Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning

Peter said: “I will try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.”

A. Peter said that he would try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.

B. Peter told that he would try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.

C. Peter asked that he would try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.

D. Peter talked that he would try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.

Peter said: “I will try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.”

A. Peter said that he would try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.

B. Peter told that he would try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.

C. Peter asked that he would try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.

D. Peter talked that he would try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam.

I. Turn these sentences into reported speech.

1. "I try to learn hard to pass the entrance exam."

à My sister said ____________________________________________________

2. "My students are preparing the hall for their meeting."

à The teacher informed ______________________________________________

3. "Lien doesn't want to go for a picnic tomorrow."

à Lan told _________________________________________________________

4. "We bought a special TV which could perform two different channels at the same time last week."

à My friends told me ________________________________________________

5. "Lily will be a talent musician in the future."

à The music teacher hoped ___________________________________________

6. "Science and technology are the keys to develop the country."

à People believed ___________________________________________________

7. "You have to wear school uniform next Monday," our teacher said.

à Our teacher said ___________________________________________________

8. "I saw the alien yesterday when I was going out with my friends" the boy said.

à The boy said that __________________________________________________

9. "I have just received a birthday gift from my mother," my friend said to me.

à My friend told me _________________________________________________

10. "The story about that happened long ago" she said.

à She said _________________________________________________________

II. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.

1. We/ have/ car/ service/ and/ seem/ there/ problem/ engine.

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2. Scientists/ try/ work out/ way/ reduce/ pollution/ aircraft.

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3. All/ us/ know/ the way/ the success/ not/ easy.

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4. Nick/ tell/ that/ he/ go camping/ his classmates/ next day.

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5. Technology/ field/ telecommunications/ develop/ significantly/ recent years.

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6. Call/ me/ you/ finish/I/ come/ pick/ you/ up.

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7. When/ he/ come/ tomorrow/ they/ travel/ Japan.

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8. We/ all/ believe/ he/ recover/ her illness/ soon.

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9. My sister/ visit/ China/ this time next month.

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10. Match/ already start/ by the time/ he/ get/ stadium.

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III. Rewrite the sentences in direct or indirect speech.

1. "Production of these chemicals causes serious environmental pollution", said the scientists.

à The scientists said that______________________________________________

2. "New scientific discoveries are being made all the time."

à We believed that __________________________________________________

3. Miss Anne said that she was doing scientific experiments at that moment.

à Miss Anne:"_____________________________________________________ "

4. Minh asked his friend who he had been out with the weekend before.

à Minh: ___________________________________________________________

5. They asked us how we had got on with David two days before.

à They:" _________________________________________________________?”

6. "The students will watch a documentary on the future of nuclear power tomorrow", said the teacher.

à The teacher said that _______________________________________________

IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its meaning stays the same.

1. My science exam starts at eight tomorrow morning. (TAKING)

à At eight tomorrow _______________________________ my science exam.

2. The teacher will finish marking the exams and then she will tell us our results. (SOON)

à The teacher will tell us our results _______________________________ marking the exams.

3. We're willing to wait for you. (WILL)

à We __________________________________

4. "I’ll buy them as they're so cheap!" said Tony. (GOING)

à Tony said he _______________________________ as they were so cheap.

5. "Everything was different yesterday", said Nick. (BEEN)

à Nick said everything _______________________________ before.

6. "We're going on our yearly diet tomorrow", said Jessie and Sandy together. (STARTING)

à Jessie and Sandy said together that ______________________their yearly diet the next day.

V. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.

1. We/ believe/ science/ technology/ the keys/ develop/ the country.

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2. Steward/ said/ he/ not want/ dessert/ because/ he/ full.

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3. future/ robots/ do/ many/ thing/ us/,/but/ may not/ improve/ quality/ our lives.

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4. We/ hope/ scientists/ invent/ more/ energy- saving device/ help/ us/ easily/ save power.

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5. international meeting/ economic development/ take place/ Singapore/ this time next week.

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6. Science/ technology/ the key/ development/ many/ field/ our life/ and/ will bring/ lot/ more benefits/ people.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

The 12th-grade students are studying very hard. They want to pass the entrance exam.

A. The 12^th -grade students are studying very hard so as pass the entrance exam.

B. The 12^th -grade students are studying very hard in order that to pass the entrance exam.

C. The 12^th -grade students are studying very hard so to pass the entrance exam.

D. The 12^th -grade students are studying very hard so that they can pass the entrance exam.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

 The 12th-grade students are studying very hard.. They want to pass the entrance exam.

A. The 12^th -grade students are studying very hard so as pass the entrance exam.

B. The 12^th -grade students are studying very hard in order that to pass the entrance exam.

C. The 12^th -grade students are studying very hard so to pass the entrance exam.

D. The 12^th -grade students are studying very hard so that they can pass the entrance exam.

1. David: “It’s terrible. I don’t think I will be able to pass the exam.” – Mary “_____________________”

A. Let’s try it C. Don’t worry. Everything will be all right.

B. Ok. What’s that D. Why not pass it?

2. Peter: “Why don’t we go to the British Council?”- Tom “____________________”.

A. Certainly B. Please do C. Good idea D. No, problem

3. Lan: “Let’s go to Dalat on the weekend.”. Mai: “_______________”

A. That’s fine B. That’s good C. Yes, please D. Yes, let’s

4. Messages that a person receives or send on the computer are______.

A. data                        B. information       C. e-mail             D. texts

5. “Do you think I should buy this suit?”       “______my opinion, it’s too expensive”

A. In                             B. To                        C. From                D. For

6. How much time do you spend ______a web a day?

A. to surf                       B. surfing                 C. surf                      D. to have surfed

7. John, stop ______at those magazines and pay attention.

A. look                          B. to look                  C. looking            D. to having looked

8. This book isn’t very interesting, ______?

A. isn’t it                      B. is it                       C. is this               D. isn’t this

9. Tom has never written to you, ______?  

A. hasn’t he                 B. has he                                C. hasn’t Tom      D. has Tom

10. Books in our school library are __________for us to use.

A. available B. willing          C. famous D. worth