' I'm sorry, I cannot help you with your thesis,' Mark said to me.
Mark refused me to help me with my thesis.
' I'm sorry, I cannot help you with your thesis,' Mark said to me.
Mark refused me to help me with my thesis.
“I am sorry, I can’t help you.” Peter said to me.
A. Peter promised to help me. B. Peter refused to help me.
C. Peter asked me for help. D. I couldn’t help Peter.
To make Peter surprised, we _______ and when he comes, we ________.
A. are going to hide / will jump out and shout B. will hide / are jumping out and shouting
C. are hiding / are going to jump out and shout D. are hiding / are jumping out and shouting
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.
33. “Shall I help you do the dishes, Carlo?” said Robert.
A. Robert suggested helping Carlo with the dishes. B. Robert suggested to help Carlo do the dishes.
C. Robert offered Carlo to help do the dishes. D. Robert offered to help Carlo do the dishes.
34. He smokes too much; perhaps that's why he can't get rid of his cough.
A. If he didn't smoke so much, he may get rid of his cough. B. If he smoked less, he might be able to get rid of his cough.
C. If he smoked so much, he couldn't get rid of his cough. D. If he does not smoke, he may not have his cough.
35. "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.
36. The car was very expensive and he couldn’t afford it.
A. The car was expensive so that he couldn’t buy it.
B. The car was too expensive for him to buy.
C. He was rich enough to buy the car.
D. He was so poor but he bought the car.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
37. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room. He opened the window.
A. The man opened the window in order to get some fresh air in the room.
B. The man wanted to get some fresh air in the room because he opened the window.
C. Having opened the window, the room could get some fresh air.
D. The man got some fresh air in the room, even though he opened the window.
38. Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan. I spoke to him on the phone last night.
A. Mr. Smith, to whom I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.
B. Mr. Smith, who is very interested in our plan, I spoke to on the phone last night.
C. Mr. Smith, who I spoke on the phone last night, is very interested in our plan.
D. Mr. Smith is very interested in our plan to whom I spoke on the phone last night.
39. Mike graduated with a good degree. However, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
A. If Mike graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.
B. That Mike graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.
C. Mike joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.
D. Although Mike graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.
40. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.
A. Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.
B. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.
1. Yesterday, I had them repaint my house.
- I had... 2. "I'm sorry. Ican't go with you now. I'm busy with my homework" Lan said to me. - Lan refused... 3.They not only took care of me, but they also treated me as if I were their own daughter.
- Not only... 4. They expect that the government will bill highway here. - A new...
Rewrite the following sentences using given words or phrases :
1. " Don't forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow. " - She reminded me ...............
2. " Would you like me to help to go camping with us next weekend?" said Minh to Phong. - Minh inviteed ....................
3. " Would you like me to clean the room for you ?" she said. - She offered ...............
4. Why didn't you help your mother when she was ill ? - You should ...............
5. "Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom ?" Laura said. - Laura offered ....................
6. " Don't forget to prune the roses" said my aunt. - My aunt reminded ..................
7. " Why don't you go and see "The Sound of Silence" again, Brian ?", I said. - I suggested ................
8. " Don't forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning " Lan said. - Lan reminded ....................
9. " Helen, ,would you like to come to lunch on Sunday?", said Mary. - Mary invited ..................
10. " Don't forget to buy some milk, Andy" said Clare. - Clare reminded .............
11. She said "It's good if you make your own decision." (advised)
12. " Why don't you read that book, Peter ?" she said. - She suggested ..............
13. "Try again, all of you" he said. (encourage)
14. " I am sorry. I've made the house untidy" said the girl. (apologize)
15. "Would you like me to lool after the house for you?" he said. (offer)
16. "Shall we meet outside the cinema after eight " he said. (suggest)
17. "Will you have a drink?" he said. (invite)
18. " You had better hurry" she said. (advise)
19. " Do come and enjoy tea with my family " she said. (invite)
20. "Why don't we come to visit our teacher today?" he said. (suggest)
21. " My advise to you is to do morning exercises " she said. (advise)
22. " In your place, I would learn English " she said to me. (advise)
II. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meanin, to each of the following questions.
33. “I will help you,” Bob said to me.
A. Bob told me he would help me. B. Bob asked me to help him.
C. Bob said that he would help you. D. Bob warned me that he would help her.
34. They had decorated the tree with colored balls.
A. Colored balls had been decorated under the tree.
B. The tree had been decorated with colored balls.
C. They had decorated colored balls and the tree.
D. With colored balls the tree had looked beautiful.
35. I don’t want to hear you complaining any more.
A. I’ve had enough of your complaining.
B. I wish to hear you complaining more and more.
C. Why don’t you complain more?
D. I’m too busy to listen to your complaining.
36. I didn't arrive in time to see her.
A. I was early enough but I didn't see her. B. She was late so I couldn’t see her.
C. I wasn't early enough to see her. D. I am so late that I can't see her.
Rewrite the following in sentences in reported speech with Gerund
1. " You have just got a promotion, haven't you?Congrautation!" Peter said to her friend.
