1. He became interest=>interested in reading while he was working in the city library

2. My father há retired=>retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension

3. If only we had a bigger house we can=>could invite our friend to stay

4. It took me so many=>much time to learn this lesson

5. They listened to their teacher carefully, as=>so they understood the lesson easily

6. The boy broke the window when he is=>was playing football with his friends.

7. Peter and Jone plays=>play badminton every Saturday with Maria and me

8. She wishes he will=>would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks

9. Flat television are=>is too expensive for we to buy at this time

10. The police ordered the man don't=>didn't remove his handsfrom the steering wheel.

Tìm lỗi sai và sửa

1. He became interest=>interested in reading while he was working in the city library

2. My father há retired=>retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension

3. If only we had a bigger house we can=>could invite our friend to stay

4. It took me so many=>much time to learn this lesson

5. They listened to their teacher carefully, as=>so they understood the lesson easily

6. The boy broke the window when he is=>was playing football with his friends.

7. Peter and Jone plays=>play badminton every Saturday with Maria and me

8. She wishes he will=>would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks

9. Flat television are too expensive for we=>us to buy at this time

10. The police ordered the man don't=> not to remove his handsfrom the steering wheel.

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

Choose the best answer :

1. He asked her.....

A. when she leaves the party.

B. when did she leave the party

C. when she left the party

D. when does she leave the party

2. He said, " I bought this book yesterday " -> He told me that......

A. he bought the book yesterday

B. he had bought the book yesterday

C. he had bought the book the day before

D. he bought the book the previous day

3. He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we......

A. wouldn't

B. couldn't

C. didn't

D. weren't

4. He wanted to know..... there.

A. how long time I had been

B. how long I had been

C. how long time had I been

D. how long had I been

5. She asked me what time it was. = In direct speech this should be read: .....

A. She asked, " What time it is? "

B. She asked, " What time it was? "

C. She asked, " What time is it? "

D. She asked, " What time was it? "

6. " Whose motorbike did you borrow last night? ", he asked = In reported speech this should be read:.....

A. He asked me whose motorbike did I borrow last night.

B. He asked me whose motorbike had I borrowed last night.

C. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed last night.

D. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed the night before.

7. " Would you like a cup of coffee? ", she asked.

A. She asked if I like a cup of coffee.

B. She asked if I would like a cup of coffee.

C. She asked if I liked a cup of coffee.

D. She invited me to have a cup of coffee.

8. " Did you close the windows when you left? ", Ha asked.

A. He asked me if I close the windows when I left.

B. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I left.

C. He asked me if I closed the windows when I had left.

D. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I had left.

9. " What are you going to do this weekend?" , she asked.

A. She wanted to know what I am going to do that weekend.

B. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend.

C. She wanted to know what I were going to do that weekend.

D. She wanted to know what I was going to do that weekend.

10. She told me that her mother..... to market when I arrived.

A. just went

B. had just gone

C. has just gone

D. had just been gone

11. " Whose book is on my desk? ", the teacher asked us......

A. whose book is on his desk

B. whose book was on his desk

C. whose book on his desk is

D. whose book on his desk was

12. She asked me to sit next to Mary. = In direct speech, this should be read: "....", she said.

A. Please sitting next to Mary

B. Next to Mary, please

C. Please to sit next to Mary

D. Please sit next to Mary

13. " Who wrote this letter? ", said the teacher - The teacher....

A. asked us who had written that letter

B. asked us who that letter had written

C. asked us who had written the letter

D. told to us who had written letter

14. I asked Lan if......

A. she enjoys her music class

B. she will enjoy her music class

C. did she enjoy her music class

D. she enjoyed her music class

15. " We always try to please you ". She says to me.......

A. we always tried to please me

B. they always tried to please me

C. we always try to please me

D. they always try to please me

16. " Be careful! The paint is wet ", she shouted.

A. She said be careful because the paint was wet

B. She told me be careful because the paint was wet

C. She asked me to be careful because the paint is wet

D. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet

17. " Can I make an appointment to see the doctor? "

A. Jenny asked to see the doctor

B. Jenny asked if the doctor could make an appointment

C. Jenny asked whether she can make an appointment the doctor

D. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor

18. " Did they tell you when they left school? ", he said to me = In reported speech, this could be read:...

