VI. Change this direct speech into reported speech.
1. “I like English very much” She said
She said that______________________________________________________________
2. “We went out last week ” he said
He said that ______________________________________________________________
3. “I’m learning English ” Nga said
Nga said that _____________________________________________________________
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She said
She said that _____________________________________________________________
5. “I come from Thanh Hoa city” he said
He said __________________________________________________________________
6. “I didn’t go to the party” she said
She said __________________________________________________________________
7. “Nam will come later” He said
He said ___________________________________________________________________
8. “I haven’t eaten breakfast” She said
She said __________________________________________________________________
9. “I can help you tomorrow” she said
She said __________________________________________________________________
10. “I am very happy” : She said
She said __________________________________________________________________
11. “I don’t like chocolate” : she said
She said __________________________________________________________________
12. “I won’t see you tomorrow” : He said
He said ___________________________________________________________________
13. “I am living in Paris for a few months” : Long said
Long said _________________________________________________________________
14. “I visited my parents at the weekend” : She said to me
She told me _______________________________________________________________
15. “I have learned English for 12 years” She said
She said __________________________________________________________________
VII. Change these direct questions into reported speech.
1. “What is your name ?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
4. “Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me______________________________________________________________
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
9. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
10. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
Read the text below and decide.
Last week I went to an International Food Festival taking place in Hai Phong. Because the festival only (1)____place for one day, hundreds of people crowded into it. It was the biggest food festival I had ever seen. There (2)___thirty countries participating in the festival. They brought with them traditional food specialities which reflected their unique national (3)_____. I was really impressed (4)____the Cobb salad. It is an American garden salad made from chopped salad greens, tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, avocado, cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette, (5)___the salad requires quite a few ingredients, it is quick to make. The American chef at the festival (6)___me the way to make the salad and it took me only 15 minutes to complete. How amazing! The next day I made Cobb salad (7)____my mum for lunch, and she loved it right away. (8)____good dish is steak pie, a traditional British meat pie made from stewing steak and beef gravy, enclosed in a pastry shell. Unfortunately, I did not have (9)______time to listen to the chef give instructions on how to make this dish. However, I tried it and it was brilliant.Next year (10)______there is another food festival, I will definitely join in.
Question 1
A. ran
B. took
C. went
D. found
Mệnh đề liên hệ 11. The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday 12. The book was good. I read it yesterday 13. The people were very nice. We visited them 2 days ago 14. They are repairing the house. They bought it in July 15, he lent me some mangazines. He liked them best 16. Try to read the book. I gave it to you yesterday 17. The professor is excellent. I'm taking her course 18. The student writes well. I've read her composition 19. The man didn't go to work yesterday. You wanted to meet him 20. The book was published in 1969. They want it for their reports
Use the correct tense or form of verb in brackets.
You ever (use)………………………... a computer?
- Yes, I (have) ………………
When you last (use)………………………… it?
- I (use)…………………………… it last night.
Read the paragraph and choose the most suitable answer A ,B ,C or D for each of the gaps.
I started (1)_______ English when I was 14 years old after five years of studying Russian. In the (2)_______ I encountered some difficulties learning the language, but I tried my (3)_______ to overcome them. Firstly, my English pronunciation was (4)_______ by the way I spoke Russian. To solve this problem, I practiced by listening to tapes in English every day. I played the tape, stopped after each sentence, and (5)_______ the sentence several times. At school, I joined an English speaking club (6)_______ was organised by a teacher from Britain. She understood my difficulty and helped me very much in improving my pronunciation. Secondly, I found it really hard to learn English vocabulary. In Russian, the way you write the word is the way you pronounce it. However, English spelling is often (7)_______ from its pronunciation. To get over this difficulty I started using the dictionary. Whenever I learnt a new word, I looked it (8) _______ carefully in the dictionary. Then I tried to remember the way to read and write the word. After that, I wrote the word down several (9)_______ in a notebook. Gradually, I got (10)_______ to the spelling system of the language. Now I’m confident that my English has become much better.
Question 1
A. getting
B.learning
C.writing
D.reading
The Stolen Car
Last month John’s car was stolen in Toronto. The front window was
smashed by the thief, and the car was driven out of the city. It was kept in an abandoned lot for a week. Finally the window was repaired and it was sold on the black market to a used car dealership. Soon, it was bought by a young man who drove it out west to visit his family. In Alberta the young man was pulled over for speeding. The car was seized by police because the license plate indicated it was stolen. Finally the car was returned to John. He couldn’t believe all the crazy things that had happened to his car.
1. When was John’s car stolen?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________2. How was it stolen?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________3. Where was the car kept for a week?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________4. What was done to the car before it was sold on the black market? _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________5. How did the car end up in Alberta?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 6. How did the police end up finding the car?
_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 7. Did John ever get his car back?
_______________________________________________________________________
Mệnh đề liên hệ 21. A dictionary is a book. It gives you the meaning of words 22. The man was very kind. I talk to him yesterday 24. The children are playing soccer in the stadium. Do you know them? 25. The little boy lost his way. He is crying over there 26. Kim Lien is a village. HCM was born and lived there 27. HN is an ancient city. Many customs are still on this lovely area 28. Vu Quoc Viet is a famous artist. I love his works very much 29. Teacher's Day is a day. All the students show their gratitude to their teacher on that day 30. Quynh Dao is a famous writes. Quynh Dao's works are widely read all over the world 31. Sa Pa is a famous city. Many visitors travel to this city for their holiday
I was watching the news on TV at 8.00 last night.
………………………………………………………………….
Her …………. handkerchief looks very nice. She has spent the whole week making it.
A. embroidery
B. embroidering
C. embroiders
D. embroidered