1:_______that she was white and that one of the servants was black, she concluded that all who occupied a similar menial position were of the same hue. A. when she told B. to be told C. on being told...

Choose the best answer :

1. 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

2. Pioneers , ....................... in isolated areas of the United States , were almost totally self - confident

A. who living B. living C. lived D. that lived

3. Completed in 1756 , Nassau Hall is the oldest building now ............ on the campus of Princeton University

A. standing B. it stands C. has stood D. stood

4. Neil Armstrong , ....................... person to set foot on the moon , reported that the surface was fine and powdery

A. the first B. to be the first C. was the first D. as the first

5. The Massachusetts State House , ........................... in 1798 , was the most distinguished building in the United States at that time

A. completing B. which was completed C. was completed D. to be completed

6. Lady Astor was the first woman ............................. her seat in Parliament

A. take B. to take C. taking D. who takes

7. Norman Weiner , .......................... mathematiciann and logician , had an important role in the development of the computer

A. who as a B. was a C. whom a D. a

8. Coal was the first fuel ................... to power machinery

A. is used B. using C. to use D. to be used

9. She has always got on well with her colleagues

A. she has always had poor friendship with her colleagues

B. she has always been on good terms with her colleagues

C. her colleagues have always put up with her

D. She is trying to establish a good friendship with her colleagues

10. Julia didn't listen to what her doctor told her

A. What the doctor told Julia was not worth listening to

B. Julia couldn't hear what the doctor told her

C. the doctor told Julia to listen to what he said , but she didn't do so

D. Julia took no notice of what her doctor told her

11. John Smith is a farmer . I bought his land

A. John Smith , whose land I bought , is a farmer

B. John Smith , who is a farmer , whose land I bought

C. John Smith , whom I bought his land , is a farmer

D. John Smith , a farmer , bought his land

12. That's the man I told you about yesterday

A. That's the man about whom I told you yesterday

B. I told you about the man whom you met yesterday

C. That's the man about that I told you yesterday

D. That's the man about I told you yesterday

13. Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us

A. the story he told us was magical

B. It's possible that he told an unreal story

C. It's possible that he told a real story

D. the story he told us was beyond our belief

14. Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe ( Từ " infinite " đồng nghĩa với từ nào ? )

A. boundless B. unlimited C. uncountable D. inflexible

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15 tháng 5 2020

Choose the best answer :

1. 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

2. Pioneers , ....................... in isolated areas of the United States , were almost totally self - confident

A. who living B. living C. lived D. that lived

3. Completed in 1756 , Nassau Hall is the oldest building now ............ on the campus of Princeton University

A. standing B. it stands C. has stood D. stood

4. Neil Armstrong , ....................... person to set foot on the moon , reported that the surface was fine and powdery

A. the first B. to be the first C. was the first D. as the first

5. The Massachusetts State House , ........................... in 1798 , was the most distinguished building in the United States at that time

A. completing B. which was completed C. was completed D. to be completed

6. Lady Astor was the first woman ............................. her seat in Parliament

A. take B. to take C. taking D. who takes

7. Norman Weiner , .......................... mathematiciann and logician , had an important role in the development of the computer

A. who as a B. was a C. whom a D. a

8. Coal was the first fuel ................... to power machinery

A. is used B. using C. to use D. to be used

9. She has always got on well with her colleagues

A. she has always had poor friendship with her colleagues

B. she has always been on good terms with her colleagues

( get on well with sbd= be on good terms: hòa đồng thân thiện)

C. her colleagues have always put up with her

D. She is trying to establish a good friendship with her colleagues

10. Julia didn't listen to what her doctor told her

A. What the doctor told Julia was not worth listening to

B. Julia couldn't hear what the doctor told her

C. the doctor told Julia to listen to what he said , but she didn't do so

D. Julia took no notice of what her doctor told her

11. John Smith is a farmer . I bought his land

A. John Smith , whose land I bought , is a farmer

B. John Smith , who is a farmer , whose land I bought

C. John Smith , whom I bought his land , is a farmer

D. John Smith , a farmer , bought his land

12. That's the man I told you about yesterday

A. That's the man about whom I told you yesterday

B. I told you about the man whom you met yesterday

C. That's the man about that I told you yesterday

D. That's the man about I told you yesterday

13. Nobody could possibly believe the story he told us

A. the story he told us was magical

B. It's possible that he told an unreal story

C. It's possible that he told a real story

D. the story he told us was beyond our belief

14. Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe ( Từ " infinite " đồng nghĩa với từ nào ? )

