Exercise 9: Choose the best answer 1. He said he……………..at the “Ritz” Hotel. A.is staying B. has stayed C. was staying D. will stay 2. He asked me where I……………. A. have studied B. study C. am studying D. studied 3. I thought that I ………….my work at that time. A. shall finish B. will finish C. should finish D. will have finish 4. He wondered if she lived…………….with her parents. A. here B. there C. in there D. in here 5. They wondered………………she would come if it rained. A. what B. who C. whether D. then 6. He says he…………..at school two years ago. A. had worked B. works C had been working D. worked 7. Victor said he………….very busy. A. is B. will be C. was D. may be 8. I asked Hoa if she……………… Chinese. A. could speak B. speaks C. can speak D. has spoken 9. Tina asked me how long I……………..a teacher. A. have been B. had been C. am D. will be 10. She asked me…………….I liked pop music. A. if B. whether C. that D. A&B 11. The students asked if I was going to teach them physics……………… A. the next day B. next day C. day next D. the day next 12. I want to know he…………for her birthday. A. has bought B. buys C. had bought D. would buy 13. She said she………….come to the party on Friday. A. won’t B. can’t C. doesn’t D. couldn’t 14. Chris asked me where my car……………. A. is B. will be C. was D. has been 15. Mr Jim said that he……………….happy with his new assistant. A. weren’t B. isn’t C. wasn’t D. aren’t 16. He said that John……………….up his job. A. has given B. have given C. had give D. had given 17. She said that she ……………to learn to drive. A. is going B. was going C. go D. goes 18. I knew that he……………….a very clever man. A. was B. will be C. has been D. is 19. They said they…………….us if we needed. A. help B. helped C. had gone D. would help 20. She said she…………..the next week, but I never saw her again. A. will be back B. had been back C. would be back D. is back 21. She said that she……………..there the year before. A. had gone B. went C. would go D. goes 22. I wonder………………the tickets are on sale yet. A. what B. whether C. where D. when 23. She says she……………….the book. A. already finds B. has already found C. had already found D. would already find 24. I was sure he…………….the letter. A. posted B. had posted C. will post D. is posting 25. He said he…………….to the station to see me off. A. came B. will come C. would come D. is coming 13 26. The policeman asked George where he……………so early. A. is running B. ran C. was running D. runs 27. He says that he……………..the laws of the country. A. knew B. is knowing C. knows D. had known 28. They realised that they…………..their way in the dark. A. had lost B. lose C. lost D. was lost 29. My friend asked me who……………….the piano in the sitting room. A. plays B. was playing C. is playing D. has played 30. “Go home,” said the teacher to us. A. The teacher told us to go home B. The teacher said us to go home C. The teacher told us go home D. The teacher told to us to go home 31. “Don’t forget to clean your teeth,” said Granny to Helen. A. Granny told Helen not forget to clean her teeth. B. Granny told Helen not to forget to clean her teeth. C. Granny told Helen to not forget to clean her teeth. D. Granny said Helen not to forget to clean her teerh. 32. “Please bring me some fish soup,” he said to the waitress. A. He asked the waitress bring him some fish soup. B. He asked the waitress to bring her some fish soup. C. He asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup. D. He asked the waitress bring her some fish soup. 33. “This man spoke to me on the road,” said the woman. A. The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road. B. The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road. C. The woman said that man spoke to her on the road. D. The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road. 34. I said to Nick: “Where are you going?” A. I asked Nick where was he going. B. I asked Nick where he was going. C. I asked Nick where is he going. D. I asked Nick where he is going. 35. “If I were you, I’d try to get a room on the top of floor,” he said. A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor. B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor. C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor. D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor. 36. “I’ll wait for you if you like,” she said. A. She offered to wait for me. B. She said she’d wait for me if I liked. C. She suggested she waited for me. D. A&B are correct. 37. “Remember to switch off when you’ve finished,” he said. A. He reminded me to switch off when I’ve finished. B. He reminded me to switch off when I’d finished. C. He offered me to switch off when I’d finished. D. He suggested me to switch off when I’d finished. 38. “You’d better apologise for being late,” said my mother. A. My mother advised me to apologise for being late. B. My mother suggested me to apologise for being late. C. My mother suggested apologising for being late. D. My mother warned me to apologise for being late. 39. “Could you check the oil, please?” I asked the mechanic. A. I invited the mechanic to check the oil. B. I asked the mechanic to check the oil. C. I reminded the mechanic to check the oil. D. I warned the mechanic to check the oil. 40 Kate said: “Mike, do you like my dress?” A. Kate asked Mike if he liked her dress. B. Kate asked Mike if you liked her dress. C. Kate asked Mike if he liked your dress. D. Kate asked Mike if he likes her dress.
