

c. I arrived at 7 a.m. when the post office
had just been opened.

d. I arrived at 7 a.m. at the time the post
office had just opened.

33. the staff / help / me / send the money /
very helpful and courteous

a. The staff helped me to send the money
were very helpful and courteous.
b. The staff that helped me to send the

money which were very helpful and
courteous.

c. The staff whom helped me to send the
money they were very helpful and
courteous.

d. The staff that helped me to send the
money were very helpful and
courteous.

34. the service / good / only two hours
later / my brother / phone / he had received the
money

a. The service was so good that only two
hours later my brother phoned me to
say that he had received the money.
b. The service which was such a good

that only two hours later my brother
phoned me to tell that he had received
the money.

c. The service was such good that only
two hours later my brother phoned to
tell he had received the money.

d. The service was so good that only two
hours later when my brother phoned
to tell that he had received the money.
35. I / satisfied / the service / Thanh Ba

Post Office

a. I was satisfied with the service of
Thanh Ba Post Office.

b. So that, I was satisfied with the service
of Thanh Ba Post Office.

c. Nevertheless, I was satisfied with the
service of Thanh Ba Post Office.

d. I was satisfied with the service of
which Thanh Ba Post Office.

Read the passage carefully and choose the
correct answer.

Even where there is an efficient
‘door-to-door’ delivery system, there are additional
advantages in using Post Office (PO) boxes.
There are certain conveniences for using PO
boxes.

PO boxes allow mail to be picked up when
sorted, rather than when it is delivered to the
physical address, which will be some hours
later.

A mail user who regularly receives large
parcels or items that must be signed for may

find it convenient to pick up the rest of the mail
at the same time.

A mail user who moves frequently can keep
a mailing address.

A mail user may desire a more famous or
prestigious address. For example, in
Washington, D.C., many large P.O. box facilities
are located near or even outside city limits.

A business receiving large volumes of mail
may maintain separate post office boxes for
separate departments, such as one for sales, one
for customer service, to reduce the need to sort
internally.

PO boxes are more secure than many home
mailboxes, preventing mail theft and identity
theft.

If you live on a boat, PO boxes can serve as
your address, but are not necessary.

36. A PO box is more convenient for a mail
user who frequently moves,

a. True b. False

No information

37. If you use a PO box, you can get your
mail earlier than you use a door-to- door
delivery system.

a. True b. False

No information

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mail thieves. ,

a. True b. False

No information

39. Each business man rent only one PO
box.

a. True b. False

No information

40. If you live on a boat, the post office does
not allow you to rent a PO box.

a. True b. False

information

Fill in each numbered blank with one

suitable word or phrase.

A post office is (41) __________ authorized by
a postal system for the-posting, receipt,
sortation, handling, transmission or (42)
__________ of mail. Post offices offer mail-related
services (43) __________ post
office boxes, postage and packaging supplies.
(44) __________ addition, some post offices offer
(45)__________ postal services such as passport
applications and other government forms,
money orders, and banking services.

Post offices also (46) __________ post-office
boxes to people and businesses (47)

prefer not to have mail delivered to their home
or office, or who live or stay at addresses to (48)
__________ mail delivery is not (49)__________ .

The back rooms of a post office are a place
(50)__________ mail is processed for delivery. Mail
may also be processed in other post offices that
are not open to the general public.

41. a. services b. equipment

sending d. mailing

42. a. pass, b. giving

handle d. delivery

43. a. so b. such

such as d. so as to

44. a. For b. In

Of d. On

45. a. non b. nor

not d. no

46. a. lend b. borrow

rent d. employ

47. a. who b. whom

which d. that

48. a. who b. which

thatd. where

49. a. present b. free
d. available

50. a. where b. that

d. what

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---TEST 2

Choose the word which has the underlined
part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. a. post b. busy

d. spacious

2. a. equipped b. delivered

transferred d. received

3. a. helps b. provides

documents d. texts

4. a. noisy b. subscribec.
service d. graphics

5. a. transfer b. newspaper

thousand d. relatives

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each
unfinished sentence; substitutes the
underlined part; or has a close meaning to
the original one.

6. What is your __________ in life? - Going out
with friends and enjoying delicious foods.

a. please b. pleasant
pleasure d. pleasing
7. You can pay for the goods on __________ .

a. deliver b. delivery
deliverable d. delivering
8. Those telephone companies have

launched major campaigns to increase
their number of __________ .

a. subscribe b. subscription
subscribers d. subscribing
9. Most schools and universities are now

equipped __________

surveillance cameras and other security
measures.

a. on b. for

in d. with

10.1had asked everyone to submit
questions __________ advance of the meeting,

a. in b.

c. ond.

11. It would be more convenient __________
you if you used the Express Mail Service,

a. for b. with

d. among

12. Those letters were sent by __________
surface mail.

a. a b. an

the d. ∅

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a. Express b. Message
Distribution d. Press

14. I wish you a speedy recovery from your
illness to return to work soon,

a. thoughtful b. gradual
courteous d. quick

15. John often uses Express Money
__________ to send money to his parents in the
countryside.

a. Change b. Exchange

Transfer d. Send

16. The Messenger Call Service helps you to
notify the recipient of the time and
place to receive the call.

a. receiver b. fax

call d. telephone

17. Fax __________ has become more and
more popular because it is cheap and
convenient.

a. exchange b. distance
sending d. transmission
18. Someone sent you a parcel this morning
and I put it on your table,

a. package b. letter

stamp d. fax

19. The class treasurer, __________ ,
announced the balance of the account.

a. to whom we gave the money
we gave the money

c. whose we gave the, money to
we gave the money

20. The engineers __________ designed the
building received an award.

a. which b. whom

d. whose

21. __________ is one of the most important
capitals in the world.

a. London, that the place I was born
London, which I was born
c. London, I was born,

where I was born,

22. Express Money Transfer is one of the
quickest ways __________ helps us to send money.

a. who b. whose

when d. that

23. Do you remember the time __________ we
first visited London?

a. which b. when

that d. on that

24. Sunday is the day __________ few people
go to work.

a. that b. which

when d. why

25. Do you know the reason __________ she

quit her job?

