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UNIT 9. THE POST OFFICE
(BƯU ĐIỆN)
I. GLOSSARY (Bảng từ vựng)
1. architect (n) a person whose job is to
design buildings, etc. kiến trúc sư
→ architecture (n) khoa kiến trúc
2. arrogant (adj) kiêu ngạo; kiêu căng; ngạo
mạ n
3. bother (v) (often used in negative sentence
and questions) (- with/ about sth): to
spend time and/ or energy doing sth bỏ
công; bỏ sức
Ex: He didn’t even bother to let me know
he was coming. (Anh ta thậm chi chẳng
buồn cho tôi biết là anh ta sẽ đến.)
→ bother (n) [U] điều khó khăn; điều rắc
rối
4. brave (adj) can đảm; gan dạ; dũng cảm
SYN courageous
5. burglar (n): a person who enters a
building illegally in order to steal kẻ trộm
đào ngạch
6. capacity (n) sức chứa; dung lượng
Ex: The fuel tanks have a capacity of
25,000 gallons. (Bồn xăng có sức chứa
25.000 gallon.)
7. communal (adj) công; chung; công cộng
SYN shared
→ commune (n) nhóm người (khơng thuộc
một gia đình) sống chung với nhau và có
chung tài sản và trách nhiệm

8. competitive (adj) (- with sb/ sth): as good
as or better than others cạnh tranh; có sức
cạnh tranh; phải chăng
Ex: Our prices are highly competitive (= as
low as or lower than those of the others).
(Giá cả của chúng tôi rất phải chăng.)
→ competitively (adv) đủ khả năng cạnh
tranh
→ competitiveness (n) tính cạnh tranh;
tính đua tranh
9. courteous (adj): polite, especially in a way
that shows respect lịch sự; nhã nhặn OPP
discourteous
→ courteously (adv) (một cách) lịch sự;
nhã nhặn
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
chật hẹp; tù túng
12. customer (n): a person or an
organization that buys sth from a shop/
store or business khách hàng
13. facsimile (n) fax bản sao; bản fax
Ex: It’s a facsimile machine. (Đó là một
chiếc máy fax.)
14. fax (n) a letter or message sent by fax

bản fax
Ex: You can send faxes by email from your
computer. (Bạn có thể gửi fax bằng email
từ máy tính của bạn.)
→ fax (v) (- sth to sb; - sb sth) gửi fax
15. graphics (n) designs, drawing or pictures,
that are used especially in the production
of books, magazines, etc. hình vẽ; đồ họa
Ex: Text and graphics are prepared
separately and then combined. (Chữ viết
và hình vẽ được chuẩn bị riêng rồi sau đó
được kết hợp lại.)
16. in operation (idm): working, being used
or having an effect hoạt động; có tác dụng
Ex: The system has been in operation for
six months. (Hệ thống này đã hoạt động
được sáu tháng.)
17. make (n) hiệu, mác (hàng hóa)
18. network (n) mạng lưới; hệ thống
19. notify (v) to formally or officially tell sb
about sth thông báo SYN inform
Ex: Competition winners will be notified
by post. (Những người thắng cuộc sẽ được
thông báo bằng thư.)
→ notification (n) sự thông báo; thông báo
20. orphan (n): a child whose parent are
dead trẻ mồ côi
21. pacifist (n): a person who believes that
all wars are wrong and that you should not
fight in them người theo chủ nghĩa hịa

bình
22. pickpocket (n) kẻ móc túi
23. punctual (adj) đúng giờ
→ punctually (adv)
24. recipient (n) a person who receives sth
người nhận
25. reduction (n) (- in sth) sự thu nhỏ; sự
giảm bớt
→ reduce (v) [T] thu nhỏ; giảm; giảm bớt


26. release (v) (- sb/ sth from sth) tha; thả;
phóng thích; giải thốt
→ release (n) sự thả; sự phóng thích
27. secure (adj): not likely to be lost; safe an
toàn; bảo đảm
→ secure (v) (- sth against sth) bảo vệ
→ security (n) sự bảo đảm
28. shoplifter (n): a person who steals sth
from a shop while pretending to be a
customer kẻ ăn cắp trong cửa hàng
29. spacious (adj) (approving) (of a room or
building): large and with plenty of space
for people to move around in rộng rãi SYN
roomy
Ex: The house has a spacious kitchen. (Nhà
đó có căn bếp rộng rãi.)
→ spaciously (adv) (một cách) rộng rãi
→ spaciousness (n) sự rộng rãi
30. speedy (adj): happening or done quickly

