"Was the weather good in Shanghai last summer?"
→ She asked her friends.......if the weather had been good in Shanghai the summer before
She asked her friends if the weather had been good in Shanghai the summer before
Rewite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it .
1. They stayed in a very luxurious hotel last summer .
\(\Rightarrow\) The hotel
2. In spite of living in poverty , they were always admired .
\(\Rightarrow\) Although
3. It was such lovely weather that we decided to spend the day on the beach .
\(\Rightarrow\) The weather
4. How long have you worked as a designer ?
\(\Rightarrow\) When
5. If she didn't buy a lot of clothes , she would have money .
\(\Rightarrow\) Unless
1.My little son is.......good with animals.[amazing.amazingly]
2.One of the tables was.............damaged. [surprising.surprisingly]
3.The weather is getting............in summer. [hot. hotly]
4.I was............that he was having some trouble with his boss. [sure. surely]
5.She speaks English very..............[good. well]
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one .
1. The girl is wearing a green hat . I saw her on TV last night .
\(\Rightarrow\) The girl
2. " I think we should turn on the TV to watch the news " Lan suggested
\(\Rightarrow\) Lan suggested
3. She has just been given a gift on her birthday , so she is very happy .
\(\Rightarrow\) Because
4. We aren't healthy because the air in the city is polluted
\(\Rightarrow\) If
5. Although the weather was bad , we went to the festival .
\(\Rightarrow\) In spite of
HELP ME !!!!!!!
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one .
1.She isn't very good at English .
\(\Rightarrow\) She wishes
2.The examiner said to her ,"Do you like learning English ?"
\(\Rightarrow\) The examiner asked her
3.He couldn't get good grades ,because the test was not easy .
\(\Rightarrow\) The test
4.They have just produced a new kinds of plants .
\(\Rightarrow\) A new kinds of plants
1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 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 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 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 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing
1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 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 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 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 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing
1. it's 3 months since we wrote to me
\(\Rightarrow\)he hasn't .........................
2. the last time 2 was aboard was in the summer of 1975
\(\Rightarrow\) i haven't ......................................
3. it's ten years since that house was lived in
\(\Rightarrow\) the house ...................
B. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each sentence below.
35. '' Where did you go last night''? she said to her boyfriend.
A. She asked her boyfriend where did he go last night.
B. She asked her boyfriend where he went the night before.
C. She asked her boyfriend where had he gone the night before.
D. She asked her boyfriend where he had gone the night before.
36. '' Remember to write to your aunt''. I said to Miss Linh.
A. I said to Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt.
B. I said to Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt.
C. I told Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt.
D. I reminded Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt.
37. '' How long have you lived in Ha Noi''? said my friend.
A. My friend asked me how long have I lived in HaNoi.
B. My friend asked me how long had I lived in HaNoi.
C. My friend asked me how long I had lived in HaNoi.
D. My friend asked me how long I have lived in HaNoi.
38. ''Close the books, please'' said our teacher.
A. Close your book said by our teacher.
B. Our teacher asked us close our book.
C. Our teacher said us close our book.
D. Our teacher asked us to close our book.
39. “I didn’t break your watch” the boy said.
A. The boy told the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch.
B. The boy asked the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch.
C. The boy told the girl that he didn’t break her watch.
D. The boy told the girl that he hadn’t broken your watch.
40. “Don’t make noise because I am listening music now” he said to me.
A. He asked me not to make noise because I am listening music now.
B. He asked me not to make noise because I was listening music then.
C. He asked me not to make noise because he was listening music then.
D. He asked me to make noise because I was listening music then.
41. “I have just seen your mother this morning”. Laura said to Lewis.
A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning.
B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning.
C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning.
D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning.
42. “We are ready to come with our friends” they said.
A. They told us they are ready to come with their friends.
B. They told us they were ready to come with our friends.
C. They told us we were ready to come with our friends.
D. They told us they were ready to come with their friends.
43. “I was intending to meet you tomorrow” she said.
A. She told me she was intending to meet me tomorrow.
B. She told me she had intending to meet me the next day.
C. She told me she had been intending to meet me tomorrow.
D. She told me she had been intending to meet me the next day.
44. Mrs Smith: “ Don’t play in front of my windows”
A. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of her windows.
B. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of my windows.
C. Mrs Smith told us to not play in front of her windows.
D. Mrs Smith said us not to play in front of her windows.
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 closed 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 is 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 would 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 how 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 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.............................roses were for me . A. those B. these C.they D. there
B. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each sentence below.
35. '' Where did you go last night''? she said to her boyfriend.
A. She asked her boyfriend where did he go last night.
B. She asked her boyfriend where he went the night before.
C. She asked her boyfriend where had he gone the night before.
D. She asked her boyfriend where he had gone the night before.
36. '' Remember to write to your aunt''. I said to Miss Linh.
A. I said to Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt.
B. I said to Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt.
C. I told Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt.
D. I reminded Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt.
37. '' How long have you lived in Ha Noi''? said my friend.
A. My friend asked me how long have I lived in HaNoi.
B. My friend asked me how long had I lived in HaNoi.
C. My friend asked me how long I had lived in HaNoi.
D. My friend asked me how long I have lived in HaNoi.
38. ''Close the books, please'' said our teacher.
A. Close your book said by our teacher.
B. Our teacher asked us close our book.
C. Our teacher said us close our book.
D. Our teacher asked us to close our book.
39. “I didn’t break your watch” the boy said.
A. The boy told the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch.
B. The boy asked the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch.
C. The boy told the girl that he didn’t break her watch.
D. The boy told the girl that he hadn’t broken your watch.
40. “Don’t make noise because I am listening music now” he said to me.
A. He asked me not to make noise because I am listening music now.
B. He asked me not to make noise because I was listening music then.
C. He asked me not to make noise because he was listening music then.
D. He asked me to make noise because I was listening music then.
41. “I have just seen your mother this morning”. Laura said to Lewis.
A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning.
B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning.
C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning.
D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning.
42. “We are ready to come with our friends” they said.
A. They told us they are ready to come with their friends.
B. They told us they were ready to come with our friends.
C. They told us we were ready to come with our friends.
D. They told us they were ready to come with their friends.
43. “I was intending to meet you tomorrow” she said.
A. She told me she was intending to meet me tomorrow.
B. She told me she had intending to meet me the next day.
C. She told me she had been intending to meet me tomorrow.
D. She told me she had been intending to meet me the next day.
44. Mrs Smith: “ Don’t play in front of my windows”
A. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of her windows.
B. Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of my windows.
C. Mrs Smith told us to not play in front of her windows.
D. Mrs Smith said us not to play in front of her windows.
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 closed 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 is 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 would 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 how 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. thereThis 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.............................roses were for me . A. those B. these C.they D. there
