1. It was a nice day, __________ we decided to go out for a walk.

A. because             B. so                C. or                D. but

2. _____ she was hard working, she hardly earned enough to support her family.

A. In spite of         B. Because      C. Although                D. As

3. Many years ago the villagers had to work hard in the fields all day ________ their lives were still hard.

A. and                   B. or                C. because                  D. but

4. By cutting ________ the trees, people destroy the ecosystem of the rain forest.

A. on                     B. down          C. up                            D. off

5. Our environment is being destroyed by people’s ________ behaviors now.

A. worst                B. bad             C. badly                       D. worse

6. We ____________ our environment and keep it healthy and clean.

A. should protect             B. should be protected          C. should protected   D. should be protect

7. Doctors ________ that air pollution causes lung cancer.

A. proved             B. has proved             C. have been proved             D. have proved

8. If we __________ enough time, we’ll study this exercise more carefully.

A. has                    B. have            C. had              D. will have

9. I must go now, I’ve kept you _________ your dinner too long.

A. in                       B. out              C. with             D. from

10. He said that he __________ New York the previous year.

A. has visited        B. had visited             C. visiting        D. had been visited

11. Most couples feel they are ________ on air on their wedding day.

A. talking              B. breathing               C. walking       D. staying

12. Every day my brother spends an hour __________ English.

A. to study            B. study                      C. studying                 D. studies

13. They didn’t ___________ me take any photographs during the visit to their factory.

A. allow                 B. make           C. forbid                     D. let

14. I’m bored with ________ the same work every day.

A. to do                 B. doing          C. do                            D. have to do

15. ____________ English is interesting but not easy at all.

A. Learn                B. Learning    C. Practice                  D. Listening

Câu 1 : Read the passage then answer the question :

Last May Day my class went to the countryside by bus for our holiday . There was too much trafficon the road so we had to move very slowly . It took us about one hour to get out of the town . After some time , we came to a hill . It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic , so we stopped and took the food , fruit and drinks out of the bus . We sat down and began to eat . Studdenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain . We had to run back to the bus and have our meal in the bus . Then we drove back home . What a sad trip !

a) Where did his class go last May Day ?

b) What was the traffic like ?

c) Did they go very fast ?

d) Where did they stop to have the picnic ?

e) Did they have a nice trip ? Why ?

Hi . I'm on holiday in Nha Trang with my family. We arrived last Sunday. The first day the weather was very nice,so we went to see a sightseeing. I took lots of photographs. On Monday,we hired a car and drove out into the country. We stopped for lunch at a lovely little village and then in the afternoon we found a beautiful beach. Last night , we went to the cinema. We didn't get back till about 11 o'clock , so we got up late this morning and we decided to have a relaxing day by the hotel swimming pool. So that's where I am now

1: Who are you on holiday with?

2: What was the weather like?

3: Where did you eat?

4: What time did you get back from the cinema?

5: Did you get up early that morning?

1. Shall we go to the movies ? - Yes , (That' s a good ideal / we shall / we do )

2. She is thirsty and he is (so/ too / either )

3. Fruit juice is good (for / to / with ) our health

4.He is a (skill / skillful/ skillfully ) volleyball player

5.She ought to ( finish / finishes / finished) her homework before going to bed .

6. (When/ What /Why ) was Lan absent yesterday ? Because she was sick .

7. (Walking/ to walk / walk ) is a fun , easy and inexpensive

8. Liz and her parents (go/ to go / went ) to Nha Trang last week .

9. Remember to ( lose / keep / make ) in touch with me

10. The girl decided to learn (how / what / which ) to use a sewing machine .

11.(What / why/ who ) did Hoa go to the dentist ? Because she had a cavity

B. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each sentence below. 

35. '' Where did you go last night''? she said to her boyfriend. 

A. She asked her boyfriend where did he go last night. 

B. She asked her boyfriend where he went the  night before. 

C. She asked her boyfriend where had he gone the night before. 

D. She asked her boyfriend where  he  had gone  the night before. 

36. '' Remember to write to your aunt''. I said to Miss Linh. 

