1. No one knows why the two cars collided
--> The reason of the collision ..................
2. She did not understand what she had been said to do
--> Little...............................................
3. I really do not want to hear your complain again.
--> I am fed.............................................
Change the following sentences into indirect speech
1 "If I were you, I would get home and have a rest now" she siad
2 "lend me your pen for a moment" I said to Mary
3 "I wrote the day before yesterday. I wonder why he hasn't rung up" he siad
4 "Why don't we have a drink now?" Bill said to Tom; "No" said Tom
5 "What a beutiful car it is!" she said
6 "Are you doing anything this evening?" I asked Jane one day; "Would you like to go to a disco?"
7 "Why were you late yesterday morning?" said the teacher
8 "Good luck in your next exam" Tom said; "Thank you very much" said Mary
9 "Bye!Remember to write to me soon" said my friend
10 "Good morning, Miss White. How are you today?" I said
11 "Welcome to our city!" Ann said
12 "Would you like something to eat now, Sarah?" said Frederic; "Thanks" said Sarah
13 "Would you mind lending me your bike for a while?" he said
14 "Stay indoors until I come back!" he said to his son
Rewrite the following sentences
1 "keep away form this area" said the security guard, when we approached the fence
2 She wanted to know if he had studied French
3 She asked Jonh how he liked her new dress
4 "How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?"
5 "I don't think Jonh will come" said Bill
6 "Why didn't I get a computer before?" thought the office manager
7 "Where has he been?" she doesn't know that
8 He said" I wish I knew the answer"
9 "How many stars are there in the sky?" no one knows about it
10 "Do you want to insure your luggage or not?"
11 "when it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out" I said
12 "Must you go so soon?" I said
13 "Never borrow money from friends" my father said
Using the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Do not change the word given
1 "I must have this document translated into French" said Robert(Had)
2 " If only I could explain everything" she sighed(wished)
3 "I rang you last night, Julia" said Brian (explained)
4 "You needn't move to England next year" they told me(would)
5 "How much does it cosr to go to Rome by plane?" he asked himself(wondered)
6 "You should join the football team, Kelly" said the gym instructor (encouraged)
7 "why don't you go to the library to study?" said Peter(advised)
8 "Do you remember what you have to do?" the teacher asked her class (what)
9 "Where can I park?" I said to myself (wondered)
10 She said "Will you show me the way to the station, Peter?" (told)
11 "If you scream , I'll shoot" said the robber to the girl
1. Megan didn't have to insult Jean's cooking in front of everyone at the party last night. She ( just say )....... she was full or had some salad if she didn't like the meal.
2. Five of committee members will be unable to attend the next meeting. In my opinion, the meeting (postpone)..........
3. New research suggests that exercise (reduce).....the chance of heart disease as well as cancer. That's why I told my father that he (start)......walking once a day.
4. We (call)......Tim before we go over to his house, he (not be)..........there. I don't want to drive all the way there for nothing.
5. Try to speak slowly when you give your speech, if you do not, some of your words (misunderstand)...........
6. Some UFO sightings (not explain).......easily. No one is able to explain them easily.
Make sentences using the correct form of the Past Simple
1. When/ you/ finish/ your exam?
2. I/ wait/ for an hour, but he/not/ phone.
3. You/ watch/ the news on TV last night?
4. Mark/ stop/ smoking last month, and he/ start/ playing tennis again last week.
5. He/ ask/ me a question, but I/ not/ know/ the answer.
6. I/ live there for a few years, but I/ not/ like/ the place.
7. She/ come/ to my house yesterday, but she/ not/ stay.
8. What/ you/ say? I/ not/ hear/ you
9. What/ you/ do/ yesterday? You/ go/ to/ school?
EXERCISE 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.
B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.
2. “I have something to tell you” Mary said to John.
A. Mary told John I had something to tell him.
B. Mary told John she had something to tell him.
C. Mary told John she had had something to tell him.
D. Mary told John he had had something to tell her.
3. He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”
A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.
B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.
C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.
D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.
4. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.
A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.
B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.
C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.
D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.
5. “I wrote to him yesterday”
A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.
B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday.