A. boundless B. unlimited C. uncountable D. inflexible

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Choose the best answer 1. That is the chair ____ he used to sit on for meals. A. which B. whose C. that D. A & C are correct 2. The house in ____ I was born is for sale. A. which B. where C. that D. A & C are correct 3. The film was about Shakespeare, _________ plays are famous all over the world. A. which B. whose C. that D. who 4. The girl ____ name we don’t remember is an unknown singer. A. which B. whose C. whom D. who 5. The office……………we are working in………………..in bad shape. A....

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19 tháng 2 2020

Choose the best answer
1. That is the chair ____ he used to sit on for meals.
A. which B. whose C. that D. A & C are correct
2. The house in ____ I was born is for sale.
A. which B. where C. that D. A & C are correct
3. The film was about Shakespeare, _________ plays are famous all over the world.
A. which B. whose C. that D. who
4. The girl ____ name we don’t remember is an unknown singer.
A. which B. whose C. whom D. who
5. The office……………we are working in………………..in bad shape.
A. where – is B. which – is C. in which – is D. in that – is
6. She has two sons. Both of…………………work abroad
A. who B. whom C. them D. people
7. My wife, _________ is a doctor, works at Community Hospital.
A. who B. which C. whom D. that
8. I met the waiters, several of……………..are university students.
A. them B. who C. that D. whom
9. The women ________ I gave the money were glad.
A. to whom B. to that C. for whom D. for that
10. The farmers and their cattle……….had been trapped in the storm were fortunately rescued.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
11. The woman _______next door is a famous singer.
A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living
12. The problems ______they are discussing at the meeting are very important.
A. who B. which C. Ø D. both B and C
13. Michael told me about students _______have just got the scholarship.
A. which B. Ø C. who D. whose
14. Jan didn't check she had enough petrol before she left, _____was careless of her.
A. what B. it C. that D. which
15. He spoke to the messengers with ________ you were leaving.
A. which B. whom C. whose D. that
16. The bridge _____ by French architects is very nice.
A. was designed B. designing C. to design D. designed
17. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday.
A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves
18. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam.
A. to be asked B. asking C. asks D. to ask
19. The ring ______ is made of gold and diamond.
A. she is wearing it B. he gave it to her C. Linda like D. she is wearing
20. Did you listen to the lecture on the environment by Dr. Pike,………………..
A. whom I have ever told you about B. about that I have ever told you
C. I have ever told you D. that I have ever told you

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20 tháng 2 2020

1. D

2. A

3.D

4. B

5. A

6. B

7. A

8. D

9. C

10. D

11. C

12. D

13. C

14. D

15. B

16.D

17. A

18. D

19.D

20.A

The clock ________ is over the door is broken A. on which B. they C. which D. who That is the boy ________ car is completely new. A. which B. whose C. whom D. who Give me the ball ________ I lent you last Sunday. A. which B. C. that D. All are correct I haven't found the money in the place________ you told me it would be. A. which B. where C. whom D. who Who is that man ________ is parking the car? A. which B. they C. who D. whose Tell me the time ________ you are going to...

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An Di

12 tháng 4 2020

The clock ________ is over the door is broken

A. on which B. they C. which D. who

That is the boy ________ car is completely new.

A. which B. whose C. whom D. who

Give me the ball ________ I lent you last Sunday.

A. which B. C. that D. All are correct

I haven't found the money in the place________ you told me it would be.

A. which B. where C. whom D. who

Who is that man ________ is parking the car?

A. which B. they C. who D. whose

Tell me the time ________ you are going to arrive.

A. at which B. they C. when D. A&C

That radio ________ is on the table is not yours.

A. which B. they C. whose D. who

The woman ________ is speaking to Tom is her mother.

A. which B. who C. whose D. she

Do you know the wife of that man ________ is waiting for the bus?

A. which B. he C. who D. whom

The car ________ I saw was not that.

A. which B. it C. D. A&C

That is the girl ________ car is blue.

A. which B. that C. whose D. who

This is the exercise ________ I don't understand.

A. which B. that C. Ø D. All are correct

The policemen ________ helped me yesterday were very nice.

A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

Which is the cinema ________ that very good film is on?

A. which B. they C. whom D. who

The girl ________ hair is red is my sister.

