UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE A. PHONETICS I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. facsimile B. transfer C. spacious D. fax 2) A. equipped B. delivered C. transferred D. received 3) A. helps B. provides C. documents D. texts II. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. courteous B. subscribe C. service D. customer 5) A. technology B. distribution C. delivery D. facsimile 6) A. advanced B. technology C. express D. spacious B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR * Circle the best answer for each sentence. 7) The hotel staff is friendly and ____. A. unhelpful B. courteous C. discourteous D. impolite 8) We are proud our ____ staff, who are always friendly and efficient. A. well-done B. well-appointed C. well-behaved D. well-trained 9) EMS stand for ____. A. Electronic Mail Service B. Express Mail Service C. Economic Mail Service D. Environment management Service 10) If someone want to send a document and does not want to lose its ____, facsimile service will help you. A. beginning B. last C. original D. recent 11) People can buy daily ____ in many local post office in early morning. A. newspapers B. books C. postcards D. letters 12) All post offices in Viet Nam are equipped with advanced ____. A. knowledge B. machines C. science D. technology 13) Fax transmission has now become a cheap and ____ way to transmit texts and graphics over distance. A. inconvenient B. convenient C. uncomfortable D. comfortable 14) If you ____ to your favourite newspapers and magazines, they will be delivered to your house early in the morning. A. buy B. book C. pay D. subscribe 15) Post offices offer a special mail service which is called ____. A. ESM B. EMS C. SEM D. MES 16) Your EMS mail will be ____ in the shortest possible time. A. provided B. delivered C. taken D. caught 17) The message introduces the ____ provided by the National Post Office. A. parcels B. messengers C. expresses D. services 18) I cannot tell you all ____ I heard. A. which B. that C. as D. because 19) I can answer the question ____ you say is very difficult. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose 20) This is Mr. Jones, ____ invention has helped hundreds of deaf people. A. which B. that C. whose D. whom 21) Tom, ____ sits next to me, is from Canada. A. that B. whom C. who D. whose 22) The volunteers, ____ enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that 23) Many scientists have claimed that ____ like music are often good at mathematics. A. children B. children who C. children whom D. whose children 24) My friend, ____ I visited last week, is taking a holiday soon. A. that B. whom C. which D. whose 25) The doctor re examining a patient ____ was taken to hospital last night. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose 26) A pacifist is a person ____ believes that all wars are wrong. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which 27) My friend, ____ hated horror film, refused to go to the cinema with me. A. whom B. which C. whose D. who C. WRITING Using relative clause or non-relative clause to rewrite the sentences 1. we ordered a book. It was very expensive. The book ……………………………………………. 2. A monk is a man. The man has devoted his life to God. A monk………………………………………………. 3. I have one black cat. Hic name is Blackly. I have ………………………………………………. 4. A herbivore is an animal. The animal feeds upon vegetation. A herbivore …………………………………………. 5. Carol plays the piano brilliantly. She is only 9 years old. Carol ………………………………………………… 6. Sydney is the largest Australian city. It is not the capital of Australia. Sydney ……………………………………………… 7. One of the bins smells awful. You haven’t emptied the bin for three weeks. The bin ………………………………………………… 8. You made an offer. We can not accept it. We ………………………………………………… UNIT 10: NATURE IN DANGER A. PHONETICS I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. supply B. dirty C. energy D. happy 2) A. decreased B. influenced C. endangered D. established 3) A. answer B. sweater C. swim D. switch II. Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. nature B. danger C. human D. environment 5) A. exist B. species C. effect D. condition 6) A. forest B. water C. destroy D. industry B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR * Circle the best answer for each sentence. 7) Many rare ____ of animals are in danger of extinction. A. species B. classes C. beings D. pairs 8) People are destroying the environment by adding ____ to it. A. pollutes B. pollutions C. pollutives D. pollutants 9) Many efforts have been made to protect ____ nature. A. danger B. dangerous C. endanger D. endangered 10) Many species of animals are threatened and could easily become ____. A. disappeared B. vanished C. empty D. extinct 11) Many animals are ____ for their fur and other valuable parts of their bodies. A. hunted B. chased C. run after D. followed 12) They started a campaign to ____ smoking among teenagers. A. encourage B. decrease C. discourage D. prohibit 13) Dinosaurs became ____ millions of years go. A. disappear B. extinct C. lost D. endangered 14) The chemical ____ from cars and factories make the air, water and soil dangerously dirty. A. pollution B. polluted C. pollutants D. pollute 15) Human beings are ____ for the changes in the environment. A. account B. faulty C. blame D. responsible 16) By cutting down trees, we ____ the natural habitat of birds and animals. A. hurt B. would C. damage D. injure 17) __ aren’t effective anymore because insects have become resistant to them. A. Fertilizer B. Pesticides C. Herbicides D. Composts 18) They started a campaign to ____ smoking among teenagers. A. encourage B. decrease C. discourage D. prohibit 19) He is the singer about ____ I often tell you. A. that B. who C. whom D. him 20) The concert ____ I listened last weekend was boring. A. to that B. to which C. for what D. for which 21) That’s the girl to ____ my brother got engaged. A. which B. who C. whom D. her 22) I like the village ____ I used to live. A. in that B. in where C. which D. in which 23) I don’t know the reason ____ she hasn’t talked to me recently. A. on which B. for which C. of which D. about which 24) The little girl ____ I borrowed this pen has gone. A. whose B. from who C. from that D. from whom 25) The speech ___ we listened last night was information. A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that 26) The boy to ____ I lent my money is poor. A. that B. who C. whom D. B and C 27) The knife ____ we cut bread is very sharp. A. with that B. which C. with which D. that 28) The authority gathered those villagers ____ they explained the importance of forests. A. who B. whom C. to whom D. to that C. WRITING Complete the sentences, using pre + relative clauses 1. Last year I went to an island. My friend had told me about it. 2. My brother has a pen friend. He has been writing to him for 20 years. My brother ……………………………………………. 