Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentences printed before them.

1. The program was so interesting that none of us wanted to turn the TV off.

It was .......................

2. Nobody has maintained the ancient houses for at least sixty years.

The ancient houses....................

3. They spend halt an hour watching the news on TV every day

It takes..........................

4. "Will i ever buy such a house?" Tom said to himself.

Tom wondered.....................

5. I'm fond of johnny although he behaves terribly

In spite.........................

The...................all sat down in the middle of the road.

He offered to give me a ................... of how the machine worked.

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as given, so that it contains an expression with have
1 I really enjoyed my holiday last year.
= I.............................................
2, david crashed his car while he was driving to Spain.
=David..................................
3, When we left, Maria wished us a safe journey.
= ^ goodbye ^, said Maria, and .................
4 Most of the people on the beach were wearing very little.
= Most of the people on the beach .....................
5.We could not decide about our holiday but then Sue thought of something.
= We could not decide about our holiday until Sue.................................
6 There was a party at Martin house last night.
= Martin......................
7.Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was very busy.
= Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was .......................
8. LAn did not how to water-ski, but she gave it a try.
= LAn did not how to water-ski but she......................
9. LAura suspected that the hotel food was going to be bad.
= LAura

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. What is happened to Mr.Brown? He said to us

2. Who is going to live in the big house? He said to her

3. What will happen to his racehorses? She said to us

4. Who is playing next week? He asked me

5. Which team has won? asked Ann

6. When was the timetable changed? He asked me

7. Why has the 2:30 train been cancelled? said Ann

8. When did you begin learning English? He said to us

9. Why did you think it may be dangerous? He asked her

10. Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair? I asked him

11. What games do they play? Tom asked us

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or A to indicate the correct answer to each of the question.

Orbis is an organisation which helps blind people of everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside an aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medico team. Samantha Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia. Samantha tells the story, of the Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl.

'Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly damaged. Dr. Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see again, I thought about all the things I do that she couldn't, things like reading schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realised how lucky I am.'

'The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian medical students. I prayed the operation would be successful. The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr. Duffey removed her bandages. "In six months your sight will be back to normal," he said. Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!'

Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor. Her whole future has changed
thanks to a simple operation. We should all think more about how much our sight means to us.’

(Source: haps..Mooks.google.corn.vnj

After meeting Eukhtuul, Samantha felt  _______. 

A. angry about Eukhtuul's experience

B. grateful for her own sight 

C. proud of the doctor's skill

D. surprised by Eukhtuul's ability

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Orbis is an organisation which helps blind people of everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside an aeroplane and flown it all over the world with an international medica team. Samantha Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England, went with the plane to Mongolia. Samantha tells the story of the Eukhtuul, a young Mongolian girl.

‘Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home from school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly damaged. Dr. Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see again. I thought about all the things I do that she couldn’t, things like reading schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realised how lucky I am.’

‘The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian medical students. I prayed the operation would be successful. The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr. Duffey removed her bandages. “In six months your sight will be back to normal,” he said. Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!’

Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor. Her whole future has changed thanks to a simple operation. We should all think more about how much our sight means to us.’

After meeting Eukhtuul, Samantha felt ____.

A. angry about Eukhtuul’s experience

B. grateful for her own sight

C. proud of the doctor’s skill

D. surprise by Eukhtuul’s ability

Put these sentences into directed speech :
1. I told her to bring it back if it didn't fit.
2. Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address.
3. She told me that he was not at home.
4. She said that she would pay him if she could.
5. The notice said that breakfast would not be served after 9.30.
6. I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day.
7. He asked her where shw was going.
8. Nina said that they were going to visit her on Sunday.
9. He said that he could understand that problem.
10. He told Jack that he would phone him the following day.
11. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
12. The interviewer asked Mr Simpson how many iobs he had had since 2000.
13. The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch.
14. She told me that she would have a cup of tea with me.

1. She shouldn't let the children go out at night.

=> The children shouldn't...

2. "Why don't we take a taxi to get there?" He said.

=> He suggested...

3. They will have no change the date of the meeting again.

=> The date of...

4. You must make a decision as soon as possible.

=> A decision...

5. Although it rained, we went to school.

=> Inspite...

6. The weather is lovely. We spent the whole day in the garden.

=> It was such...

7. "Please turn down the radio for me" My father said.

=> My father asked...

8. The film was so boring that I turned off the TV set and went to bed.

=> It was such...

9. He is a bad driver.

=> He...

10. It was overeating that caused his heart attack.

=> If...

11. "Try your best study" My father said to me.

=> My father encouraged...

12. "Why don't you go to the party with me?"

=> He suggested me...

13. I can't speak Russian.

=> I wish...

14. "Stop your car" The police asked me.

=> The police ordered me...

15. The children didn't want to go to bed early because the TV programme was very interesting.

=> The TV programme was so...

16. She doesn't watch TV at night.

=> TV...

17. "Do you sometimes play chess with your father, Minh?" They asked.

=> They asked...

18. "You had better leave this party early?" He asked.

=> He advised me...

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