Lesson 6: RELATIVE CLAUSES doc

Lesson 6
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RELATIVE CLAUSES


I. Choose the word which has the stress different from that of the others.
1. A. interview B. particular C. possible D. concentrate
2. A. impression B. agency C. employment D. enthusiasm
3. A. honest B. prepare C. polite D. explain
4. A. vacancy B. interest C. company D. responsible
5. A. stressful B. candidate C. disappoint D. suitable
II. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
6. This is the place……………….I was born.
A. where B. what C. which D. that
7. It is David……………… broke the glass.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
8. London stands on the Thames……………….divides it into two equal parts.
A. what B. which C. where D. when
9. They took her to the hospital, ……………… is only a mile away.
A. which B. where C. in which D. it
10. That's the job…………………I applied.
A. which B. for which C. that D. for that
11. It was a new surfboard……………….Marilyn gave me for my birthday last year.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
12. There are very few things in life…………………he is afraid……………….
A. what/ x B. what/ of C. which/ of D. which/ x
13. Huy told me about his English course, ……………… he's enjoying very much.
A. what B. which C. that D. in which
14. They seem to give children anything…………………they want.
A. what B. which C. where D. that

15. Norah Jones, ……………… music is loved by many jazz fans, grew up in Texas.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. which
16. The women………………he fell in love left him after a few weeks.
A. with whom B. who C. to whom D. for whom
17. Martin is someone with……………… I usually agree.
A. that B. which C. who D. whom
18. The picture……………… Laura painted is being shown in an exhibition.
A. that B which C. why D. A and B
19. Daisy's marriage has been arranged by her family. She is marrying a man…………………
A. she hardly knows him B. whom she hardly know C. that she hardly know D. she hardly knows
20. Have you got an English book………………….?
A. read B. reading C. to read D. which reads
21. I cannot tell you all ……………… I heard.
A. as B. that C. which D. because
22. The woman…………… next door is a famous singer.
A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living
23. The house……………in the storm has now been rebuilt.
A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. that is destroyed
24. Who was the first person………………the match solution?
A. finding B. to find out C. found out D. that find out
25. Florida,………………the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists came here.
A. is B. known as C. is known as D. that is known as
III. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original one.
26. The fifth man who was interviewed for the job was entirely unsuitable.
A. The fifth man for whom the job was interviewed was entirely unsuitable.
B. The fifth man to interview for the job was entirely unsuitable.
C. The fifth man to be interviewed for the job was entirely unsuitable.
D. The fifth man whose job he was interviewed for was entirely unsuitable.
27. It was a great summer. I'll never forget that summer.
A. It was a great summer that I'll never forget B. It was a great summer I'll never forget that.

C. It was a great summer of which I'll never forget. D. It was a great summer of that I won't never forget.
28. Sue lives in the house. The house is opposite my house.
A. Sue lives in the house whose is opposite my house. B. Sue lives in the house, that is opposite my house.
C. Sue lives in the house, which is opposite my house. D. Sue lives in the house which is opposite my house.
29. When I was in town, I met your sister. She was shopping for clothes.
A. When I was in town, I met you
r sister, who was shopping for clothes.


B. When I was in town, I met your sister who was shopping for clothes.
C. When I was in town I met your sister, who was shopping for clothes.
D. When I was in town, I met your sister, that was shopping for clothes.
30. The house is for sale. I was born in it.
A. The house in where I was born is for sale. B. The house that I was born is for sale.
C. The house in which I was born is for sale. D. The house whose I was born is for sale.
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
31. It is (A) almost impossible (B) to find two people (C) who their opinions (D) are the same.
32. (A) People (B) can speak English (C) can be (D) understood in many countries.
33. The person (A) sits (B) next to me is (C) someone (D) I've never met.
34. My favorite place (A) in the world is (B) a small city (C) is located (D) on the southern coast of Brazil.
35. (A) The fence (B) surrounded our house (C) is (D) made of wood.
36. He (A) comes from Venezuela, (B) that is (C) a (D) Spanish- speaking country.
37. (A) Was the captain (B) the last person (C) to left the ship a few minutes (D) before it exploded?
38. There (A) were some children (B) to play in the garden (C) when I (D) came home last night.
39. (A) The guest (B) which just arrived forgot (C) to sign his name (D) in the hotel register.
40. The people (A) about who the novelist (B) wrote were (C) factory workers and (D) their families.
V. Choose the correct sentence or phrase to complete the one in italics.
41. Do you get on with the person…………………….
A. with whom you live next door? B. who lives next door?
C. you live next door with him? D. that you live next door with?

42. This is the cat……………………….
A. whom I bought at the pet shop. B. where at the pet shop I bought.
C. I bought at the pet shop. D. at which it is bought by me.
43. That is not the right way………………….
A. that you speak to your uncle in that way. B. that you speak to your uncle.
C. which you can speak to your uncle. D. to speak to your uncle.
44. Do you know a restaurant…………………….?
A. that we have a good meal B. which we have a good meal
C. where we can have a good meal D. what we can have a good meal
45. What's the name of the hotel………………………….?
A. you told me B. you told me about
C. you said me about D. you spoke me about
VI. Choose one word to complete each sentence.
46. During the flood, people had to live in misery due to the short/ shorting/ short cut/ shortage of food and medicine.
47. The government should take ways/ stages/ measures/ steps to reduce crime so that tourists will feel safe when they come to
our country.
48. The Prime Minister reminded/ said/ told/ warned the people many times about the bad effects of drug.
49. We have to produce more food to suit/ fill/ meet/ respond the demand of thee ever growing pollution.
50. I took the medicine but it didn't have any effort/ response/ effect/ relation.
51.He said the government should do its best to answer/ decide/ solve/ open the problem of unemployment.
52. In some countries, it's rude/ kind/ likely/ happy to ask about people's income.
53. I'd like to take profit/ occasion/ benefit/ advantage of this opportunity to thank you all for your co-operation.
54. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous step/ rate/ measure/ costs.
55. Few/ Nobody/ None/ Little of them knows about the plan because it is secret.
VII. Combine the sentences into one single sentence using relative clauses.
1. I lent you a book. Have you read it?
2. This new drug is very powerful. It could have bad side effects.
3. I'm looking for the persons. I've just hit their car.
4. I couldn't understand the reason. They were so rude for the reason.
5. I'm talking about the time. We didn't have a television set at the time.

6. We all looked at the place. The fire had started there.
7. They have bought a new car. The car was imported from Japan last month.
8. French is spoken in many parts of the world. French is a Romance language.
9. His stepfather was not very kind to him. He was living with him.
10. The world was to be a great adventure for him. He knew very little about the world.