A. He asked me if they told me when they left school

B. He asked me if they told me when they had left school

C. He asked me if they had told me when they left school

D. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school

19. She asked me how old Jimmy was. = In direct speech, this could be read :....

A. She asked, " How old Jimmy was? "

B. She asked, " How old Jimmy is? "

C. She asked, " How old was Jimmy? "

D. She asked, " How old is Jimmy? "

20. " When did your sister arrive? ", he asked.

A. He asked me when my sister arrived

B. He wanted to know when my sister arrived

C. He asked me when my sister had arrived

D. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived

21. " Is he the man who came here yesterday? ". I wanted to know.......

A. if he was the man who came here yesterday

B. if he was the man who came here the day before

C. if he was the man who had come here the day before

D. if he was the man who had come there the day before

22. He said to me, " Shut this door, don't lock it. " - He told me ......

A. to shut the door, don't lock it

B. shut the door, not lock it

C. shut the door, don't lock it

D. to shut the door, not to lock it

23. He told me that.........

A. he has just finished typing

B. he just finished typing

C. he had just finished typing

D. had he just finished typing

24. He asked me..... to her birthday party the night before.

A. whether I come

B. if I come

C. whether I had come

D. if I come

25. The man asked me what my name was. He said, "...... ?"

A. What your name is

B. What's your name

C. What your name was

D. What was your name

26. I asked her where......... it.

A. does she put

B. she put

C. did she put

D. she puts

27. Nam asked her now far...... from her house to her school.

A. is it

B. was it

C. it was

D. it is

28. She asked me....... I smoked

A. could

B. can

C. if

D. would

29. She asked me whether I...... pop music.

A. liked

B. like

C. could like

D. would like

30. She said that she was having a wonderful time......

A. tomorrow

B. there

C. this

D. next week

31. Mrs. Hoa said she..... have a new job the following month

A. may

B. will

C. might

D. can

32. I asked her what sort of heating.......

A. was there

B. there is

C. there was

D. there are

33. He said that...... rose were for me.

A. those

B. these.

C. they

D. there

Choose the best answer :

1. He asked her.....

A. when she leaves the party.

B. when did she leave the party

C. when she left the party

D. when does she leave the party

2. He said, " I bought this book yesterday " -> He told me that......

A. he bought the book yesterday

B. he had bought the book yesterday

C. he had bought the book the day before

D. he bought the book the previous day

3. He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we......

A. wouldn't

B. couldn't

C. didn't

D. weren't

4. He wanted to know..... there.

A. how long time I had been

B. how long I had been

C. how long time had I been

D. how long had I been

5. She asked me what time it was. = In direct speech this should be read: .....

A. She asked, " What time it is? "

B. She asked, " What time it was? "

C. She asked, " What time is it? "

D. She asked, " What time was it? "

6. " Whose motorbike did you borrow last night? ", he asked = In reported speech this should be read :.....

A. He asked me whose motorbike did I borrow last night.

B. He asked me whose motorbike had I borrowed last night.

C. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed last night.

D. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed the night before.

7. " Would you like a cup of coffee? ", she asked.

A. She asked if I like a cup of coffee.

B. She asked if I would like a cup of coffee.

C. She asked if I liked a cup of coffee.

D. She invited me to have a cup of coffee.

8. " Did you close the windows when you left? ", Ha asked.

A. He asked me if I close the windows when I left.

B. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I left.

C. He asked me if I closed the windows when I had left.

D. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I had left.

9. " What are you going to do this weekend?" , she asked.

A. She wanted to know what I am going to do that weekend.

B. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend.

C. She wanted to know what I were going to do that weekend.

D. She wanted to know what I was going to do that weekend.

10. She told me that her mother..... to market when I arrived.

A. just went

B. had just gone

C. has just gone

D. had just been gone

11. " Whose book is on my desk? ", the teacher asked us......

A. whose book is on his desk

B. whose book was on his desk

C. whose book on his desk is

D. whose book on his desk was

12. She asked me to sit next Mary. = In direct speech, this should be read : "....", she said.

A. Please sitting next to Mary

B. Next to Mary, please

C. Please to sit next to Mary

D. Please sit next to Mary

13. " Who wrote this letter? ", said the teacher - The teacher....

A. asked us who had written that letter .

B. asked us who that letter had written

C. asked us who had written the letter

D. told to us who had written letter

14. I asked Lan if......

A. she enjoys her music class

B. she will enjoy her music class

C. did she enjoy her music class

D. she enjoyed her music class

15. " We always try to please you ". She says to me.......

