6. She was _________  of watching television.

A. interested              B. tired                       C. tiring                      D. pleased

7. Our teacher asked us _________  in class.

A. not to talk             B. to not talk             C. no talk                   D. without talking

8. We take part _________ most youth activities of our school.

A. of                           B. on                           C. in                            D. at

9. You should _________  your lesson before the examination.

A. read                       B. look                       C. study                      D. revise

10. He takes _________ his father

A. in                            B. up                           C. after                       D. care

11. There are many_________ in ASEAN countries.

    A.attracts               B. attractings             C. attractives             D. attractions

12. Some scientists spend most of their life_________ at rock.

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

13. _________ people in our country earn enough for a comfortable life.

    A.Most of              B.The most                C.Almost all the        D.Mostly

14. People in Asia often drink_________

    A.some tea             B.the tea                     C.tea                           D.many tea

15. Uncle Ho was born _________ .

   A.at 1890, in May B. on May, 1890       C. 1890,  at May       D. in May 1890

16. Last Tuesday her son was absent from school ____________of his illness.

   A.instead                B.because                  C.though                    D.but

17. My brother feels____________again after his operation.

   A.strongly               B.strength                  C.strong                     D.enough strong

18. He has a very quiet and ____________life in that big empty house.

   A.by himself          B.alone                       C.only                                    D.lonely

19. Would you like____________with us to the party?

   A.go                         B.goes                                    C.going                       D.to go

20. My sister has a ____________daughter.

   A.five-month-old  B.five-months-old    C.five-month-olds    D.five-monhs-olds

21.You ought _________ out after midnight.

A. not to stay             B. to not stay             C. not stay                 D. not stayed 

22. TV is bringing not only information _________ entertainment.

A. although                B. and                         C. but also                 D. as

23. It is becoming _________ challenging to find a good job nowadays.

A. better and better  B. the better               C. the more                D. more and more

24. He didn't pay__________ to what I said, so he couldn't answer the question.

A. action                    B. attention                C. attendance                        D. decision

25. They don't let their children stay at home alone __________ something happens without their expectation.

A. because of                        B. despite                   C. although                D. in case

26. My friend, Phong , lives on the top floor of that _________ of flats.

A. tower                     B. block                     C. building                 D. construction

27. I spent my time _________ in crystal - clear water of the Coral sea.

A.swimming              B. swiming                 C. swim                      D. swam.

28. The college got some money by selling one of its ___________old pictures.

A. usual                      B. helpful                   C. useful                    D. valuable

29. All children should play outdoors and develop their ___________ skills.

A.  social                    B.  society                  C.  socially                D.  socialize

30. This kind of chocolate tastes _________ Do you like it? 

A. is delicious           B. was delicious       C. delicious               D.deliciously

4. We will cut down on the use of natural gas because it is ___________  and harmful to the environment.

A. plenty                    B. available               C. limited                   D. abundant

32. We couldn’t help___________ when he told us what had happened.

A. laugh                     B. to laugh                 C. to be laughing      D. laughing

33. “___________ bad weather we are having this summer!” said the woman.

A. What a                   B. How                       C. What                      D. How this

34. I understand most of this, _________ there are still one or two points I would like you to clear up for me.

A. however                B. but                          C. therefore               D. so

35. Could you buy me a copy of the newspaper___________ your way to work?

A. for                          B. by                           C. along                      D. on

1,go home ,said the teacher 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

2,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

3,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

4,you'd better apologize for being latesaid my mother

a,my mother advised me to apologize for being late

b,my mother suggested me to apologize for being late

c,my mothe suggested apologizing for being late

d,my mother warned me to apologize for being late

5,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

6,i will come with you as soon as i am ready,she said to philip

a,she said to phlip 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 phlip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready

7,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 taling to my sister

d,she told me he was talking to her sister

8,miss white sad to him,why are you so late?did your car have a flat fire?

a, miss white told him why was he so late and did your car have a flat fire

b, miss white asked him why was he so late and did your car have a flat fire

c,miss white asked him why was he so late and if your car have a flat fire

d,miss white asked him why he was so late and whether his car had a flat fire

Change the sentences below into direct speech.

1.My brother told me that she was happy 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 worker said that she was doing her work then

5.The teacher told his students that he would be busy the following month

6.Tom invited me to go out for a walk with him that night

7.She said the doctor had written her prescription

8.He asked me not to stay up too late

9.She said that she went to the museum everyday

10.She told me if i was going to the supermarket then

11.She said that the doctor had given her some pills

12.He asked the the girl how often she went swimming

13.John suggested that Mary should buy Nam a present on his birthday

14.The doctor advised us not to smoke so muck

15.The girl told the boy that she would visit him the following day

1. The doctor said to me '' You should go to bed early''

The doctor told.............................................................................................

2. My teacher said to me '' You should practice speaking enghlish every day''

My teacher told that.....................................................................................

3. The doctor said to Hoa '' You shouldn't stay up late at night''

The doctor said............................................................................................

4.She said to her sister, '' You should not eat fatty food ''

She told........................................................................................................

5. My mother said to me, '' Nam should take a little hot milk before sleeping''

My mother said..........................................................................................

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

EXERCISE 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

2. “I have something to tell you” Mary said to John.

A. Mary told John I had something to tell him.

B. Mary told John she had something to tell him.

C. Mary told John she had had something to tell him.

D. Mary told John he had had something to tell her.

3. He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”

A. He said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring.

B. He said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring.

C. He said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring.

D. he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring.

4. “I will come with you as soon as I am ready”, she said to Philip.

