11. Tom told us that sometimes he had difficulty _______ his feelings. A. expressing B. communicating C. sending D. talking *
A
B
C
D
12. My teacher told me that I _______attend the math course for the higher level programme that I _______for. A. can’t – apply B. couldn’t – apply C. can’t – applied D. couldn’t – had applied *
A
B
C
D
13. I asked him ________ but he said nothing. A. what the matter was B. what was the matter C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was *
A
B
C
D
14. My closest friend is not very _________ and she likes having a small friend group but I like talking with a lot of people and hanging out. A. society B. sociable C. social D. socialist *
A
B
C
D
15. Mi asked what information she _______ that assignment. A. needs to be done B. needed doing C. need to do D. needed to do *
A
B
C
D
16. James _______ him up when the bus reached the square. A. told me wake B. asked me to wake C. said me to wake D. requested me waking *
A
B
C
D
17. Ann was raised very ________on her parents, and she was _______ that she wouldn’t live on her own afterwards. A. dependent - worry B. dependent – worried C. independent - worry D. independent - worried *
A
B
C
D
18. Susan needs someone to show her how to ________ her anxiety and depression. A. empathise B. try C. succeed D. manage *
A
B
C
D
19. I wonder ______ we’ll catch the bus ________we’ll take a taxi. A. if - and whether B. whether - or that C. if - or that D. whether - or whether *
A
B
C
D
20. The advice columnist said, “It sounds like the problem is not your appearance but the ________ you see yourself.” A. route B. distance C. way D. behavior *
A
B
C
D

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

Change the sentences below into direct speech.

1.My brother told me that she was happy 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 worker said that she was doing her work then

5.The teacher told his students that he would be busy the following month

6.Tom invited me to go out for a walk with him that night

7.She said the doctor had written her prescription

8.He asked me not to stay up too late

9.She said that she went to the museum everyday

10.She told me if i was going to the supermarket then

11.She said that the doctor had given her some pills

12.He asked the the girl how often she went swimming

13.John suggested that Mary should buy Nam a present on his birthday

14.The doctor advised us not to smoke so muck

15.The girl told the boy that she would visit him the following day

EXERCISE 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

2. “I have something to tell you” Mary said to John.

A. Mary told John I had something to tell him.

B. Mary told John she had something to tell him.

C. Mary told John she had had something to tell him.

D. Mary told John he had had something to tell her.

3. 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.

4. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.

A. She said to Philip 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 Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.

5. “I wrote to him yesterday”

A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.

B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday.

C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.

D. She told me she had written to him the day before.

6. “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 talking to my sister. D. She told me he was talking to her sister.

7. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.

A. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.

B. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.

C. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.

D. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.

8. “You will like my sister when you meet her”

A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.

B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.

C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.

D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.

9. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”

A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.

B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.

C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.

D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.

10. “I didn’t break your watch”

A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.

B. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.

C. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.

D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.

