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rewrite the following sentences, using relative clauses with preposition
1. My brother is studying archaeology. I know nothing about this subject.
2. She is the woman. I told you about her.
3. Mr.Smith has not given up his reply. We sent the letter to him.
4. The song was composed by a famous musician. We are listening to it.
5. Heal the World was composed by Michael Jackson. We are listening to it.
6. The building is very old. He lives in that building.
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rewrite the following sentences, using relative clauses with preposition
1. My brother is studying archaeology. I know nothing about this subject.
2. She is the woman. I told you about her.
3. Mr.Smith has not given up his reply. We sent the letter to him.
4. The song was composed by a famous musician. We are listening to it.
5. "Heal the World" was composed by Michael Jackson. We are listening to it.
6. The building is very old. He lives in that building.
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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 mo...
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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.
Last month you had a holiday overseas where you stayed with your friend. He has just sent you some photos of holiday. Write a letter to Tom. In your letter you should:
• thank him for the photos and holiday
• explain why you didn't write earlier
• invite him to come and stay with you
II. Choose and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word/ phrase that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word/ phrase. (0.3p)
1. They helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.
A. crops to be sold
B. crops to be used
C. crops to be eaten
D. crops to be seen
2. What makes computer a miraculous device?
A. magical
B. powerful
C. strange
D. excellent
3. The water is so contaminated that it is not suitable for drinking.
A. toxic
B. salty
C. polluted
D. dangerous
III....
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II. Choose and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word/ phrase that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word/ phrase. (0.3p)
1. They helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.
A. crops to be sold
B. crops to be used
C. crops to be eaten
D. crops to be seen
2. What makes computer a miraculous device?
A. magical
B. powerful
C. strange
D. excellent
3. The water is so contaminated that it is not suitable for drinking.
A. toxic
B. salty
C. polluted
D. dangerous
III. Choose and circle the letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word/ phrase that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word/ phrase. (0.2p)
1. As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
A. important
B. likely
C. unreal
D. maybe
2. He was delighted with the result of the experiment.
A. happy
B. satisfied
C. bored
D. amazed
IV. Read the letter below and think of one word that best fits each space. Dear John,How are you? …1… very much for your letter and all your news. I apologize …2… not replying sooner, but I’ve …3… busy looking for a new job. The old one was really getting me down, I’m afraid, and I was ready for …4… change. I just didn’t get …5… well with my old boss - we didn’t see eye …6… eye on anything! …7… desperation. I got in …8… with this employment bureau, WPA (that stands …9… ‘Work Placement Agency’, …...
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IV. Read the letter below and think of one word that best fits each space.
Dear John,
How are you? …1… very much for your letter and all your news. I apologize …2… not replying sooner, but I’ve …3… busy looking for a new job. The old one was really getting me down, I’m afraid, and I was ready for …4… change. I just didn’t get …5… well with my old boss - we didn’t see eye …6… eye on anything! …7… desperation. I got in …8… with this employment bureau, WPA (that stands …9… ‘Work Placement Agency’, …10… the way!) Well, …11… my surprise, they contacted …12… almost immediately and asked if I …13… like to go for an interview …14… a job that I was very interested in. I’ve just heard this morning …15… I got the job! …16… celebrate, I’m inviting …17… friends to a small party next Saturday night. Do come, and, …18… you like bring your new girl-friend. I’d like to meet her. I’m not sure how …19… people will be coming yet, but it should be fun! Let me known …20… you can …21… it or not, just …22… case I end up inviting too many people! The flat is not big …23… for a huge crowd! …24… forward to seeing you. It seems ages …25… we saw each other last!
Yours,
Sally
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21,Of my opinion, this book is much better than that one. 22. He should ever call again, please tell him that I am not at home. 23. If you were here yesterday, you would have seen Jean. 24. Unless we work harder, we will finish it on time. 25. You should visit that part of the country when it will be spring. 26. The children wish that they have more free time to play football. 27. John decided buying a new car in the morning, but in the afternoon he changed his mind. 2...
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Tìm lỗi sai và sửa lại..