A. we always tried to please me

B. they always tried to please me

C. we always try to please me

D. they always try to please me

16. " Be careful! The paint is wet ", she shouted.

A. She said be careful because the paint was wet

B. She told me be careful because the paint was wet

C. She asked me to be careful because the paint is wet

D. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet

17. " Can I make an appointment to see the doctor? "

A. Jenny asked to see the doctor

B. Jenny asked if the doctor could make an appointment

C. Jenny asked whether she can make an appointment the doctor

D. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor

18. " Did they tell you when they left school? ", he said to me = In reported speech, this could be read:....

A. He asked me if they told me when they left school

B. He asked me if they told me when they had left school

C. He asked me if they had told me when they left school

D. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school

19. She asked me how old Jimmy was. = In direct speech, this could be read :....

A. She asked, " How old Jimmy was? "

B. She asked, " How old Jimmy is? "

C. She asked, " How old was Jimmy? "

D. She asked, " How old is Jimmy? "

20. " When did your sister arrive? ", he asked.

A. He asked me when my sister arrived

B. He wanted to know when my sister arrived

C. He asked me when my sister had arrived

D. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived

21. " Is he the man who came here yesterday? ". I wanted to know.......

A. if he was the man who came here yesterday

B. if he was the man who came here the day before

C. if he was the man who had come here the day before

D. if he was the man who had come there the day before

22. He said to me, " Shut this door, don't lock it. " - He told me that.......

A. to shut the door, don't lock it

B. shut the door, not lock it

C. shut the door, don't lock it

D. to shut the door, not to lock it

23. He told me that.........

A. he has just finished typing

B. he just finished typing

C. he had just finished typing

D. had he just finished typing

24. He asked me..... to her birthday party the night before.

A. whether I come

B. if I come

C. whether I had come

D. if I come

25. The man asked me what my name was. He said, "...... ?"

A. What your name is

B. What's your name

C. What your name was

D. What was your name

26. I asked her where......... it.

A. does she put

B. she put

C. did she put

D. she puts

27. Nam asked her now far...... from her house to her school.

A. is it

B. was it

C. it was

D. it is

28. She asked me....... I smoked

A. could

B. can

C. if

D. would

29. She asked me whether I...... pop music.

A. liked

B. like

C. could like

D. would like

30. She said that she was having a wonderful time......

A. tomorrow

B. there

C. this

D. next week

31. Mrs. Hoa said she..... have a new job the following month

A. may

B. will

C. might

D. can

32. I asked her what sort of heating.......

A. was there

B. there is

C. there was

D. there are

33. He said that...... rose were for me.

A. those

B. these.

C. they

D. there

Chúc bạn hk tốt nha

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.

1. These televisions are all too expensive for we -> us to buy at this time. A B C D

2. Mi has such -> so many things to do that she has no time to go out. A B C D

3. My brother is too young not to -> to do volunteer work . A B C D

4. These televisions were so -> too expensive for us to buy at that time. A B C D

5. That is such an interested -> interesting story that everybody would like to read it. A B C D

6. The road is very -> too slippery for us to drive fast. A B C D

7. The woman was so surprised that she couldn’t say nothing -> anything. A B C D

8. She had so many -> so much luggage that there was not enough room in the car for it. A B C D

9. He had so -> such a difficult exercise that he couldn't do it. A B C D

10. John had so -> such interesting and creative plans that everyone wanted to work with him. A B C D

VI, Find out the mistakes
Peter wished that he has=>had gone to the party last week.
I sometimes wish that I will=> would have another car.
I wish my house were so large as John’s.
I wishes you had been at the meeting yesterday. =>wish
She wishes he will=>would stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
I wish I didn’t say =>hadn't said that to him yesterday.
I wish I wasn’t => hadn't been absent from class yesterday.
I wish my sister will => would go camping with me tomorrow.
She wishes that we didn’t send=>hadn't sent her the candy yesterday because she’s on a diet.
I have a lot of work to do. I wish I have=>had more time.
She wishes she could speak English as fluent =>fluently as her sister.
I wish I could make a 20000 miles-undersea trip in a nuclear submarine.
I really wish we can=>could make a trip around the world.
He got bad marks. He wishes he reviewed=>had reviewed his lesson carefully.
I wish I didn’t speak=>hadn't spoken to him so severely yesterday.