or without delay nhanh chóng SYN rapid
→ speedily (adv) (một cách) nhanh chóng
31. subscribe (v) to pay an amount of money
regularly in order to receive or use sth đặt
mua (dài hạn); thuê bao (mạng điện thoại,
v.v.)
Ex: Which journals does the library
subscribe to? (Thư viện này đặt mua
những tờ báo nào?)
→ subscriber (n) người đặt mua báo dài
hạn; người thuê bao (sử dụng mạng điện
thoại, v.v.)
→ subscription (n) tiền mua báo dài hạn;
tiền thuê bao (sử dụng mạng điện thoại,
v.v.)
32. surface mail (n) letters, packages, etc.
that go by road, rail or sea, not by air thư
gửi đường bộ hay đường biển
33. technology (n) machinery or equipment
designed using technology thiết bị công
nghệ
Ex: The company has invested in the latest
technology. (Công ty đang đầu tư vào
những thiết bị công nghệ cao hiện đại
nhất.)
→ technological (adj) (thuộc) công nghệ
→ technologically (adv) có tính chất cơng
nghệ
34. telecommunications (n) (also infml
telecoms) viễn thơng

→ telecommunication (adj) [only before
noun] viễn thông
35. telegram (n) bức điện; bức điện tín
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 cần SYN
considerate; kind
→ thoughtfully (adv) (một cách) chu đáo;
quan tâm; ân cần
→ thoughtfulness (n) sự chu đáo; sự quan
tâm; sự ân cần
38. transaction (n): the process or activity of
doing something usually something
related to business sự giao dịch
→ transact (v) (- sth with sb) tiến hành
(công việc kinh doanh)
39. transfer (v) to move from one place to
another; to move sth/ sb from one place to
another chuyển; di chuyển
Ex: How can I transfer money from my
bank account to his? (Làm thế nào tơi có
thể chuyển tiền từ tài khoản của tôi sang
tài khoản của anh ta?)
→ transfer (n) sự chuyển; sự dời chỗ
→ transferable (adj) có thể di chuyển; có

thể chuyển nhượng
40. transmission (n) [the process of sending
out electronic signals such as radio or
television signals, or a signal sent out in
this way sự truyền; sự phát
→ transmit (v) to send out television or
radio programmes, electronic signals, etc.
truyền; phát
Ex: Fax transmission has now become a
cheap and convenient way to transmit
texts and graphics over distances. (Hiện
nay, gửi fax là cách rẽ và thuận tiện để gửi
văn bản cũng như hình ảnh đi xa.)
* danh từ riêng
Portugal (n) Bồ-đào-nha
→ Portuguese (adj) (thuộc) Bồ-đào-nha
→ Portuguese (n) tiếng Bồ-đào-nha; người
Bồ-đào-nha
II. GRAMMAR (Ngữ pháp)
Defining relative clauses
(Mệnh đề quan hệ xác định)
Mệnh đề quan hệ xác định (defining/
identifying/ restrictive clauses) là mệnh đề
được dùng để xác định danh từ đứng trước nó.
Mệnh đề xác định là mệnh đề cần thiết cho ý
nghĩa của câu, khơng có nó câu sẽ khơng đ ủ
nghĩa.
Ex: The man who told me this refused to
give me his name. (Người đàn ông cho tôi biết
điều này từ chối cho tôi biết tên.)

• Đại từ quan hệ được dùng trong mệnh đề
quan hệ xác định.

This picture, which was damaged during
the war, is worth thousands of pounds. (Bức
tranh này, đã bị hỏng trong chiến tranh, trị giá
hàng ngàn pao.)
Subject
Object
Possessive
We passed Harrods shop, whose
ersons
who/ that
who(m)/ that
whose
windows were decorated for Christmas. (Chúng
ings
which/ that which/ that
whose/ of which
tôi đi ngang qua cửa hàng Harrods, các ô kính
bày hàng của nó đã được trang hồng cho lễ
Ex: The woman who/ that lives next door is
Giáng Sinh.) [= ...Harrods shop, the windows of
a doctor. (Người phụ nữ sống ở nhà bên là bác
which were decorated...]
sĩ.)
- Không dùng that để giới thiệu mệnh đề
The picture which/ that was damaged is

quan hệ không xác định.
worth thousands of pounds. (Bức tranh bị hỏng
Ex: This is Naomi, who sells the tickets. (Đây
trị giá hàng ngàn pao.)
là Naomi, người bán vé.) [NOT This is Naomi,
What’s the name of the man whose car
that sells the tickets.)
you borrowed? (Người mà bạn mượn xe tên gì
- Không được bỏ các đại từ hoặc trạng từ
vậy?)
làm tân ngữ who(m), which, when trong mệnh
- Dùng that (không dùng who / which) sau
đề quan hệ không xác định.
tiền tố hỗn hợp (gồm cả người lẫn vật, sự vật),
Ex: Professor Johnson, who(m) I have long
sau dạng so sánh nhất và sau các từ chỉ đ ịnh
admired, is to visit the university next week.
lượng all, every(thing), some(thing), any(thing),
(Giáo sư Johnson, người mà tôi ngưỡng mộ từ
no(thing), only, little, few, much, none.
lâu, sẽ đến thăm trường vào tuần tới.) [NOT
Ex: She’s one of the kindest people that I
Professors Johnson, I have long admired...]
know. (Bà ấy là một trong những người tốt
---------------------------bụng nhất mà tơi quen.) [NOT ...who I know]
------------------------------ Có thể bỏ các đại từ quan hệ làm tân ngữ
who(m), which, that và trạng từ when trong
BÀI TẬP TRẮC NGHIỆM
mệnh đề quan hệ xác định.
Ex: That’s the man (who/ that) I met at

