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.

Bài tập 2

Chọn đáp án đúng

1. He resented his father….. him no money in the will.

A. Leaving     B. To leave      C. Leaving/ to leave

2. She intended …..the work by 7pm.

A. Finishing     B.  To finish     C. Finishing/ to finish

3. She continued ……the medicine for two weeks.

A. Taking     B. To take       C. Taking/to take

4. He quit …… to persuade his friends to go with him.

A. Trying     B. To try      C. Trying/to try

5. The government discussed ….. the level of taxes.

A. Reducing     B. To reduce      C. Reducing/to reduce

6. He started …. an addiction to the drugs.

A. Developing      B. To develop      C. Developing/to develop

7. He claims…. the best builder in the town.

A. Being      B. To be      C. Being/ To be 

8. Developed countries tend…. the highest levels of obesity.

A. Having      B. To have       C. Having/ Tohave

9. I couldn’t sleep so I tried …. some hot milk.

A. Drinking     B. To Drink      C. Drinking/ To drink

10. She tried … the book on the high shelf but she was too small.

A. Reaching     B. To Reach    C. Reaching/ To reach

Choose the best answer:

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 way 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
21. She asked me where I___________ from.
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
22. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking
23. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.
A. was B. were C. is D. has been
24. He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow.
A. come B. came C. will come D. would come
25. I wonder why he___________ love his family.
A. doesn’t B. don’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

31. “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.

32. “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.

A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.

33. "What's your job?", said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.

A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.

B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.

C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.

D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.

34. “I don’t like football”, she said.

A. She said she didn’t like football. B. She said she don’t like football.

C. She said she doesn’t like football. D. She said I didn’t like football.

35.“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.

A. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.

B. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.

C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.

D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

31. “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.

32. “How long have you been in this job?” She asked him.

A. She asked him how long he has been in that job.

B. She asked him how long has he been in that job.

C. She asked him how long he had been in that job.

D. She asked him how long had he been in that job.

33. "What's your job?", said the doctor to Mr. Thomas.

A. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job was.

B. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what his job is.

C. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what was his job.

D. The doctor asked Mr. Thomas what is his job.

34. “I don’t like football”, she said.

A. She said she didn’t like football. B. She said she don’t like football.

C. She said she doesn’t like football. D. She said I didn’t like football.

35.“I will not leave until I see the manager,” said the customer.

A. The customer decided to leave because he did not see the manager.

B. The customer refused to leave until he saw the manager.

C. The customer said he would leave before he saw the manager.

D. The customer was persuaded to see the manager before leaving.

BÀI TẬP VỀ REPORTED SPEECH

I. Trắc nghiệm

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 way 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

21. She asked me where I___________ from. 

A. come                 B. coming              C. to come                      D. came

22. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not. 

A. ask                    B. asks                  C. asked                          D. asking

23. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book. 

A. was                    B. were                  C. is                                  D. has been

24. He wants to know whether I ___________ back tomorrow.             

A. come                 B. came                 C. will come                      D. would come

25. I wonder why he___________ love his family.                      

A. doesn’t            B. don’t                 C. didn’t                            D. hasn’t

26. They asked me how many children___________.                  

A. if I had              B.  I had                C. I have                          D. have I

27. Thu said she had been___________ the day before. 

A. here                  B. there                  C. in this place               D. where

28. The student said that the English test_______ the most difficult. 

A. is                      B. was                    C. will be                         D. have been

29. He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.

A. if we had been going                      B. that if we had been going 

C. we were going                                D. that we were going

30. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.

A. that did I know/ who were he                   B. that I knew/ who he had been

 C. if I knew/ who he was                               D. whether I knew/ who had he been

31. The mother asked her son _______.

A. where he had been                           B. whether I had been 

C. where has he been                           D. where had he been

32. Martin asked me _______.

A. how is my father                            B. how my father is    

C. how was my father                        D. how my father was

33. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.

A. whether he preferred  B. that he preferred          C. did he prefer                D. if he prefers

34. She asked me _______ my holidays _______.

A. where I spent/ the previous year                         B. where I had spent/ the previous year

C. where I spent/ last year                                        D. where did I spend/ last year

35. He advised _______ too far.

A. her did not go                               B. her do not go              

 C. her not to go                                  D. she did not go

36. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.

A. doesn’t like/ is  B. did not like/ were        C. not liked/ had been       D. had not liked/ was

37. Nancy asked me why I had not gone to New York the summer _______.

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

38. He asked _______ him some money.

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

39. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.

A. have not eaten/ ago                                  B. had eaten/ previous    

C. did not eat/ before                                    D. would not eat/ last

40. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day.

A. had done/ following                                 B. will do/ previous        

C. would do/ following                                 D. was going/ previous

41. 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

42. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.

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

43. She said she _______ collect it for me after work.

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

44. She said I _______ an angel.

A. am                    B. was                              C. were                            D. have been

45. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.

A. is                      B. were                             C. had been                    D. would be

46. I told him _______ the word to Jane somehow that I _______ to reach her during the early hours.

A. passing/ will try  B. he will pass/ tried      C. to pass/ would try      D. he passed/ have tried

 47. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.        

A. yesterday           B. two days ago              C. the day before       D. the next day

48. John asked me _______ interested in any kind of sports.       

A. if I were            B. if were I                     C. if was I                        D. if I was

49. John asked me _______ that film the night before.

A. that I saw          B. had I seen                    C. if I had seen                D. if had I seen

50. The guest told the host that _______. 

A. I must go now    B. he must go now                    C. he had to go now        D. he had to go then