Soạn Anh văn 9, Language focus, unit 9.

I. Use your knowledge lo answer the questions. Use “who”, “which” or “that” in your answers and start your answers with the words given. (Dùng kiến thức của bạn trả lời các câu hỏi. Sử dụng “who”, “which” hoặc “that” trong câu trả lời và bắt đầu câu trả lời bằng từ cho sẵn)

a. Which city in Japan was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995?
The City which was struck by a huge earthquake in 1995 is Kobe.

b. Which country won the 1998 Tiger Cup?
The country which won the 1998 Tiger Cup is Singapore.

c. Which animal has one or two horns on its snout? .
The animal which has one or two horns on its snout is the rhinoceros.

d. Which explorer discovered America?
The explorer who discovered America is Columbus Christopher.

e. Which planet is closet to the earth?
The planet which is closet to the earth is Mars.

f. Which animal in Vietnam was chosen to be the logo of SEA GAMES 2003?
The animal in Vietnam which was chosen to be the logo of SEA GAMES 2003 is the buffalo.

g. Which ASEAN country is divided into two regions by the sea?
The ASEAN country which is divided into two regions by the sea is Malaysia.

h. Which food you can chew but you cannot swallow and which one you can swallow but you cannot chew?
The food which we can chew but we cannot swallow is chewing-gum and the one which we can swallow but we cannot chew is water.

2. Match each of the sentences in column A with a related sentence in column B. Then use a suitable relative pronoun to join the two sentences. (Ghép mỗi câu ở cột A với một câu liên hệ ở cột B. Sau đó dùng một đại từ liên hệ thích hợp để kết hợp hai câu) 

1. e Andrew is flying to Sacramento, which is the Capital City of California.

2. g It snowed in Lang Son which is on the Ky Cung River in the winter of 2002.

3. f Pompeii, which is an ancient City of Italy, was completely destroyed in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

4. a Hurricane Andrew, which swept through Southern Florida in August 1992, killed 41 people and made more than 200,000 homeless.

5. c The cyclone of November 1970 in Bangladesh, which is bordered by the Bay of Bengal on the South, was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century.

6. d The most disastrous earthquake in Japanese history, which occurred in 1923, damaged Tokyo and Yokohama and killed about 150,000 people.

7. b The October 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which measured 7.1 on the Richter scale, caused extensive damage to older buildings in San Francisco Bay Area.

3. Underline the relative clause in the sentence. Then add, commas lo separate the non-defining relative clause from the rest of the sentence. (Gạch dưới đại từ liên hệ trong câu. Sau đó thêm dấu phẩy đề tách mệnh dề liên hệ không hạn định khỏi phần còn lại của câu)

a. Viet Nam, which is in the south-east Asia exports rice.

b. Kangaroos, which come from Australia, have long tails.

c. Ba, who lives in Trang Tien Street, likes playing the guitar.

d. The novel, which you gave me on my birthday has been lost.

e. Neil Armstrong, who first walked on the moon lived in the USA.

f. The chair, which I bought yesterday, is broken.

g. Miss Lien, who sings very well is my English teacher.

4. Rewrite the sentences in exercise 3. Replace each underlined clause with a clause you have written. You may use facts or your imagination. (Viết lại những câu ở bài tập 3. Thay thế mỗi mệnh đề được gạch dưới bằng một mệnh đề bạn đã viết. Bạn có thể dùng sự việc có thật hoặc tưởng tượng)

a. Viet Nam, which is in the south-east Asia exports rice.
- Viet Nam, which has a population of about 80 million, exports rice. 
- Viet Nam, which has the shape of an S, exports rice. 

b. Kangaroos, which come from Australia, have long tails. 
- Kangaroos, which move by jumping, have long tails.
- Kangaroos, which seem to be meek, have long tails.

c. Ba, who lives in Trang Tien Street, likes playing the guitar.
- Ba,  who is one of my classmates. likes playing the guitar.
- Ba, who is my cousin, likes playing the guitar.

d. The novel, which you gave me on my birthday, has been lost.
- The novel, which I just bought yesterday has been lost.
- The novel, which was a gift from my uncle, has been lost.

e. Neil Armstrong, who first walked on the moon, lived in the USA. 
- Neil Armstrong, who was an astronaut, lived in the USA.
- Neil Armstrong, who was in an excellent health, lived in the USA.

f. The chair, which I bought yesterday, is broken.
- The chair, which you made yesterday, is broken.
- The chair, which is painted brown, is broken.

g. Miss Lien, who sings very well, is my English teacher.
- Miss Lien, who lives next door, is my English teacher.
- Miss Lien, who is still single, is my English teacher.