I don't know what .........
a/ to do b/ for doing c/ to be done d/ be done
BÀI TẬP VỀ REPORTED SPEECH
I. Trắc nghiệm
1. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
2. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
3. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before.
A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. had written
4. I _________ him to sell that old motorbike.
A. said to B. suggested C. advised D. recommended
5. My parents reminded me ________ the flowers.
A. remember to plant B. plant
C. to plant D. planting
6. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school.
A. are you planning B. is she planning
C. was she planning D. if she was planning
7. Nam wanted to know what time ________.
A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin
C. the movie begins D. the movie began
8. I wondered_______ the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing
9. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around C. went around D. was going around
10. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot.
A. is – will travel B. were- would travel
C. had been – would have travelled D. was – will travel
11. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________.
A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously
12. He asked the children _________too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
13. The man said that money ___________ the passport to everything.
A. will be B is C. was D. can be
14. The teacher said Columbus _________America in 1942.
A. discovered B. had discovered C. was discovering D. would discover
15. John said he _________ her since they ________ school.
A. hasn’t met – left B. hadn’t met - had left
C. hadn’t met left D. didn’t meet – has left
16. The woman asked __________get lunch at school.
A. can the children B. whether the children could
C. if the children can D. could the children
17. Laura said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident.
A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking
18. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam.
A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken
19. Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.
A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got
20. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
21. She asked me where I___________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
22. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking
23. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.
A. was B. were C. is D. has been
24. He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow.
A. come B. came C. will come D. would come
25. I wonder why he___________ love his family.
A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t
26. They asked me how many children___________.
A. if I had B. I had C. I have D. have I
27. Thu said she had been___________ the day before.
A. here B. there C. in this place D. where
28. The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult.
A. is B. was C. will be D. have been
29. He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.
A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going
C. we were going D. that we were going
30. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.
A. that did I know/ who were he B. that I knew/ who he had been
C. if I knew/ who he was D. whether I knew/ who had he been
31. The mother asked her son _______.
A. where he had been B. whether I had been
C. where has he been D. where had he been
32. Martin asked me _______.
A. how is my father B. how my father is
C. how was my father D. how my father was
33. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred C. did he prefer D. if he prefers
34. She asked me _______ my holidays _______.
A. where I spent/ the previous year B. where I had spent/ the previous year
C. where I spent/ last year D. where did I spend/ last year
35. He advised _______ too far.
A. her did not go B. her do not go
C. her not to go D. she did not go
36. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.
A. doesn’t like/ is B. did not like/ were C. not liked/ had been D. had not liked/ was
37. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.
A. before B. ago C. last D. previous
38. He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends
39. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.
A. have not eaten/ ago B. had eaten/ previous
C. did not eat/ before D. would not eat/ last
40. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.
A. had done/ following B. will do/ previous
C. would do/ following D. was going/ previous
41. John asked me _______ in English.
A. what does this word mean B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant
42. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave
43. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.
A. would B. did C. must D. had
44. She said I _______ an angel.
A. am B. was C. were D. have been
45. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.
A. is B. were C. had been D. would be
46. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.
A. passing/ will try B. he will pass/ tried C. to pass/ would try D. he passed/ have tried
47. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.
A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day
48. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.
A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was
49. John asked me _______ that film the night before.
A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
50. The guest told the host that _______.
A. I must go now B. he must go now C. he had to go now D. he had to go then
41 Choose the best option
1. In case the weather is good, they ………….. fishing
A. go B . will go C. will be goiing D. shall go
2. Before you came, I _ ……...all the work.
A do B. will do C. have done D. had done
3. Be quiet, please. We ……….at the translation and you………... a lot of noise.
D. work/ make A. are working are making B.work/are making C. are working make
4. The Earth _round the Sun.
B. has gone A. go D. goes C. went
5. When I last………... Jane, she…………. to find a job.
D. saw/tried C. have seen/ tried A. see/ was trying B. saw/was trying
6. When I was young, I………. to be a singer.
A. want B. was wanting C. wanted D. had wanted
7. When I came home, my children……….. to bed.
A. went B. have gone C. will go D. had gone
8. While you….. the piano, she……….. a letter.
A. are playing/was writing B. was playing/wrote C. played/ was writing D. were playing was writing
9. Fred came to the meeting but Dick …………...
A. didn't B. don't C. isn't D. wasn't
10. They…….. Nha Trang last summer.
A. visit B. visited C. are visiting D. will visit
11. I'd like to borrow this book……...it yet?
A. Did you read B. Had you read C. Have you read D. Do you read
12. We……... in this town for a long time. We………... here sixteen years ago.
A. had been/come B. have been/came C. were / came D. are came
13. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He…………... breakfast.
