UNIT 9 TEST1 a. his books b. that books c. the book of whom d.

whose books
I. PRONUNCIATION 21. The problem ______ never occurred.
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently a. I hadn't expected it b. that I had expected it
from that of the others. c. who I had expected d. I had expected
1. a. facsimile b. transfer c. spacious d. fax 22. In 1850, Yale University established Sheffield Scientific School, ______.
2. a. ready b. friend c. telephone d. speedy a. engineers were educated there b. where engineers were educated
3. a. subscribe b. facsimile c. pride d. provide c. in which were engineers educated d. where were engineers educated
4. a. spacious b. courteous c. document d. technology 23. It was the ragtime pianist Scott Joplin ______ the Maple Leaf Rag,
5. a. commune b. security c. punctuality d. distribute perhaps the best known of all ragtime tunes.
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS a. wrote b. the writer of c. who wrote d. writing
A. Choose the word or phrase -a, b, c or d- that best completes the 24. A keystone species is a species of plants and animals ______ absence
sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. has a major effect on an ecological system.
6. You can subscribe to your favorite newspapers and magazines ______ a. that its b. its c. whose d. with its
the nearest post office. 25. William Samuel Johnson, ______ helped write the Constitution, became
a. in b. on c. from d. at the first president of Columbia College in 1787.
7. He is very capable ______ learning and understanding things. a. whom he had b. who had c. and he had d. had
a. with b. of c. at d. about C. Choose word or phrase - A, B, C or D – that needs correcting.
8. Thanh Ba Post Office provides customers ______ the Messenger Call 26. Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last
Services. A B
a. with b. for c. of d. to night because he had an accident on his way to the practice.
9. The post office offers the ______ Mail Service which is particularly fast. C (had had) D
a. Secure b. Efficient c. Express d. Reliable 27. I think whatever was responsible for damaging the trees should
10. We are proud of our ______ staff, who are always friendly and efficient. A (whoever) B
a. well-done b. well-appointed c. well-behaved d. well-trained be fined or sent to prison.
11. The hotel staff are always friendly and courteous. C D
a. efficient b. polite c. helpful d. perfect 28. Now that I no longer have to wear uniform, I'll be able to wear which
12. There was no mention of the incident in the national press. A B C (what) D
a. television b. newspapers c. Internet d. radio I want.
13. I need to ______ £1,000 to my daughter's account. 29. Ripe fruit is often stored in a place who contains much carbon dioxide
a. transfer b. transform c. transmit d. transact A B C (which)
14. ______ to the magazine can take advantage of this special offer. so that the fruit will not decay too rapidly.
a. Subscribe b. Subscription c. Subscribing d. Subscribers D
15. ______ is someone who works from home on computer and 30. The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we
communicates with their office by telephone, fax, or e-mail. A B (four-day)
a. Telecomputer b. Telecommuter c. Telephonist d. Telemarketer took the train instead of the bus.
B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the C D
sentence. III. READING.
16. My mother ______ enjoys hill walking. A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
a. who is in her seventies b. , that is in her seventies bills employees carry customer pay bank food
c. , which is in her seventies d. , who is in her seventies buys employer deposit system receives withdraw
17. She's one of the kindest people ______. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
a. that I know b. whose I know c. who I know d. which I know In the future, machines will take the place of many bank tellers. A new
18. Where is the house ______? (31) system electronic funds transfer (EFT) allows the bank or the (32)
a. where they are living b. which they are living customer to move money from one account to another. For example, a
c. where they are living there d. where they are living in worker (33) receives her monthly paycheck, her salary. Her (34) employer,
19. She lives in the house ______. the company that she works for, can (35) deposit her salary into her
a. which has the red door b. has the red door checking account directly. She does not have to go to the (36) bank.Her
c. that with the red door d. with its red door bank can also pay her monthly (37) bills the telephone, the water, the gas,
20. Mark Twain is an author ______ I like best. 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 d. today in North Carolina few metallic minerals are mined
money from her account at the bank to pay for the food that she (40) buys. 53. ____ are considered humorous is mainly to his characters' use of slang.
Some employers already deposit their (41) employees checks in the a. Damon Runyan's stories b. Damon Runyan's stories, which
bank directly. Maybe, in the future, people will not (42) carry money, and c. That Damon Runyan's stories d. Because Damon Runyan's stories
machines will (43) pay for everything. 54. In order to grow vegetables properly, gardeners must know ________.
B. Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following a. that the requirements for each vegetable
statements are true (T) or false (F). b. what the requirements for each vegetable are
THE POSTAGE STAMP c. what are each vegetable's requirements
Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult- to send a letter d. that is required by each vegetable
to another country. The sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own 55. ________, methane can be used as a fuel.
country. Then the person in other country paid for that part of the trip. If the a. It is produced by the fermentation of organic matter
letter crossed several coutries, the problem was worse. b. The fermentation of organic matter is produced
Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of a postage stamp with glue c. The production by the fermentation of organic matter
on the back. The British post office made the first stamps in 1840. They were d. Produced by the fermentation of organic matter
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.
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
IV. WRITING
From the four words or phrase -a, b, c or d – choose the one that
best completes the sentence.
51. After seeing a movie based on a novel, ________.
a. the book was read by many people
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
52. Once known as the 'Golden State' because of its gold mines, ___.
a. North Carolina today mines few metallic minerals
b. few metallic minerals are mined in North Carolina today
c. there are few metallic minerals mined in North Carolina today