TEST 1
Allison’s party. (Đó là người tơi đã gặp tại buổi
Choose the word which is stressed
tiệc của Allison.)
differently from the rest.
Non-restrictive relative clause
1. a. relative
b. telephone
(Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định)
c.
spacious
d. deliver
Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định (non2. a. equip
b. surface
defining/ non-identifying/ non- restrictive
c.
away
d. advance
clauses) là mệnh đề cung cấp thêm thông tin về
3. a. convenient
b. recipient
một người, một vật hoặc một sự việc đã được
c.
transmission d.
possible
xác định. Mệnh đề không xác định là mệnh đề
4. a. secure
b. service
khơng nhất thiết phải có trong câu, khơng có nó
c:

parcel
d. early
câu vẫn đủ nghĩa. Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác
5. a. letter
b. pleasant
định được phân ranh giới với mệnh đề chính
c.
express
d. office
bằng dấu phẩy (,) hoặc dấu gạch ngang (-).
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each
Ex: This is Ms. Rogers, who’s joining the firm
unfinished
sentence;
substitutes
the
next week. (Đây là cô Rogers, người sẽ vào công
underlined part; or has a close meaning to
ty tuần tới.)
the original one.
• Đại từ quan hệ được dùng trong mệnh đề
6. Mrs. Pike has just bought some kitchen
quan hệ không xác định.
__________ for her new house.
a. equip
b. equipped
Subject
Object
Possessive
c.

equipment
d.
equipping
persons
who
who/ whom
whose
7.
Thank
you
for
phoning
when I was ill. It
things
which
which
whose/ of which
was very __________ of you.
a. think
b. thought
Ex: Jake, who lives next door, is a doctor.
c.
thoughtful
(Jake, người sống ở nhà bên cạnh, là bác sĩ.)
d.
thoughtfully


8. Thanks to the progress of science and
__________ , human life has become better and

better.
a. technology
b. technological
c. technologically d. technician
9. I would like to send these letters
__________ air mail.
a. in
b.
with
c. by
d.
over
10. Could you please provide us __________
some more modem equipment?
a. for
b. by
c.
in d.
with
11. How far is your house away __________
the city center?
a. in
b.
for
c. at
d. from
12. __________ fax transmission is commonly
used in most offices.
a. A
b. An

c.
The
d. ∅
13. That post office provides us with
__________ best services with __________ welltrained staff.
a. the /a
b. ∅
/
the
c.
a
/
the
d. the / ∅
14. He was a kind and courteous mailman.
a. polite
b. strict
c.
unpleasant
d. rude
15. Without more training or advanced
technical skills, they’ll lose their jobs,
a. out of date
b.
backward
c.
up
to
date
d. old

16. There was a __________ parking area to
cater for the tourist trade.
a. thoughtful
b.
courteous
c.
possible
d. spacious
17. Newspapers and magazines are often
delivered early in the morning,
a. offered
b. given
c.
provided
d. distributed
18. Because the doctors and nurses acted
properly and quickly, the baby was operated
successfully.
a. cheaply
b.
promptly

c.
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

c.
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
c. whose
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
c. children whom d. whose children
25. The student __________ had an impressive
record.
a. the prize was awarded
b. that the prize was awarded
c. to whom the prize was awarded
d. who the prize was awarded
26. Those __________ have used our services
for more than one year can enter the
competition.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
27. I think it was your Dad __________ .
a. phoned
b.

phoning
c.
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
b.
Thanh Ba Post
Office where
c. Thanh Ba Post Office which
d.
Thanh Ba Post
Office, which
30. She has two grown children, both of
__________ live abroad.
a. who
b.

whom
c.
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-todoor’ 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
c.
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
c.
No information
38. Home mailboxes are surely opened by
mail thieves.
,

a. True
b. False
c.
No information
39. Each business man rent only one PO
box.
a. True
b. False
c.
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
c. No 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
c.
sending
d. mailing
42. a. pass,
b. giving
c.
handle
d. delivery
43. a. so
b. such
c.
such as
d. so as to
44. a. For
b. In

c.

