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(1)CLASS 11 EXERCISES FOR UNIT
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. A population B commune C punctuality D stimulation
2 A dissatisfaction B spacious C facsimile D telegram
3 A facsimile B transfer C spacious D fax
4 A ready B friend C telephone D speedy
5 A subscribe B facsimile C pride D provide
II Choose the word which has different stress from the others.
1 A technology B competitive C facsimile D 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 III Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best complete each sentence
1 The hotel staff is friendly and
A unhelpful B courteous C discourteous D impolite
2 We are proud our staff, who are always friendly and efficient
A well-done B well-appointed C well-behaved D well-trained EMS stands for
A Electronic Mail Service B Express Mail Service
C Economic Mail Service D Environment management Service
4 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
5 All post offices in Viet Nam are equipped with advanced
A technological B technologically C technologies D technology
6 Fax transmission has now become a cheap and way to transmit texts and graphics over distance A inconvenient B convenient C uncomfortable D comfortable
7 Do you wish to take out a full twelve-month to the journal?
A subscribes B subscribtion C subscribe D subscription
8 We offer a wide range' of goods at very prices
A compete B competitive C competition D competent
9 We’d like to buy the house overlooks West Lake
A who B whose C where D which
10 The woman daughter Jack loves is very kind
A whose B who C whom D which
11 The letter she received this morning is from the USA
A whose B who C whom D which
12 I don’t know the girl is wearing a long blue dress
A whom B whose C which D Who
13 She's one of the kindest people
A that I know B whose I know C who I know D which I know 14 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 15 send this document to my office by fax?' 'Certainly.'
A Would you like B Would you mind C Could you D Why not 16 I'd like to send this parcel express
A What's the cost on it? B What's the price on it?
C What's the postage on it? D What's the value on it? 17 Prices are going in a worry way
A up B over C away D off
18 Does he tell you how he is getting his new colleagues?
A on with B on of C away with D out of
19 He is very capable learning and understanding things
(2)20 Thanh Ba Post Office provides customers the Messenger Call Services
A with B for C of D to
IV Choose the correct option a,b,c or d to complete to complete each space.
Before the (1) of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country The sender paid (2) the letter to travel in his or her own country Then the person in other country paid for that part of the trip (3) the letter crossed several countries, the problem was worse
Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with glue on the back The British(4) made the first stamps in 1840 They were the Penny Black and the Two pence Blue A person bought a stamp and put it (5) a letter The post office delivered the letter When people received letters, they didn't have to pay anything The letters(6)
Postage stamps became popular in Great Britain(7) Other countries started (8) their own postage stamps very quickly There were (9) 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 (10) of any international mail problems
1 A invention B invent C invented D inventor
2 A on B in C for D of
3 A Unless B Until C If D Probably
4 A post office B main office C factory D hall
5 A in B on C off D out
6 A was prepaid B were prepaid C was paid D were paid
7 A immediate B immediated C immediaty D immediately
8 A make B made C to make D making
9 A only B first C any D still
10 A take along B take on C takes care D take away
V Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers
The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people's lives are affected by IT Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer whilst today most people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an every day event
These developments have brought many benefits to our lives E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now available to us Clearly, for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient
However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial Many people feel that the widespread use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face-to-face conversation In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost impossible to control and regulate This has led to many concerns regarding children accessing unsuitable websites In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, yet I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully
1 Have the World Wide Web and e-mail communication affected modern life in the last twenty years? => Yes, they have
2 Does e-mail reduce face-to-face contact? => Yes, it does
3 What have the World Wide Web and e-mail communication been used for? => They have been used for business, commerce, and education
4 What does the IT stand for? => Information Technology
5 How does the writer think future IT developments will be?
=> The writer thinks future IT developments will be more negative IV Rewrite the se sentences, using relative clauses.
(3)2 The bus isn’t running today It goes to Oxford →The bus which goes to Oxford isn’t running today. I don’t like the man He is going out with my sister →I don’t like the man who is going out with my sister.
4 Michelangelo is one of Italy’s greatest artists He lived there until he was 90 → Michelangelo which He lived until he was 90 is one of Italy’s greatest artists. Mary was staying with her friend He has a big house in Scotland
→Mary was staying with her friend who has a big house in Scotland. The person asked me some very difficult questions He interviewed me → The person who interviewed me asked me some very difficult questions Charlie Chaplin became a very rich man He was from a poor family →Charlie Chaplin who was from a poor family became a very rich man. The 1992 Olympics were held in Barcelona It is in the north-east of Spain →The 1992 Olympics were held in Barcelona which is in the north-east of Spain. Margaret is the girl I went on holiday with her
→ Margaret is the girl with whom I went on holiday.