all of them had known that the way to success had not been easy

1. ‘You can leave your things in this wardrobe if you like,’ Derek said.
..........Derek said I could leave my things in that wardrobe if I liked..................................................................................................................
2. Beth said that they were leaving the following day.
...............Beth said:"We are leaving the following day".............................................................................................................
3. ‘It isn’t far from here to my office, Ted,’ said Bea.
.......Bea told Ted it wasn't far from there to his office.....................................................................................................................
4. Evan told the police officer that he’d seen the bank robbery that morning. 
.........Even said to the police officer:"I had seen seen the bank robbery that morning"...................................................................................................................
5. Hannah said, ‘We must be patient.’
.......Hannah said that they had to be patient.....................................................................................................................
6. ‘I’ve been to this restaurant once before,’ said Nanette to Ian.
............Nanette told lan that he had been to that restaurant once before................................................................................................................
7. Miguel told Gloria that he hadn’t liked the film but he’d enjoyed the book.
..........Miguel said to Gloria:"I haven't liked the film but I've enjoyed the book"..................................................................................................................
8. ‘I may have left my bag on the bus this morning,’ Eva said.
.........Eva said that he might have left his bag on the bus that morning...................................................................................................................
9. Alan said that we ought to get some flowers for Penny’s birthday.
...............Alan said:"You ought to get some flowers for Penny's birthday.............................................................................................................
10.‘I won’t be gone long,’ Lydia told her mother.
...........Lydia told her mother tha he would be gone long.................................................................................................................

1. ‘You can leave your things in this wardrobe if you like,’ Derek said.
Derek said that I could leave my things in that wardrobe if I liked.

2. Beth said that they were leaving the following day.
"We are leaving tomorrow." Beth said.
3. ‘It isn’t far from here to my office, Ted,’ said Bea.
Bea said to Ted that it wasn't far from here to her/his office.
4. Evan told the police officer that he’d seen the bank robbery that morning.
"I have seen the bank robbery this morning." Evan told the police officer.
5. Hannah said, ‘We must be patient.’
Hannah said that they had to be patient.
6. ‘I’ve been to this restaurant once before,’ said Nanette to Ian.
Nanette said to Lan that he/she had been to that restaurant once before.
7. Miguel told Gloria that he hadn’t liked the film but he’d enjoyed the book.
"I didn't like the film but I enjoyed the book." Miguel told Gloria.
8. ‘I may have left my bag on the bus this morning,’ Eva said.
Eva said that she might had left her bag on the bus that morning.
9. Alan said that we ought to get some flowers for Penny’s birthday.
" We ought to get some flowers for Penny’s birthday." Alan said.
10.‘I won’t be gone long,’ Lydia told her mother.
Lydia told her mother that she wouldn't be gone long.

1. the scientist:"cloning will become more popular in the next century

the scientist said that cloning would become more popular in the following century.

2. Dr. Nelson:"every home will have at the least one robot to ferform any boring task:

Dr.Nelson said that every home would have at the least one robot to ferform any boring task.

3. the politician:" wrong decisions in Chernobo I caused a big nuclear explosion

the politician told the audience that wrong decisions in Chernobo he had caused a big nuclear explosion.

1. “I will need to work very long hours tomorrow.”

(“Tôi sẽ cần phải làm việc nhiều giờ vào ngày mai.”)

He explained that he would need to work very long hours the next day/ the following day.

(Anh ấy giải thích rằng anh ấy sẽ cần phải làm việc nhiều giờ vào ngày hôm sau.)

Giải thích: đổi “will” => “would”, đại từ nhân xưng “I” => “he”, trạng từ chỉ thời gian “tomorrow” => “the next day/ the following day”

2. “We are taking the bus to school.”

(“Chúng tôi đang đi xe buýt đến trường.”)

They said that they were taking the bus to school.

(Họ nói rằng họ đang đi xe buýt đến trường.)

Giải thích: lùi thì hiện tại tiếp diễn => quá khứ tiếp diễn, đại từ nhân xưng “We” => “they”

3. “I’ll try to get 100% on tests at school.”

(“Tôi sẽ cố gắng đạt 100% trong các bài kiểm tra ở trường.”)

Jane promised that she would try to get 100% on tests at school.

(Jane hứa rằng cô ấy sẽ cố gắng đạt 100% trong các bài kiểm tra ở trường.)

Giải thích: đổi “will” => “would”, đại từ nhân xưng “I” => “she”

4. “I don’t want to eat any more vegetables.”

(“Con không muốn ăn bất kỳ loại rau nào nữa.”)

Susan told her mom that she didn’t want to eat any more vegetables.

(Susan nói với mẹ rằng cô ấy không muốn ăn bất kỳ loại rau nào nữa.)

Giải thích: lùi thì hiện tại đơn => quá khứ đơn, đại từ nhân xưng “I” => “she”

5. “I’m going to buy a better laptop next year.”

(“Tôi sẽ mua một máy tính xách tay tốt hơn vào năm tới.”)

(I said that I was going to buy a better laptop the next year/ the following year.

(Tôi đã nói rằng tôi sẽ mua một chiếc máy tính xách tay tốt hơn vào năm tới.)

Giải thích: đổi “am going to” => “was going to”, trạng từ chỉ thời gian “next year” => “the next year/ the following year”

1. Fred told Sheila that he would never forget her.
2. The kids said that their grandparents were thinking of moving to a village the next year.
3. Emily said that Steve didn't know her surname.
4. Last Saturday, Sean told Hannah that he couldn't go to the cinema with her that night.
5. The workers told their boss that they wouldn't be able to finish the work on time.
6. The detective said that he ( or she ) had never had any mysteries he ( or she ) couldn't solve.
7. Kelly said that she was buying a present for herself that day.
8. Mr and Mrs. McCormick told us that they had visited Exeter the previous week.
9. Helen told Luke that he doubted she would be able to live in a remote mountain village for very long.
10. Mary told reporters that she had just seen an alien spacecraft.

1. Fred said, "Get two tickets for the concert."

→ Fred told to get two tickets for the concert.

2. She said, "Help me move this table, please."

→ She asked to help her move that table.

 3. Mother said to her son, "Clean up your room."

→  Mother asked her son to clean up his room.

 4. Jessica said, "Tony, you shouldn't take the art courses."

→ Jessica advised Tony not to take he art courses.

 5. He said to me, "You should tell your father the truth about his illness."

→ He advised me to tell my father the truth about his illness.

2. B. Change the reported speech into direct speech. 

(Chuyển câu tường thuật thành câu trực tiếp.)

1. Bình said that he would learn to play basketball.

“________________I will learn to play basketball____________,” Bình said.

2. Nga told me that she loved eating fast food. 

“_______________I love eating fast food_____________,” Nga told me.

3. John complained that his sister watched too much TV.

“___________________My sister watch too much TV_________,” John complained.

4. Lan said that she would take the bus home the next afternoon.

“___________I will take the bus home tomorrow afternoon_________________,” Lan said.

5. David explained that he was doing exercise at that moment.

“____________I'm doing exercise at this moment ________________,” David explained.

Chọn D

A. creation        : sự sáng tạo

B. end : chấm dứt       

C. climax: cao trào     

D. commencement: bắt đầu

=> advent ~ commencement: bắt đầu

=> Đáp án D

Tạm dịch: Khi bắt đầu bài phát biểu của mình, anh đã kể một câu chuyện cười nhưng khán giả không cười.