Of d.
45. a. non
c.
not d.
46. a. lend
c.
rent
47. a. who
c.
which
48. a. who
c.
thatd.
49. a. present
c. ready d. available
50. a. where
c. whichd. what

On
b. nor
no
b. borrow
d. employ
b. whom
d. that
b. which
where
b. free
b. that

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TEST 2

Choose the word which has the underlined
part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. post
b. busy
c. swim d. spacious
2. a. equipped
b. delivered
c. transferred
d. received
3. a. helps
b. provides
c. documents
d. texts
4. a. noisy
b. subscribe
c. service d.
graphics
5. a. transfer
b. newspaper
c. thousand
d. relatives
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
c.
pleasure
d.
pleasing
7. You can pay for the goods on __________ .
a. deliver
b. delivery
c.
deliverable
d.
delivering
8. Those telephone companies have
launched major campaigns to increase
their number of
__________ .
a. subscribe
b. subscription
c. subscribers
d. subscribing
9. Most schools and universities are now
equipped
__________
surveillance cameras and other security
measures.

a. on
b. for


c.
in d.
with
10.1had asked everyone to submit questions
__________ advance of the meeting,
a. in
b.
at
c. on
d.
for
11. It would be more convenient __________
you if you used the Express Mail Service,
a. for
b.
with
c. on
d. among
12. Those letters were sent by __________
surface mail.
a. a
b. an
c.
the
d.
∅

13. __________ is used to describe special
services in which things are sent or
done faster than usual for a higher
price.
a. Express
b. Message
c.
Distribution
d. Press
14. I wish you a speedy recovery from your
illness to return to work soon,
a. thoughtful
b.
gradual
c.
courteous
d.
quick
15. John often uses Express Money __________
to send money to his parents in the countryside.
a. Change
b. Exchange
c. 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
c.

call
d.
telephone
17. Fax __________ has become more and
more popular because it is cheap and
convenient.
a. exchange
b. distance
c.
sending
d.
transmission
18. Someone sent you a parcel this morning
and I put it on your table,
a. package
b. letter
c.
stamp
d.
fax
19. The class treasurer, __________ ,
announced the balance of the account.
a. to whom we gave the money
b. to that we gave the money
c. whose we gave the, money to

d. whom we gave the money
20. The engineers __________ designed the
building received an award.
a. which

b.
whom
c. who
d. whose
21. __________ is one of the most important
capitals in the world.
a. London, that the place I was born
b. London, which I was born
c. London, I was born,
d. London, where I was born,
22. Express Money Transfer is one of the
quickest ways __________ helps us to send money.
a. who
b. whose
c.
when
d. that
23. Do you remember the time __________ we
first visited London?
a. which
b. when
c.
that
d. on that
24. Sunday is the day __________ few people
go to work.
a. that
b. which
c.
when

d. why
25. Do you know the reason __________ she
quit her job?
a. that
b. which
c.
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
c.
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
A
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.
D
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
c.
an official place
d.
a
coffee
house
38. In 1673, letters were sent from New
York and Boston, and vice versa __________ a
month.
a. once
b. twice
c.
three
times
d.
four times

39. The first post office was set up in
__________
a. 1639
b. 1673
c.
1683
d
1774
40. According to the passage, __________ had
to work as a mailman between the huge
plantations.
a. delegates
b.
governors
c.
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
c. gradually
d. certainly
42. a. delivery
b. receiving
c.
sending
d. service
43. a. must
b. can
c.
should
d. will
44. a. exchanged
b. mailed
c. called d. returned
45. a. a

b. an
c.
the d.
∅
46. a. so
b. such
c.
such as
d. as
47. a. or
b. nor
c.
but d.
along
48. a. in
b. of
c.
on d.
from
49. a. be
b. being
c. been d. to be
50. a. instance
b. addition
c.
example
d. recent
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TEST 3

Choose the word which is stressed
differently from the rest.
1. a. document
b. newspaper
c. competitive
d. favorite
2. a. technology
b. distribution
c. delivery d. facsimile
3. a. notify
b. origin
c.
tomorrow
d. courteous
4. a. become
b. distance
c.
daily
d. morning
5. a. graphic
b. subscribe
c.
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
c. servant
d. serviceable
7. To become a novelist, you must be
__________ .
a. imagine
b. imagination
c. imagining
d. imaginative
8. Can you let me have the __________ of your
report? I can’t read this photocopy,
a. origin
b. original
c.
originally
d.
originate
9. I received that parcel __________ my sister
this morning, but I have not opened it yet.
a. to
b. from
c.
ond.
over

10. Cunningham sent a note __________ me
thanking me for dinner.
a. with
b.
to
c. from
d by
11. Could you please help me __________ mail
delivery?
a. for
b. on
c.
with
d.
about
12. Britain has still been proud of the
cheapest postal
__________ .
a. sending
b. care
c.
service
d.
delivery
13. The post is the public service or system
by which letters and __________ are
collected and delivered.
a. parcels
b.
faxes

c.
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
c.
received
d.
posted
16. If you go to the post office, please post
these letters.
a. fax
b. sign
c.
send