A. which B. she C. whom D. whose

Where is the bike ________ you have repaired?

A. which B. that C. whose D. A&B

Women ________ drive vehicles are usually more careful than men.

A. which B. they C. whom D. who

That is the garage ________ my father parks his car.

A. which B. where C. whom D. who

What’s the music to ___________ you are listening?

A. whose B. which C. that D. B & C

I don’t like the stories __________ have unhappy endings.

A. who B. which C. that D. B & C

The students __________ don’t have library cards can’t borrow books from the library.

A. who B. which C. whom D. A & C

The dress __________ she bought last week doesn’t fit her well.

A. whom B. which C. whose D. B & C

Do you know a shop ___________ sells good coffee?

A. which B. that C. whose D. A & B

The teacher punished the student _________ was naughty.

A. whom B. who C. which D. A & B

English is the subject which I am good _____

A. of B. about C. in D. at

I apologized to the boy ______ book I borrowed.

A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

We’d like to buy the house______ overlooks West Lake.

A. who B. whose C. where D. which

The books _______ written by Jack London is very interesting.

A. which were B. were C. whose D. which

I am going to visit the town _____ I was born and grew up.

A. where B. which C. when D. who

This is Mary, ____ is taking over my job when I leave.

A. that B. which C. who D. whom

An architect is someone _____ designs buildings.

A. who B. that C. which D. it

I’ll never forget the place _______I first met you.

A. at where B. where C. at which D. on which

They asked me a lot of questions, _____ I couldn’t answer.

A. most of which B. of which most C. most of that D. of that most

That is the house in ______I used to live.

A. that B. which C. where D. there

The man _______ is my teacher.

A. who she is speaking to B. whom she is speaking with

C. to whom she is speaking D. to whom she is speaking with

My friend, Jack, ______parents live in Glasgow, invited me to spend Christmas in Scotland.

A. that B. whose C. where D. who

Here’s the computer program _______ I told you about.

A. that B. whose C. where D. who

I don’t believe the story _______ she told us.

A. that B. whose C. ф D. A, B&C

Peter comes from Witney, _______ is near Oxford.

A. what B. which C. where D. who

This is the gun with _______ the murder was committed.

A. that B. whose C. which D. who

Is this the person _______ you asked me about.

A. that B. whose C. where D. who

Have you received the parcel _______ we sent you?

A. it B. whose C. where D. which

That’s the girl _______ brother sits next to me.

A. that B. whose C. where D. whom

The meal, _______ wasn’t very tasty, was expensive.

A. that B. which C. where D. whose

We didn’t enjoy the play _______ we went to see.

A. what B. whose C. where D. ф

She gives her children everything _______ they want.

A. that B. whose C. where D. who

Tell me _______ you want and I’ll have you.

A. the things that B. whose C. what D. A&C

The reason _______ I phoned him was to invite him to party.

A. why B. ф C. A&B D. that

I don’t like people _______ never stops talking.

A. that B. whose C. where D. whom

The day _______ they arrived was Sunday.

A. when B. whose C. on which D. A&C

Ann, _______ children are at school all day is trying to get a job.

A. that B. whose C. where D. who

We'd like to buy a house_______ overlooks West Lake.

A. who B. whose C. where D. which

The woman _______ daughter Jack loves is very kind.

A. whose B. who C. whom D. which

The letter _______ she received this morning is from the USA.

A. who B. whose C. whom D. which

I don't know the girl _______ is wearing a long blue dress.

A. whom B. whose C. which D. who

The police are asking the man _______ car has been stolen.

A. whom B. whose C. which D. that

Spring is the time _______ many kinds of flowers blossom.

A. who B. where C. which D. when

English is the subject _______ she is good at.

A. what B. which C. where D. who

He went to the sport club _______ he first met his wife.

A. which B. who C. where D. whose

He will never forget the day _______ his mother died.

A. which B. who C. where D. when

The man _______ my sister loves is very intelligent.

A. which B. whom C. whose D. when

Sunday is the day _______which we usually go fishing.

A. during B. at C. in D. on

The music ______ we listened last night was boring.

A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that

The man ______ I introduced you to last night is thoughtful.

A. whom B. that C. Ø D. all are correct

She couldn’t answer any question, _______made me surprised.

A. that B. it C. this D. which

It _____in Hanoi _____ I was born and grew up.

