1. Viết lại câu giữ nguyên nghĩa:
1. He said he was delighted but he sounded much too half hearted to me
=> I wish... he hadn't sounded much too half hearted to me.
2. There must be a good explaination for all the recent absenteeism.
=> I'm.... sure that there is a good explaination for all the recent absenteeism.
Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi.
1. He did not leave here until 2000
→ It was not
2. I regret not having gone for a picnic with my classmates.
→ I wish
3. My sister made me read a lot of books
→ I was
4. She said, " Would you like to drink a cup of tea, Nam ?"
→ She invited
5. When did you begin learning English ?
→How long
6. The man asked his daughter, " Where are you going to stay next week?"
→ The man asked
Chia các động từ trong ngoặc theo 1 trong 4 thì sau: Thì quá khứ đơn; quá khứ hoàn thành; hiện tại đơn và hiện tại tiếp diễn
1) He (give) me back the book, (thank) me for lending it to him and (say) that he enjoy it very much; but I (know) that he (not read) it because most of the pages (be) still uncut.
2) When he (see) his wife off at the station, he (return) home as he (no have) to be at the airport till 9.30.
3) He (not have) to pack, for his wife always (do) that for him and his case (be) ready in the hall.
4) He (not have) to check the doors and windows either, for his wife always (do) that before she (leave) the house.
5) All he (have) to do (be) to decide whether or not to take his overcoat with him. In the end, he (decide) not to.
6) At 8.30 he (pick) up his case, (go) out of the house and (slam) the door behind him.
7) Then, he (feel) in his pockets for the key, for his wife (remind) him to double-lock the front door.
8) When he (search) all his pockets and (find) no key he (remember) where it (be).
9) He (leave) it in his over coat pocket.
10) Then, he (remember) some thing else; his passport and tickets (be) in his overcoat pocket as well.
11) I (arrive) in England in the middle of July. I (be told) that England (be) shrouded in fog all year round, so I (be) quite surprised to find that it was merely raining.
12) I (ask) another passenger, an Englishman, about the fog and he (say) that there (not be) any since the previous February.
13) If I (want) fog, he said, I (come) at quite the wrong time.
14) However, he (tell) me that I could buy tinned fog at a shop in Shaftesbury Avenue.
15) He (admit) that he never (buy) fog there himself but I (assure) me that they (sell) good quality fog and that it (not be) expensive. I suppose he was joking.
(Biết rằng từ câu 2 đến câu 10 là một đoạn văn; câu 11 đến câu 15 cũng là một đoạn văn)
Bài 1: Dùng từ gợi ý viết câu
1, What/do/you/if/mother/come/home/early
2, He/may/be/sick/because/not /class/this morning
3, If/he/understand/me/I/happy/but/he/never/do
4, We/be/poor/but/if/we/rich/we/help/poor people
5, In spite/their/difficulty/they/manage/finish university
Bài 2: Sắp xếp
1, It/problems/that/is.solve/a/these/pity/you/can't
2, Were/party/they/quite/that/he/come/the/to/ delighted/didn't
3, Mother/I/ wish/my/what/tell/I/her/understood
4, They/her/understand/don't/the/much/new/like/but/teacher/they/very
5, They/good/that/morning/health/exercises/believe/is/doing/for
Mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks
1. Our seats were _____ far from the stage that we couldn't see the actors and actresses clearly. A. very B. too C. enough D. so 2. He was _____ he never washed his clothes by himself. A. too lazy B. so lazy that C. very lazy that D. such lazy that 3. They are _____ young _____ drive the car. A. so / that B. too / to C. enough / to D. not only / but also 4. It was _____ a boring speech that I felt asleep. A. such B. so C. very D. too 5. Is there _____ for everyone? A. food and drink enough B. enough food and drink C. enough of food and drink D. enough food and drink enough 6. He was _____ he could not continue to work. A. very tired that B. such tired that C. too tired that D. so tired that 7. John’s eyes were _____ bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front. A. such B. too C. so D. very 8. - Why don’t we make a fire? - It’s not cold _____ to make a fire. A. too B. enough C. such D. much 9. Most of the pupils are _____ to pass the examination. A. enough good B. good enough C. too good D. very good 10. You can send me a letter if you want to, but your phone call is _____ for me. A. enough good B. good as enough C. good enough D. good than enoughI. Say or Tell? Choose the correct one.
9. He ______ me to shut up and play.
10. My brother ____ them he was good at playing chess.
11. She _____ that it was a great idea.
12. He _____ that it had snowed the previous week.
II. Underline the best option.
1. She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.
2. Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.
3. She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.
4. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.
5. Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.
6. John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.
7. Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.
8. Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.
9. My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.
10. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.
III. Rewrite these statements as reported speech with tense changes.
2. “The 8.30 flight to Da Nang will be delayed for 2 hours.”
They announced that _________________________________________________
5. “My engineers can assemble 5 car engines a week.”
The director said that_________________________________________________
7. “We plan to make the City a safer place for everyone.”
The local MP said that________________________________________________
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
4. The atmosphere of Mars is very thin and we can’t breathe it. (TOO)
......................................................................................................................
5. Most students searching for information try to find the details on the Internet. (LOOK)
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bai 1: tìm lỗi sai
1 . the harder he tired , the worst he danced before the large audience
2. The trousers are too long for me to wear them
3. There's hardly no sugar left , so me must get some when go shopping
4. When I entered the loboratory , everyone were doing experiments
5 . He said he would come back tomorrow
Viết câu giữ nguyên nghĩa.
1. They said that she was a teacher.
=> She was _____
2. He said to me "I will come here tomorrow."
=> He told _____
Put the following sentences into reported speech
1) Charles said,"I'm living in London now".
2) He said to us, "you are my best friends".
3) Johnny said to me,"I don't know what Fred is doing"
4) She said," I will answer the phone"
5) He said to his friends," I must go home now".
6) Hoa said,"I can't go out after 8 mp".
7) She said to me," I will come and see you as soon as I can."
8) Susan said," My sister is coming to see me next week."
9) Judy said," John wants to come here but he isn't to very well
10) Judy said to me," I'm going away for a few days.I'll phone you when i get back."
Identify which one of the underlined parts of the following sentences is incorrect, then correct the mistake
0. Do you think friends are necessary for us or it’s only a waste of times to have friends.
Example: 0. ( a waste of time)
1. I wish my relative don’t live too far from me
2. Would you mind if I take some photos on the way to the city center.
3. What is impressed you most at the exhibition you went to last Sunday.
4. They never understand what their teacher says, don’t they.
5. The stamp collector said he was collecting stamps because he would attend a stamp contest next year.
6. If there will be too much exhausted fume in the air, our breath will be badly affected.
7. By whom was the famous song “white Christmas” write?