d.
stamp
17. She felt __________ and protected when

she was with her parents.
a. thoughtful
b.
secure
c.
spacious
d.
convenient
18. Opening the present __________ , she was
trembling with excitement.
a. her sweetheart had sent her that
b. her sweetheart had sent her
c. to that her sweetheart had sent her
d. whose her sweetheart had sent
her
19. My friend, __________ I visited last week,
is taking a holiday soon.
a. that
b.
whom
c. which
d. whose
20. My brother who lives abroad __________ .
a. returns to see us
b. returning to see us
c. that returns to see us
d. where returns to see us
21. He bought the present __________ from a
souvenir shop in Paris.
a. that he gave me

b. that he gave me it
c. that he gave it to me
d. he gave me it
22. The doctor are examining a patient
__________ was taken to hospital last night.
a. which
b.
who
c. whom
d. whose
23. The park __________ I used to jog in has
been demolished.
a. which
b. where
c.
in
which
d.
in where
24. Finding a cure for cancer is one of the
biggest challenges __________ medical researchers
face.
a. who
b. when
c.
why
d.
that
25. Money is all __________ many people
consider to be the aim of their life.

a. whose
b. which
c.
that
d.
whom
26. I have to leave for London tomorrow,
__________ means I cannot go to the party with
you.
a. that
b. which
c.
when
d.
why

27. The film was about three young girls,
__________ are policewomen.
a. whom all
b. all of who
c. all 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
b. with that I can do to help you
c. that I can do to help you with it
d. I can do to help you
30. Money is not really __________ they have
often quarreled.
a. a reason which
b. a reason that
c. 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:
As mail delivery evolved from foot to
horseback, stagecoach, steamboat, railroad,
autoniobile, and airplane, with intermediate and

overlapping use of balloons, and helicopters,
post office mail contracts ensured the income
necessary to build the great highways, rail lines,
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 road being any road on which the mail
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
c. plane
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
c.
for d.
about
43. a. hugged
b. embraced
c.
wrapped
d. rolled
44. a. that

b. whom
c.
whose
d. when
45. a. established
b. erected
c.
rebuilt
d. discovered
46. a. contains
b. cans
c.
bottles
d. boxes
47. a. whom
b. where
c.
whose
d. which
48. a. A
b. An
c.
The d.
∅
49. a. operated
b. worked
c.
invented
d. examined
50. a. what

b. which
c.
thatd.
whom
---------------------------------------------------------

TEST YOURSELF C
Choose the word which is stressed
differently from the rest.
1. a. custom
b. country
c. gather d. because
2. a. symbol
b. practice
c.
person
d. embrace
.
3. a. family
b. different
c.
religion
d. interesting
4. a. celebrate
b. important
c. usually d.
difficult
5. a. people
b. certain
c.

winter
d. select
Choose the word which has the underlined
part pronounced differently from the rest.
6. a. religion
b. grape
c.
begin
d. good
7. a. symbol
b. climber
c.
comb
d. lamb
8. a. practice
b. iron
c.
spring
d. from
9. a. Spain
b. person
c.
psychology
d. Portugal
10. a. large
b. gather
c.
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
c.
Practice
d.
Religion
12. People often gather before midnight to
welcome the New Year.
a. come together
b. go
apart
c.
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
c.
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
c.
Celebration
d.
Practice
16. In some cultures, people embrace each
other to show their love and sympathy,
a. hug
b. shake
c.
kiss
d.
glance
17. I am very __________ in knowing more
about the customs of many countries.
a. interest
b. interested
c.

interesting
‘d.
interestingly
18. Can you please tell me the __________
between Vietnamese New Year’s
celebration and Chinese one?
a. different
b. differently
c.
difference
d.
differ
19. He tried to get into teacher training
college but with no __________ .
a. luck
b.
lucky
c. luckily
d. luckiest
20. Your belief of religion is quite different
__________ mine.
a. with
b.
against
c. between
d. from
21. What do you like to do best __________
New Year’s Eve?
a. for
b. at

c.
ond.
in
22. John waved his hand and said, “Good
luck __________ you!”
a. for
b. at
c.
with
d.
to
23. Most countries in __________
world
celebrate New Year’s Day.
a. a
b. an
c.
the
d.
0
24. ‘You know that little Italian restaurant’.‘__________ I mentioned in my letter?’
a. The one which
b. One that
c. The ones which d. The one whom
25. She’s one of __________ love to be the
center of attention.
a. that
b. those

who
c. 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
b.
Many of-my old
classmates, whom
c. Many of my old classmates, that
d.
Many of my old
classmates whom
27. If his office had called, __________ ?
a. did he return to work
b.
would he return
to work
c. he would have returned to work
d.
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
c. 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
c.
Were
I
d. Was I
31. Keep silent __________ I will send you out.
a. if
b. unless
c.
provided

that
d. or
32. Without air and water, human beings
__________ .
a. will not survive
b. do not survive
c. would not survive
d. would not have survived
33. It is an Australian company __________
features a red kangaroo.
a. logo