1. he has gone (he had gone)

2. I will have (I would have)

3. were so large as John's (was so large as John's)

4. I wishes ( I wish)

5.he will stop (he would stop)

6. I wish ( I wished)

7. absent from class (absent in class)

8. will go camping (would go camping)

9. send her the candy ( send her candy)

10. I have more time ( I had more time)

11. She could ( she can)

12. I could make a ( I could make) bỏ a

13. We can (we could)

14. He reviewed ( he could review)

EX1:

1. Johnny asked his father if he could continue with his study overseas

A, "Do you think I can continue with my study overseas" said Johnny

B. "Is it possible for me to study overseas?" Johnny asked his father

C. "Can I continue with my study overseas?" Johnny said to his father

D. "Will I continue to study overseas?" Johnny said

2. She asked me ..... I liked pop music

A. when B. what C, if D, x

3. Her friend will come to see her (she hoped)

A, she hoped her friend will come to see her

B, She hoped her friend would come to see her

C. She hoped her friend comes to see her

D. She hoped her friend came to see her

4. "I'll come with you as soon as..." she replied

A. I was ready B. I am ready C. I ready D. am I ready

5. "How long....here?", asked Jane

A, you have been B, you had been C. had you been D, have you been

6, "Buy some meat in the shop" said my mother to me

A. My mother said to me to buy some meat in the shop

B. My mother told said to me to buy some meat in the shop

C. My mother told me to buy some meat in the shop

D. My mother said me to buy some meat in the shop

7. The doctor said to Peter "Don't go for a walk today"

A. The doctor said Peter not go to for a walk today

B. the doctor told Peter "Don't go for a walk today"

C. the doctor said to Peter not to go for a walk today

D. the doctor told Peter not to go for a walk today (câu trực tiếp => gián tiếp: today => that day nên không có đáp án đúng nhé)

8. 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

9. She asked me:" Why didn't you come here yesterday?"

A. She asked me why I hadn't gone there the day before

B. She asked me why I didn't go there the day before

C. She asked me why didn't go there the day before

D. She asked me why hadn't I gone there the day before

10. I couldn't move the piano alone, so I asked Tom...

A. giving a hand B, gave a hand C, to give a hand D, give a hand

11. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she'd been on holiday the .... week

A, ago B, following C, next D. previous

12. "Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?" He said to me

A. He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday

B. He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday

C, He suggested me to have lunch with him on Sunday

D. He reminded me to have lunch with him on Sunday

13. "Remember to switch off when I'd finished", he said

A. He reminded me to switch off when I'd finished (I phải chuyển thành he nhé,xem lại đề hộ mình pls)

B. He offered me to switch off when I'd finished

C. He suggested me to switch off when I'd finished

D. He reminded me to switch off when I have finished

14. " Answer this letter for me, will you?" he said "And remember to keep a copy"

A, He warned me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy

B. He told me to answer that letter and suggested me to keep a copy

C. He told me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy

D. He suggested answering that letter and reminded me to keep a copy

15. The doctor.... him to take more exercise

A. told B, tell C, have told D, are telling

16. Judy.... going for a walk, but no one else wanted to

A. admitted B, offered C, promised D, suggested

17. Peter said he was leaving for Paris.....

A. next week B. The week previous C. following week D. the following week

18. "Will you be here tomorrow?" she asked= "Yes" I answered

A. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I would

B. She asked if I will be there the next day and I said that you would

C. She asked if you would be there the next day and I said that you would

D. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I will

19. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy... that day ??

A, that B, the C, then D. this

20. "Could you tell me how to fet to the airport?"

