1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.

1.   “Why hasn’t Peter phoned? she wondered.

      She wondered____________________________________________________________

2.   I’m only interested in why he did it.

      The only thing____________________________________________________________

3.   He tried to escape but the police stopped him.

      The police prevented him___________________________________________________

4.   She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.

      She is having_____________________________________________________________

5.   Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

      Is this___________________________________________________________________

6.   John began playing the piano ten years ago.

      John has_________________________________________________________________

7.   They won’t be able to come on Sunday.

      It will be_________________________________________________________________

8.   She needs to study harder.

      She doesn’t______________________________________________________________

9.   I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.___________________________________

      The car_________________________________________________________________

10. My mother made these curtains.

      These curtains____________________________________________________________ 

Exercise 1 WRITING Sentence Transformation
1. "Why hasn't Peter phoned?&" she wondered.
She wondered.
2. I'm only interested in why he did it.
The only thing 
3. He tried to escape but the police stopped him
The police prevented him...
4. She has ordered a new outfit from her dressmaker.
She is having .
5. Couldn't you find the best hotel?
Is this 
6. John began playing the piano ten years ago
John has.
7. They won't be able to come on Sunday
It will be 
8. She needs to study harder
She doesn't .
9. I only paid a few hundred pounds for the car.
The car.......
10. My mother made these curtains.
These curtains..

 Change into direct statements

1.      I said that I was fine.-> …………………………………

2.      I wondered whether he could play the piano.-> ………………………………

3.      She asked her daughter why she had bad marks.-> ………………………………

4.      Mum told me that she was sad then.-> …………………………………

5.      The doctor told me that I could leave the hospital that day.->………………………………

Word form

1.They made a decision to close down the factory _____________(permanence)

2.Jack thinks her hometown is a very _____________(bore) place. She really gets _____________(bore) there.

3The remote desert area is _____________(access) only by helicopter.

4He is one of the best _____________(photo) in the world.

5.Their first public _____________(perform) was not very successful.

6.The shoes were very nice, but they were _____________(comfort)

7.Hoa and Nien used to be next-door _____________(neighborhood)

8.Surface mail is much _____________(cheap) than airmail

9.I can’t see him now; it’s not _____________(convenience)

10.They are very busy with _____________(celebrate) the Teacher’s Day.

11.Nam thinks the food in this restaurant is _____________(taste)

12._____________, I won’t be able to attend the meeting (fortunate)

CHOOSE THE WORD WHOSE UNDERLINED PART IS PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY

1. a. bad                          b. day                       c.  sad                                 d. catch

2. a. greet                        b. teeth                     c. knee                                d. deer  

3. a. sign                         b. high                      c. sit                                    d. mind

4. a. pick                         b.  invite                   c. ticket                              d. kitchen

5. a. lock                         b. shock                   c. block                               d. program

6.a. prayed                          b. embroidered         c. designed                            d. impressed

7. a. religion                       b. divide                     c. invite                                  d. design

  8. a.gather                           b. northern                c. healthy                               d. there

   9.a.  exchange                   b. examiner               c. relax                                   d. collection

     10. . a. released                b. pleased                   c. passed                             d. housed

Change the folowing sentences into indirect speech:

1."Will you be at the party'' he asked her.->He asked ............................................................................

2.''Can you meet me at the station?''she said.-She asked............................................................................

3.''Who knows the answer?'' the taecher asked.->The teacher wanted tto know............................................................................

4.''Why don't you help me?'' she asked him.->She wondered............................................................................

5.''Did you see that car?'' he asked.-> he asked............................................................................

6.''Have you tidied up your room?'' the mother asked the twins.

The mother asked............................................................................

7.''Where have you spent your money?'' she aksed him.

She asked............................................................................

8.''Where is your sister?'' she asked me .-> She asked me............................................................................

9.''Jane is the best worker here,isn't she?'' The boss said to me.

The boss............................................................................

10.''Why haven't you phoned me?'' he asked.-> He wondered............................................................................

1. Women drive more carefully than men – that’s why they have ...................... accidents.

  A. less                              B. more                         C. fewer                   D. little

2. She wondered ...................... her father looked like now, after so many years away.

     A. how                            B. whose                       C. what                   D. that

3. Take this road and you will ............ at the hotel in five minutes

     A. reach                           B. find                          C. come               D. arrive

4. Driving in London is supposed to be confusing but I didn't find it at ............ difficult.

            A. all                                B. first                           C. once         D. least

5. Farmers collect household and garden waste to make ......................

            A. compost                      B. floor coverings         C. glassware                  D. pipes

6. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?”             - Kate: “______.”

      A. No, thanks. I’m fine                                             . Yes, that’s kind of you

      C. Yes, sure                                                                 D. Yes, thank you

7. The winners are the first ones ______ a fire.

      A. make                       B. makes                     C. making            D. to make