a. that b. which

when d. why

26. The government sent money and food
to the people __________ houses were
destroyed by the storm last week.

a. which b. that

whom d. whose

27. I will never forget __________ he said he
loved me.

a. the moment b. the moment
which c. the moment

when d. the moment in

that

28. It is very difficult to integrate yourself
into a community __________ is quite different
from yours.

a. whose culture b. the culture that
c. which culture d. that culture
29. He often finds fault with __________ he
describes as having no talent.

a. John Smith, whom b. John Smith,
that c. John Smith,
whose d. John Smith
who

30. The scheme is designed to help children

__________ have fallen on hard times.

a. that parents b. which parents
c. parents of which d. whose parents
Error Identification

31. The Post Office, that is a retail company
in the United Kingdom; formerly part of

A
B

the postal service Royal Mail, became a
separate entity in 1981.

C D
32. In 1823, the Post Office used
steamboats to carry mails and parcels between
post towns which

A
B C
D

no roads existed.

33. On February 22,1921, when mail was
flown both day and night for the first time
A B
C D

over the entire distance from San
Francisco to New York.

34. In 1930, more than 10,000 trains which
were used for moving the mail into every city,
town, and

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B C

village in the United States.
D

35. When railroad mail service began,
mostly letters were sorted on the trains, which
A
B C

were not equipping to distribute other
kinds of mail.

Read the passage carefully and choose the
correct answer.

In early colonial times, correspondents
depended on friends, merchants, and Native
Americans to carry messages between the
colonies. However, most correspondence ran

between the colonists and England, their
mother country. It was a very hard work to
handle so many letters like that. In 1639, the
first official notice of a postal service in the
colonies appeared. The General Court of
Massachusetts designated Richard Fairbanks’
tavern in Boston as the official place of mail
brought from or sent overseas, in line with the
practice in England and other nations to use
coffee houses and taverns as mail drops. Local
authorities operated post routes within the
colonies. Then, in 1673, a monthly post was set
up between New York and Boston. The service
was of short duration, but the post rider’s trail
became known as the Old Boston Post Road,
part of today’s U.S. Route 1. William Penn
established the first post office in 1683. In the
South, private messengers, usually slaves,
connected the huge plantations.

After the Boston revolution in September
1774, the colonies began to separate from the
mother country. A Continental Congress was
organized at Philadelphia in May 1775 to
establish an independent government. One of
the first questions before the delegates was how
to convey and deliver the mail.

36. In early colonial times, __________ .

a. the English did not know how to write
a mail

b. merchants were not allowed to send
letters

c. the US was the mother country of
many colonies

d. England had colonies

37. The first place which was used as a post
office was __________ .

a. a tavern b. a big house
an official place d. a coffee

38. In 1673, letters were sent from New
York and Boston, and vice versa __________ a
month.

a. once b. twice

three times d. four times
39. The first post office was set up in
__________

a. 1639 b. 1673

1683 d 1774

40. According to the passage, __________ had
to work as a mailman between the huge
plantations.

a. delegates b. governors
messengers d. slaves

Fill in each numbered blank with one
suitable word or phrase.

In many countries, (41)__________ in Africa
and the Middle East, there is no ‘door to door’
(42)__________ of mail. For example, (43)
__________ one post a letter to a street address in
Namibia, it will be (44)__________ to sender as
undeliverable. Consequently renting a post
office box has traditionally been (45)__________
only way to receive mail in (46)__________
countries, although some, like Jordan, are now
introducing home delivery.

Generally, post office boxes are rented from
the post office either by individuals
(47)__________ by businesses on a basis ranging
from monthly to annual, and the cost of rent
varies depending (48)__________ the box size: In
the US, the rental rate used (49)__________ the
same across the country. Now, however, a
postal facility can be in any of seven fee groups

by location; in (50)__________, certain customers
qualify for free box rental.

41. a. hardly b. particularly
gradually d. certainly

42. a. delivery b. receiving
sending d. service

43. a. must b. can

shouldd. will

44. a. exchanged b. mailed
d. returned

45. a. a b. an

the d. ∅

46. a. so b. such

such as d. as

47. a. or b. nor

but d. along

48. a. in b. of

on d. from

49. a. be b. being

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50. a. instance b. addition

example d. recent

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---TEST 3

Choose the word which is stressed
differently from the rest.

1. a. document b. newspaper

competitive d. favorite

2. a. technology b. distribution
deliveryd. facsimile

3. a. notify b. origin

tomorrow d. courteous

4. a. become b. distance

daily d. morning

5. a. graphic b. subscribe

transmit d. receive

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each
unfinished sentence; substitutes the
underlined part; or has a close meaning to
the original one.

6. She was given the award for a lifetime of
public __________ .

a. serve b. service

servant d. serviceable
7. To become a novelist, you must be
__________ .

a. imagine b. imagination
imagining d. imaginative
8. Can you let me have the __________ of your
report? I can’t read this photocopy,

a. origin b. original
originally d. originate
9. I received that parcel __________ my sister
this morning, but I have not opened it yet.

a. to b. from

on d. over

10. Cunningham sent a note __________ me
thanking me for dinner.

a. with b. to

d by

11. Could you please help me __________ mail
delivery?

a. for b. on

with d. about

12. Britain has still been proud of the
cheapest postal __________ .

a. sending b. care

service d. delivery

13. The post is the public service or system
by which letters and __________ are
collected and delivered.

a. parcels b. faxes
documents d. graphics

14. The winner will be notified by post.

a. sent quickly b. acted
thoughtfully c. limited strictly

d. inform officially

15. A consultation paper has been __________
on the Internet inviting input from Net users.

a. served b. weighed

received d. posted

16. If you go to the post office, please post
these letters.

a. fax b. sign

send d. stamp

17. She felt __________ and protected when
she was with her parents.

a. thoughtful b. secure
spacious d. convenient
18. Opening the present __________ , she was
trembling with excitement.