A. I said to Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt. 

B. I said to Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt. 

C. I told Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt. 

D. I reminded  Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt. 

37. '' How long have you lived in Ha Noi''? said my friend. 

A. My friend asked me how long have I lived in HaNoi. 

B. My friend asked me how long had I lived in HaNoi. 

C. My friend asked me how long  I had lived in HaNoi. 

D. My friend asked me how long I have lived in HaNoi. 

38. ''Close the books, please'' said our teacher. 

A. Close your book said by our teacher.                     

B. Our teacher asked us close our book. 

C. Our teacher said us close our book.                        

D. Our teacher asked us  to  close our book. 

39. “I didn’t break your watch” the boy said. 
A. The boy told the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch.  

B. The boy asked the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch. 
C. The boy told the girl that he didn’t break her watch.  

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

40. “Don’t make noise because I am listening music now” he said to me. 
A. He asked me not to make noise because I am listening music now. 
B. He asked me not to make noise because I was listening music then. 
C. He asked me not to make noise because he was listening music then. 
D. He asked me to make noise because I was listening music then. 

41. “I have just seen your mother this morning”. Laura said to Lewis. 
A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning. 
B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning. 
C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning. 
D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning. 
 

42. “We are ready to come with our friends” they said. 
A. They told us they are ready to come with their friends.  
B. They told us they were ready to come with our friends. 
C. They told us we were ready to come with our friends.   
D. They told us they were ready to come with their friends. 
 
43. “I was intending to meet you tomorrow” she said. 
A. She told me she was intending to meet me tomorrow. 
B. She told me she had intending to meet me the next day. 
C. She told me she had been intending to meet me tomorrow. 
D. She told me she had been intending to meet me the next day. 
 

44. Mrs Smith: “ Don’t play in front of my windows”  

A. Mrs Smith told us not to play  in front of her windows. 

B. Mrs Smith told us not to play  in front of my windows. 

C. Mrs Smith told us to not play  in front of her windows. 

D. Mrs Smith said us not to play  in front of her windows. 

1. He asked her …… 

a. when she leaves the party. b. when did she  leave the party. 

c. when she left the party d. when does she leave the party. 

2. He said, “ I bought this book yesterday.” -> He told me that …… 

a. he bought the book yesterday.       b. he had bought the book yesterday 

c. he had bought the book the day before    d. he bought the book the previous day. 

3.He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we…… 

a. wouldn’t b. couldn’t c. didn’t d.  weren’t 

4. He wanted to know ……there 

a. how long time I had been b. how long I had been 

c. how long time had I been d. how long had I been 

5. She asked me what time it was. 

In direct speech this should be read: …… 

a. She asked, “ What time it is?  b. She asked, “ What time it was?” 

c. She asked, “ What time is it?” d. She asked, “ What time was it?” 

6. “ Whose motorbike did you borrow last night?”, he asked. 

In reported speech this should be read: …… 

a. He asked me whose motorbike did I borrow last night. 

b. He asked me whose motorbike had I borrowed last night. 

c. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed last night. 

d. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed the night before. 

7. “ Would you like a cup of coffee?”, she asked. 

a. She asked if I like a cup of coffee.    b. She asked if I would like a cup of coffee. 

c. She asked if I liked a cup of coffee.   d. She invited me to have a cup of coffee. 

8. “ Did you close the windows when you left?”, ha asked. 

a. He asked me if I closed the windows when I left. 

b. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I left. 

c. He asked me if I closed the windows when I had left. 

d. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I had left. 

9.“ What are you going to do this weekend?”, she asked 

a. She wanted to know what I am going to do that weekend. 

b. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend. 

c. She wanted to know what I were going to do that weekend. 

d. She wanted to know what I was going to do that weekend. 

10.She told me that her mother …… to market when I arrived. 

a. just went b. had just gone   c. has just gone    d. had just been gone 

11. “ Whose book is on my desk?”. The teacher asked us …… . 

a. whose book is on his desk b. whose book was on his desk 

c. whose book  on his desk is d. whose book on his desk was 

12. She asked me to sit next Mary. 

In direct speech, this should be read: “……”, she said. 

a. Please sitting next to Mary. b. Next to Mary, please. 

c. Please to sit next to Mary. d. Please sit next to Mary. 