A. hasn't eaten B. didn't eat C. isn't eating D. doesn't eat
14. Glenda…………. extremely hard when she was a student.
A. worked B. has worked C. was working D. had been worked
3. We are going to paint the house.
→ The house………………………………………………………………………..
4. Nam and Ha have already done exercises.
→ Exercises …………………………………………………………………………
5. My mother is making cakes.
→ Cakes…………………………………………………………………………….
6. They will build a new shopping mall in this area.
→ A new shopping mall……………………………………………………………...
7. People can recycle tires to make pipes or floor coverings.
→ Tires ………………………………………………………………………………
1. He likes (to going/ go/ going) …………………………….. swimming.
2. The children insist on (to go/ go/ going) …………………………….. to the circus.
3. She dislikes (to do/ do/ doing) …………………………….. that awful work.
4. My children enjoyed (to read/ read/ reading) …………………………….. comic books.
5. He hates people (to talk/ talk/ talking) …………………………….. about himself.
6. My friends used to (to gather/ gather/ gathering) …………………… to support cultural sport programs.
7. The students must (to finish/ finish/ finishing) …………………………….. their exercises in time.
8.He may (to go/ go/ going) …………………………….. out after dinner.
9. She should (to tell/ tell/ tells) …………………………….. her teacher about that story.
Tense form:
2. A: I ... (think) of going to that new Chinese restaurant in the city centre to celebrate my birthday. .... (you/be) there yet?
B: No, I ... (not/be), but people ... (say) that the food is fantastic.
A: Would you like to go there next weekend?
B: Yes, that's a great idea. I ... (write) it in my diary now.
3. John ... (leave) the house in a rush this morning. As he ... (drive) to work he suddenly ... (remember) that he ... (be/asked) to speak at a conference. He ... (look) at his watch and ... (see) that it was nearly time for the conference to begin.
4. Last March Sam .... (decide) that he ... (have) enough of working in a bank and that he .... (ride) around the world on a bike. He .... (leave) England two weeks later with his bike, a rucksack and a tent. He .... (be) away for six months now, and no one ..... (know) whether he ... (return) or not.
5. Jan and Paul .... (argue) in the next room at the moment. It .... (seem) that Paul ... (come) in late last night after he ... (promise) Jan that he ... (be) home in time for dinner. By the time he ... (get) home, Jan ... (give) his dinner to the dog and ... (wait) by the window for two hours!
6. A: .... (you/go) on holiday to Germany this year?
B: No, we .... (go) there every year, so we want a change this year.
A: Where .... (you/plan) to go instead?
B: Well, we ... (be/told) that Greece is a beautiful country so we .......
Exe 1: Change these sentences into reported speech.
1. “Have you done your homework yet, Peter?”
Mum wanted to know if ...............................................................................
2. “Where are you going to spend your holiday this summer, Sue?”
Mary asked Sue ...............................................................................................
3. “Do you know how long it is from London to Cambridge?”
Tom asked me if........................................................................................................
4. “Will you phone me as soon as you arrive in Oxford, Carol?”
Cindy asked Carol if ........................................................................................
5. “Did the children play football in the park yesterday? ”
Grandma was interested in knowing if .......................................................
6. “How much does the ticket for the concert cost? ”
Father wanted to know .....................................................................................
7. “Can you help me with the housework tomorrow, Linda?”
He asked Linda if ...............................................................................................
8. “What time does the new TV series begin tonight?”
Terry asked .........................................................................................................
9. “Are you going to buy a new computer next month, Lewis?”
I wanted to know if .............................................................................................
10. “When has Tim started working this morning?”
Mr. Smith asked his secretary ......................................................
1. The weather is warm enough for us.........................
A. going out B. to going out C. to go out D. go out
Câu 9: Which one is correct for this sentence?
I ………….. an English test next week.
A. was having B. am going to have
C. am going have D. was going to have
Câu 10: How is Hoa’s hair? - She has …………. hair.
A. long straight blond B. blond long straight
C. straight long blond D. straight blond long
Câu 11: Which option is correct?
She isn’t ……….. to be in my class.
A. enough age B. enough old C. age enough D. old enough
Câu 12: Which question word is used for this question?
………….. is she like? She is tall and thin and she has long black hair.
A. What B. How C. Where D. Why
Câu 13: Which has different stress pattern from the others?
A. humor B. sociable C. reserved D. generous
Câu 14:Which speech provided is correct to Thu’s answer?
Hoa: Can I speak to Lan, please?
Thu: ……………………………
A. I’m afraid not. She is out at the moment. B. You are welcome. Thank you.
C. How can I help you? D. I’m fine. Thanks.
Câu 15: Which of these has the different stress from the others?
A. dangerous B. generous C. interesting D. exciting
Câu 16: Which part of speech is correct for this sentence?
He talks and laughs …………
A. happy B. happiness C. unhappy D. happily