a. her sweetheart had sent her that

sweetheart had sent her

c. to that her sweetheart had sent her
whose her sweetheart had sent her
19. My friend, __________ I visited last week,
is taking a holiday soon.

a. that b. whom

d. whose

20. My brother who lives abroad __________ .
a. returns to see us

see us

c. that returns to see us
returns to see us

21. He bought the present __________ from a
souvenir shop in Paris.

a. that he gave me
me it

c. that he gave it to me
it

22. The doctor are examining a patient
__________ was taken to hospital last night.

a. which b. who

d. whose

23. The park __________ I used to jog in has
been demolished.

a. which b. where

in which d. in where
24. Finding a cure for cancer is one of the
biggest challenges __________ medical researchers
face.

a. who b. when

why d. that

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a. whose b. which

that d. whom

26. I have to leave for London tomorrow,
__________ means I cannot go to the party with
you.

a. that b. which

when d. why

27. The film was about three young girls,
__________ are policewomen.

a. whom all b. all of who
of whom d. all of that
28. __________ has just won an international
scholarship.

a. David Pike, whose parents are both
teachers,

b. David Pike whose parents are both
teachers

c. David Pike parents of who are both
teachers

d. David Pike, whom parents are both
teachers

29. Is there anything __________ ?
a. I can do to help you that

can do to help you

c. that I can do to help you with it
do to help you

30. Money is not really __________ they have

often quarreled.

a. a reason which b. a reason that
a reason, why d. a reason why
Choose the best sentence that can be made
from the cues given.

31. I / write / express / some ideas / the
services of your Post Office

a. I wrote to express some ideas on
which the services of your Post Office.
b. I have written to express some ideas

on the services which is of your Post
Office.

c. I am writing to express some ideas on
the services of which is your Post
Office.

d. I am writing to express some ideas on
the services of your Post Office.

32. high quality equipment / your Post
Office / the best in the area

a. To buy high quality equipment, your
Post Office is the best in the area.
b. High quality equipment which makes

your Post Office seems to be the best
in the area.

c. With high quality equipment, your
Post Office seems to be the best in the
area.

d. High quality equipment, your Post
Office to be the best in the area.

33. I / satisfied / the staff / polite and
helpful

a. I am so satisfied that with the staff,
who are often polite and helpful.
b. I am very satisfied with the staff, that

are often polite and helpful.

c. I am quite satisfied with the staff, who
are often polite and helpful.

d. I am too satisfied with the staff, which
are often polite and helpful.

34. the prices of the services / reasonable /
every pockets

a. The prices of the services which are

reasonable for every pockets.

b. As the prices of the services are
reasonable for every pockets.

c. I think the prices of the services are
reasonable for every pockets.

d. I think the prices of the services that
are reasonable for every pockets.
35. your Post Office / serve / better and
better

a. I want your Post Office will serve
better and better.

b. I hope your Post Office that will serve
better and better.

c. I hope your Post Office will serve
better and better.

d. I wish your Post Office will serve
better and better.

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. From those early days to the
present, the post office has helped develop and
subsidize every new mode of 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,
occasionally suffering embarrassment, ridicule,
or even abuse in the process:

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and airways that eventually spanned the
continent; ^

By the turn of the 19th century, the U.S. Post
Office had purchased a number of stagecoaches
for operation on the nation’s better post roads
-a post ro-ad being -any ro-ad on which the m-ail
travels - and continued to encourage new
designs to improve passenger comfort and carry
mail more safely.

36. 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

37. According to the passage, the main
purpose of the Post Office is __________ .

a. to develop transportation

b. to apply new means of transportation
c. to deliver mail as safely and fast as

possible

d. to subsidize every new mode of
transportation

38. Which means of transportation used in
the Post Office is NOT referred in the passage?

a. train b. car

d. motorcycle

39. The Post Office __________ .

a. has never used helicopters in delivery
b. contributes income to build highways,

railroads, and airways

c. has never been the first to use a new
means of transportation

d. makes no contribution to build roads
40. Any road on which the mail travels is
called __________ .

a. motorway b. highway
c. national road d. post road
Fill in each numbered blank with one
suitable word or phrase.

Post Office service is (41) __________

developing with some certain inventions. The
first envelopes were made (42) __________ cloth,
animal skins, or vegetable parts. The
Babylonians (43)__________ their messages in thin
sheets of clay (44) __________ were then baked.

In 1653, a Frenchman, De Valayer (45)
__________ a postal system in Paris. He set up mail
(46)__________ and delivered any letters placed
in them if they used envelopes (47) __________
only he; sold. (48)__________ enemy put live mice
into the letter boxes and ruined De Valayer’s
business.

A schoolmaster from England, Rowland Hill
(49)__________ the adhesive postage stamp in
1837, an act for (50) __________ he was
knighted. Through his efforts the first stamp in
the world was issued in England in 1840. Hill
created the first uniform postage rates that
were based on weight, rather than size.

41. a. more b. more and

more c. the more d. the most

42. a. of b. in

for d. about

43. a. hugged b. embraced

wrapped d. rolled

44. a. that b. whom

whose d. when

45. a. established b. erected
rebuiltd. discovered

46. a. contains b. cans
bottlesd. boxes

47. a. whom b. where

whose d. which

48. a. A b. An

The d. ∅

49. a. operated b. worked

invented d. examined

50. a. what b. which

that d. whom

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---TEST YOURSELF C

Choose the word which is stressed
differently from the rest.

1. a. custom b. country
gather d. because

2. a. symbol b. practice
person d. embrace .

3. a. family b. different
religion d. interesting

4. a. celebrate b. important
usually d. difficult

5. a. people b. certain
winterd. select

Choose the word which has the underlined
part pronounced differently from the rest.

6. a. religion b. grape
begin d. good

7. a. symbol b. climber
comb d. lamb

8. a. practice b. iron
spring d. from

9. a. Spain b. person

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10. a. large b. gather

good d. again

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each
unfinished sentence; substitutes the
underlined part; or has a close meaning to

the original one.

