Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The man to _______ we have just talked is the Director General

A. Who 

B. that 

C. whom 

D. 0

1. Is that the man _____ we talked to yesterday?

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

2. Tom is getting ever keener on _____ research on biology.

A. staying     B. doing         C. having      D. getting

3. They make many sacrifices ______ they
want their children to have more opportunities.

A. so    B. since    C. when    D. but

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

1.The waiter by _____ we were served expected a large tip. A. who B. whom C. that D. whose

2.The hotel in _____ we stayed during our holidays was comfortable. A. it B. that C. which D. where

3. Have you ever met the girl ______ over there? A. sits B. sitting C. is sitting D. who she is sitting

4. The game ______ was difficult to understand. A. which played B. which we played it C. played by us D. we played 5. The letter ______ to the editor was very long. A. he wrote B. he wrote it C. which wrote D. which he wrote it

6. My friend _____ is a doctor has just had an operation. A. her husband B. whom C. whose husband D. whom her husband

7. The woman _____ I spoke told me to wait in the hall. A. who B. whom C. that D. to whom

8. Do you know the first person ______ the South Pole? A. reached B. reach C. to reach D. that reaching

9. She rang at midnight, _____ was a very annoying time. A. that B. which C. when D. what

10. A person _____ is a lecturer. A. who teaches at a university B. who at the university teaches C. teaches at the university who D. whom teaches at the university

1. This is the place....I met my wife

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

2. Simon is the man....Mary loves

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

3. She is the one.....I told you about.

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

4. Those..... had studied hard passed their exams.

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

6. The man......is resting is very tired.

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

5. The magazine..... you lent me is interesting

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

7. The boy......sat next to you is my friend

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

8. we are using books.......were printed last year

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

9. The painting......Ms. Wallace bought was very expensive.

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

10. The homeless people......story appeared in the paper last week have now found a place to live.

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

11. .........is your favourite sport, swimming or running.

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

12. were the wright brothers the ones.......built the first aeroplane?

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

13. I don't like stories........ have unhappy endings.

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

14. she,....... is your sister, lives far away.

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

15. I see some girls......are pretty.

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

16. give back the money........you took.

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

17. he was killed by a man....... friends we know

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

18. he spoke to the messengers with......you were leaving

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

19. we captured a town.......... is in Spain

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

20. the farmers......... we saw were in the field

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

21. the women......... I gave the money were glad.

A. to whom B. to that C. for whom D. for that

22. the film about........ they are talking is fantastic

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

23. the people....... for the bus in the rain are getting well

A. waiting B. to wait C. waited D. wait

24. he is the boy........... is my best friend

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

25. I have a message for people.......by the traffic chaos

A. to delay B. who delay C. delayed D. Who delaying

26. I live in a pleasant room............the garden

A. to overlook B. overlooking

C. overlooked D. which overlooking

27. Melanie was the only person........... a letter of thanks

A. wrote B. written C. to write D. writing

28. the pilot was the only man............ after the crash

A. was rescued B. rescued

C. rescuing D. to be rescued

29. I met a lot of new people at the party...... names I can't remember.

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

30. I'll see you near the post office............ we met the other day.

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

31. tell me the reason........... you were absent yesterday.

A. where B. when C. why D. that

32. there was a time....... dinosaurs dominated the earth

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

33. summer is the time of the yeart.........the weather is the hottest

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

34. Do you know the man about.........they're talking?

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

35. What's the name of the blonde girl.......... just came in?

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

36. I don't like people..........lose their tempers easily.

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

37. I don't like people............never stops talking

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

38. It .........in hanoi.........I was born and grew up.

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

39. It...........Lan .........always helps him in his trouble.

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

40. It was the World cup............ in korea and japan

A. which was held B. that were held

C. that was held D THAT HELD E. whose

41. marie,.............. I met at the party, called me last night

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

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

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.

6. Mrs. Pike has just bought some kitchen ______ for her new house.

a. equip b. equipped c. equipment d. equipping

7. Thank you for phoning when I was ill. It was very ________ of you.

a. think b. thought c. thoughtful d. thoughtfully

8. Thanks to the progress of science and_____, human life has become better and better.

a. technology b. technological

c. technologically d. technician

9. I would like to send these letters __________ air mail.

a. in b. with c. by d. over

10. Could you please provide us _________ some more modern equipment?

a. for b. by c. in d. with

11. How far is your house away _______the city center?

a. in b. for c. at d. from

12. ________ fax transmission is commonly used in most offices.

a. A b. An c. The d. 0

13. That post office provides us with _________best services with well-trained staff.

a. the / a c. 0 / the c. a / the d. the / 0

14. He was a kind and courteous mailman.

a. polite b. strict c. unpleasant d. rude

15. Without more training or advanced technical skills, they'll lose their jobs.

a. out of date b. backward c. up to date d. old

16. There was a parking area to cater for the tourist trade,

a. thoughtful b. courteous c. possible d. spacious

17. Newspapers and magazines are often delivered early in the morning.

a. offered b. given c. provided d. distributed

18. Because the doctors and nurses acted properly and quickly, the baby was operated successfully.

a. cheaply b. promptly c. conveniently d. usefully

19. If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape, our _______facsimile service will help you.

a. post b. express c. parcel d. fax

20. She had been assisted by a stranger ________her motor and drove her to safety.

a. who started b. whom starting

c. starting d. that will start I

21. With our senses, we perceive everything ___________

a. is around us b. that is around us

c. whom is around us d. whose is around us

22. The volunteers, _________ enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly.

a. who b. whom c. whose d. that

23. The musicians __________yesterday have played together for many years.

a. to who we listened b. who we listened to

c. to that we listened d. to whom we listened

24. Many scientists have claimed that _________ like music are often good at mathematics.

a. children b. children who c. children whom d. whose children

25. The student ___________ had an impressive record.

a. the prize was awarded b. that the prize was awarded

c. to whom the prize was awarded d. who the prize was awarded

26. Those _______ have used our services for more than one year can enter the competition.

a. who b. whom c. which d. whose

27. I think it was your Dad ________

a. phoned b. phoning c. that phoned d. which phoned

28. That man is a newcomer in our company. Do you know him?

a. That man is a newcomer in our company. Do you know whom?

b. That man who is a newcomer in our company. Do you know him?

c. Do you know him that man is a newcomer in our company?

d. Do you know that man who is a newcomer in our company?

29. Yesterday I went to _________ I had never been to before.

a. Thanh Ba Post Office, that b. Thanh Ba Post Office where

c. Thanh Ba Post Office which d. Thanh Ba Post Office, which

30. She has two grown children, both of_________ live abroad.

a. who b. whom c. that d. whose