11. The mother told her son ______ so impolitely.

A. not behaving B. not to behave C. did not behave D. not behave

12. She said she _________ collect it for me after work.

A. would B. did C. will D. had

13. He asked me where I ______________.

A. have studied B. study C. am studying D. studied

14. The man wanted to avoid __________ on security cameras.

A. to see B. being seen C. seeing D. to be seen

15. Peter said that he had lived in London four years ________

A. then B. ago C. before D. later

16. 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

17. The host asked her _______________ tea or coffee.

A. whether she liked B. that she liked

C. if she likes D. whether she like

18. My friend asked me who _______________ the piano in the sitting room.

A. was playing B. plays C. is playing D. has played

19. The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.

A. would stop B. to stop C. stop D. stopped

20. Mary asked me ________________

A. whether I would watch the football match on TV the day before.

B. whether I watched the football match on TV the day before

C. If I had watch the football match on TV the day before.

D. whether I had watched the football match on TV the day before.

21. He asked _______________ him some money.

A. her to lend B. her lending C. she has lent D. she lends

22. Jennifer asked me where _______________ the week before.

A. had I gone B. did I go C. I had gone D. was I going

23. Tom asked me ________.

A. if was I having a good time last year

B. whether I had had a good time the year before

C. if would I have a good time the year before

D. whether I have had a good time the year before

24. Do you know where _______?

A. he lives B. did he live C. does he live D. he live

25. She asked me __________ the seat ___________ or not

A. If / had occupied B. Whether / was occupied

C. If / has been occupied D. Whether / occupied

26. The policeman asked us ______________

A. had any of us seen the accident happen

C. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen

B. If had any of us seen the accident happen

D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen

27. I asked him ___________, but he said nothing

A. what the matter was B. what was the matter

C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was

28. James___________ him up when the bus reached the square

A. told me wake B. asked me to wake

C. said me to wake D. requested me waking

29. Excuse me. Could you tell me___________ ?

A. what time is it B. what is the time

C. what time it is D. it is what time

30. We wonder___________ from his office after that scandal

A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign

C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign

31. Jeff wanted to know ___________

A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing

C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing

32. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ___________ day

A. previous B. following C. before D. last

33. She ___________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked

A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked

34. His neighbors sometimes wondered ___________ he did for a living

A. why B. when C. where D. what

35. Could you please tell me ___________?

A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop

C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop

36. Marigold wondered ___________ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party

A. that B. whether C. if D. B& C

37. He asked me___________

A. How long I have studied English B. How long had I studied English

C. How long I had study English D. How long I had studied English

38. The passenger asked ___________ we landed

A. what B. when C. if D. why

39. She asked Nam what ___________ in that room.

A. he is doing B. he was doing C. was he doing D. she was doing

40. “I didn’t take your calculator”, Bob said to Mary .

A. Bob told Mary he hadn’t taken her calculator

B. Bob told Mary I didn’t take your calculator

C. Bob told Mary he haven’t taken her calculator

D. Bob told Mary he had taken her calculator

III. Turn the following sentences into direct speech.

1. He told me to rest for a while.

2. The teacher told me that I hadn't done my work well.

3. My classmate told me he couldn't explain that rule to you.

4. The teacher told the class they would discuss that subject the next day.

5. His mother asked him not to make a mess in his room.

6. He suggested that they should go to the cinema that night.

7. My friend told me to explain to him how to solve that problem.

8. The teacher gave us the permission to leave the room.

17. “I have something to show you now.”, he said to me.

A. He told me that he has something to show me then.

B. He told me that he had something to show you then.

C. He told me that he had something to show me now.

D. He told me that he had something to show me then.

18. “I’m leaving here for Hue tomorrow,” she said.

A. She said that she is leaving leave there for Hue the day after.

B. She said that she was leaving leave there for Hue the day after

.C. She said that she would leaving leave there for Hue the day after

.D. She said that she is leaving leave here for Hue the day after.

19. “I’ll come with you as son as I am ready.” Tom said to her.

A. Tom said to her that he will come with her s soon as he was ready.

B. Tom said to her that he would come with her s soon as he was ready.

C. Tom said to her that he will come with you as soon as he was ready.

D. Tom said to her that he will come with her s soon as he is ready.

20. “I must go now,” the father said to us.

A. The father said to us that he must go then

B. The father said to us that he had to go now

C. The father said to us that he has to go then

D. The father said to us that he had to go then

21. “Who puts the salt in my cup of coffee?”

A. Peter asked who put the salt in his cup of coffee?

B. Peter asked who put the salt in his cup of coffee.

C. Peter asked who puts the salt in his cup of coffee.

D. Peter asked who put the salt in my cup of coffee.

22. “Why do you come here late?”, she asked me.

A. She asked me why I came there late.

B. She asked me why I come there late.

C. She asked me why I came here late.

D. She asked me why you came there late.

23. ‘Can you lay the piano?”, he asked the girl.

A. He asked the girl if she can play the piano

.B. He asked the girl if she could play the piano?

C. He asked the girl if she can play the piano.

D. He asked the girl if she played the piano.

24. “I’m having a good time here, said Maryam.

A. Maryam said that she was having a good time there.

B. Maryam said that she is having a good time here.

C. Maryam said that she was having a good time there.

D. Maryam said that she had a good time there.

25. “Do you like popmusic?”, hoa told Maryam.

A. Hoa asked Maryam if she likes pop music.

B. Hoa asked Maryam if she liked pop music.

C. Hoa told Maryam if she likes pop music.

D. Hoa told Maryam if she liked pop music.

26. “Where do you lve the boys?”, asked the man.

A. The man asked the boys where they live.

B. The man asked the boys where they lived.

C. The man asked the boys where they lived?

D. The man asked the boys where did they live.