b. whose
logo
c.
the logo which
d. which logo
34. This the third in a sequence of three
books, the first of __________ I really enjoyed.
a. which
b. that
c.
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
their children a month prior to the New Year.
important. If that particular guest has a lot of
(54)__________ , children cannot wear their new
good luck and is wealthy, well respected, well
clothes (55)__________ the first day of the New
educated, Successful, famous, etc., then the
Year and onward. The best outfit is always worn
family believes that they will receive luck and
on the first day of the year.
good fortune throughout the year. The belief of
46. a. habits
b. customs
xong dat still remains nowadays, especially
c.
symbols
d. odds
among families with businesses.
47. a. to clean
b. clean
Flower buds and blossoms are the symbols
c.
cleaning
d. cleaned
for new beginning. These two distinctive flowers
48. a. Usually
b. Strangely

are widely sold and purchased during Tet. Hoa
c. Luckily d.
Excitedly
Mai are the yellow apricot flowers often seen in
49. a. ashes
b. smoke
Southern Viet Nam. Hoa Mai are more adaptable
c.
fog d.
mist
to the hot weather of southern regions, thus, it is
50. a. recover
b. repaint
known as the primary flower in every home.
c.
recollect
d. remind
Hoa Dao are the warm pink of the peach
51. a. Putting
b. Taking
blossoms that match well with the dry, cold
c. Wearing d. Washing
weather from the North. Tet is not Tet if there is
52. a. more
b. the more
no sight of Hoa Mai in the South or Hoa Dao in
c. the most d. most
the North in every home.
53. a. with
b. beside

41. Vietnamese people expect very much
c.
between
d. among
from the first houseguest on New Year’s Eve.
54. a. Moreover
b. Although
a. True
b. False
c.
As d.
However
d.
No information
55. a. up
b. to
42. Any first houseguest who is poor and
c.
at d.
until
unsuccessful can get a warm welcome,
---------------------------a. True
b. False
-----------------------------d.
No information
43. All flowers are used for decorating
houses.
BÀI TẬP TỰ LUẬN
a. True
b. False

I. Below are the transcriptions of some
d.
No information
words. Write the orthographic forms of the
44. Many Vietnamese people who live in the
words.
South like Hoa Dao very much,
a. True
b. False
d.
No information
45. Hoa Dao is pink.
a. True
b. False
d.
No information
Fill in each numbered blank with one
suitable word or phrase.
II. Complete each sentence with the correct
One of the (46) __________ of Tet is cleaning
form of the verb in the box.
and, decorating houses. Houses are often
cleaned and decorated before New Year’s Eve.
bother
transmit
notify
install
The kitchen needs (47)
__________ beforeequip
rd

upgrade
transfer
subscribe
deliver
satisfy
the 23 night of the last month. (48) __________ ,
the head of the household cleans the dust and
1. Newspapers typically are __________ early
(49)__________ from the ancestral altars. Some
in
the
morning.
people may (50) __________ their house and
2. They spent a lot of money __________ the
decorate with, festive items.
hospital
with the most modern equipment.
(51) __________ new clothes is often
3. The system __________ information over
(52)__________ exciting part of the Vietnamese
digital
phone lines.
New Year (53)__________
children. Parents
4. Why __________ asking if you’re not really
usually purchase new clothes and shoes for
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 twelvemonth __________ 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.
12. We need to learn from companies
__________ 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,
d.
in which
(she was recovering from flu)
2. Do you know the date __________ we have
to hand in the essay?
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
a. which
b. in
which

10. The minister talked about the plans for
c.
on
that
tax reform, (he will reveal them next month)
d.
when
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
My
uncle
__________
you
met
yesterday is a
11. We went to the Riverside Restaurant. (I
lawyer.
once had lunch with Henry there)
a. which
b. who
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
c.
whose
12. My aunt is now a manager of a
d.
to whom
department store, (her first job was
4. The council is in discussion with Lord
filling shelves in a supermarket)
Thomas,

__________ land most of the village is
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
built on.
13. John Graham’s latest film is his first for
a. who
b.
whom
more than five years, (the film is set in
c. whose
d. that
the north of Australia)
5.
These
adults,
__________
come to my night
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
class, are very eager to learn,
14. The newspaper is owned by the Mears
a. whose
b.
who
group, (its chairperson is Sir James Bex)
c. that
d. when
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
6.
Regina,
__________
you

have never met
15. The Master’s course is no longer taught.
before, is a genius in painting.
(I took this course in 1990)
a. that
b. whose
..........................................................................................................................................................................................................
c.
whom
VI. If necessary, correct or make
d.
whoever
improvements to these sentences. If they are
7.
The
paintings
__________
Mr.
Flowers has in
already correct, write 
his house are worth around $ 100,000.
1. He just said anything which came into his
a. which
b. whose
head.
c.
what
2. Yesterday was the hottest day I can
d.
whom