C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.
D. She told me she had written to him the day before.
6. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
A. She told me he was talking to your sister. B. She told me she was talking to my sister.
C. She told me he was talking to my sister. D. She told me he was talking to her sister.
7. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.
A. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.
B. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.
C. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.
D. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.
8. “You will like my sister when you meet her”
A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.
B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.
C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.
D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.
9. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”
A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.
B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.
C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.
D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.
10. “I didn’t break your watch”
A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
B. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.
C. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.
D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.
11. The mother told her son ______ so impolitely.
A. not behaving B. not to behave C. did not behave D. not behave
12. She said she _________ collect it for me after work.
A. would B. did C. will D. had
13. He asked me where I ______________.
A. have studied B. study C. am studying D. studied
14. The man wanted to avoid __________ on security cameras.
A. to see B. being seen C. seeing D. to be seen
15. Peter said that he had lived in London four years ________
A. then B. ago C. before D. later
16. John asked me _______________ in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
17. The host asked her _______________ tea or coffee.
A. whether she liked B. that she liked
C. if she likes D. whether she like
18. My friend asked me who _______________ the piano in the sitting room.
A. was playing B. plays C. is playing D. has played
19. The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.
A. would stop B. to stop C. stop D. stopped
20. Mary asked me ________________
A. whether I would watch the football match on TV the day before.
B. whether I watched the football match on TV the day before
C. If I had watch the football match on TV the day before.
D. whether I had watched the football match on TV the day before.
21. He asked _______________ him some money.
A. her to lend B. her lending C. she has lent D. she lends
22. Jennifer asked me where _______________ the week before.
A. had I gone B. did I go C. I had gone D. was I going
23. Tom asked me ________.
A. if was I having a good time last year
B. whether I had had a good time the year before
C. if would I have a good time the year before
D. whether I have had a good time the year before
24. Do you know where _______?
A. he lives B. did he live C. does he live D. he live
25. She asked me __________ the seat ___________ or not
A. If / had occupied B. Whether / was occupied
C. If / has been occupied D. Whether / occupied
26. The policeman asked us ______________
A. had any of us seen the accident happen
C. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen
B. If had any of us seen the accident happen
D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen
27. I asked him ___________, but he said nothing
A. what the matter was B. what was the matter
C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was
28. James___________ him up when the bus reached the square
A. told me wake B. asked me to wake
C. said me to wake D. requested me waking
29. Excuse me. Could you tell me___________ ?
A. what time is it B. what is the time
C. what time it is D. it is what time
30. We wonder___________ from his office after that scandal
A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign
C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign
31. Jeff wanted to know ___________
A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing
C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing
32. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ___________ day
A. previous B. following C. before D. last
33. She ___________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked
A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked
34. His neighbors sometimes wondered ___________ he did for a living
A. why B. when C. where D. what
35. Could you please tell me ___________?
A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop
C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop
36. Marigold wondered ___________ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party
A. that B. whether C. if D. B& C
37. He asked me___________
A. How long I have studied English B. How long had I studied English
C. How long I had study English D. How long I had studied English
38. The passenger asked ___________ we landed
A. what B. when C. if D. why
39. She asked Nam what ___________ in that room.
A. he is doing B. he was doing C. was he doing D. she was doing
40. “I didn’t take your calculator”, Bob said to Mary .
A. Bob told Mary he hadn’t taken her calculator
B. Bob told Mary I didn’t take your calculator
C. Bob told Mary he haven’t taken her calculator
D. Bob told Mary he had taken her calculator
Bài 1: Sửa lỗi sai.
1. There were a little people waiting to buy tickets.
2. You hardly have enough time to do the first exercise.
3. Although Bill has owned many kind of cameras, he has never considered buying this kind before.
4. There is no one outside the theater; the performance could have been cancelled.
5. She spoke French well enough for being a translator.
6. They could not longer put up with the noise from the factory.
7. He had so many homework that he could not go to the movies.
8. The pen rolled off of the table and onto the floor.
9. If I will finish studying, I will go to the movies with you.
10. The explanation he had given was so confusing as I could not understand it.
11. We would have went to Florida, but it was having an unusual cold spell.
12. If my father knew the truth, he would have been very angry.
IV. Circle the best answer:
1.The girls are excited at the thought of seeing their grandmother again.