A. is / that B. was / that C. was / which D. is / which

It____ Lan _____ always helps him in his trouble.

A. was/ who B. was/ that C. is / who D. is / which

It was The World Cup _______in Korea and Japan.

A. which was held B. that were held C. that was held D. that held

1. The panda's ............ habitat is the bamboo forest A. nature B. natural C. naturalized D. naturally 2. Learners can feel very .............. if an exercise is too difficult A. courageous B. encouraging C. unharmed D. harmless 3. Oil , coal and natural gas are ................. fuels made from decayed material from animal or plants A. unleaded B. smokeless C. solid D. fossil 4. Neil Armstrong , an American ....................... , was the first man to step on the moon's...

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12 tháng 6 2020

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12 tháng 6 2020

1. The panda's ............ habitat is the bamboo forest

A. nature B. natural C. naturalized D. naturally

2. Learners can feel very .............. if an exercise is too difficult

A. courageous B. encouraging C. unharmed D. harmless

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3. Oil , coal and natural gas are ................. fuels made from decayed material from animal or plants

A. unleaded B. smokeless C. solid D. fossil

4. Neil Armstrong , an American ....................... , was the first man to step on the moon's surface

A. scientist B. cosmonaut C. astronaut D. astronomer

5. The Great Wall of China is considered one of the greatest wonders in the world .............. its magnificence and significance

A. in spite of B. because C. instead of D. thanks to

6. Pioneers , ................... in isolated areas of the United States , were almost totally self - sufficient

A. who living B. living C. lived D. that lived

7. ..................... on the phone

A. It is his mother whom is B. It was his mother whom is

C. It was his mother who is D. It is his mother who is

8. .................. a high level of blood cholesterol

A. It is eggs that contain B. Those are eggs it contains

C. It is eggs that contains D. It is eggs contain

9. Jenny .................... leave the hospital only fours days after the operation

A. was able to B. could C. can D. will be able to

10. At last , they ............. get through the mountain in such a heavy rain

A. can B. could C. are able to D. were able to

11. Despite yesterday's snowfalls , we ................ arrive at school on time

A. could B. couldn't C. were able to D. weren't able to

12. The girl .................... tell what had happened to her after she had been unconscious for three days

A. could B. will be able to C. can D. was able to

1) Bournemouth, _______ we are going to visit next summer, is a real paradise for the retired. A. that B. what C. which D. in which 2) Thatcher, ______ birthplace was above a shop in the small English town of Grantham, became Prime Minister of Britain four years after she had become the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. A. where B. whose C. in which D. which 3) First jeans, ______ became fashionable for women after they saw them in Vogue magazine, were made by two Americans, Jacob...

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Quyết Thắng Đỗ

24 tháng 3 2020

1) Bournemouth, _______ we are going to visit next summer, is a real paradise for the retired. A. that B. what C. which D. in which 2) Thatcher, ______ birthplace was above a shop in the small English town of Grantham, became Prime Minister of Britain four years after she had become the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. A. where B. whose C. in which D. which 3) First jeans, ______ became fashionable for women after they saw them in Vogue magazine, were made by two Americans, Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss. A. that B. whose C. of which D. which 4) The first television picture _________ John Logie Baird transmitted on 25 November, 1905 was a boy ______ worked in the office next to Baird's workroom in London. A. which / whom B. who / which C. that / whose D. that / who 5) Felix Hoffman, a 29-year-old chemist _______ worked for the German company Bayer, invented the drug Aspirin in April 1879. A. where B. whose C. whom D. who 6) Joyce Bews, ______ was born and grew up in Portsmouth on the south coast of England, _______ she still lives, was 100 last year. A. that / in which B. who / where C. that / where D. who / that 7) The big clock ________ used to strike the hours day and night was damaged during the war and has been silent ever since. A. whose B. that is C. what D. which 8) The pollution ______ they were talking is getting worse. A. that B. about which C. which D. whom 9) The engineer ______ our company relies is on holiday. A. who B. on whom C. whose D. whom 10) The dam ______ they plan to build will cover acres of forest. A. which B. to which C. whom D. where 11) He is a talented cricket player ______ abilities include fast bowling and powerful batting. A. where B. whose C. whom D. of which 12) Eastern Rwanda is very different from the South-west, _____ monkeys, birds and orchids thrive in the high altitude primary forest. A. when B. where C. which D. why 13) Wednesday is the day _________ a tour guide leads a tour around the town's historical places. A. when B. which C. whose D. where 14) Robert Riva, an Italian ____ used to play for Cremonese, now coaches the Reigate under 11's football team. A. when B. which C. where D. who 15) The town _________ the folk festival is taking place is usually a quiet resort. A. when B. where C. whom D. which 16) As a celebrity ______ many children admire, it is important for her to act responsibly. A. when B. where C. whom D. whose 17) We always hold a family barbecue in our garden on Independence Day, ______ was on a Tuesday this year. A. what B. that C. when D. which 18) When I was at school, there was a girl in my class ______ skin was so sensitive that she couldn't expose her skin to the sun even with cream on. A. where B. whose C. whom D. that

