1. Mary said , “ I have been here for a few days. ”

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2. Mr Pike said to Daisy, “ I didn’t meet your father yesterday.”

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3. “ I must tell you about everything I found in this room.” Said he.

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4. “ I am sick today.”, said the boy.

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5. The little girl said, “ I was sick yesterday.”

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6. My mother said to us , “ If you don’t work hard, no one can help you.”

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7. My teacher often says to me , “ If you don’t work hard, you will fail in the final exam.”

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8. “ My children don’t understand German.” said the woman.

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9. She said to Mary , “ I never forgot the good time we had last year.”

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10. I said to him, “ I think only you can understand and help me.”

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11. Her friend says, “ I have read these books.”

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12. The man said, “ I hope it won’t rain tonight.”

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13. They said , “ We are ashamed of ourselves and for this city.”

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14. “ I have something to show you.” I said to her.

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15. “ I am going away tomorrow, mother.” He said.

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16. She said , “ Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun.”

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17. “ I’ ve been in London for a month but so far I haven’t had time to visit the Tower.” Said Rupert

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18. “We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work.” They said

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19. “ I have a German lesson this afternoon and I haven’t done my homework yet.” Said the small boy.

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20. “ I’ll come with you as soon as I am ready.” She replied

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21. Ann said , “ Englishmen make good husbands because they are nearly always willing to help in the house.”

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22. He said , “ If I were you , I wouldn’t do that.”

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

‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer. 'I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says. This love goes back to early childhood. 'I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.’

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement.

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said. 'Never.' 'When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.'

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. 'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more time with the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company. I've heard all the adults have to say before. The children have something new.'

In comparison with children of earlier years, Mollie feels that modern children are _____. 

A. better informed 

B. more intelligent 

C. less interested in fiction 

D. less keen to learn 

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

‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer. 'I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says. This love goes back to early childhood. 'I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.’

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement.

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said. 'Never.' 'When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.'

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. 'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more time with the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company. I've heard all the adults have to say before. The children have something new.' 

What do we learn about Mollie Hunter as a very young child?

A. She didn’t enjoy writing stories 

B. She didn’t have any particular ambitions

C. She didn’t expect to become a writer 

D. She didn’t respect her teacher’s views 

I. Turn these sentences into Reported speech. 1. She said,” I can’t find my umbrella”  ___________________________________________________________ 2. They said, “We are learning English now”  ___________________________________________________________ 3. “ My friend is coming next week”, Tom said.  ___________________________________________________________ 4. “ I’ll help my mum with housework this weekend”  ___________________________________________________________ 2. “ We shall overcome this difficulty”, they said  ___________________________________________________________ 3. “ My father is a doctor here”, my friend said  ___________________________________________________________ 4. “ I am going on holiday tomorrow”, the boy said to his neighbor.  ___________________________________________________________ 5. “ You will have to finish all these exercises before next week”, the teacher said to his students  ___________________________________________________________ 6. “ I came back here early yesterday,” she said.  ___________________________________________________________ 7. “ I’ve broken the vase,” she said  ___________________________________________________________ 8. “ I will never see you again,” the boy said to the girl.  ___________________________________________________________ 9. He said to her, “You are my friend.”  ___________________________________________________________ 10. Johnny said to his mother, “I don’t know how to do this axercise.”  ___________________________________________________________ 11. “ We are waiting for the school bus”, said the chidren.  ___________________________________________________________ 12. Marry said, “My father died a year ago”.  ___________________________________________________________ 13. John said, “I have finished studying my lesson”.  ___________________________________________________________ 14. Mary said, “I can not go to the movies with you, John”.  ___________________________________________________________ 15. “ I shall expect to see you next Wednesday.” Mary said to her friend.  ___________________________________________________________ 16. He said, “I don’t know what happened.” ________________________________________________ 17. She said, “I went to the doctor yesterday.” ________________________________________________ 18. He said, “I have a toothache.” ________________________________________________ 19. She said, “I’ll write him a prescription.” ________________________________________________ 20. They said, “We’re going to the drugstore.” ________________________________________________ 21. He said, “The doctor gave me some pills.” ________________________________________________ 22. She said, “I go to the supermarket every day.” ________________________________________________ 23. He said, “I have received the envelope.” ________________________________________________ 24. They said, “We visited Cannery Row.” ________________________________________________ 25. She said, “I feel very sick.” ________________________________________________ 26. He said, “I bought some popcorn.” ________________________________________________ 27. They said, “We’re flying to California.” ________________________________________________ 28. He said, “I’m cutting off the main valve.” ________________________________________________ 29. Nam said, “my uncle often plants the vegetables in the afternoon.” .............................................................................. ... ... 30. “ My uncle will not plant the vegetables tomorrow afternoon”, she said. .......................................................................................... . 31. “ Mr and Mrs Pike have just read these newspapers”, Nga said. ....................................................................................... 32. She said, “I often listen to music at night.” ............................................................... 33. Lan’s mother said, “ My daughter usually brushes her teeth before meals.” ............................................................................................. 34. They said, “We have to do the assignments now.” ..................................................................... . 35. Lan says, “My sister seldom rides a bike to school.” ............................................................... ... 36. They said, “Our teacher sometimes explains the difficult lesson.” .................................................................................... . 37. Nam said, “ I am doing my homework now.” .................................................................. II . Change the sentences below into direct speech . 1. My mother told me that she was sad 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 film director said that she was willing to work then.  ___________________________________________________________ 5. The teacher told his students that he would be busy the following month.  ___________________________________________________________ 6. Tom invited me to his birthday party.  ___________________________________________________________ 7. She said the doctor had written her a prescription. ________________________________________________ 8. He said that he had a toothache. ________________________________________________ 9. She said she went to the museum every day. ________________________________________________ 10. They said they were going to the supermarket. ________________________________________________ 11. She said that the doctor had given her some pills. ________________________________________________. III Change the following sentences into reported speech: 1. She said to him: “give me another glass of wine”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 2. She said to me: “bring me a book”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 3. Mother said to him: “open the window please!”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................ 4. He said to me: “shut the door after you”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 5. The captain said to them: “wait here still I come back”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 6. She told her: “take it and come with me”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................ 7. He said to me: “don’t come back before one o’clock”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 8. My mother told me: “don’t forget to look at the door”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 9. He said to his brother: “don’t open the window, open the door”. ............................................................... .................................................................................................. 10. He said to the girl: “don’t sit on my bed, sit on this chair please!”. ............................................................... .................................................................................................. 11. The teacher said: “I am a teacher”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 12. She said to me “I have a big house” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 13. She said to me : “I am going to the party”. ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 14. She said to me: “I gave him your letter.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 15. She said: “I have finished my work.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 16. Nam said: “I am not a pupil.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 17. Nam said: “I am going to Ho Chi Minh city.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................ 18. He said to me: “I have gone to your house.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 19. She says: “I knew your difficulties.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 20. He said to me: “I gave him your present.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 21. He asked me: “Who is Oliver Twist?” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 22. My mother asked me: “What‘s the matter with you?” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 23. I asked him: “Which book do you find?” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 24. He asked me: “When do you finish your work?” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 25. Mai asked me: “Why didn’t you come?” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 26. She says: “She had a wonderful evening.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 27. The teacher tells us: “You should learn harder and harder.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 28. My mother says that: “We are having a party tomorrow.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................ 29. I say to him: “Our teacher will come on time.” ............................................................... ............................................................................................... 30. Mai‘s parents say that: “We are going to invite twenty guests to the party. .................................................................................................................................... Giúp mình với ngày kia mình nộp bài tập rồi