remember.
8. Oxford, __________ attracts many tourists,
3. There isn’t much can go wrong with the
is
often
crowded in the summer.
machine.
a. that
b. which
4. Thieves whom stole paintings from
c.
whose
Notfort art gallery have been arrested in Paris.
d.
where
5. It may be the most important decision
which you will ever take.
9. It’s the best film __________ has ever been
6. The boy took the photograph was paid
made
about madness.
£100.
a. which
b. whom
7. The Southham Chess Club, that has more
c.
whose
than 50 members, meets weekly on Friday
d.
that

evenings.
10.
She
cycled
from
London
to Glasgow,
8. The clock makes a noise what keeps me
__________ is pretty good for a woman of 75.
awake at night.
a. that
b. what
9. Last night the orchestra played three
c.
which
symphonies, one of them was Beethoven’s
d.
where
Seventh.
11. Most folk songs are ballads __________
10. She is one of the kindest people who I
have
simple words and tell simple stories,
know.
a. what
b. when
VII. Choose the best answer.
c.
where
1. Post office is a place __________ you can

d. that
buy stamps, mail letters and packages, and
12.
__________
wins will go on to play
receive mail.
Barcelona in the final.
a. that
b. which
a. Who
b. Whoever
c.
where


c.
Which
She seems .............................................................................
d.
Whichever
7. The secretary didn’t reply me for ten
13. I think the reason __________ we get on so
days.
well is that we both enjoy talking.
No reply.................................................................................
a. why
b. which
8. All of those present were in agreement
c.
that

with the proposal.
d. what
Everyone................................................................................
14. Children __________ diets contain high
9. It’s a pity it’s too late to do anything
levels of protein do better in examination.
about it.
a. who
b. of
whom
I wish.......................................................................................
c.
whose
10. She was so good to me that I’ll always
remember it.
d. ∅
I’ll always remember........................................................
15. I’m sure that Keith will do well at
university, __________ one he goes to.
---------------------------a. which
b. whichever
-----------------------------c. where
d. wherever
VIII. Fill in each blank with an appropriate
preposition.
TEST 1
1. We take great pride __________ offering the
I. PRONUNCIATION
best service in town.
Choose the word that has the underlined

2. This post office is equipped __________
part pronounced differently from that of the
advanced technology __________ transaction.
others.
3. What is the Messenger Call Service used
1. a. facsimile
b. transfer
__________ ?
c. spacious d. fax
4. Let us take care __________ your postal and
2. a. ready
b. friend
telecommunication needs for now and ever.
c.
telephone
d. speedy
5. We subscribe __________ all the main
3. a. subscribe
b. facsimile
medical journals.
c.
pride
d. provide
6. This computer isn’t capable __________
4. a. spacious
b. courteous
running this software.
c.
document
d. technology

7. She seemed satisfied __________ the results.
5. a. commune
b. security
8. She was fiercely proud __________ family
c.
punctuality
d. distribute
traditions and continuity.
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
9. I was useful __________ them because I
A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d
could speak French.
- that best completes the sentence or
10. I am living away __________ my family and
substitutes or the underlined word or
my relatives.
phrase.
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it
6. You can subscribe to your favorite
has a similar meaning to the first one.
newspapers and magazines __________ the nearest
1. I live in the town not far from the capital.
post office.
The town ......................................................................................................................................................................................
a. in
b.
on
2. Nobody does it better than you.
c. from
d. at

There isn’t.....................................................................................................................................................................................
7. He is very capable __________ learning and
3. Thanks to Laura’s report. I was able to
understanding things.
finish the project.
a. with
b.
of
Had..................................................................................................................................................................................................
c. at
d. about
4. He got down to writing the letter as soon
8. Thanh Ba Post Office provides customers
as he returned from his walk.
__________ the Messenger Call Services.
No sooner.....................................................................................................................................................................................
a. with
b. for
5. That question cannot be answered
c. of
d. to
satisfactorily.
9. The post office offers the __________ Mail
There is..........................................................................................................................................................................................
Service which is particularly fast,
6. It is my impression that she’s enjoying
a. Secure
b. Efficient
her new job a great deal.
c. 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
c. helpful
d. perfect
12. There was no mention of the incident in
the national press.
a. television
b.
newspapers
c. Internet
d. radio
13. I need to __________ £1,000 to my
daughter’s account.
a. transfer
b. transform
c. transmit
d. transact
14. __________ to the magazine can take
advantage of this special offer.

a. Subscribe
b.
Subscription
c.
Subscribing
d. Subscribers
15. __________ is someone who works from
home on computer and communicates
with their office by telephone, fax, or email.
a. Telecomputer
b. Telecommuter
c.
Telephonist
d. 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
b.
, that is in her
seventies
c. , which is in her seventies
d.
, who is in her
seventies
17. She’s one of the kindest people __________
.
a. that I know
b. who I know
c.

whose I know
d. which I know
18. Where is the house __________ ?
a. where they are living
b.
which they are
living
c. where they are living there
d.
where they are
living in
19. She lives in the house __________ .
a. which has the red door
b. has the red door
c. that with the red door
d. with its red door

20. Mark Twain is an author __________ I like
best.
a. his books
b. that books
c. the books of whom d.
whose
books
21. The problem __________ never occurred.
a. I hadn’t expected it
b. that I. had expected it
c. who I had expected
d. I had expected
22. In 1850, Yale University established

Sheffield Scientific School, __________ .
a. engineers were educated there
b.
where
engineers
were
educated
c. in which were engineers educated
d. where were engineers educated
23. We’ve tested three hundred types of
boot, __________ is completely waterproof.
a. none of them
b. none of that
c. 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
c.
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
c.
that
had
d.
had
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.
D
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.