OPTIONAL LESSON 25Relative clause replaced by participle and infinitive Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.1. The woman _______next door is a famous singer .A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living2. The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt .A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. that is destroyed3. The man ______ at the blackboard is our teacher .A. stood B. stands C. standing D. to stand4. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday .A. to leave B. leaving C. left...

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Nguyễn Thị Thùy

18 tháng 3 2021

OPTIONAL LESSON 25

Relative clause replaced by participle and infinitive

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.

1. The woman _______next door is a famous singer .

A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living

2. The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt .

A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. that is destroyed

3. The man ______ at the blackboard is our teacher .

A. stood B. stands C. standing D. to stand

4. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday .

A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves

5. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam .

A. to be asked B. asking C. asks D. to ask

6. The bridge _____ by French architects is very nice.

A. was designed B. designing C. to design D. designed

7. The man is my teacher . I am grateful to him .

A. The man whom I grateful to him is my teacher . C. The man is my teacher who I am grateful .

B. The man whom I am grateful to is my teacher D. The man to him I am grateful is my teacher .

8. Ngoc is friendly . We are talking about her .

A. Ngoc , we are talking about , is friendly . C. Ngoc , about her we are talking , is friendly .

B. Ngoc, whom we are talking about is friendly D. Ngoc , about whom we are talking, is friendly

9. A pilot is a person who flies an aircraft .

A. A person who called a pilot flies an aircraft . B. A person that flies an aircraft is called a pilot .

C. A pilot is someone who flies an aircraft . D. Both B and C are correct .

10. Sunday is the day _______which we usually go fishing .

A. during B. at C. in D. on

11. The music ______ we listened last night was boring .

A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that

12. The man ______ I introduced you to last night is thoughtful .

A. whom B. that C. Ø D. all are correct

13. She couldn’t answer any question , _______made me surprised.

A. that B. it C. this D. which

14. The books _______ written by Jack London is very interesting .

A. which were B. were C. whose D. which

15. I am going to visit the town _____ I was born and grew up .

A. where B. which C. when D. who

16. This is Mary , ____ is taking over my job when I leave .

A. that B. which C. who D. whom

17. An architect is someone _____ designs buildings .

A. who B. that C. which D. it

18. That is the house in ______I used to live .

A. that B. which C. where D. there

19. The man _______ is my teacher .

A. who she is speaking to B. whom she is speaking with

C. to whom she is speaking D. to whom she is speaking with

20. I apologized to the boy ______ book I borrowed .

A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

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Tạ Yên Nhi ( ✎﹏IDΣΛ亗 )

3 tháng 5 2021

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.

1. The woman _______next door is a famous singer .

A. lives B. who live C. living D. that living

2. The house ______ in the storm has now been rebuilt .

A. destroyed B. destroying C. which destroyed D. that is destroyed

3. The man ______ at the blackboard is our teacher .

A. stood B. stands C. standing D. to stand

4. Tom was the last ______the classroom yesterday .

A. to leave B. leaving C. left D. leaves

5. Linda was the last student ______ at the oral exam .

A. to be asked B. asking C. asks D. to ask

6. The bridge _____ by French architects is very nice.

A. was designed B. designing C. to design D. designed

7. The man is my teacher . I am grateful to him .

A. The man whom I grateful to him is my teacher . C. The man is my teacher who I am grateful .

B. The man whom I am grateful to is my teacher D. The man to him I am grateful is my teacher .

8. Ngoc is friendly . We are talking about her .

A. Ngoc , we are talking about , is friendly . C. Ngoc , about her we are talking , is friendly .

B. Ngoc, whom we are talking about is friendly D. Ngoc , about whom we are talking, is friendly

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Tạ Yên Nhi ( ✎﹏IDΣΛ亗 )