13. “Who wrote this letter?”, said the teacher. – The teacher …… 

a. asked us who had written that letter. b. asked us who that letter had written. 

c. asked us who had written the letter. d. told to us who had written letter. 

14. I asked Lan if …… . 

a. she enjoys her music class. b. she will enjoy her music class. 

c. did she enjoy her music class. d. she enjoyed her music class. 

15.“ We always try to please you”. She says to me …… . 

a. we always tried to please me b. they always tried to please me. 

c. we always try to please me d. they always try to please me. 

16. “ Be careful! The paint is wet”, she shouted.  

a. She said be careful because the paint was wet. 

b. She told me be careful because the paint was wet. 

c. She asked me to be careful because the paint is wet. 

d. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet. 

17.. “Can I make an appointment to see the doctor?” 

a. Jenny asked to see the doctor.  

b. Jenny asked if the doctor could make an appointment. 

c. Jenny asked whether she can make an appointment the doctor. 

d. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor. 

18.. “Did they tell you when they left school?”, he said to me. 

In reported speech, this could be read: …… 

a. He asked me if they told me when they left school. 

b. He asked me if they told me when they had left school. 

c. He asked me if they had told me when they left school. 

d. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school. 

19.. She asked me how old Jimmy was. 

In direct speech, this could be read: …… 

a. She asked, “How old Jimmy was?” 

b. She asked, “How old Jimmy is?” 

c. She asked, “How old was Jimmy?” 

d. She asked, “How old is Jimmy?” 

20. “When did your sister arrive?”, he asked. 

a. He asked me when my sister arrived. 

b. He wanted to know when my sister arrived. 

c. He asked me when my sister had arrived. 

d. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived. 

21.“ Is he the man who came here yesterday?”. I wanted to know …… 

a. if he is the man who came here yesterday  

b. if he was the man who came here the day before 

c. if he was the man who had come here the day before 

d. if he was the man who had come there the day before 

22.He said to me, “Shut this door, don’t lock it.”- He told me that…… 

a. to shut the door, don’t lock it. b. shut the door, not lock it. 

c. shut the door, don’t lock it. d. to shut the door, not to lock it. 

23. He told me that …… 

a. he has just finished typing.  b. he just finished typing. 

c. he had just finished typing d. had he just finished typing. 

24.He asked me ……to her birthday party the night before. 

a. whether I come b. if I would come c. whether I had come d. if I come 

25. The man asked me what my name was. He said, “……?” 

a. What your name is b. What’s your name  

c. What your name was d. What was your name 

26.I asked her where..........................................it . 

A.does she put B. she put  C. did she put D. she puts  

27.Nam asked her how far............................from her house to her school 

A. is it B. was it C. it was  D. it is  

28.She asked me......................I smoked . 

A. could B. can C.if D. would 

29.She asked me whether I ..............................pop music . 

A. liked B.like C.could like D. would like 

30.She said that she was having a wonderful time .......................................... 

A. tomorrow B. there This D. next week 

31.Mrs. Hoa said she..............have a new job the following  month. 

A. may B.will C.might D. can 

32.I asked her what sort of heating..........................................  

A.was there B. there is C. there was D. there are 

33.He said that.............................roses were for me .              A. those B. these C.they D. there 

B. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each sentence below. 

35. '' Where did you go last night''? she said to her boyfriend. 

A. She asked her boyfriend where did he go last night. 

B. She asked her boyfriend where he went the  night before. 

C. She asked her boyfriend where had he gone the night before. 

D. She asked her boyfriend where  he  had gone  the night before. 

36. '' Remember to write to your aunt''. I said to Miss Linh. 

A. I said to Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt. 

B. I said to Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt. 

C. I told Miss Linh remember to write to her aunt. 

D. I reminded  Miss Linh to remember to write to her aunt. 

37. '' How long have you lived in Ha Noi''? said my friend. 

A. My friend asked me how long have I lived in HaNoi. 

B. My friend asked me how long had I lived in HaNoi. 

C. My friend asked me how long  I had lived in HaNoi. 

D. My friend asked me how long I have lived in HaNoi. 

38. ''Close the books, please'' said our teacher. 