11. __________ is a way of behaving or a belief
which has been established for a long time.

a. Celebration b. Custom
Practice d. Religion

12. People often gather before midnight to
welcome the New Year.

a. come together b. go apart
come into being d. get out

13. On the first day of the New Year people
__________ each other “Happy New Year”.

a. hope b. say

believe d. wish

14. You should make certain that everyone
understands your instructions,

a. safe b. interesting c.
different d. sure

15. __________ is the belief in and worship of a
god or gods, or any such system of belief and
worship.

a. Religion b. Tradition
Celebration d. Practice

16. In some cultures, people embrace each
other to show their love and sympathy,

a. hug b. shake

kiss d. glance

17. I am very __________ in knowing more
about the customs of many countries.

a. interest b. interested
interesting ‘d. interestingly
18. Can you please tell me the __________

between Vietnamese New Year’s
celebration and Chinese one?

a. different b. differently
difference d. differ

19. He tried to get into teacher training
college but with no __________ .

a. luck b. lucky

d. luckiest

20. Your belief of religion is quite different
__________ mine.

a. with b. against

between d. from

21. What do you like to do best __________
New Year’s Eve?

a. for b. at

on d. in

22. John waved his hand and said, “Good
luck __________ you!”

a. for b. at

with d. to

23. Most countries in __________ world
celebrate New Year’s Day.

a. a b. an

the d. 0

24. ‘You know that little Italian

restaurant’.-‘__________ I mentioned in my letter?’

a. The one which b. One that
ones which d. The one whom
25. She’s one of __________ love to be the
center of attention.

a. that b. those who

whom d. those whom

26. __________ I had not seen for a long time,
came to attend Peter’s wedding.

a. Many of my old classmates

Many of-my old classmates, whom
c. Many of my old classmates, that

Many of my old classmates whom
27. If his office had called, __________ ?

a. did he return to work
would he return to work

c. he would have returned to work
would he have returned to work
28. She would not have left early if she
__________ a good reason.

a. does not have b. did not have
has not have d. had not had
29. We do not go out because of the rain.

a. We will go out if it does not rain.
b. We would go out if it did not rain.
c. We would have gone out if it had not

rained.

d. We would not go out if it had not
rained.

30. __________ in your position, I would have
another check.

a. If I am b. Unless I was

Were I d. Was I

31. Keep silent __________ I will send you out.

a. if b. unless

provided that

32. Without air and water, human beings
__________ .

a. will not survive

survive

c. would not survive
have survived

33. It is an Australian company __________
features a red kangaroo.

a. logo b. whose logo

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books, the first of __________ I really enjoyed.

a. which b. that

whom d. who

35. They intend to repair their house,
__________ was flooded with water.

a. whose basement b. that, basement
c. the basement that

d. which basement
Error Identification

36. When Tet holiday is coming, I myself
really enjoy the time before Tet when is very
exciting.

A B

C D

37. At that time, all commercial centers are
very crowded with people who comes to buy
food and

A B C D

things to prepare for Tet.

38. Houses are cleaned and decorating with
flowers, usually apricot and peach.

A B
C D

39. On the first day of the New Year, when I
often go to the pagoda to pray for luck and
happiness,

A
B

and I also enjoy some special foods.
C D

40. The second day of Tet is the time at that
I go to visit my relatives and friends.

A B C
D

Read the passage carefully and choose the
correct answer.

To Vietnamese people, New Year’s Eve is the
most sacred time of the year. Therefore, the first
houseguest to offer the first greeting is very
important. If that particular guest has a lot of
good luck and is wealthy, well respected, well
educated, Successful, famous, etc., then the
family believes that they will receive luck and
good fortune throughout the year. The belief of

xong dat still remains nowadays, especially

among families with businesses.

Flower buds and blossoms are the symbols
for new beginning. These two distinctive
flowers are widely sold and purchased during
Tet. Hoa Mai are the yellow apricot flowers
often seen in Southern Viet Nam. Hoa Mai are
more adaptable to the hot weather of southern
regions, thus, it is known as the primary flower

in every home. Hoa Dao are the warm pink of
the peach blossoms that match well with the
dry, cold weather from the North. Tet is not Tet

if there is no sight of Hoa Mai in the South or

Hoa Dao in the North in every home.

41. Vietnamese people expect very much
from the first houseguest on New Year’s Eve.

a. True b. False

No information

42. Any first houseguest who is poor and
unsuccessful can get a warm welcome,

a. True b. False

No information

43. All flowers are used for decorating
houses.

a. True b. False

No information

44. Many Vietnamese people who live in
the South like Hoa Dao very much,

a. True b. False

No information
45. Hoa Dao is pink.

a. True b. False

No information

Fill in each numbered blank with one
suitable word or phrase.

One of the (46) __________ of Tet is cleaning
and, decorating houses. Houses are often
cleaned and decorated before New Year’s Eve.
The kitchen needs (47) __________ before
the 23rd night of the last month. (48) __________ ,

the head of the household cleans the dust and
(49)__________ from the ancestral altars. Some
people may (50) __________ their house and
decorate with, festive items.

(51) __________ new clothes is often
(52)__________ exciting part of the Vietnamese
New Year (53)__________ children. Parents
usually purchase new clothes and shoes for
their children a month prior to the New Year.
(54)__________ , children cannot wear their new
clothes (55)__________ the first day of the New
Year and onward. The best outfit is always worn
on the first day of the year.

46. a. habits b. customs

symbols d. odds

47. a. to clean b. clean

cleaning d. cleaned

48. a. Usually b. Strangely
Luckily d. Excitedly

49. a. ashes b. smoke

fog d. mist

50. a. recover b. repaint

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51. a. Putting b. Taking
Wearing d. Washing

52. a. more b. the more
most d. most

53. a. with b. beside

between d. among

54. a. Moreover b. Although

As d. However

55. a. up b. to

at d. until

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BÀI T P T LU N

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Ự

Ậ

I. Below are the transcriptions of some
words. Write the orthographic forms of the
words.

II. Complete each sentence with the correct
form of the verb in the box.

equip bother transmit notify install

upgrade transfer subscribe deliver satisfy
1. Newspapers typically are __________ early
in the morning.

