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.

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

happens.
A. where B. when
C. that D. who
28. My car __________ I only bought two months ago, has broken
down.
A. that B. whose
C. what D. which
29. They lost the game, __________ disappointed their supporters.
A. which B. that
C. when D. why
30. My brother, _______ knows a lot about this sort of thing, told me
about what I should do.
A. that B. where
C. who D. whose
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage and check (

) whether the following statements are true
(T) or false (F).
First Class Mail
Overview
One of the most frequently used of out postal services, First Class
mail aims to deliver your letter of packet the next working day, including
Saturday. It costs just 32p for letters and small item weighing up to 100g.
Key features
• Quick and easy to use. If your mail weighs 100g or less, simply stick
a First Class stamp on it. You can buy First Class stamps in sheets of
100, rolls of up to 10,000, or book format from our online shop.
• No maximum weight limit for First Class.
• Free First Class delivery of services for the blind, including talking

(A) (B) (C)
(D)

38. Everyone knows that smoking effects your health.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

39. Either parents are able to sign the form.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

40. I waited for few minutes and then rang again.
(A) (B) (C) (D)

Answer Key
Unit 9: THE POST OFFICE
PRONUNCIATION
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D
6. C 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. A
VOCABULARY
11. C 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. D
16. B 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. C
GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. D
26. C 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. C
READING COMPREHENSION
31. F 32. F 33. T 34. T 35. F
WRITING
36. C. My teacher congratulated me on my success.
37. A. I shall contact you again as soon as the dates of the trip have been
confirmed.
38. C. Everyone knows that smoking affects your health.