A. he asked me how to get to the airport

B, He said if I could tell him the airport

C. he told me how to get to the airport

D. He asked me to tell how to get to the airport

21. They said they.... us if we needed

A. help B. helped C, would help D. had helped

22. He begged them....

A, help him B, should help him C. to help him D, help to him

23. The teacher advised us...

A. to be careful when doing these exercises

B. be careful when doing these exercises

C. careful when doing these exercises

D. are careful when doing these exercises

24. John said " You had better not lend them any money, Daisy"

A. John said Daisy not to lend them any money

B. John advised Daisy should not lend any money

C. John said to Daisy not lend them any money

D, John advised Daisy not to lend them any money

25. Claire wanted to know what time....

A. do the banks close

B, the banks closed

C. did the banks close

D, the banks would close

26. He said he would do it ....

A. yesterday

B the following day

C. the previous day

D. the day before

27. Peter asked Jane why.... the film on TV the previous night

A. didn't she watch B. hadn't she watched

C. she doesn't watch D. she hadn't watched

28. "I.... late again", she promised

A. am not B. won't be

C. wouldn't D, was not late

29. "... the door", he said

A. please open B. open pleased C. please to open D, please, opening

30. "I don't usually drink milk when ...." Mrs. Pike said

A. she was hungry

B, I was hungry

C. I am hungry

D. I will be

Exercise 9: Choose the best answer

1. He said he……………..at the “Ritz” Hotel.

A.is staying B. has stayed C. was staying D. will stay

2. He asked me where I…………….

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

3. I thought that I ………….my work at that time.

A. shall finish B. will finish C. should finish D. will have finish

4. He wondered if she lived…………….with her parents.

A. here B. there C. in there D. in here

5. They wondered………………she would come if it rained.

A. what B. who C. whether D. then

6. He says he…………..at school two years ago.

A. had worked B. works C had been working D. worked

7. Victor said he………….very busy.

A. is B. will be C. was D. may be

8. I asked Hoa if she……………… Chinese.

A. could speak B. speaks C. can speak D. has spoken

9. Tina asked me how long I……………..a teacher.

A. have been B. had been C. am D. will be

10. She asked me…………….I liked pop music.

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

11. The students asked if I was going to teach them physics………………

A. the next day B. next day C. day next D. the day next

12. I want to know he…………for her birthday.

A. has bought B. buys C. had bought D. would buy

13. She said she………….come to the party on Friday.

A. won’t B. can’t C. doesn’t D. couldn’t

14. Chris asked me where my car…………….

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

15. Mr Jim said that he……………….happy with his new assistant.

A. weren’t B. isn’t C. wasn’t D. aren’t

16. He said that John……………….up his job.

A. has given B. have given C. had give D. had given

17. She said that she ……………to learn to drive.

A. is going B. was going C. go D. goes

18. I knew that he……………….a very clever man.

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

19. They said they…………….us if we needed.

A. help B. helped C. had gone D. would help

20. She said she…………..the next week, but I never saw her again.

A. will be back B. had been back C. would be back D. is back

21. She said that she……………..there the year before.

A. had gone B. went C. would go D. goes

22. I wonder………………the tickets are on sale yet.

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

23. She says she……………….the book.

A. already finds B. has already found C. had already found D. would already find

24. I was sure he…………….the letter.

A. posted B. had posted C. will post D. is posting

25. He said he…………….to the station to see me off.

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

26. The policeman asked George where he……………so early.

A. is running B. ran C. was running D. runs

27. He says that he……………..the laws of the country.

A. knew B. is knowing C. knows D. had known

28. They realised that they…………..their way in the dark.

A. had lost B. lose C. lost D. was lost

29. My friend asked me who……………….the piano in the sitting room.

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

30. “Go home,” said the teacher to 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

31. “Don’t forget to clean your teeth,” said Granny to Helen.

A. Granny told Helen not forget to clean her teeth.

B. Granny told Helen not to forget to clean her teeth.

C. Granny told Helen to not forget to clean her teeth.

D. Granny said Helen not to forget to clean her teerh.

32. “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.

33. “This man spoke to me on the road,” said the woman.

A. The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road.

B. The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road.

C. The woman said that man spoke to her on the road.

D. The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road.

34. 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.

35. “If I were you, I’d try to get a room on the top of floor,” he said.

A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor.

B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor.

C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor.

D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor.

36. “I’ll wait for you if you like,” she said.

A. She offered to wait for me. B. She said she’d wait for me if I liked.

C. She suggested she waited for me. D. A&B are correct.

37. “Remember to switch off when you’ve finished,” he said.

A. He reminded me to switch off when I’ve finished.

B. He reminded me to switch off when I’d finished.

C. He offered me to switch off when I’d finished.

D. He suggested me to switch off when I’d finished.

38. “You’d better apologise for being late,” said my mother.

A. My mother advised me to apologise for being late.

B. My mother suggested me to apologise for being late.

C. My mother suggested apologising for being late.

D. My mother warned me to apologise for being late.

39. “Could you check the oil, please?” I asked the mechanic.