2. They spent a lot of money __________ the
hospital with the most modern equipment.

3. The system __________ information over
digital phone lines.

4. Why __________ asking if you’re not really
interested?

5. Cameras have been __________ on public
transport in the hope of deterring crime.

6. You can __________ to the magazine for as
little as $32 a year.

7. Nothing __________ her so much as doing a
good job.

8. I’d like __________ $1000 from my
MasterCard to my checking account.

9. You’ll need __________ your hard drive to
4Mb before running this software.

10. The Messenger Call Service helps you
______ the recipient of the time and place to
receive the call.

III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of
the word in brackets.

1. All mail __________ were suspended during
the postal workers’ strike, (deliver)

2. It’s only common __________ to thank
someone when they help, (courteous)

3. Do you wish to take .out a full
twelve-month __________ to the journal? (subscribe)

4. We offer a wide range of goods at very
__________ prices, (compete)

5. If you are __________ with our service,
please write to the manager, (satisfy)

6. A wire transfer happens when you send
money to somebody __________ (electronic)

7. Fax ______has now become a cheap and
convenient way to transmit texts over distances,
(transmit)

8. Almost all of the guests were able to fit
into the __________ living room, (space)

9. Epoch Times is the most widely __________
newspaper in the world. (distribute)

10. How much was the __________ on that
letter? (post)

11. The government aims to improve public
__________ , especially education and
public health, in rural areas, (serve)
12. Megarider tickets are __________ i.e. can

be used by another person, (transfer)

IV. Write all the pronouns possible to
complete each sentence. Write 0 if the
sentence is correct without adding a
pronoun.

1. We talk about the party __________ Sarah
wants to organize for my birthday.

2. To get to Frank’s house, take the main
road __________ bypasses the village.

3. The paintings __________ Mr. Flowers has in
his house are worth around £100,000.

4. Mrs. Richmond, __________ is 42, has three
children.

5. Don is a friend __________ I stayed with in
Australia.

6. She was probably the hardest working
student __________ I’ve ever taught.

7. Stevenson is an architect __________
designs have won international praise.

8. The Roman coins, __________ a local farmer
came across in a field, are now

displayed in the National Museum.
9. Dorothy said something __________ I
couldn’t hear clearly.

10. There was a little __________ we could do
to help her.

11. He received a low mark for his essay,
__________ was only one page long.

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__________ trading is more healthy than our own.
13. Professor Johnson, __________ I have long
admired, is visiting the University next week.

14. The man __________ I introduced to you
last night may be the next president of the
university.

15. These walls are all __________ remain of
the city.

V. Write the information in brackets as a
relative clause (defining or non-defining) in
an appropriate place in the sentence. Give
alternative relative pronouns if possible.
(Use 0 to indicate ‘no relative pronoun.)

1. Julia’s father has just come back from a
skiing holiday, (he is over 80)

...
2. The problems faced by the company are

being resolved. (I’ll look at these in detail in a
moment)

...
3. She was greatly influenced by her farther,

(she adored him)

...
4. Parents are being asked to take part in the

survey, (their children are between four and
six)

...
5. He isn’t looking forward to the time, (he

will have to leave at that time)

...
6. The Roman coins are now on display in

the National Museum, (a local farmer
came across them in a field)

...
7. - He pointed to the stairs, (they led down

to the cellar)

...
8. These drugs have been withdraw from

sale, (they are used to treat stomach ulcers)

...
9. The singer had to cancel her concert, (she

was recovering from flu)

...
10. The minister talked about the plans for

tax reform, (he will reveal them next month)

...
11. We went to the Riverside Restaurant. (I

once had lunch with Henry there)

...
12. My aunt is now a manager of a

department store, (her first job was
filling shelves in a supermarket)

...

13. John Graham’s latest film is his first for

more than five years, (the film is set in
the north of Australia)

...
14. The newspaper is owned by the Mears

group, (its chairperson is Sir James Bex)

...
15. The Master’s course is no longer taught.

(I took this course in 1990)

...
VI. If necessary, correct or make

improvements to these sentences. If they are
already correct, write 

1. He just said anything which came into his
head.

2. Yesterday was the hottest day I can
remember.

3. There isn’t much can go wrong with the
machine.

4. Thieves whom stole paintings from
Notfort art gallery have been arrested in Paris.

5. It may be the most important decision
which you will ever take.

6. The boy took the photograph was paid
£100.

7. The Southham Chess Club, that has more
than 50 members, meets weekly on Friday
evenings.

8. The clock makes a noise what keeps me
awake at night.

9. Last night the orchestra played three
symphonies, one of them was Beethoven’s
Seventh.

10. She is one of the kindest people who I
know.

VII. Choose the best answer.

1. Post office is a place __________ you can
buy stamps, mail letters and packages, and
receive mail.

a. that b. which

where d. in which

2. Do you know the date __________ we have
to hand in the essay?

a. which b. in which

on that d. when

3. My uncle __________ you met yesterday is a
lawyer.

a. which b. who

whose d. to whom

4. The council is in discussion with Lord
Thomas, __________ land most of the village is
built on.

a. who b. whom

d. that

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class, are very eager to learn,

a. whose b. who

d. when

6. Regina, __________ you have never met
before, is a genius in painting.

a. that b. whose

whom d. whoever

7. The paintings __________ Mr. Flowers has
in his house are worth around $ 100,000.

a. which b. whose

what d. whom

8. Oxford, __________ attracts many tourists,
is often crowded in the summer.

a. that b. which

whose d. where

9. It’s the best film __________ has ever been
made about madness.

a. which b. whom

whose d. that

10. She cycled from London to Glasgow,

__________ is pretty good for a woman of 75.

a. that b. what

which d. where

11. Most folk songs are ballads __________
have simple words and tell simple stories,

a. what b. when

where d. that

12. __________ wins will go on to play
Barcelona in the final.

a. Who b. Whoever

Which d. Whichever

13. I think the reason __________ we get on so
well is that we both enjoy talking.

a. why b. which

that d. what

14. Children __________ diets contain high
levels of protein do better in examination.

a. who b. of whom

whose d. ∅

15. I’m sure that Keith will do well at
university, __________ one he
goes to.

a. which b. whichever

where d. wherever

VIII. Fill in each blank with an appropriate
preposition.

1. We take great pride __________ offering the
best service in town.

2. This post office is equipped __________
advanced technology __________ transaction.

3. What is the Messenger Call Service used
__________ ?

4. Let us take care __________ your postal and

telecommunication needs for now and ever.
5. We subscribe __________ all the main
medical journals.