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?
employees
electronic everything monthly food
a. The U.S. Postal Service
employers
deposit account receives automatically
b. Staff Responsibilities at The U.S.
Postal
Service
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
c. Why is Mail Undeliverable
In the future, machines will take the place of
d. Dead Mail Offices
many bank tellers. A new system (31) __________
42. Dead mail is mail that __________
funds transfer (EFT) allows the bank or the
a. has no use
customer to move money from one (32)
b. has been read and thrown away
__________ to another. For example, a worker
c. is unwanted
receives her (33)__________ paycheck, her salary.
d. is undeliverable
Her employer, the company that she works for,

43. The word ‘illegible’ in line 2 is closet in
can (34)__________ her salary into her checking
meaning
to which of the following?
account directly. She does not have to go to the
a. incomplete
b.
missing
bank. Her bank can also pay her monthly
c.
unreadable
d.
incorrect
(35)__________ : the telephone, the water, the gas,
44. According to the passage, how many
and the electricity. It will also be possible for her
dead
mail offices does the U.S. Postal Service
to pay for (36)
__________ at the
have?
supermarket by EFT. The supermarket will (37)
a. 3
b.
5
__________ withdraw money from her account at
c. 15
d. 75
the bank to pay for the food that she buys.
45.

Which
of
the
following
is NOT
Some (38)__________ already deposit their
mentioned as a way that post office staff
employees’ checks in the bank directly.
members deal with dead mail?
(39)__________
, in the future,
a. They search for clues.
people will not money, and machines will pay
b. They throw dead mail away,
for (40) __________
c. They open dead mail
B. Read the passage carefully, then
d. They list dead mail on a computer
choose the correct answers.
46. The passage indicates that dead mail
Sometimes mail arrives at the post office,
auctions
are held __________ .
and it is impossible to deliver the mail. Perhaps
a. once a year
b. twice a year
there is an inadequate or illegible address and
c.
three
times

a
year
d. four times a
no return address. The post office cannot just
year
throw this mail away, so this becomes "dead
IV.
WRITING
mail." This "dead mail" is sent to one of the U.S.
From the four words or phrases - a, b, c or
Postal Service's dead mail offices in Atlanta,
d
choose the one that best completes the
New York, Philadelphia, St. Paul, or San
sentence.
Francisco. Seventy- five million pieces of mail
47. After seeing a movie based on a novel,
can end up in the dead mail office in one year.
__________ .
The staff of the dead mail offices have a
a. the book was read by many people
variety of ways to deal with all of these pieces of


b. the book made many people want
to read it
c. many people want to read the book
d. the reading of the book interests
many people
48. __________ are considered humorous is

mainly to his characters’ use of slang,
a. Damon Runyan’s storiesb.
Damon
Runyan’s stories, which
c. That Damon Runyan’s stories
d. 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
b. they had arrived home that
c. did they arrive home than
d. had they arrived home than
---------------------------------------------------------

TEST 2

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

1. a. technology
b. competitive
c. facsimiled. document
2. a. courteous
b. subscribe
c. service d. customer
3. a. transit
b. transmit
c. transact d. translate
4. a. capacity
b. communal
c. secure d. imagine
5. a. installation
b. disadvantage
c. 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
c.
across
d.
down
7. Prices are going __________ in a worry way.
a. up
b. over

c.
away

d.
off
8. Does he tell you how he is getting
__________ his new colleagues?
a. on with
b. on
of
c.
away
with
d.
out of
9. I’d like to send this parcel express.
What’s the __________ on it?
a. cost
b. price
c.
postage
d.
value
10. An extra copy of each document was
supplied for onward __________ to head office.
a. transmit
b. transmitted
c.
transmitter
d.

transmission
11. We __________ to several sports channels
on television.
a. subscribe
b. deliver
c.
offer
d.
notify
12. The hotel offers a high standard of
service at __________ rates.
a. competing
b. competent
c.
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
c. 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
c.
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
B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d that best completes the sentence.
16. Al painted his bedroom brown. It looks
dark and dready. He __________ a different color.
a. had to choose
b. should have chosen
c. must have chosen
d. could have been choosing
17. You __________ too hard lately. Take a
short vacation.
a. worked
b. work
c.
were
working
d. have been working