3. The student wrote an outstanding paper. He was awarded a prize for it. ………………………………………………………… 4. My brother volunteered to work for an orphanage. Mr Smith paid for the orphanage. ……………………………………………………………. 5. The local AIDS organization started a food service. Many sick people benefit from it. …………………………………………………………… 6. He is negotiation with a person. The person is the Chairman of a large company. …………………………………………………… 7. The table was old. I was standing on it ………………………………………………………. 8. The friend spoke Korean very well. I was traveling with him. ………………………………………………………………. UNIT 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY A. PHONETICS I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. heat B. nuclear C. feat D. clean 2) A. power B. slow C. snow D. show 3) A. plenty B. energy C. only D. hydropower II. Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 4) A. electric B. potential C. plentiful D. alternative 5) A. alternative B. geothermal C. environment D. expensively 6) A. potential B. exhausted C. pollution D. infinite B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR * Circle the best answer for each sentence. 7) Non-renewable energy sources are running ____. A. up B. on C. to D. out 8) In some countries people use wind or sea ____ as the environment friendly energy sources. A. waves B. water C. products D. weeds 9) People have used coal and oil to ____ electricity for along time. A. generation B. generated C. generate D. generates 10) Coal and oil are non-renewable ____ sources. A. engineer B. energy C. engineering D. energetic 11) People on earth are ____ need of more nuclear energy. A. on B. at C. in D. for 12) ____ energy uses natural sources of energy such as the sun, wind, or water for power and fuel, rather than oil, coal, or nuclear power. A. Alternative B. Solar C. Hydropower D. Electricity 13) Oil, coal and natural gas are ____ fuels made from decayed material. A. unleaded B. smokeless C. solid D. fossil 14) All fossil fuels are ____ resources that cannot be replaced after use. A. unlimited B. renewable C. available D. non-renewable 15) We should develop such ____ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy. A. tradition B. alternative C. revolutionary D. surprising 16) Increased consumption will lead to faster ____ of our natural resources. A. exhaust B. exhausting C. exhaustion D. exhaustive 17) ____ heat comes from deep inside the earth. A. Geothermal B. Solar C. Nuclear D. Hydro 18) “Have you ever met the man ____ over there?” “No. Who is he?” A. stands B. is standing C. standing D. who he is standing 19) The boy ____ the piano is my son. A. who is playing B. that is playing C. playing D. All are correct 20) ____ by his parent, this boy was very sad. A. Punished B. Punishing C. To be punished D. Be punished 21) We have apartment ____ the park. A. overlooking B. overlooks C. to overlook D. overlooked 22) He was the last person ____ in this way. A. to kill B. who killed C. being killed D. to be killed 23) Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman _____ governor in the United States. A. who elected B. to be elected C. was elected D. her election as 24) ____ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought. A. Discovering B. Discovered C. Which was discovered D. That when discovered 25) She is the only in the discussion ____ to using nuclear power. A. objects B. objected C. to object D. whom objects 26) Johnny was the last applicant ____ for a position in that energy station. A. to interview B. interviewing C. to be interviewed D. which is interviewed 27) The instructions ____ by Professor Johnson helped us know more about the danger of energy pollution. A. that explained B. explained C. explaining D. which explained C. WRITING Rewrite the sentences, using a present participial phrase or a past participial phrase. 1. I didn’t talk much to the man. He was sitting next to me on the bus. …………………………………………………………………… 2. The taxi broke down. The taxi was taking us to the airport. ………………………………………………………………… 3. At the end of the street there is a path. It leads to the river. ………………………………………………………………… 4. A window was broken in the storm last night. It has now been repaired. …………………………………………………………………… 5. A number of suggestions were made at the meeting. Most of them were not very practical. ……………………………………………………………………………… 6. A man was arrested by the police. What was his name? ………………………………………………………………… 7. There are some girls outside. They are waiting for you. …………………………………………………………… 8. Some of the people who were invited to the party couldn’t come. …………………………………………………………. . whose 20 ) This is Mr. Jones, ____ invention has helped hundreds of deaf people. A. which B. that C. whose D. whom 21 ) Tom, ____ sits next to me, is from Canada. A. that B. whom C. who D. whose 22 ). available D. non-renewable 15) We should develop such ____ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy. A. tradition B. alternative C. revolutionary D. surprising 16) Increased consumption will. whom 25 ) The speech ___ we listened last night was information. A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that 26 ) The boy to ____ I lent my money is poor. A. that B. who C. whom D. B and C 27 ) The