6. This computer isn’t capable __________
running this software.

7. She seemed satisfied __________ the
results.

8. She was fiercely proud __________ family
traditions and continuity.

9. I was useful __________ them because I
could speak French.

10. I am living away __________ my family and
my relatives.

IX. Complete the second sentence so that it
has a similar meaning to the first one.

1. I live in the town not far from the capital.

The town ...
2. Nobody does it better than you.

There isn’t...
3. Thanks to Laura’s report. I was able to

finish the project.

Had...
4. He got down to writing the letter as soon

as he returned from his walk.

No sooner...
5. That question cannot be answered

satisfactorily.

There is...
6. It is my impression that she’s enjoying

her new job a great deal.

She seems ...
7. The secretary didn’t reply me for ten

days.

No reply...
8. All of those present were in agreement

with the proposal.

Everyone...
9. It’s a pity it’s too late to do anything

about it.

I wish...
10. She was so good to me that I’ll always

remember it.

I’ll always remember...

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---TEST 1

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word that has the underlined
part pronounced differently from that of the
others.

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2. a. ready b. friend

telephone d. speedy

3. a. subscribe b. facsimile

pride d. provide

4. a. spacious b. courteous

document d. technology

5. a. commune b. security
punctuality d. distribute

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS

A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d
- that best completes the sentence or
substitutes or the underlined word or
phrase.

6. You can subscribe to your favorite
newspapers and magazines __________ the
nearest post office.

a. in b. on

d. at

7. He is very capable __________ learning and
understanding things.

a. with b. of

d. about

8. Thanh Ba Post Office provides customers
__________ the Messenger Call Services.

a. with b. for

d. to

9. The post office offers the __________ Mail

Service which is particularly fast,

a. Secure b. Efficient
Express d. Reliable

10. We are proud of our __________ staff, who
are always friendly and efficient.

a. well-done b. well-appointed
c. well-behaved d. well-trained
11. The hotel staff are always friendly and
courteous.

a. efficient b. polite
d. perfect

12. There was no mention of the incident in
the national press.

a. television b. newspapers
Internet d. radio

13. I need to __________ £1,000 to my
daughter’s account.

a. transfer b. transform
transmit d. transact

14. __________ to the magazine can take
advantage of this special offer.

a. Subscribe b. Subscription
Subscribing d. Subscribers
15. __________ is someone who works from

home on computer and communicates
with their office by telephone, fax, or
e-mail.

a. Telecomputer b. Telecommuter

c. Telephonist

Telemarketer

B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d
- that best completes the sentence.

16. My mother __________ enjoys hill walking.
a. who is in her seventies

, that is in her seventies
c. , which is in her seventies

, who is in her seventies

17. She’s one of the kindest people __________
.

a. that I know b. who I know

whose I know d. which I know
18. Where is the house __________ ?

a. where they are living
which they are living
c. where they are living there

where they are living in

19. She lives in the house __________ .
a. which has the red door

door

c. that with the red door
door

20. Mark Twain is an author __________ I like
best.

a. his books b. that books
the books of whom d. whose books
21. The problem __________ never occurred.

a. I hadn’t expected it
expected it

c. who I had expected
expected

22. In 1850, Yale University established
Sheffield Scientific School, __________ .

a. engineers were educated there
where engineers were educated
c. in which were engineers educated

where were engineers educated

23. We’ve tested three hundred types of
boot, __________ is completely waterproof.

a. none of them b. none of that
none of which d. none of whose
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

whose d. with its

25. William Samuel Johnson, __________
helped write the Constitution, became
the first president of Columbia College
in 1787.

a. whom he had b. who had

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C. Choose word or phrase A, B, C or D

-that needs correcting.

26. Fred, who usually conducts the choir
rehearsals, did not show up last night because
he had an

A
B
C

accident on his way to the practice.
D

27. I think whatever was responsible for
damaging the trees should be fined or sent to
prison.

A
B C D

28. Now that I no longer have to wear
uniform, I’ll be able to wear which I want.
A B
C D

29. Ripe fruit is often stored in a place
where contains much carbon dioxide so that the
fruit will not

A B C

decay too rapidly.

30. The town we visited was a four-days
journey from our hotel, so we took the train
instead of the

A B
C D

bus.
III. READING

A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate
word from the box.

employees electronic everything monthly food
employers deposit account receives automatically

ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
In the future, machines will take the place of
many bank tellers. A new system (31) __________
funds transfer (EFT) allows the bank or the
customer to move money from one (32)
__________ to another. For example, a worker
receives her (33)__________ paycheck, her salary.
Her employer, the company that she works for,
can (34)__________ her salary into her checking
account directly. She does not have to go to the

bank. Her bank can also pay her monthly
(35)__________ : the telephone, the water, the gas,
and the electricity. It will also be possible for
her to pay for (36) __________ at the
supermarket by EFT. The supermarket will (37)
__________ withdraw money from her account at

the bank to pay for the food that she buys.
Some (38)__________ already deposit their
employees’ checks in the bank directly.
(39)__________ , in the future,
people will not money, and machines will pay
for (40) __________

B. Read the passage carefully, then
choose the correct answers.

Sometimes mail arrives at the post office,
and it is impossible to deliver the mail. Perhaps
there is an inadequate or illegible address and
no return address. The post office cannot just
throw this mail away, so this becomes "dead
mail." This "dead mail" is sent to one of the U.S.
Postal Service's dead mail offices in Atlanta,
New York, Philadelphia, St. Paul, or San
Francisco. Seventy- five million pieces of mail
can end up in the dead mail office in one year.

