Unit3 : Way of socialising : Test 3

1. Neither the radio nor the television works properly.

2. He either could not come or did not want to.

3. The hotel is neither spacious nor comfortable.

4. Not only did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.

5. Neither the TV nor the video sets are working properly.

6. Now women work both before and after having their children.

7. Not only John but also his two brothers play football as their recreation every weekend.

8. Both Julia and her sister are going to the party.

9. Nothing sounds better than going to the movies tonight.

10. A number of reporters were at the conference yesterday. 

11. The police have already caught the thieves.

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1 seen such a beautiful girl before

2 will study in America next year

1. she told him''send this letter by air mail.

She told him to send that letter by airmail

2.she said to him'' does your friend live in london''

She asked him if his friend lived in London

3. please don't put my briefcase on my chair''he said to her

He told her not to put his briefcase on his chair

4. mary said'' shall we meet each other tonight.

Mary suggested meeting each other that night

5. i saw this movie last week''said richard

Richard said he had seen that movie the week before

6. ''if i were you,i would't send this information to her'' harry said to andrei

Harry told andrey if he were her, he would't send this information to her

7. nick said to her '' will you stay at the hilton

Nick asked her if she would stay at the Hilton

8. i said to nick '' where are you going''

I asked Nick where he was going

I. report the statements, using the verbs given:

1, '' I can't help you because I have too much to do '' she said:

she said she couldn't help me because she had too much to do '

2, ''I think it's a stupid idea, and it won't work'' said she:

she said she thought it was a stupid idea, and it wouldn't work

3, ''breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00'' the receptionist explained:

the receptionist explained that breakfast was served between 7.00 and 9.00

4, ''I went to Oxford University in the 1960s'' he said:

he said he had gone to Oxford University in the 1960s'

5, '' I've never been to America'' she said to me

she told me she had never been to America

II. report the following questions:

1, '' do you want to go out for a meal'' she asked:

she asked me if i wanted to go out for a meal'

2, '' why are you late?'' they asked her:

they asked her why she was late

3, '' can I use your phone?'' asked he :

he asked me if he could use my phone

4,'' where have you come from?'' the customs officer asked:

the customs officer asked me where i had come from

5, '' how long are you going to be on holiday?'' she asked:

she asked me how long i was going to be on holiday

6, ''when do you have to go to work?'' she asked:

she asked me when i had to go to work

7, '' did you post my letter?'' Penny asked me:

Penny asked me if i had posted his letter

8, '' will you be back early ?'' he asked her :

he asked her if she would be back early

III. finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it :

1, '' get on with your work!'' the boss said to me :

the boss told me to get on with my work

2, '' I'm give the money back tomorrow'' said tom

-> tom promised to give the money back the following day

3, ''I'm terribly sorry, I'm late '' said Mai:

-> Mai apologized for being late

4, '' I wouldn't eat too much if I were you, Mary'' said Ann

-> Ann advised Mary not to eat too much

5, ''I am going to write a letter of inquiry tomorrow'' he said

he said he was going to write a letter of inquiry the next day

6, they asked '' could you please send us details of the courses and timetables?''

they asked to send them details of the courses and timetables

7, '' would you like to come to my party tomorrow?'' ann asked me

-> Ann invited me to come to her party the next day

I. report the statements, using the verbs given:

1, '' I can't help you because I have too much to do '' she said:

-> She said she couldn't help me because she had too much to do.

2, ''I think it's a stupid idea, and it won't work'' said she:

-> She said she thought it was a stupid idea, and it wouldn't work.

3, ''breakfast is served between 7.00 and 9.00'' the receptionist explained:

-> The receptionist explained that breakfast was served between 7.00 and 9.00.

4, ''I went to Oxford University in the 1960s'' he said:

-> He said he had gone to Oxford University in the 1960s.

5, '' I've never been to America'' she said to me

-> She told me that she had never been to America.

II. report the following questions:

1, '' do you want to go out for a meal'' she asked:

-> She asked me if I wanted to go out for a meal.

2, '' why are you late?'' they asked her:

-> They asked her why she was late.

3, '' can I use your phone?'' asked he :

-> He asked me if he could use my phone.

4,'' where have you come from?'' the customs officer asked:

-> The customs officer asked where I had come from.

5, '' how long are you going to be on holiday?'' she asked:

-> She asked me how long I was going to be on holiday.

6, ''when do you have to go to work?'' she asked:

-> She asked me when I had to go to work.

7, '' did you post my letter?'' Penny asked me:

-> Penny asked me if I had posted his letter.

8, '' will you be back early ?'' he asked her :

-> He asked her if she would be back early.

III. finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it :

1, '' get on with your work!'' the boss said to me :

-> The boss told me to get on with my work.

2, '' I'm give the money back tomorrow'' said tom

-> tom promised ..to give the money back the following day...

3, ''I'm terribly sorry, I'm late '' said Mai:

-> Mai apologized...for being late....

4, '' I wouldn't eat too much if I were you, Mary'' said Ann

-> Ann advised ...Mary not to eat too much....

5, ''I am going to write a letter of inquiry tomorrow'' he said

-> He said he was going to write a letter of inquiry then.

6, they asked '' could you please send us details of the courses and timetables?''

-> They asked if I could send them details of the courses and timetables.

7, '' would you like to come to my party tomorrow?'' ann asked me

-> Ann invited ...me to come to her party the following day....