-> Peter congratulated .........................................................
2. " I know I'm wrong," he said.
-> He admitted .....................................................................
3. " If only I had told him the true!" Jane said.
-> Jane regrets ........................................................
4. " What I always want is to become a doctor," she said.
->She dreamt ........................................................
5. " It was your failt. You didn't tell me," she told me
-> She blamed ........................................................
6. " I don't think that we must widen the village road", he said
-> He objected ........................................................
7. " I must go home now," said Daisy
-> Daisy insisted ........................................................
8. " Sorry teacher. I didn't to do the homework," Pilip said to his teacher.
-> Philip apologized to ........................................................
9. " You didn't pay attention to what I said," the teacher said to him
-> The teacher accused ........................................................
10. " I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!" Mark said to us.
-> Mark congratulated ........................................................
11. " It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you!" Miss White said to Jack.
-> Miss White thanked ........................................................
12. " I've always wanted to be rich" Bob said.
-> Bob dreamed ........................................................
The robber ordered ...........................................................................................................................................
“Leave this space clean, David,” she said.She told ............................................................................................................................................................
“Shall I open the window for you, Edna?” he said.He offered ........................................................................................................................................................
“I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.He promised .....................................................................................................................................................
“Would you like to come with me?” John said to Mary.John invited ......................................................................................................................................................
“Don’t forget to take the holiday,” Mark said to me.Mark reminded me ...........................................................................................................................................
“You should take a holiday,” Jane said to David.Jane advised .....................................................................................................................................................
“I thought you took a holiday last summer,” Tom said to Sophia.John expected Sophia .......................................................................................................................................
“Taking a holiday would be a good idea,” George said.George proposed .............................................................................................................................................
“ You really must take a holiday, Linda,” Jim said.Jim told .............................................................................................................................................................
“Don’t touch that switch, Peter,” I said.I warned ...........................................................................................................................................................
“Read this document before you sign it,” he said to her.He advised ........................................................................................................................................................
“Will you help me, please?” she said to me.She asked .........................................................................................................................................................
“Please do as I say,” he said to me.He begged ........................................................................................................................................................
“Don’t forget to prune the roses,” my aunt said to Alfred.My aunt reminded ............................................................................................................................................
“Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.Laura offered ...................................................................................................................................................
“If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your son,” the kidnappers said to them.The kidnappers threatened ...............................................................................................................................
“I won’t answer any questions,” Paul saidPaul agreed .......................................................................................................................................................
“Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” Andrew said to Cindy.Andrew invited ................................................................................................................................................
“Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning, Robin,” Jessica said.Jessica reminded ..............................................................................................................................................
“Would you like me to clean the room for you, Alvin?” she said.She offered .......................................................................................................................................................
“If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom,” said Eve.Eve advised ......................................................................................................................................................
“Flora, can you remember to buy some bread?” said Raymond.Raymond reminded ..........................................................................................………………………………
“ I really think you should see a doctor, Lucia, ” said Thomas.Thomas advised ..........................................................................................………………………………….
“No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Saturday,” said VictoriaVictoria refused ..........................................................................................………………………………..…
3“Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator” Said Bob.-> Bob denied.....
5“ I must see the manager.” he cried. -> He insisted.....
6“ If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first” said Mike to his brother.
->Mike criticized....
8“ It was kind of you to help me with my homework” Lan said to Hoa. -> Lan thanked ......
9“ Shall we walk there? It’s not far,” he said. -> He proposed ..........
10“ turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick mother said.-> Dick’s mother prevented...........
11“ I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter. ( apologized)-> Peter ......
12“ You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John. ( criticized)
13“ Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend” he said. ( suggested)
14“ You stole the jewels” the inspector said to him.( accused)
15“ I only borrowed your car for some hours” the man said. (admitted)
16“ I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike.” Said Bob.-> Bob apologized ......
17“ You damaged my camera’ said Jane to Henry. -> Jane accused .....
Help me!!!
Turn the following statements into reported speech
1. "Who do you talk to when you have problems?" Mary asked me
2. " I'll help my mum cook dinner tonight", said Hoa
3. "Tell your teacher what happened," Jack advised me.
4. "my best friends hasn't called me for one week", said Nam
5. "Are you at the sports centre now?" Lucia's mother asked her.
6. " What time did you come home last night, Mark?" said Tom
7. " Don't go to the park when it gets dark", said Mrs. Brown
8. "We spoke to your parents yesterday", said Mr. Quang to Trung
9. " Can I meet you at 4.30 tomorrow afternoon?" Minh asked Phuong
10. "I'm staying with my aunt and uncle in the suburbs", said Nga.