The staff of the dead mail offices have a
variety of ways to deal with all of these pieces of

dead mail. First of all, they look for clues that
can help them deliver the mail; they open
packages in the hope that something inside will
show where the package came from or is going
to. Dead mail will also be listed on a computer
so that people can call in and check to see if a
missing item is there.

However, all of this mail cannot simply be
stored forever; there is just too much of it.
When a lot of dead mail has piled up, the dead
mail offices hold public auctions. Every three
months, the public is invited in and bins
containing items found in dead mail packages
are sold to the highest bidder.

41. Which of the following is the best title
for the passage?

a. The U.S. Postal Service

Responsibilities at The U.S. Postal
Service

c. Why is Mail Undeliverable
Offices

42. Dead mail is mail that __________
a. has no use

read and thrown away
c. is unwanted

undeliverable

43. The word ‘illegible’ in line 2 is closet in
meaning to which of the following?

a. incomplete b. missing
unreadable d. incorrect
44. According to the passage, how many
dead mail offices does the U.S. Postal Service
have?

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d. 75

45. Which of the following is NOT
mentioned as a way that post office staff
members deal with dead mail?

a. They search for clues.
dead mail away,
c. They open dead mail

dead mail on a computer

46. The passage indicates that dead mail
auctions are held __________ .

a. once a year b. twice a year

three times a year d. four times a
year

IV. WRITING

From the four words or phrases - a, b, c
or d - choose the one that best completes the
sentence.

47. After seeing a movie based on a novel,
__________ .

a. the book was read by many people
the book made many people want to
read it

c. many people want to read the book
the reading of the book interests many
people

48. __________ are considered humorous is
mainly to his characters’ use of slang,

a. Damon Runyan’s stories
Runyan’s stories, which
c. That Damon Runyan’s stories

Because Damon Runyan’s stories
49. In order to grow vegetables properly,
gardeners must know __________ .

a. that the requirements for each
vegetable

b. what the requirements for each
vegetable are

c. what are each vegetable’s
requirements

d. that is required by each vegetable
50. No sooner __________ , the phone rang.

a. had they arrived home that
arrived home that

c. did they arrive home than
arrived home than

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---TEST 2

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word that has the main stress
placed differently from the others.

1. a. technology b. competitive

facsimile d. document

2. a. courteous b. subscribe
service d. customer

3. a. transit b. transmit
transactd. translate

4. a. capacity b. communal
secure d. imagine

5. a. installation b. disadvantage
dissatisfied d. disappointed
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS

A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d
- that best completes the sentence.

6. I suddenly came __________ a very valuable
book when we was in the bookshop.

a. up b. into

across d. down

7. Prices are going __________ in a worry way.

a. up b. over

away d. off

8. Does he tell you how he is getting
__________ his new colleagues?

a. on with b. on of
away with d. out of

9. I’d like to send this parcel express.
What’s the __________ on it?

a. cost b. price

postage d. value

10. An extra copy of each document was
supplied for onward __________ to head office.

a. transmit b. transmitted
transmitter d. transmission
11. We __________ to several sports channels
on television.

a. subscribe b. deliver

offer d. notify

12. The hotel offers a high standard of
service at __________ rates.

a. competing b. competent
competitive d. competition
13. If you want to send a document and do

not want to lose its original shape, our
__________ service will help you.

a. express mail b. facsimile
messenger call d. postal

14. __________ all the staff, I would like to
wish you a happy retirement.

a. On behalf of b. In place of
Instead of d. On account of
15. ‘__________ send this document to my
office by fax?’ ‘Certainly.’

a. Would you like b. Would you

mind c. Could you

d. Why not

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-that best completes the sentence.

16. Al painted his bedroom brown. It looks
dark and dready. He __________ a different color.

a. had to choose

chosen

c. must have chosen
been choosing

17. You __________ too hard lately. Take a
short vacation.

a. worked b. work

were working d. have been
working

18. In geometry, a tangent is a straight line
__________ a curve at only one point.

a. it touches b. whose

touching c. its touching
that touches

19. Ellen Swallow Richards became the first
woman ________, graduate
from, and teach at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology.

a. to enter b. entering
entered d. who enter
20. I felt as if I __________ a confidence.

a. have betrayed b. would betray
had betrayed d. am betraying
21. __________ finds the treasure is entitled to
twenty five percent of it.

a. Who b. The people

who c. Whoever

who

22. The instrument panel of a light airplane
has at least a dozen instruments , __________

a. the pilot must watch
pilot must watch

c. which the pilot must watch them
such that the pilot must watch

23. Dr. Seuss, __________ was Theodor Seuss
Geisel, wrote and illustrated delightfully
humorous books for children.

a. his real name
his real name
c. with his real name

name

24. Diamonds are often found in rock
formations called pipes, _____ the throats of
extinct volcanoes.

a. in which they resemble
resemble

c. there is a Resemblance to
resemble

25. If we had known your new address, we
__________ to see you.

a. came b. will come

would come d. would have
come

C. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or
D - that needs correcting.

26. One of the most influence newspapers
in the U.S is The New York Times, which is 
A B
C

widely distributed throughout the world.
D

27. The legal age which a person is

considered to be an adult is customarily 18.
A B
C D

28. Van Cliburn who studied piano from
1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards
between 1958 and

A B
C D

1960.

29. The man, of whom the red car is parked
in front of our house, is a prominent physician
in this

A B
C D

town.

31. Public health experts say that the
money one spends avoiding illness is less than
the cost of

A
B C

be sick.

B
III. READING

A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d
- that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.

Before the (31) __________ of the postage
stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another
country. The sender paid for the letter to travel
in his or her (32)__________ country. Then the
person in other country paid for that part of the
trip. If the letter (33)__________ several countries,
the problem was worse.

Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the
(34)__________ of a postage stamp with glue on
the back. The British post office made the first
stamps in 1840. A person bought a stamp and
put it on a letter. The post office (35)

the letter. When people received letters, they
didn’t have to pay (36)__________ . The letters
were prepaid.