Choose the best answer :
1. He asked her.....
A. when she leaves the party.
B. when did she leave the party
C. when she left the party
D. when does she leave the party
2. He said, " I bought this book yesterday " -> He told me that......
A. he bought the book yesterday
B. he had bought the book yesterday
C. he had bought the book the day before
D. he bought the book the previous day
3. He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we......
A. wouldn't
B. couldn't
C. didn't
D. weren't
4. He wanted to know..... there.
A. how long time I had been
B. how long I had been
C. how long time had I been
D. how long had I been
5. She asked me what time it was. = In direct speech this should be read: .....
A. She asked, " What time it is? "
B. She asked, " What time it was? "
C. She asked, " What time is it? "
D. She asked, " What time was it? "
6. " Whose motorbike did you borrow last night? ", he asked = In reported speech this should be read :.....
A. He asked me whose motorbike did I borrow last night.
B. He asked me whose motorbike had I borrowed last night.
C. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed last night.
D. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed the night before.
7. " Would you like a cup of coffee? ", she asked.
A. She asked if I like a cup of coffee.
B. She asked if I would like a cup of coffee.
C. She asked if I liked a cup of coffee.
D. She invited me to have a cup of coffee.
8. " Did you close the windows when you left? ", Ha asked.
A. He asked me if I close the windows when I left.
B. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I left.
C. He asked me if I closed the windows when I had left.
D. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I had left.
9. " What are you going to do this weekend?" , she asked.
A. She wanted to know what I am going to do that weekend.
B. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend.
C. She wanted to know what I were going to do that weekend.
D. She wanted to know what I was going to do that weekend.
10. She told me that her mother..... to market when I arrived.
A. just went
B. had just gone
C. has just gone
D. had just been gone
11. " Whose book is on my desk? ", the teacher asked us......
A. whose book is on his desk
B. whose book was on his desk
C. whose book on his desk is
D. whose book on his desk was
12. She asked me to sit next Mary. = In direct speech, this should be read : "....", she said.
A. Please sitting next to Mary
B. Next to Mary, please
C. Please to sit next to Mary
D. Please sit next to Mary
13. " Who wrote this letter? ", said the teacher - The teacher....
A. asked us who had written that letter .
B. asked us who that letter had written
C. asked us who had written the letter
D. told to us who had written letter
14. I asked Lan if......
A. she enjoys her music class
B. she will enjoy her music class
C. did she enjoy her music class
D. she enjoyed her music class
15. " We always try to please you ". She says to me.......
A. we always tried to please me
B. they always tried to please me
C. we always try to please me
D. they always try to please me
16. " Be careful! The paint is wet ", she shouted.
A. She said be careful because the paint was wet
B. She told me be careful because the paint was wet
C. She asked me to be careful because the paint is wet
D. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet
17. " Can I make an appointment to see the doctor? "
A. Jenny asked to see the doctor
B. Jenny asked if the doctor could make an appointment
C. Jenny asked whether she can make an appointment the doctor
D. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor
18. " Did they tell you when they left school? ", he said to me = In reported speech, this could be read:....
