Question

I - Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the mean-ing is unchanged, beginning with the words given

1 How old is Hoa ?

=>She asked me

2 What is the width of this lake ?

=>They wanted to know

3 How long is this river

=> Linh asked me

4 How heavy is your son

=> Son asked Cao

5 This year is 2006 and my brother is twenty years old

=> He said that

6 My sister is six years older than my brother

=> Danh told me that

7 There is a girl sitting in front of a man

=> Thanh told us that

8 Don't get up to late or you won't go to work in time

=> Minh told his girl friend

9 We'll leave here tomorrow evening

=>The men said

10 The basketball match started fifteen minutes ago

=> Nhung reported that

II - Complete these sentences with "SAY,TALK,SPEAK or TELL"

1 when the baby boy was in bed, her mother ________ her story

2 when Khoa left the room she _____,"I will cone here to see you again"

3Excuse me! could you _____ me the time ?

4 what is the word for somebody who can _____ three languages well ?

5 I saw Ngoc yesterday, and she ____ she was going to the movies

6 Can you _____ the difference between "nice" and "pretty"

7 what exactly did Tuan ____ to you when you asked him about the conference ?

8 Sorry, could you ____ up ? I can't hear very cleary

9 Nonsense! I wasn't born yesterday. I don't know what you are ____ about

10 Excuse me! Can you ___ me the way to the station

Answer 1

I - Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the mean-ing is unchanged, beginning with the words given

1 How old is Hoa ?

=>She asked me how old Hoa was.

2 What is the width of this lake ?

=>They wanted to know what the width of that lake was.

3 How long is this river ?

=> Linh asked me how long that river was.

4 How heavy is your son ?

=> Son asked Cao how heavy his son was.

5 This year is 2006 and my brother is twenty years old

=> He said that that year was 2006 and his brother was twenty years old.

6 My sister is six years older than my brother

=> Danh told me that his sister was six years older than his brother.

7 There is a girl sitting in front of a man

=> Thanh told us that there was a girl sitting in front of a man.

8 Don't get up to late or you won't go to work in time

=> Minh told his girl friend not to get up late or she wouldn't go to work on time.

9 We'll leave here tomorrow evening.

=>The men said that they would leave there tomorrow evening.

10 The basketball match started fifteen minutes ago

=> Nhung reported that the basketball match had started fifteen minutes ago.

Answer 2

1 How old is Hoa ?

=>She asked me how old Hoa was.

2 What is the width of this lake ?

=>They wanted to know what the width of that lake was.

3 How long is this river ?

=> Linh asked me how long that river was.

4 How heavy is your son ?

=> Son asked Cao how heavy his son was.

5 This year is 2006 and my brother is twenty years old

=> He said that that year was 2006 and his brother was twenty years old.

6 My sister is six years older than my brother

=> Danh told me that his sister was six years older than his brother.

7 There is a girl sitting in front of a man

=> Thanh told us that there was a girl sitting in front of a man.

8 Don't get up to late or you won't go to work in time

=> Minh told his girl friend not to get up late or she wouldn't go to work on time.

9 We'll leave here tomorrow evening.

=>The men said that they would leave there tomorrow evening.

10 The basketball match started fifteen minutes ago

=> Nhung reported that the basketball match had started fifteen minutes ago.