Đáp án:
Cấu trúc: thank sb for doing sth: cảm ơn ai đó vì điều gì
thanked us inviting => thanked us for inviting
=> Joyce thanked us for inviting them to dinner and said that they wanted to have us over for dinner next week.
Tạm dịch: Joyce đã cảm ơn chúng tôi vì mời họ ăn tối và nói rằng họ muốn mời chúng tôi ăn tối vào tuần tới.
Đáp án cần chọn là: A
Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with “to-infinitives”
“Would you like to have dinner with us tonight?Mike said to Linda
⇒ Mike invited_____________________________________.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"I have never been to Russia. I think I shall go there next year.” said Bill.
A. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year.
B. Bill said that he would have never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.
C. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thinks he will go there the next year.
D. Bill said that he has never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.
Identify an error in each sentence. Dr Harder, that (A) is the professor for this class, will be (B) absent this week (C) because of illness (D).
A. That
B. Will be
C. This week
D. illness
Identify an error in each sentence. Van Cliburn who studied (A) piano from (B) 1951 to 1954 and won (C) multiple awards between (D) 1958 and 1990.
A. who studied
B. from
C. won
D. between
Identify the one underlined word or phrase. A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
Richard said (A) the play was very entertaining (B) and he recommended (C) to see (D) it
A. Said
B. Entertaining
C. Recommended
D. To see
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question. The major shortcoming of ASEAN as an organisation is the inability to go through many declarations, agreements, and instruments that they have proliferated over the years.
A. advantage
B. benefit
C. drawback
D. success
Identify an error in each sentence. The legal age which (A) a person is considered (B) to be an (C) adult is customarily (D) 18.
A. Age which
B. Is considered
C. Be an
D. Is customarily
Identify an error in each sentence. It (A) took eight years to complete (B) the Erie Canal, the 365-mile (C) waterway which it connects (D) Albany and Buffalo in New York State.
A. It
B. To complete
C. 365-mile
D. Which it connects
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (1) ___ joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (2) ____with.
There are all sorts of things that can (3)____about this special relationship. It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages.____(4), it really takes you years to get to know someone well enough to consider your best friend. To the ____(5)of us, this is someone we trust completely and who understands us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets.
Question 5
A. majority
B. major
C. majorial
D. majorially