A. Close your book said by our teacher.                     

B. Our teacher asked us close our book. 

C. Our teacher said us close our book.                        

D. Our teacher asked us  to  close our book. 

39. “I didn’t break your watch” the boy said. 
A. The boy told the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch.  

B. The boy asked the girl that he hadn’t broken her watch. 
C. The boy told the girl that he didn’t break her watch.  

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

40. “Don’t make noise because I am listening music now” he said to me. 
A. He asked me not to make noise because I am listening music now. 
B. He asked me not to make noise because I was listening music then. 
C. He asked me not to make noise because he was listening music then. 
D. He asked me to make noise because I was listening music then. 

41. “I have just seen your mother this morning”. Laura said to Lewis. 
A. Laura told Lewis I have just seen your mother this morning. 
B. Laura told Lewis she had just seen his mother that morning. 
C. Laura told Lewis she has just seen his mother that morning. 
D. Laura told Lewis he had just seen her mother that morning. 
 

42. “We are ready to come with our friends” they said. 
A. They told us they are ready to come with their friends.  
B. They told us they were ready to come with our friends. 
C. They told us we were ready to come with our friends.   
D. They told us they were ready to come with their friends. 
 
43. “I was intending to meet you tomorrow” she said. 
A. She told me she was intending to meet me tomorrow. 
B. She told me she had intending to meet me the next day. 
C. She told me she had been intending to meet me tomorrow. 
D. She told me she had been intending to meet me the next day. 
 

44. Mrs Smith: “ Don’t play in front of my windows”  

A. Mrs Smith told us not to play  in front of her windows. 

B. Mrs Smith told us not to play  in front of my windows. 

C. Mrs Smith told us to not play  in front of her windows. 

D. Mrs Smith said us not to play  in front of her windows. 

1. He asked her …… 

a. when she leaves the party. b. when did she  leave the party. 

c. when she left the party d. when does she leave the party. 

2. He said, “ I bought this book yesterday.” -> He told me that …… 

a. he bought the book yesterday.       b. he had bought the book yesterday 

c. he had bought the book the day before    d. he bought the book the previous day. 

3.He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we…… 

a. wouldn’t b. couldn’t c. didn’t d.  weren’t 

4. He wanted to know ……there 

a. how long time I had been b. how long I had been 

c. how long time had I been d. how long had I been 

5. She asked me what time it was. 

In direct speech this should be read: …… 

a. She asked, “ What time it is?  b. She asked, “ What time it was?” 

c. She asked, “ What time is it?” d. She asked, “ What time was it?” 

6. “ Whose motorbike did you borrow last night?”, he asked. 

In reported speech this should be read: …… 

a. He asked me whose motorbike did I borrow last night. 

b. He asked me whose motorbike had I borrowed last night. 

c. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed last night. 

d. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed the night before. 

7. “ Would you like a cup of coffee?”, she asked. 

a. She asked if I like a cup of coffee.    b. She asked if I would like a cup of coffee. 

c. She asked if I liked a cup of coffee.   d. She invited me to have a cup of coffee. 

8. “ Did you close the windows when you left?”, ha asked. 

a. He asked me if I closed the windows when I left. 

b. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I left. 

c. He asked me if I closed the windows when I had left. 

d. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I had left. 

9.“ What are you going to do this weekend?”, she asked 

a. She wanted to know what I am going to do that weekend. 

b. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend. 

c. She wanted to know what I were going to do that weekend. 

d. She wanted to know what I was going to do that weekend. 

10.She told me that her mother …… to market when I arrived. 

a. just went b. had just gone   c. has just gone    d. had just been gone 

11. “ Whose book is on my desk?”. The teacher asked us …… . 

a. whose book is on his desk b. whose book was on his desk 

c. whose book  on his desk is d. whose book on his desk was 

12. She asked me to sit next Mary. 

In direct speech, this should be read: “……”, she said. 

a. Please sitting next to Mary. b. Next to Mary, please. 

c. Please to sit next to Mary. d. Please sit next to Mary. 