3 tháng 5 2021

9. A pilot is a person who flies an aircraft .

A. A person who called a pilot flies an aircraft . B. A person that flies an aircraft is called a pilot .

C. A pilot is someone who flies an aircraft . D. Both B and C are correct .

10. Sunday is the day _______which we usually go fishing .

A. during B. at C. in D. on

11. The music ______ we listened last night was boring .

A. to which B. which to C. to that D. that

12. The man ______ I introduced you to last night is thoughtful .

A. whom B. that C. Ø D. all are correct

13. She couldn’t answer any question , _______made me surprised.

A. that B. it C. this D. which

14. The books _______ written by Jack London is very interesting .

A. which were B. were C. whose D. which

15. I am going to visit the town _____ I was born and grew up .

A. where B. which C. when D. who

16. This is Mary , ____ is taking over my job when I leave .

A. that B. which C. who D. whom

17. An architect is someone _____ designs buildings .

A. who B. that C. which D. it

18. That is the house in ______I used to live .

A. that B. which C. where D. there

19. The man _______ is my teacher .

A. who she is speaking to B. whom she is speaking with

C. to whom she is speaking D. to whom she is speaking with

20. I apologized to the boy ______ book I borrowed .

A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

Multiple choice 1. The woman _______ I was looking smiled A. at whose B. for whom C. at whom D. at which 2. The flat _______ he lived was dirty A. in which B. in what C. to which D. to whom 3. He is the boy _________ I went to school A. with which B. to whom C. with whom D. to which 4. The woman _________ I told you works in our school A. about which B. to which C. to whom D. about whom 5. Pam is the friend ________ she loves A. to whom B. with whom C. which D. whom 6. The music...

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Multiple choice

1. The woman _______ I was looking smiled

A. at whose B. for whom C. at whom D. at which

2. The flat _______ he lived was dirty

A. in which B. in what C. to which D. to whom

3. He is the boy _________ I went to school

A. with which B. to whom C. with whom D. to which

4. The woman _________ I told you works in our school

A. about which B. to which C. to whom D. about whom

5. Pam is the friend ________ she loves

A. to whom B. with whom C. which D. whom

6. The music _________ we are learning is very wonderful

A. which B. to which C. with which D. who

7. The bus ________ I go to work is very fast

A. on which B. to which C. that D. to that

8. The man ________ I work is very nice

A. whose B. who C. for whom D. which

9. The house ________ I live is very small

A. which B. what C. when D. in which

10. Do you know the person __________ they were talking ? A. to who B. to whom C. in whom D. by whom

11. The man ________ is my teacher

A. which she is speaking to B. whom she is speaking with C. to whom she is speaking D. to whom she is speaking with

The Penny Black It might not have looked very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170 years old, was the first stamp to be created and it launched the modem postal system in Britain. Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and patient to use the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged according to the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from Edinburgh to London, for example, would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in today’s...

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30 tháng 7 2019

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The Penny Black

It might not have looked very impressive, but the Penny Black, now 170 years old, was the first stamp to be created and it launched the modem postal system in Britain.

Before 1840 and the arrival of the Penny Black, you had to be rich and patient to use the Royal Mail. Delivery was charged according to the miles travelled and the number of sheets of paper used; a 2-page letter sent from Edinburgh to London, for example, would have cost 2 shillings, or more than £7 in today’s money. And when the top-hatted letter carrier came to deliver it, it was the recipient who had to pay for the postage. Letter writers employed various ruses to reduce the cost, doing everything possible to cram more words onto a page. Nobody bothered with heavy envelopes; instead, letters would be folded and sealed with wax. You then had to find a post office - there were no pillar boxes - and hope your addressee didn't live in one of the several rural areas which were not served by the system. If you were lucky, your letter would arrive (it could take days) without being read or censored.

The state of mail had been causing concern throughout the 1830s, but it was Rowland Hill, an inventor, teacher and social reformer from Kidderminster, who proposed a workable plan for change. Worried that a dysfunctional, costly service would stifle communication just as Britain was in the swing of its second industrial revolution, he believed reform would ease the distribution of ideas and stimulate trade and business, delivering the same promise as the new railways.

