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TOPIC : THE POST OFFICE A VOCABULARY: advanced [əd'vɑ:nst] (a) tiên tiến 18 expansion [iks'pæn∫n] (n) mở rộng courteous ['kə:tjəs] (a) lịch 19 secure [si'kjuə] (a) an toàn, bảo đảm equip [i'kwip] (v) trang bị 20 spacious ['spei∫əs] (a) rộng rãi Express Mail Service (EMS) chuyển phát 21 speedy ['spi:di] (a) nhanh chóng nhanh 22 staff [stɑ:f] (n) đội ngũ facsimile [fæk'simili] (n) sao, máy fax 23 subscribe [səb'skraib] (v) đăng ký, đặt graphic [græfik] (n) hình đồ họa mua Messenger Call Service (n) DV điện thoại 24 surface mail ['sə:fis'meil] (n) thư gửi notify ['noutifai] (v) thông báo đường đường biển parcel ['pɑ:s(ə)l] (n) bưu kiện 25 transfer ['trænsfə:] (n;v) chuyển 10 receive [ri'si:v] (v) nhận 26 transmit [trænz'mit] (v) gửi, phát, -> recipient [ri'sipiənt] (n) người nhận truyền 11 customer ['kʌstəmə] (n) khách hàng 27 well-trained [wel 'treind] (a) lành nghề 12 Flower Telegram Service (n) DV điện hoa 28 install [in'stɔ:l] (v) lắp đặt 13 capacity [kə'pæsiti] (n) công suất 29 registration [,redʒi'strei∫n] (n) đăng 14 cellphone (n) điện thoại di động ký 15 commune ['kɔmju:n] (n) xã 30 fixed [fikst] (a) cố định 16 demand [di'mɑ:nd](n) nhu cầu 31 rural network ['ruərəl 'netwə:k] (n) II GRAMMAR: RELATIVE CLAUSES Relative pronouns: Subject Object Possessive For persons who whom/wh whose that that For things which which whose/of which that that 1.1 WHO: Là đại từ quan hệ người, dùng để thay cho danh từ người, làm chủ ngữ hay tân ngữ cho mệnh đề quan hệ e.g The man who told you I was out met me in the park The person who you wanted to see died days ago 1.2 WHOM: Là đại từ quan hệ người, dùng để thay cho danh từ người, làm tân ngữ cho mệnh đề quan hệ e.g That’s the one whom we need to contact 1.3 WHOSE: Là tính từ quan hệ người, dùng để thay cho tính từ sở hữu, kết hợp với danh từ, làm chủ ngữ hay tân ngữ cho mệnh đề quan hệ e.g This is the lady whose son cheated me 1.4 WHICH: Là đại từ quan hệ vật, dùng để thay cho danh từ vật, làm chủ ngữ hay tân ngữ mệnh đề quan hệ e.g The book which you liked was sold The house, which was on fire, was built long ago 1.5 THAT: Là đại từ quan hệ thay thế, dùng để thay cho đại từ quan hệ WHO, WHICH, làm chủ ngữ hay tân ngữ cho mệnh đề quan hệ, sử dụng câu chẻ e.g The book that you liked Soạ n & Giả ng dạ y bở i Đỗ Văn Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – Trang 30/53 was sold 1.6 WHEN: Là trạng từ quan hệ thời gian, sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ thời gian e.g The day when she left was rainy The time when we reunite is uncertain 1.7 WHERE: Là trạng từ quan hệ nơi chốn, sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ nơi chốn This is the house where he lived in his childhood 1.8 WHY: Là trạng từ quan hệ lí do, nguyên nhân, sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ trạng ngữ nguyên nhân e.g The reason why she left was unknown That’s why we are worrying now Relative clauses: 2.1 Defining clauses (Restrictive Relative Clauses): Đây loại mệnh đề quan hệ xác định cần thiết có mặt để câu có nghĩa, câu không đảm bảo ngữ nghĩa (Chủ từ chưa xác định) e.g The man who keeps the library is Mr Green That is the book that I like best (là mà thích sách) 2.2 Non-defining clauses (Non- Restrictive Relative Clauses): Đây loại mệnh đề không cần thiết có mặt mà câu có nghĩa, câu đảm bảo ngữ nghĩa tiền ngữ (chủ từ) xác định Loại mệnh đề thường cách mệnh đề dấu phảy, thường có tính từ hay đại từ định hay sở hữu như: this, that, these, those, his, my,… e.g That man, whom you saw yesterday, is Mr Pike Reduced clauses: Mệnh đề rút gọn 3.1 Present Participle Phrases: (V-ING phrases replace relative clauses) Có thể dùng ngữ danh động từ V-ING để thay cho mệnh đề quan hệ động từ mệnh đề thể chủ động e.g Do you know the boy who broke the window yesterday? → Do you know the boy breaking the window yesterday? 3.2 Past Participle Phrases: (V-ED phrases replace relative clauses) Có thể dùng ngữ tính từ V-ED để thay cho mệnh đề quan hệ động từ mệnh đề thể bị động e.g The man who was arrested by the police is Mr Mike → The man arrested by the police is Mr Pike 3.3 Infinitive Phrases: (to V phrases replace relative clauses) Có thể dùng ngữ động từ to infinitives để thay cho mệnh đề quan hệ trường hợp mệnh đề có chứa từ FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, LAST, ONLY dùng với cấu trúc “for O + to V”, số mệnh đề mang tính ràng buộc nhiệm vụ… e.g English is an important language which we have to master → English is an important language to master/ for us to master 3.4 Noun Phrases: (Noun phrases replace relative clauses) Có thể dùng một cụm danh từ để thay cho mệnh đề quan hệ mệnh đề mang ngữ danh từ (thường nghề nghiệp) e.g Mr Ba, who is our new form teacher, is a good teacher e.g Soạ n & Giả ng dạ y bở i Đỗ Văn Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – Trang 30/53 4.1 → Mr Ba, our new form teacher, is a good teacher 3.5 Adjectival Phrases: (Adjectival phrases replace relative clauses) Có thể dùng một cụm tính từ để thay cho mệnh đề quan hệ e.g The streets which are crowded with population have no interest in learning → The streets crowded with population have no interest in learning Cleft sentences: Câu chẻ hình thức đặc biệt câu phức sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ để nhấn mạnh tới thành tố câu chủ ngữ, tân ngữ, hay trạng ngữ Dưới ba hình thức câu chẻ điển hình: Subject focus: Nhấn