TEST 3

1.During the past ten years , the city   ____________________  a lot . 

 A.has been changing

 B.has been changed

 C.have changed

 D.was changed            

2. / We / things and ran / hurriedly gathered / to catch the last bus / to the bus stop / .  /

 A.We hurriedly gathered things and ran to the bus stop to catch the last bus.  

 B.The last bus hurriedly gathered things and we ran to the bus stop to catch.

 C.We gathered things and ran to the bus stop to catch hurriedly the last bus.  

 D.The last bus ran to the bus stop to catch and we hurriedly gathered things.

3. She wishes she (not be)________________ so sick.

 A.weren’t

 B.wouldn’t be

 C.isn’t

 D.wasn’t

4. Since he was eighteen, he’s lived apart and ________________.

 A.dependent

 B.independent

 C.dependently

 D.independently

5. The antonym of the word “entrance” is ___________.

 A.exist

 B.enter

 C.entry

 D.exit

6. “How was your trip?” – “ ___________”

 A.It’s a good idea.

 B.It was wonderful.

 C.Thanks a lot.

 D.Never mind.

7. They enjoy the tropical ____________ in Vietnam.

 A.country

 B.climate

 C.weather

 D.friendliness

8. There will be a firework display on the _______________________ Day.     

 A.Dependence

 B.Independent

 C.Independence

 D.Independently

9. English _____________ all over the world.

 A.is widely spoken

 B.is speaking

 C.widely speaks

 D.is wide spoken

10. / a lot of / Maryam / in Ha Noi / famous places / visited / last week / . //

 A.Maryam visited famous places in Ha Noi last week.

 B.Maryam visited a lot of famous places last week in Ha Noi.

 C.Maryam visited a lot of famous places in Hanoi last week.

 D.Maryam visisted a lot of famous places last week.

11. The synonym of the word “ comprise” is _______________.

 A.call on

 B.catch up with

 C.care for

 D.consist of

12. They have to work on the weekend.

 A.They wish they don’t have to work on the weekend.

 B.They wish they didn’t have to work on the weekend.

 C.They wish they hadn’t to work on the weekend.

 D.They wish they wouldn’t have to work on the weekend.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentence with the words in the box.                                                                                  1. Now keep ......................... everyone, the police are on their way.                                                                                         2. I was too ......................... to admit that I was scared.                                                                                                3. Vietnam gained its ......................... in 1945.                                                                                                                      4. Doctors are trained to ......................... the symptoms of different diseases.                                                                                                                                                                                  5. There was a lot of ......................... between him and his father.                                                                      

Exercise 9. Choose the best option to complete the sentence.                                                                                                 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 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

Exercise 8: Change the following sentences into reported speech.                                                                           1. She said to him: “Give me another glass of wine”.                                                                                                      2. She said to me: “Bring me a book”.                                                                                                                                              3. The 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 until I come back”.                                                                                                                                                                      6. She told her: “Take it and come with me”.                                                                                                                                  7. He said to me: “Don’t come 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!”.                                                                                                 11. The teacher said: “I am a teacher” .                                                                                                                      12. She said to me “I have a big house”.                                                                                                                      13. He asked me: “When do you finish your work?”                                                                                                                         14. Mai asked me: “Why didn’t you come?”                                                                                                                                Exercise 8: Change the following sentences into reported speech.                                                                           1. She said to him: “Give me another glass of wine”.                                                                                                      2. She said to me: “Bring me a book”.                                                                                                                                              3. The 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 until I come back”.                                                                                                                                                                      6. She told her: “Take it and come with me”.                                                                                                                                  7. He said to me: “Don’t come 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!”.                                                                                                 11. The teacher said: “I am a teacher” .                                                                                                                      12. She said to me “I have a big house”.                                                                                                                      13. He asked me: “When do you finish your work?”                                                                                                                         14. Mai asked me: “Why didn’t you come?”                                                                                                                                

Exercise 7: Change the sentences below into direct speech.                                                                                                1. My mother told me that she was sad then.                                                                                                            2. One of my friends said that she liked learning English with her teacher.                                                                                  3. The doctor told me that I could leave the hospital that day.                                                                              4. The film director said that she was willing to work then.                                                                                              5. The teacher told his students that he would be busy the following month.                                                                              6. Tom invited me to his birthday party.                                                                                                                                      7. She said the doctor had written her a prescription.                                                                                                                   8. He said that he had a toothache.                                                                                                                                                    9. She said she went to the museum every day.                                                                                                       10. They said they were going to the supermarket.                                                                                                              11. She said that the doctor had given her some pills.                                                                                                  12. He said he had received the report.                                                                                                                                         13. John said that he had finished studying his lesson.                                                                                                               14. Mary told John that she couldn’t go to the movies with him.                                                                                                15. Mary told her friend she should expect to see him/her the following Wednesday.