A. He asked me if they told me when they left school
B. He asked me if they told me when they had left school
C. He asked me if they had told me when they left school
D. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school
19. She asked me how old Jimmy was. = In direct speech, this could be read :....
A. She asked, " How old Jimmy was? "
B. She asked, " How old Jimmy is? "
C. She asked, " How old was Jimmy? "
D. She asked, " How old is Jimmy? "
20. " When did your sister arrive? ", he asked.
A. He asked me when my sister arrived
B. He wanted to know when my sister arrived
C. He asked me when my sister had arrived
D. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived
21. " Is he the man who came here yesterday? ". I wanted to know.......
A. if he was the man who came here yesterday
B. if he was the man who came here the day before
C. if he was the man who had come here the day before
D. if he was the man who had come there the day before
22. He said to me, " Shut this door, don't lock it. " - He told me that.......
A. to shut the door, don't lock it
B. shut the door, not lock it
C. shut the door, don't lock it
D. to shut the door, not to lock it
23. He told me that.........
A. he has just finished typing
B. he just finished typing
C. he had just finished typing
D. had he just finished typing
24. He asked me..... to her birthday party the night before.
A. whether I come
B. if I come
C. whether I had come
D. if I come
25. The man asked me what my name was. He said, "...... ?"
A. What your name is
B. What's your name
C. What your name was
D. What was your name
26. I asked her where......... it.
A. does she put
B. she put
C. did she put
D. she puts
27. Nam asked her now far...... from her house to her school.
A. is it
B. was it
C. it was
D. it is
28. She asked me....... I smoked
A. could
B. can
C. if
D. would
29. She asked me whether I...... pop music.
A. liked
B. like
C. could like
D. would like
30. She said that she was having a wonderful time......
A. tomorrow
B. there
C. this
D. next week
31. Mrs. Hoa said she..... have a new job the following month
A. may
B. will
C. might
D. can
32. I asked her what sort of heating.......
A. was there
B. there is
C. there was
D. there are
33. He said that...... rose were for me.
A. those
B. these.
C. they
D. there
Giúp mình nhé.
1,go home ,said the teacher us
a,the teacher told us to go home
b,the teacher said us to go home
c,the teacher told us go home
d,the teacher told to us to go home
2,please bring me some fish soup,he said to the waitress
a,he asked the waitress bring him some fish soup
b,he asked the waitress to bring her some fish soup
c,he asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup
d,he asked the waitress bring her some fish soup
3,i said to nick:where are you going?
a,i asked nick where was he going
b,i asked nick where he was going
c,i asked nick where is he going
d,i asked nick where he is going
4,you'd better apologize for being latesaid my mother
a,my mother advised me to apologize for being late
b,my mother suggested me to apologize for being late
c,my mothe suggested apologizing for being late
d,my mother warned me to apologize for being late
5,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
6,i will come with you as soon as i am ready,she said to philip
a,she said to phlip 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 phlip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready
7,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 taling to my sister
d,she told me he was talking to her sister
8,miss white sad to him,why are you so late?did your car have a flat fire?
a, miss white told him why was he so late and did your car have a flat fire
b, miss white asked him why was he so late and did your car have a flat fire
c,miss white asked him why was he so late and if your car have a flat fire
d,miss white asked him why he was so late and whether his car had a flat fire
I. 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)
......................................................................................................................
1. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the sentence before it. One example has been done for you.
a. I like table tennis and that's why i spend a lot of time on that game.
b. Because the weather was cold, we had to cancel our picnic
c. I won't forget to phone her. You know, I like her so much.
d. They tried their best to complete the course and that was why they passed it.
e. I love my city so much, so i think i will stay and work here in my city.
f. He doesn't see any reasons for a holiday, therefore he will continue to work.
h. Please don't forget me beacause i will miss you so much.
i. The children like cartoons so much, so they will ask their grandpa to by cartoons for them.
