UNIT 9: THE POST OFFICE

PRONUNCIATION
I. Circle the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the other three.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A. comprise
A. coop
A. repair
A. terrible
A. loud
B. compulsory
B. foot
B. entertainment
B. delicious
B. sound
C. collection
C. school
C. plain
C. delightful
C. scout
D. comment
D. moon
D. mail
D. behind
D. bought

II. Circle the word whose stress is on the first syllable.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
A. temperature
A. bloody
A. transform
A. lucky
A. ensure
B. elevator
B. behind
B. prospect
B. monkey
B. middle
C. luxuriant
C. almost
C. country
C. kitchen
C. number
D. alternative
D. cattle
D. beauty
D. about
D. sister

VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer that is suitable for each blank or the underlined word or phrase.
11. “Were you chosen for the team?”
“No, I’m too small – the ____________ height required is six foot two.”
A. maximum B. tallest
C. minimum D. smallest
12. “How was the first night of the play?”
“Oh, pretty good – there were a _______________ number of people there.”
A. full B. large
C. big D. least
13. My younger sister read the whole book without the ______________ difficulty.
A. most B. large
C. minimum D. least
14. I’ve borrowed some money from the bank, but I have to pay it ____________ by the end of the year.
A. out B. up
C. back D. down
15. My parents had always planned to open a restaurant, but it ___________ to nothing.
A. got B. resulted
C. went D. came
16. John and Lisa have a lot in ______________ with each other.
A. regard B. common
C. competition D. similar
17. You can only drive if you’ve got a _____________ license.
A. right B. precise
C. valid D. correct
18. What does D.C. in Washington D.C. _________________?
A. stand for B. stand by
C. means D. represents
19. Your room is in a mess! Do a bit of _______________ up, will you?
A. washing B. clearing
C. fixing D. sorting
20. It’s Winnie’s graduation tomorrow. She has finally _____________ her dream.
A. managed B. fulfilled
C. obtained D. succeeded
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence.
21. “Who’s Winnie?”
“She’s the girl ____________ father won millions of dollars in the lottery.”
A. who’s B. whose
C. in which her D. on which her
22. The book, ______________ I only bought last week, is falling apart already.
A. what B. who
C. which D. that
23. I love the spring, __________ the flowers all begin to appear.
A. where B. what
C. that D. when
24. The kind of music ___________ my group plays is hard to describe.
A. that B. who
C. whose D. whom
25. John always left the milk out of the fridge, __________ really annoyed her.
A. that B. what
C. where D. which
26. She is a writer ____________ books I always like to read.
A. who B. whom
C. whose