A. I invited the mechanic to check the oil.

B. I asked the mechanic to check the oil.

C. I reminded the mechanic to check the oil.

D. I warned the mechanic to check the oil.

40 Kate said: “Mike, do you like my dress?”

A. Kate asked Mike if he liked her dress.

B. Kate asked Mike if you liked her dress.

C. Kate asked Mike if he liked your dress.

D. Kate asked Mike if he likes her dress.

III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences

1. The boy asked me what the rubber knife was used for.

He said, “ __________?”.

A. What was this rubber knife used for B. What this rubber knife was used for

C. What is this rubber knife used for D. what this rubber knife is used for

If you want to know about a word, check it up in a _________ .

A. book B. tape C. dictionary D. magazine

2. My memory is poor. I can’t learn these new words _________ .

A. in mind B. in heart C. of mind D. by heart

3. Can you _________ any foreign languages?

A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk

4. Our class always _________ at 7 and _________ at 11 a.m.

A. begin/ finish B. start/ end C. come/ leave D. both a and b

5. After completing the basic class of computing, you can _________a high course.

A. come B. have C. attend D. go

6. Our teacher often give us _________ beside the in-class assignments.

A. housework B. homework C. part-time work D. full time work

7. She told me to pass the written _________ before taking the oral exam.

A. show B. examination C. work D. task

8. In order _______ your writing, you have to read a lot and write English as much as

possible.

A. to improve B. to excel C. to pass D. to increase

9. What _________ of learning English do you find most difficult?

A. form B. type C. kind D. aspect

10. I want to go to the International language school. All the teachers there are_________

A. good-qualified B. well-qualified C. enough qualified D. qualified

11. Look at this _________in today’s edition of the Vietnam News, Nam.

A. advertisement B. advertising C. advertise D. advertment

12. If Mary studies harder, she _________pass the final exam.

A. could B. might C. mustD. will

13. If you give me your willing help, I _________ get success.

A. would B. must C. can D. could

14. If you want to get good marks for the test, you _________try harder.

A. has to B. must C. had to D. will

15. You _________ do morning exercise regularly if you want to be healthy.

A. should B. ought to C. had to D. Both a and b

16. You _________ to pass the pretest if you want to take the written exam.

A. have B. ought C. should D. will

17. “ We always try to please you”. She says to me _________ .

A. we always tried to please me B. they always tried to please me.

C. we always try to please me D. they always try to please me.

18. “ Be careful! The paint is wet”, she shouted.

A. She said be careful because the paint was wet.

B. She told me be careful because the paint was wet.

C. She asked me to be careful because the paint is wet.

D. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet.

19. “Can I make an appointment to see the doctor?”

A. Jenny asked to see the doctor.

B. Jenny asked if the doctor could make an appointment.

C. Jenny asked whether she can make an appointment the doctor.

D. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor.

20. “Did they tell you when they left school?”, he said to me.

In reported speech, this could be read: _________

A. He asked me if they told me when they left school.

B. He asked me if they told me when they had left school.

C. He asked me if they had told me when they left school.

D. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school.

21. She asked me how old Jimmy was.

In direct speech, this could be read: _________

A. She asked, “How old Jimmy was?” B. She asked, “How old Jimmy is?”

C. She asked, “How old was Jimmy?” D. She asked, “How old is Jimmy?”

22. “When did your sister arrive?”, he asked.

A. He asked me when my sister arrived.

B. He wanted to know when my sister arrived.

C. He asked me when my sister had arrived.

D. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived.

23. Is she working here?-No, not any more, but she _________

A. use to be B. used to C. use to work D. used to work

24. My friends come to visit me _________time _________

A. by/ to B. from/ to C. for/ in D. at/ to

25. He _________arrive at the office on time.

A. used always to B. used to C. always used to D. used to always

1.C. What is this rubber knife used for ,C. dictionary

2. D. by heart

3. C. speak

4. D. both a and b

5. C. attend

6. B. homework

7. B. examination

8. A. to improve

9. D. aspect

10.B. well-qualified

11. A. advertisement

12.D. will

13.C. can

14.A. has to

15. D. Both a and b

16.A. have

17. B. they always tried to please me.

18.D. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet.

19.D. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor.

20. D. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school.

21. D. She asked, “How old is Jimmy?”

22. C. He asked me when my sister had arrived.

23. D. used to work

24. C. for/ in

25. B. used to

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