21,Of my opinion, this book is much better than that one. 22. He should ever call again, please tell him that I am not at home. 23. If you were here yesterday, you would have seen Jean. 24. Unless we work harder, we will finish it on time. 25. You should visit that part of the country when it will be spring. 26. The children wish that they have more free time to play football. 27. John decided buying a new car in the morning, but in the afternoon he changed his mind. 28. He warned us to be careful of strangers and not go out at night., 29. We were advised not drinking the water in the bottle. toolina 30. The teacher told us to keep quietly during the lesson. 31. You'd not better swim too far from the shore. 32. She said that if it does not rain tomorrow, she would go out with you. 33. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.
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4. Is that actor American? Or is he French? I am not sure.
-> That actor is either....................................................
Chuyển động từ tình thái sang bị động.
1. The judges will make decision
2. I think the scientists must have discoverd the cause.
I think.....
3. They might not interview the applicants this week.
4. They will have to change the date of the meeting.
5. Will they take our lunggage to the air_port?
6. They will examine your suitcase.
7. They can post our letters
8. You should have sent that letter by email.
9. Why can not the secretary make the report?
10. The machanics should have re...
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Chuyển động từ tình thái sang bị động.
1. The judges will make decision
2. I think the scientists must have discoverd the cause.
==> I think.....
3. They might not interview the applicants this week.
4. They will have to change the date of the meeting.
5. Will they take our lunggage to the air_port?
6. They will examine your suitcase.
7. They can post our letters
8. You should have sent that letter by email.
9. Why can not the secretary make the report?
10. The machanics should have repaired your car.
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
25.If you had listened to the lesson carefully , you would understand it.
A B C D
26.It was not until he was 30 that he had learned to play the guitar.
A B C D
Read and then choose the best answer
GERMANY 4 -2 COSTA RICA
Host Germany opened the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals with a 4-2 win over Group A rivals C...
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Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 25.If you had listened to the lesson carefully , you would understand it. A B C D 26.It was not until he was 30 that he had learned to play the guitar. A B C D Read and then choose the best answer GERMANY 4 -2 COSTA RICA Host Germany opened the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals with a 4-2 win over Group A rivals Costa Rica in Munich on Friday, 9 June 2006. An exciting Opening Match produced three goals inside the first 17 minutes as Philipp Lahm fired Germany in front on six minutes, Paulo Wanchope drew the Ticos level six minutes later and then Miroslav Klose restored the host’s lead. Klose, celebrating his 28th birthday, made it 3–1 after 61 minutes and although Wanchope narrowed the deficit with his second goal on 73 minutes, Jurgen Klinsmann’s men secured the three points through Torsten Frings’ spectacular drive three minutes from time. Germany made the best possible start to the finals with three points and a healthy return of four goals, but there will be questions raised about their tactics after being caught out twice at the back. offside tactics: chiến thuật việt vị, deficit: sự thiếu hụt 27.Germany won by________ to two against Costa Rica in the opening World Cup final 2006. A. two goals B. four goals C. three goals D. six goals 28.When did the match take place? A. Friday, 2 June, 2006. B. Friday, 9 June, 2006. C. Friday, 17 June, 2006. D. Friday, 4 June, 2006. 29.Which player belongs to the German team? A. Philipp Lahm. B. Paulo Wanchope. C. Miroslav Klose. D. A and C 30.How old is Miroslav Klose? A. 17 years old. B. 61 years old. C. 28 years old. D. 73 years old. Give correct form of the verbs in bracket. 31.The Pikes (move) ................................ to live in London last month. 32.“It’s so hot in this room”. Oh , I (open) .....................................the windows. 33.The film was more (interest)......................................than I had expected. 34..If we ( take )............................................a bus , we wouldn't have missed the concert. 35. Keep silent please ! My father ( wokk ).......................................im his room Rewrite the following sentences 36.Mary phoned me. She wanted to invite me to her birthday party To................................................................................................ 37.They built a new market here last year . A new market ............................................................................. 38..I didn’t have enough money so I couldn't buy a new house If I .............................................................................................. 39. They was widening this road to their village This road ....................................................................................................... 40. Mr. Brown went to the post office . He wanted to send the leter . . To ………………………………………………………… 41.I didn’t go to bed until I finished my home work It was not until…………………………………………………………………. 42.They lost their way because the didn't have a map . If ……………………………………………………………………………… 43.He didn’t know how to swim until he was in grade 6. It was not ............................................................................................ 44.People had sold these old bikes at that shop . These old bikes ..........................