13. “Who wrote this letter?”, said the teacher. – The teacher …… 

a. asked us who had written that letter. b. asked us who that letter had written. 

c. asked us who had written the letter. d. told to us who had written letter. 

14. I asked Lan if …… . 

a. she enjoys her music class. b. she will enjoy her music class. 

c. did she enjoy her music class. d. she enjoyed her music class. 

15.“ We always try to please you”. She says to me …… . 

a. we always tried to please me b. they always tried to please me. 

c. we always try to please me d. they always try to please me. 

16. “ Be careful! The paint is wet”, she shouted.  

a. She said be careful because the paint was wet. 

b. She told me be careful because the paint was wet. 

c. She asked me to be careful because the paint is wet. 

d. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet. 

17.. “Can I make an appointment to see the doctor?” 

a. Jenny asked to see the doctor.  

b. Jenny asked if the doctor could make an appointment. 

c. Jenny asked whether she can make an appointment the doctor. 

d. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor. 

18.. “Did they tell you when they left school?”, he said to me. 

In reported speech, this could be read: …… 

a. He asked me if they told me when they left school. 

b. He asked me if they told me when they had left school. 

c. He asked me if they had told me when they left school. 

d. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school. 

19.. She asked me how old Jimmy was. 

In direct speech, this could be read: …… 

a. She asked, “How old Jimmy was?” 

b. She asked, “How old Jimmy is?” 

c. She asked, “How old was Jimmy?” 

d. She asked, “How old is Jimmy?” 

20. “When did your sister arrive?”, he asked. 

a. He asked me when my sister arrived. 

b. He wanted to know when my sister arrived. 

c. He asked me when my sister had arrived. 

d. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived. 

21.“ Is he the man who came here yesterday?”. I wanted to know …… 

a. if he is the man who came here yesterday  

b. if he was the man who came here the day before 

c. if he was the man who had come here the day before 

d. if he was the man who had come there the day before 

22.He said to me, “Shut this door, don’t lock it.”- He told me that…… 

a. to shut the door, don’t lock it. b. shut the door, not lock it. 

c. shut the door, don’t lock it. d. to shut the door, not to lock it. 

23. He told me that …… 

a. he has just finished typing.  b. he just finished typing. 

c. he had just finished typing d. had he just finished typing. 

24.He asked me ……to her birthday party the night before. 

a. whether I come b. if I would come c. whether I had come d. if I come 

25. The man asked me what my name was. He said, “……?” 

a. What your name is b. What’s your name  

c. What your name was d. What was your name 

26.I asked her where..........................................it . 

A.does she put B. she put  C. did she put D. she puts  

27.Nam asked her how far............................from her house to her school 

A. is it B. was it C. it was  D. it is  

28.She asked me......................I smoked . 

A. could B. can C.if D. would 

29.She asked me whether I ..............................pop music . 

A. liked B.like C.could like D. would like 

30.She said that she was having a wonderful time .......................................... 

A. tomorrow B. thereThis D. next week 

31.Mrs. Hoa said she..............have a new job the following  month. 

A. may B.will C.might    D. can 

32.I asked her what sort of heating..........................................  

A.was there B. there is C. there was   D. there are 

33.He said that.............................roses were for me .              A. those B. these C.they D. there 

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left home, feeling very sad. She began to cry. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but she had to return home by midnight. So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach. She danced with prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. The prince and Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after.

Question: Cinderella was sad because she can’t go to the ball.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Cinderella who did all the work in the kitchen while her lazy sisters did nothing. One night her sisters went to a ball at the palace. Cinderella was left home, feeling very sad. She began to cry. After a time her fairy godmother appeared and told Cinderella that she could go to the ball, but she had to return home by midnight. So she went to the ball in a beautiful dress and a wonderful coach. She danced with prince, but at midnight she ran back home, leaving one of her shoes on the dance floor. The prince wanted to see her again and went to every house in the capital until he found that the shoe was the right size for Cinderella. The prince and Cinderella were married and lived happily ever after.

Question: Cinderella was sad because she can’t go to the ball.

A. True

B. False