A. The girls are thinking of seeing their grandparents again.
B. The girls are planning to see their grandparents again.
C. The girls are looking forward to seeing their grandparents again.
D. The girls are looking ahead to seeing their grandparents again.
2. It is Alice’s job to look after the staff.
A. Alice is responsible for looking after the staff. B. Alice should look after the staff
C. Alice is looking for a job to look after the staff D. Alice is allowed to look after the staff
3. Do ancient cities interest you?
A. Are ancient cities interesting with you? B. Are you interesting in ancient cities?
C. Do you find ancient cities interesting? D. Do you interested in ancient cities?
4. Learning English is not easy.
A. Nobody can learn English B. People are afraid of learning English
C. It is not easy to learn English D. It is important to learn English.
5. Usually, people give much thought to their future
A. Usually, people think much to their future
B. Usually, people think much for their future
C. Usually, people think much in their future
D. Usually, people think much of their future
6. I can’t often afford to spend my holiday abroad.
A. I don’t want to spend my holiday abroad.
B. I am seldom able to afford to spend my holiday abroad
C. I am not thinking about spending my holiday abroad
D. I am not thinking about spending my holiday abroad
7. Judy has to work very hard to earn just enough money to pay her bills.
A. Although Judy works very hard, she never pays her bills on time.
B. Because Judy works very hard, she always pays her bills on time
C. Judy has to work very hard to make ends meet.
D. Judy has to work very hard and her bills have just been paid.
8. I am certainly not going to give you any more money.
A.I have no intention to give you any more money.
B. Because of uncertainty, I don’t give you any more money
C. I don’t want to explain why I am not going to give you any more money
D. It is clear that I am not going to give you any more money.
9. I think cycling is preferable to walk.
A. I prefer cycling to walking B. I like cycling better than walking
C. Cycling and walking is the same to me D. Both A and B
10. He denied taking the calculator
A. He said that he would not take the calculator B. He denied that he didn’t take the calculator
C. It was undeniable that he took the calculator D. He said that he had not taken the calculator
Bài 1: Give the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences below.
1. My husband and I usually get on really well. The only thing we ever have any (agree)___ about is money.
2. Don't (understand)___ me. I really want to come to your party but I can't.
3. I like my work because I have the ___ to make my own decision. (free).
4. Minh is working as a (voluntary)___ for a charity.
5. We are all willing to do anything we can to help (home)___ children.
6. She hits the ball with great (accurate)___.
7. She's a very sweet child. Very (like) ___ indeed, not at all impolite like her sister.
8. _____claim that the virus among seals was caused by pollution.(environment)
9. Her sister plays the violin ___(beauty).
10. '' This is not good essay'',said the lecturer,''I find your arguments____''(convince)
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
31. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.
B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.
32. “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.
A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.
B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.
C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.
D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.
33. "What's your job?", said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.
A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.
B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.
C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.
D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.
34. “I don’t like football”, she said.
A. She said she didn’t like football. B. She said she don’t like football.
C. She said she doesn’t like football. D. She said I didn’t like football.
35.“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.
A. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.
B. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.
C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.
D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.
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1. the reporter described the game in detail
the reporter gave a....................the game
2. you can borrow my racket, but you must be careful with it
you can borrow my racket as .................are careful with it
3. she left early because she did not want to miss the start of the match
she left early......................would not miss the start of the match
4." I'm sorry but I don't want to play tennis", said Harry
harry said that he............................to play tennis
5. all the players did their best apart from Alan
alan was the only player......................try his best
6. fewer people smoke than they used to
not ......................people smoke as they used to
7.I tried to stop smoking but it was very difficult to do
althought I tried to shop smoking,I .....................up easily
8, we left the bar because it was too smoky
it was ...................that we left the bar
9. George suggested asking the doctor to help me stop mosking
george said,"why dont you.......................to help you stop smoking?"
10. i dont have the strength to stop smoking
I'm not............................to stop smoking