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started making their own postage stamps very
quickly. There were still problems with
international mail. Some countries did not want
to accept letters with stamps (38)__________
another country. Finally, in 1874 a German

organized the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
Each country in the UPU agree to accept letters
with prepaid (39)__________ from the other
members. And now almost every country in the
world is a member of this organization. It takes
care (40)__________ any international mail
problems.

32. a. discovery b. invention
development d. creation
32. a. private b. particular

belonging d. own

33. a. travelled b- passed

crossed d. toured

34. a. belief b. idea

thought d. sense

35. a. delivered b. distributed

advanced d. provided

36. a. nothing b. something

anything d. everything

37. a. convenient b. widespread

extensive d. popular

38. a. from b. in

by d. since

39. a. post b. postage

.postal d. posting

40. a. for b. with

of d. over

B. Read the passage carefully, then choose
the correct answers.

A major revolution for the automated office
is electronic mail. The customary postal system
requires message written on paper to be'
transmitted physically from one location to
another. With electronic mail, messages are
converted into electronic signals, transmitted
anywhere in the world, and then changed back
into the original written form, all in several
seconds and minutes at most.

Through the use of video screens in

company offices, a single document can be
transmitted to hundreds of people in dozens of
branch offices at the same time. Thus, electronic
mail, along with databases, can be an important
asset in teleconferences. Furthermore, the use
of electric mail in the form of a ‘mailbox’
attached to a telephone is also of great value.
Since in offices many telephone calls go
uncompleted on the first attempt, with
electronic mail, two-way conversion is not

essential, so it reduces telephone use and saves
time.

Electronic mail is far more expensive than
the postal system, as it must compete for
transmission space on satellite, telephone, and
cable links. But planned increases in satellite
communications should lower the price and
assist in the spread of electronic mail.

41. The passage mainly discusses __________ .
a. the substitution of electronic mail for

the postal system

b. using electronic mail in the office
c. the uses of electronic mail

d. the cost of electronic mail.

42. It can be inferred from the passage that
the advantages of electronic mail are __________ .

a. its speed and utility
b. its low cost and efficiency

c. its use of the postal system and
telephone “mailbox”

d. its role in satellite communications
and teleconferencing

43. According to the passage, a document
can be shown to many people altogether via
__________

a. postal systems b. video screens
telephones d. branch offices
44. The passage implies that electronic mail
__________ .

a. will soon outlive its usefulness
b. is too costly for most offices

c. could never take the place of the
current postal system

d. will be used more often in the future
45. .Which of the following can be inferred

from the passage?

a. Electronic mail has more than one use
in the office setting.

b. Electronic mail saves money but not
time.

c. Electronic mail will eventually replace
the telephone.

d. Electronic mail is not a new
phenomenon.

V. WRITING

A. Choose the sentence a, b, c or d 
-which is closest in meaning to the printed
one.

46. If he had hurried, he would have caught
the train.

a. He had to catch the train, so he was in
a hurry.

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c. He doesn’t hurry, so he won’t catch the
train.

d. The train was delayed, so he wouldn’t

have to hurry.

47. ‘Sorry madam, looking after the garden
is not my duty.’

a. He apologized for not looking after the
garden.

b. He promised to look after the garden.
c. He said that he was not responsible for

looking after the garden.

d. He asked me if looking after the garden
was his duty.

48. Although she has less teaching
experience than the other staff member,
she is one of the best teachers.

a. She is one of the best teachers because
she has taught longer.

b. Other members of the staff teach less
than she does.

c. She has the best experience of all the
teachers on the staff.

d. She is one of the best teachers in Spite

of her having less experience.

49. It’s thought that the accident was
caused by human error.

a. The accident took place because of
thoughtlessness.

b. Humans’ though lessens caused the
accident.

c. The accident is thought to have been
caused by human error.

d. The accident is thought to cause
human error.

50. Scientists say forests are being
destroyed by air pollution.

a. Scientists blame air pollution for the
destruction of forests.

b. Scientists are blamed for destroying
forests.

c. Forests are being destroyed by
scientists.

d. Forests account for air pollution.

B. Choose the best sentence a, b, c or d 
-made from the given cues.

51. According/ Cook/ whose/ book/
published/ Thursday/ most/ disasters/
avoidable//

a. According to Cook, whose book was
published on Thursday, most disasters
are avoidable.

b. According to Cook, whose book was
published on Thursday, is the most

disasters is avoidable.

c. According to Cook whose book was
published on Thursday most disasters
are avoidable.

d. According to Cook, whose book was
published on Thursday, most disasters
is avoidable.

52. He/ not allow/ us/ go out/ boat/
yesterday/ as/ strong wind/ blow//

a. He didn’t allow us to go out in the boat
yesterday as strong wind blows.

b. He didn’t allow us to go out on the boat
yesterday as strong wind blows.

c. He didn’t allow us to go out on the boat
yesterday as strong wind was blowing.
d. He didn’t allow us to go out on the boat
yesterday as strong wind had blown.
56. I/ regret/ inform/ you/ not approved/

the loan//

a. I regret informing that you have not
been approved for the loan.

b. I regret to inform you that you have
not been approved for the loan.

c. I regret to inform that you have not
approved for the loan.

d. I regret to inform you that you wasn’t
approved for the loan.

57. We/ polluted/ air/ be/ smoke/
factories/ fumes/ motor vehicles//

a. What we have polluted the air with is
smoke of factories and fumes of motor
vehicles.

b. We are polluted the air which is smoke
from factories and fumes from motor
vehicles.

c. What we have polluted the air is
smoke from factories and fumes from
motor vehicles.

d. We polluted the air with smoke of
factories and fumes of motor vehicles.
58. Provided/ legible/ examiner/ accept/
handwriting answer//

a. Provided it is legible, the examiner
accepted your handwriting answer.
b. Provided it is legible, the examiner will

accept your handwriting answer.
c. Provided it is legible, the examiner is