A. She said to Philip he will come to see you as soon as he I am ready.

B. She told Philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready.

C. She told Philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready.

D. She told Philip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready.

5. “I wrote to him yesterday”

A. She said to me I wrote to him the day before.

B. She told me she wrote to him yesterday.

C. She told me she had written to him yesterday.

D. She told me she had written to him the day before.

6. “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.

A. She told me he was talking to your sister. B. She told me she was talking to my sister.

C. She told me he was talking to my sister. D. She told me he was talking to her sister.

7. “It is the time to check what you have done”, the father said to the boys.

A. The father said to the boys it was time to check what they had done.

B. The father told the boys it was time to check what they had done.

C. The father told the boys it was time to check what they have done.

D. The father told the boys it is time to check what they had done.

8. “You will like my sister when you meet her”

A. He told me you will like her sister when you meet her.

B. He told me I will like his sister when I met her.

C. He told me I would like his sister when I met her.

D. He told me I would be liked his sister when I met her.

9. “I didn’t meet Susan last week”

A. He said he didn’t meet Susan the week before.

B. He said he hasn’t met Susan last week.

C. He said he hadn’t met Susan last week.

D. He said he hadn’t met Susan the week before.

10. “I didn’t break your watch”

A. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.

B. The boy told the girl he didn’t break her watch.

C. The boy asked the girl he hadn’t broken her watch.

D. The boy told the girl he hadn’t broken your watch.

11. The mother told her son ______ so impolitely.

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

12. She said she _________ collect it for me after work.

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

13. He asked me where I ______________.

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

14. The man wanted to avoid __________ on security cameras.

A. to see B. being seen C. seeing D. to be seen

15. Peter said that he had lived in London four years ________

A. then B. ago C. before D. later

16. John asked me _______________ in English.

A. what does this word mean B. what that word means

C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant

17. The host asked her _______________ tea or coffee.

A. whether she liked B. that she liked

C. if she likes D. whether she like

18. My friend asked me who _______________ the piano in the sitting room.

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

19. The teacher told his students _______________ laughing.

A. would stop B. to stop C. stop D. stopped

20. Mary asked me ________________

A. whether I would watch the football match on TV the day before.

B. whether I watched the football match on TV the day before

C. If I had watch the football match on TV the day before.

D. whether I had watched the football match on TV the day before.

21. He asked _______________ him some money.

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

22. Jennifer asked me where _______________ the week before.

A. had I gone B. did I go C. I had gone D. was I going

23. Tom asked me ________.

A. if was I having a good time last year

B. whether I had had a good time the year before

C. if would I have a good time the year before

D. whether I have had a good time the year before

24. Do you know where _______?

A. he lives B. did he live C. does he live D. he live

25. She asked me __________ the seat ___________ or not

A. If / had occupied B. Whether / was occupied

C. If / has been occupied D. Whether / occupied

26. The policeman asked us ______________

A. had any of us seen the accident happen

C. Whether any of us had seen the accident happen

B. If had any of us seen the accident happen

D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen

27. I asked him ___________, but he said nothing

A. what the matter was B. what was the matter

C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter was

28. James___________ him up when the bus reached the square

A. told me wake B. asked me to wake

C. said me to wake D. requested me waking

29. Excuse me. Could you tell me___________ ?

A. what time is it B. what is the time

C. what time it is D. it is what time

30. We wonder___________ from his office after that scandal

A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign

C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign

31. Jeff wanted to know ___________

A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing

C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing

32. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ___________ day

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

33. She ___________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked

A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked

34. His neighbors sometimes wondered ___________ he did for a living

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

35. Could you please tell me ___________?

A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop

C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop

36. Marigold wondered ___________ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party

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

37. He asked me___________

A. How long I have studied English B. How long had I studied English

C. How long I had study English D. How long I had studied English

38. The passenger asked ___________ we landed

A. what B. when C. if D. why

39. She asked Nam what ___________ in that room.

A. he is doing B. he was doing C. was he doing D. she was doing

40. “I didn’t take your calculator”, Bob said to Mary .

A. Bob told Mary he hadn’t taken her calculator

B. Bob told Mary I didn’t take your calculator

C. Bob told Mary he haven’t taken her calculator

D. Bob told Mary he had taken her calculator

Put the following sentences into direct speech :

1.Miss Johnson told Tim to read books regularly.

- ........................................................................................

2.My sister saked me not to dsay up too late.

.................................................................................................

3.He said to me that I should spend more time in the library.

..........................................................................

4.Her teacher said she should revise the lessons carefully.

..............................................................................

5.Nam’s brother asked him to close the door after going out.

........................................................................

6.They told me not to ask people about their salary.

-...................................................................................

7.I said she should guess the meaning the word before looking it up in the dictionary.

-............................................................................................................................................

8.Mr Davy said I shouldn’t read in bed too long

. -............................................................................................

9. My father told me to check my answers carefully before handing in.

- ............................................................................................................................................

10.Linh’s teacher asked her not to look out of the window.

- ...........................................................................................................................................

11.My mother told me to do this exercise carefully.

- .............................................................................................................................................

12.The principal asked me how many students there were in my class.

- ............................................................................................................................................

13.Mr Minh said that he would leave Hanoi for HCM City the following day.

- ..........................................................................................................................................

14.I asked my sister if she did that exercise by herself.

- ..........................................................................................................................................

15.The little girl said that she was very afraid of staying at home by herself at night.

- .............................................................................................................................................

16.He wondered what would happen if she could not find her passport.

- .............................................................................................................................................