mạnh tới chủ ngữ S - V → It be S that/ who V 4.2 e.g Nam helped me a lot → It was Nam who helped me a lot Object focus: Nhấn mạnh tới tân ngữ, chủ thể nhận hay chịu tác động hành động S - V - O → It be O that - S - V e.g She bought the dictionary → It was the dictionary that she bought ngữ 4.3 Adverbials focus: Nhấn mạnh tới trạng S - V - A → It be A that S - V e.g We first met in this park → It was in this park that we first met C PRACTICE TEST I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others A facsimile B transfer C spacious D fax A ready B friend C telephone D speedy A subscribe B facsimile C pride D provide B courteous A spacious C document D technology A commune B security C punctuality D distribute II Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase You can subscribe to your favorite newspapers and magazines the nearest post office A in B on C from D at He is very capable learning and understanding things A with B of C at D about Thanh Ba Post Office provides customers the Messenger Call Services A with B for C of D to The post office offers the Mail Service which is particularly fast A Secure B Efficient 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 Soạ n & Giả ng dạ y bở i Đỗ Văn Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – Trang 30/53 their office by telephone, fax, or e-mail A Telecomputer B Telecommuter C Telephonist D Telemarketer A 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 whose I know C who 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 book 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 It was the ragtime pianist Scott Joplin the Maple Leaf Rag, perhaps the best known of all ragtime tunes A wrote B the writer of C who wrote D writing 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 and he had D had III 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 accident on his way to the practice Soạ n & Giả ng dạ y bở i Đỗ Văn Bình – THPT Liễn Sơn, Lập Thạch, Vĩnh Phúc – Trang 30/53 A who usually B choir rehearsals C had A whatever C be fined D on his way to the practice 27 I think whatever was responsible for damaging the trees should be fined or sent to prison B for damaging D sent to 28 Now that I no longer have to wear uniform, I'll be able to wear which I want that B longer C I'll D which 29 Ripe fruit is often stored in a place who contains much carbon dioxide so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly A Ripe B stored C who D rapidly 30 The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train instead of the bus A we visited B four-days C took D of the IV Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box bills employees carry customer pay bank food buys employer deposit system receives withdraw ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER In the future, machines will take the place of many bank tellers A new (31) system electronic funds transfer (EFT) allows the bank or the (32) customer to move money from one account to another For example, a worker (33) receives her monthly paycheck, her salary Her (34) employer, the company that she works for, can (35) deposit her salary into her checking account directly She does not have to go to the (36) bank.Her bank can also pay her monthly (37) bills the telephone, the water, the gas, and the electricity It will also be possible for her to pay for (38) food at the supermarket by EFT The supermarket will automatically (39) withdraw money from her account at the bank to pay for the food that she (40) buys Some employers already deposit their (41) employees checks in the bank directly Maybe, in the future, people will not (42) carry money, and machines will (43) pay for everything V Read the passage, decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) THE POSTAGE STAMP Before the invention 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 own country Then the person in other country paid for that part of the trip If the letter crossed several coutries, the problem was worse Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with glue on the back The British post office made the first stamps in 1840 They were the Penny Black and the Twopence Blue A person bought a stamp and put it on a letter The post office delivered the letter When people received letters, they didn't- have to pay anything The letters were prepaid Postage stamps became popular in Great Britain immediately Other countries 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 from another country Finally, in 1874 a German organized the Universal Postal System Each country in the UPS agree to accept letters with prepaid postage from the other members Today the offices of the UPS are in Switzerland, almost every country in the world is a member of this organization It takes care of any international mail problems A Today post offices in the every country sell beautiful stamps Collecting stamps is one of the most popular hobbies in the world, and every stamp collector knows about the Penny Black and the Twopence Blue 44 Before postage stamps, two people paid-for letters to travel in two countries.T 45 A teacher invented the postage stamp T 46 The first two stamps were colored black and blue T 47 A stamp shows that the postage is prepaid T 48 Postage stamps solved all mail problems immediately F 49 Members of the UPS accept prepaid letters from other countries F 50 Stamp collecting is a popular hobby T -THE END