Trực tiếp --> gián tiếp

10. ''I must go to Hanoi today'', my friend said

11. ''The sun rises in the east and sets in the west'', my teacher said

12. My friends said: '' I have already written letter''

13. Carol said Tome, '' I will ask Mr.Wilson about this lesson the next day''

14. Her friend said to her ''I don't understand these lessons carefully''

19. Mr.Pike said to me '' I need you to help me with this work tonight''

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

‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer. 'I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says. This love goes back to early childhood. 'I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.’

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement.

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said. 'Never.' 'When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.'

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. 'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more time with the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company. I've heard all the adults have to say before. The children have something new.'

What is the writer’s purpose in this text? 

A. to provide information for Mollie Hunter’s exsisting readers 

B. to introduce Mollie Hunter’s work to a wider audience 

C. to describe Mollie Hunter’s most successful books 

D. to share her enjoyment of Mollie Hunter’s books 

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

‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer. 'I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says. This love goes back to early childhood. 'I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.’

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement.

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said. 'Never.' 'When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.'

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. 'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more time with the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company. I've heard all the adults have to say before. The children have something new.'

How does Mollie feel about what has happened to her birthplace? 

A. surprised 

B. ashamed 

C. disappointed 

D. confused 

IV.turn the following sentences into reported speech.

1."we are decorating our christmas tree",Nam and Lan said

2."I will come to see you as soon as I can",Lan said

3."This isn't my umbrella",she said

4."you are my best friend",John said to me

5."we hope it will rain tomorrow",the farmers say

6."I stayed up late to study last night",Mary said

7."I can swim very fast",Mark said

8."we have lived here since 1988",they said

9."I walked home from school this morning ", Linh said

10."I am going to the cimena tonight",he said

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

‘A good book for children should simply be a good book in its own right.' These are the words of Mollie Hunter, a well known author of books for youngsters. Born and bred near Edinburgh, Mollie has devoted her talents to writing primarily for young people. She firmly believes that there is always and should always be a wider audience for any good book whatever its main market. In Mollie's opinion it is essential to make full use of language and she enjoys telling a story, which is what every writer should be doing: 'If you aren't telling a story, you're a very dead writer indeed,' she says.

With the chief function of a writer being to entertain, Molly is indeed an entertainer. 'I have this great love of not only the meaning of language but of the music of language,' she says. This love goes back to early childhood. 'I've told stories all my life. I had a school teacher who used to ask us what we would like to be when we grew up and, because my family always had dogs, and I was very good at handling them, I said I wanted to work with dogs, and the teacher always said "Nonsense, Mollie dear, you'll be a writer." So eventually I thought that this woman must have something, since she was a good teacher - and I decided when I was nine that I would be a writer.’

This childhood intention is described in her novel, A Sound of Chariots, which although written in the third person is clearly autobiographical and gives a picture both of Mollie's ambition and her struggle towards its achievement.

Thoughts of her childhood inevitably brought thoughts of the time when her home was still a village with buttercup meadows and strawberry fields - sadly now covered with modern houses. 'I was once taken back to see it and I felt that somebody had lain dirty hands all over my childhood. I'll never go back,' she said. 'Never.' 'When I set one of my books in Scotland,' she said, 'I can recapture my romantic feelings as a child playing in those fields, or watching the village blacksmith at work. And that's important, because children now know so much so early that romance can't exist for them, as it did for us.'

To this day, Mollie has a lively affection for children, which is reflected in the love she has for her writing. 'When we have visitors with children the adults always say, "If you go to visit Mollie, she'll spend more time with the children." They don't realise that children are much more interesting company. I've heard all the adults have to say before. The children have something new.'

What does Mollie Hunter feel about the nature of a good book?

A. It should be based on original ideas 

B. It should not aim at a narrow audience 

C. It should not include too much information 

D. It should be attractive to young readers