Hill’s proposal for the penny post, which meant any letter weighing less than half an ounce (14 grams) could be sent anywhere in Britain for about 30p in today’s money, was so radical that the Postmaster General, Lord Lichfield, said, 'Of all the wild and visionary schemes which I ever heard of, it is the most extravagant.’ Lord Lichfield spoke for an establishment not convinced of the need for poor people to post anything. But merchants and reformers backed Hill. Soon the government told him to make his scheme work. And that meant inventing a new type of currency.

Hill quickly settled on 'a bit of paper covered at the back with a glutinous wash which the user might, by applying a little moisture, attach to the back of a letter’. Stamps would be printed in sheets of 240 that could be cut using scissors or a knife. Perforations would not arrive until 1854. The idea stuck, and in August 1839 the Treasury launched a design competition open to ‘all artists, men of science and the public in general’. The new stamp would need to be resistant to forgery, and so it was a submission by one Mr Cheverton that Hill used as the basis for one of the most striking designs in history. Cheverton, who worked as a sculptor and an engineer, determined that a portrait of Queen Victoria, engraved for a commemorative coin when she was a 15-year-old princess, was detailed enough to make copying difficult, and recognisable enough to make fakes easy to spot. The words ‘Postage’ and ‘One Penny’ were added alongside flourishes and ornamental stars. Nobody thought to add the word ‘Britain’, as it was assumed that the stamps would solely be put to domestic use.

With the introduction of the new postal system, the Penny Black was an instant hit, and printers struggled to meet demand. By the end of 1840, more than 160 million letters had been sent - more than double the previous year. It created more work for the post office, whose reform continued with the introduction of red letter boxes, new branches and more frequent deliveries, even to the remotest address, but its lasting impact on society was more remarkable.

Hill and his supporters rightly predicted that cheaper post would improve the ‘diffusion of knowledge’. Suddenly, someone in Scotland could be reached by someone in London within a day or two. And as literacy improved, sections of society that had been disenfranchised found a voice.

Tristram Hunt, an historian, values the ‘flourishing of correspondence’ that followed the arrival of stamps. ‘While I was writing my biography of Friedrich Engels I could read the letters he and Marx sent between Manchester and London,’ he says. ‘They wrote to each other three times a day, pinging ideas back and forth so that you can almost follow a real-time correspondence.’

The penny post also changed the nature of the letter. Weight-saving tricks such as cross-writing began to die out, while the arrival of envelopes built confidence among correspondents that mail would not be stolen or read. And so people wrote more private things - politically or commercially sensitive information or love letters. ‘In the early days of the penny post, there was still concern about theft,’ Hunt says. ‘Engels would still send Marx money by ripping up five-pound notes and sending the pieces in different letters.’ But the probity of the postal system became a great thing and it came to be expected that your mail would not be tampered with.

For all its brilliance, the Penny Black was technically a failure. At first, post offices used red ink to cancel stamps so that they could not be used again. But the ink could be removed. When in 1842, it was determined that black ink would be more robust, the colour of the Penny Black became a sort of browny red, but Hill’s brainchild had made its mark.

1. One of the characteristics of the postal service before the 1840s was that

A. postmen were employed by various organisations.
B. letters were restricted to a certain length.
C. distance affected the price of postage.
D. the price of delivery kept going up.

2. Letter writers in the 1830s

A. were not responsible for the cost of delivery.
B. tried to fit more than one letter into an envelope.
C. could only send letters to people living in cities.
D. knew all letters were automatically read by postal staff.

3. What does the text say about Hill in the 1830s?

A. He was the first person to express concern about the postal system.
B. He considered it would be more efficient for mail to be delivered by rail.
C. He felt that postal service reform was necessary for commercial development.
D. His plan received support from all the important figures of the day.

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30 tháng 7 2019

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

1. One of the characteristics of the postal service before the 1840s was that

A. postmen were employed by various organisations.
B. letters were restricted to a certain length.
C. distance affected the price of postage.
D. the price of delivery kept going up.

2. Letter writers in the 1830s

A. were not responsible for the cost of delivery.
B. tried to fit more than one letter into an envelope.
C. could only send letters to people living in cities.
D. knew all letters were automatically read by postal staff.

3. What does the text say about Hill in the 1830s?

A. He was the first person to express concern about the postal system.
B. He considered it would be more efficient for mail to be delivered by rail.
C. He felt that postal service reform was necessary for commercial development.
D. His plan received support from all the important figures of the day.