Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

Question 1:

• a. custom
• b. country
• c. gather

• d. because

Question 2:

• a. symbol
• b. practice
• c. person

• d. embrace

Question 3:

• a. family
• b. different

• c. religion

• d. interesting

Question 4:

• a. celebrate

• b. important

• c. usually
• d. difficult

Question 5:

• a. people
• b. certain
• c. winter

• d. select

Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one.

Question 6: Whatis your ____ in life? — Going out with friends and enjoying delicious foods.

• a. please
• b. pleasant

• c. pleasure

• d. pleasing

Question 7: You can pay for the goods on _____.

• a. deliver

• b. delivery

• c. deliverable
• d. delivering

Question 8: Those telephone companies have launched major campaigns to increase their number of ____.

• a. subscribe
• b. subscription

• c. subscribers

• d. subscribing

Question 9: Most schools and universities are now equipped _____ surveillance cameras and other security measures.

• a. on
• b. for
• c. in

• d. with

Question 10: I had asked everyone to submit questions _____ advance of the meeting.

• a. in

• b. at
• c. on
• d. for

Question 11: It would be more convenient ____ you if you used the Express Mail Service.

• a. for

• b. with
• c. on
• d. among

Question 12: Those letters were sent by ____ surface mail.

• a. a
• b. an
• c. the

• d. Ø

Question 13: ____ is used to describe special services in which things are sent or done faster than usual for a higher price.

• a. Express

• b. Message
• c. Distribution
• d. Press

Question 14: I wish you a speedy recovery from your illness to return to work soon.

• a. thoughtful
• b. gradual
• c. courteous

• d. quick

Question 15: John often uses Express Money ____ to send money to his parents in the countryside.

• a. Change
• b. Exchange

• c. Transfer

• d. Send

Question 16: The Messenger Call Service helps you to notify the recipient of the time and place to receive the call.

• a. receiver

• b. fax
• c. call
• d. telephone

Question 17: Fax ____ has become more and more popular because it is cheap and convenient.

• a. exchange
• b. distance
• c. sending

• d. transmission

Question 18: Someone sent you a parcel this morning and I put it on your table.

• a. package

• b. letter
• c. stamp
• d. fax

Question 19: The class treasurer, ____ , announced the balance of the account.

• a. to whom we gave the money

• b. to that we gave the money
• c. whose we gave the money to
• d. whom we gave the money

Question 20: The engineers ____ designed the building received an award.

• a. which
• b. whom

• c. who

• d. whose

Question 21: _____ is one of the most important capitals in the world.

• a. London, that the place I was born
• b. London, which I was born
• c. London, I was born,

• d. London, where I was born,

Question 22: Express Money Transfer is one of the quickest ways ___ helps us to send Morey.

• a. who
• b. whose
• c. when

• d. that

Question 23: Do you remember the time ____ we first visited London?

• a. which

• b. when

• c. that
• d. on that

Question 24: Sunday is the day _____ few people go to work.

• a. that
• b. which

• c. when

• d. why

Question 25: Do you know the reason _____ she quit her job?

• a. that
• b. which
• c. when

• d. why

Question 26: The government sent money and food to the people ___ houses were destroyed by the storm last week.

• a. which
• b. that
• c. whom

• d. whose

Question 27: I will never forget _____ he said he loved me.

• a. the moment
• b. the moment which

• c. the moment when

• d. the moment in that

Question 28: It is very difficult to integrate yourself into a community ___ is quite different from yours.

• a. whose culture 

• b. the culture that
• c. which culture
• d. that culture

Question 29. He often finds fault with ____ he describes as having no talent.

• a. John Smith, whom

• b. John Smith, that
• c. John Smith, whose
• d. John Smith who

Question 30: The scheme is designed to help children ____ have fallen on hard times.

• a. that parents
• b. which parents
• c. parents of which

• d. whose parents

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that wouldn’t be correct. Then write the correct sentences.

Question 31: My teachers congratulated me for my success.

• a. teachers
• b. congratulated 

• c. for

• d. success

Question 32: I shall contact with you again as soon as the dates of the trip have been confirmed.

• a. contact with

• b. as soon as
• c. of 
• d. confirmed

Question 33: Everyone knows that smoking effects your health.

• a. Everyone
• b. knows

• c. effects

• d. health

Question 34: Either parents are able to sign the form.

• a. parents

• b. are

• c. sign
• d. form

Question 35: I waited for few minutes and then rang again.

• a. waited

• b. few

• c. and
• d. rang

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Even where there is an efficient ‘door-to-door’ delivery system, there are additional advantages in using Post Office (PO) boxes. There are certaip conveniences for using PO boxes.

PO boxes allow mail to be picked up when sorted, rather than when it is delivered to the physical address, which will be some hours later. 

A mail user who regularly receives large parcels or items that must be signed for may find it convenient to pick up the rest of the mail at the same time.

A mail user who moves frequently can keep a mailing address.

A mail user may desire a more famous or prestigious address. For example, in Washington, D.C., many large P.O. box facilities are located near or even outside city limits.

A business receiving large volumes of mail may maintain separate post office boxes for separate departments, such as one for sales, one for customer service, to reduce the need to sort internally.

PO boxes are more secure than many home mailboxes, preventing mail theft and identity theft.

If you live on a boat, PO boxes can serve as your address, but are not necessary.

Question 36: A PO book is more convenient for a mail user who frequently moves.

• a. True

• b. False
• c. No information

Question 37: If you use a PO box, you can get your mail earlier than you use a door-to-door delivery systen

• a. True

• b. False
• c. No information

Question 38: Home mailboxes are surely opened by mail thieves.

• a. True
• b. False

• c. No information

Question 39: Each business can rent only one PO box.

• a. True

• b. False

• c. No information

Question 40: If you live on a boat, the post office dose not allow you rent a PO box.

• a. True

• b. False

• c. No information

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 

Post Office service is (Question 41) ____ developing with some certain inventions.

The first envelopes were made (Question 42) ____ cloth, animal skins, or vegetable parts. The Babylonians (Question 43) _____ their messages in thin sheets of clay (Question 44) ____ were then baked. 

In 1653, a Frenchman, De Valayer (Question 45) ____ a postal system in Paris. He set up mail (Question 46) ____ and delivered any letters placed in them if they used envelopes (Question 47) ____ only he sold. (Question 48) _____ enemy put live mice into the letter boxes and ruined De Valayer’s business.

A schoolmaster from England, Rowland Hill (Question 49) ____ the adhesive postage stamp in 1837, an act for (Question 50) ____ he was knighted. Through his efforts the first stamp in the world was issued in England in 1840. Hill created the first uniform postage rates that were based on weight, rather than size.

Question 41:

• a. more

• b. more and more

• c. the more
• d. the most

Question 42:

• a. of

• b. in
• c. for
• d. about

Question 43:

• a. hugged
• b. embraced

• c. wrapped

• d. rolled

Question 44:

• a. that

• b. whom
• c. whose
• d. when

Question 45:

• a. established

• b. erected
• c. rebuilt
• d. discovered

Question 46:

• a. contains
• b. cans
• c. bottles

• d. boxes

Question 47:

• a. whom
• b. where
• c. whose

• d. which

Question 48:

• a. A

• b. An

• c. The
• d. Ø

Question 49:

• a. operated
• b. worked

• c. invented

• d. examined

Question 50:

• a. what

• b. which

• c. that
• d. whom