2. Change the following indirect statements into direct statements. One example has been done for you.
a. The teacher told his students that he would be busy the following month.
b. Mum told me that she was sad then.
c. One of my friends said that he liked learning English with his teacher
d. The doctor told me that i could leave the hospital that day.
e. The landady told me that i could use those bed covers.
f. The gardener said that those flowers were not very fresh in that garden.
g. The stamp collector said that he was collecting stamps because he would attend a stamp contest the following year.
h. The film director said that she was wiling to work then.
3. Make sentences based on the given cues. One example has been done for you.
a. Students/said/they/not/happy/hear/news.
b. The teacher said/students/had follow/school plan.
c. They /had/work/hard/during/Christmas.
d. She/said/she/not/ready/examination.
e. Other students/said/they/happier/if/teacher/delay/exam.
f. The teacher said/time/not/changed.
g. All students/made/sad/news.
h. One of/students/told/teacher/it/Christmas/following week.
4. Tìm lỗi sai trong các câu sau nếu câu đó đúng đánh tích vào phần cuối câu ( Viết tiếng anh hơi dài neeh mk vt tiếng việt)
a. They are so naughty children that their mother can't stand them.
b. He eats so many food that he gains weight quickly.
c. I don't like meat but i don't eat it.
d. What are you going to do in Christmas.
e.She has helped so many people that she can't remember how many people she has helped.
f. I wish you could helping me with my homework.
g. There are so little sugar that i can't make coffee.
h. She had a walk with her dog on a beautiful afternoon.
i. The bicycle is such old that i don't want to use it.
k. The film is so interesting that the children insist on buying it.
Choose the best answer:
1. Miss Jackson asked me…………….you this dictionary.
A. give B. giving C. to giving D. to give
2. He always gets excellent grades because he studies…………….
A. hardly B. hard C. good D. goodly
3. She told me that you didn't learn English very..........
A. good. B. goodly. c. Well. D. welly
4. Mrs. Jackson.......this machine to your office.
A. Told me bring. B. Told me to bring
C. Said me bring. D. Said me to bring
5. She is speaking........because she is having a sore throat.
A. Fast. B. Well. C.hardly. D. Softly
Do the following crossword. Look at the clues to help you.
Across:
a. An ............ something we use to control the temperature and humidity of the air in the room.
b. A ...........machine: this machine hepls us to make our clothes.
Down:
c. A ..............machine: we use it to wash clothes.
d. A...........teacher: a person whose job is to teach how to dance.
e. A tiger is a ............animal.
f. A........tour: a tour on which people visit beautiful places and admire the landscape.
g. A...........contest: people cook rice in this contest.
bài 2:
. Chon đáp án đúng:
1) He said to her, “Give up smoking!”
A. He told her to give up smoking. B. He told her not to give up smoking.
C. He told her if she gave up smoking. D. He told her to giving up smoke.
2) He told them, “Don't tell me such a nonsense!”
A. He told them not to tell him such a nonsense. B. He told them to tell him such a nonsense.
C. He told them not to tell them such a nonsense. D. He told them to tell them such a nonsense.
3) Will and Tim said, “ We were very happy about the present.”
à Will and Tim said they ____ very happy about the present.
A. had been B. been C. were D. were being
4) Sarah said, “ My Mom takes me to school every day.”
A. Sarah said her Mom took her to school every day.
B. Sarah said her Mom takes her to school every day.
C. Sarah said my Mom took her to school every day.
D. Sarah said her Mom takes me to school every day.
5) Helen said, “ I’m watching the late night show.”
àHelen said ____ the late night show.
A. they were watching B. you watched C. she was watching D. Helen is watching
Reported speech with to infinitive
1.She said to him "Give me another glass of wine"
2.She said to me "bring me a book"
3.Mother said to him "open the window please"
4.He said to me "shut the door after you"
5.The captain said to them "wait here still I come back"
6.She told her "take it and come with me"
7.He said to me "don't coem back before one o'clock"
8.My mother told me "don't forget to look at the door"
9.He said to his brother "don't open the window, open the door"
10.He said to the girl "don't sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!"