1 i wonder why he ............................ love his family a does not b do not c did not d has not 2 you can come .............................................. you want a unless b so c if d because 3 he said he ......................a friend at the station that day a is meeting b is going to meet c was meeting d meets 4 the teacher asked me ................................. a passage into vietnamses a to translate b translate c translating d translated 5 when i rang tessa sometime last week , she said she was busy ................................... a today b that day c this day d the day 6 when he was at sandra's flat yesterday , maritn asked if he ................... use the phone a can b could c may d must 7 last night , we came to the show late............................. the traffic was terrible a although b despite c and d which 8 greg .........................me if i liked the rock music a asked b told c said to d ordered

Choose the best answer :

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 close 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 was 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 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 now 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

C. 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...... rose were for me.

A. those

B. these.

C. they

D. there

Giúp mình nhé.

1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 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 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 john asked me ............................ that film the night before a that i saw b had i seen c if i had seen d if had i seen 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing

1 she said i ........................ an angel a am b was c were d have been 2 i have ever told you he ................................. unreliable a is b were c had been d would be 3 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 4 laura said she had worked on the assignment since .............................. a yesterday b two days ago c the day before d the next day 5 john asked me ............................ that film the night before a that i saw b had i seen c if i had seen d if had i seen 6 she asked me........................................... a where was her umbrella b where her umbrella was c where where her umbrella d where her umbrella were 7 nancy asked me why i had not gone to new york the summer.................................. a before b ago c last d previous 8 andrew told me that they ........................... fish two previous days a have not eaten b had not eaten c did not eat d would not eat 9 jason told me that he ............................ his best in the exam the following day a had done b will do c would do d was doing

7. Tom said: “ I have already has breakfast, so I am not hungry.’
A. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he is not hungry.
B. Tom said he has already had breakfast, so he is not hungry.
C. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he was not hungry.
D. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he was not hungry.
8. I said to Nick: “Where are you going?”
A. I asked Nick where was he going. B. I asked Nick where he was going.
A. I asked Nick where is he going. D. I asked Nick where he is going.
9. He said to them: “Who will you see before you leave here?”
A. He asked them who they would see before they left there.
B. He asked them who would they see before they left there.
C. He asked them who they would see before you left there.
D. He asked them who you would see before they left there.
10. She asked me: “Why didn’t you come here yesterday?”
A. She asked me why I hadn’t gone there the day before.
B. She asked me why I didn’t go there the day before.
C. She asked me why didn’t I go there the day before.
D. She asked me why hadn’t I gone there the day before.
11. Mother asked me: “Did you play with your friends yesterday?”
A. Mother asked me if I had played with my friends the day before.
B. Mother asked me if I played with my friends the day before.
C. Mother asked me if I had played with your friends the day before.
D. Mother asked if you had played with my friends the day before.
12. “Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” He said to me.
A. He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
B. He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
C. He suggested me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
D. He reminded me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
13. “Will you help me, please? She said. “I can’t rich the top shelf.”
A. She asked me help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
B. She asked me to help her as she can’t reach the top shelf.
C. She asked me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
D. She warned me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
14. “This is a horrible room. Why don’t you ask for something better?” he said
A. He said it was a horrible room and reminded me to ask for something better.
B. He said it was a horrible room and advised me to ask for something better.
C. He said it was a horrible room and warned me to ask for something better.
D. He said it was a horrible room and invited me to ask for something better.
15. “Remember to switch off when you have finished”, he said
A. He reminded me to switch off when I’d finished
B. He offered me to switch off when I’d finished
C. He suggested me to switch off when I’d finished
D. He reminded me to switch off when I have finished
16. “Answer this letter for me, will you?” he said. “And remember to keep a copy”.
A. He warned me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
B. He told me to answer that letter and suggested me to keep a copy.
C. He told me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
D. He suggested answering that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
17. “Why don’t you go by train? It’s much less tiring than driving, “ I said.
A. I advised him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
B. I suggested him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
C. I warned him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
D. I advised him going by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
18. “Will you be here tomorrow?” she asked – “Yes” I answered
A. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I would.
B. She asked if I will be there the next day and I said that I will.
C. She asked if you would be there the next day and I said that you would.
D. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I will.
19. “If I were you I’d try to get a room on the top floor,” he said
A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor.
B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor.
C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor.
D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor.

20. Have you found the book? (she asked me…)
A. She asked me if I had found the book.
B. She asked me if I found the book.
C. She asked me whether I had found the book or not.
D. B and C are correct

III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences

1. The boy asked me what the rubber knife was used for.

He said, “ __________?”.

A. What was this rubber knife used for B. What this rubber knife was used for

C. What is this rubber knife used for D. what this rubber knife is used for

If you want to know about a word, check it up in a _________ .

A. book B. tape C. dictionary D. magazine

2. My memory is poor. I can’t learn these new words _________ .

A. in mind B. in heart C. of mind D. by heart

3. Can you _________ any foreign languages?

A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk

4. Our class always _________ at 7 and _________ at 11 a.m.

A. begin/ finish B. start/ end C. come/ leave D. both a and b

5. After completing the basic class of computing, you can _________a high course.

A. come B. have C. attend D. go

6. Our teacher often give us _________ beside the in-class assignments.

A. housework B. homework C. part-time work D. full time work

7. She told me to pass the written _________ before taking the oral exam.

A. show B. examination C. work D. task

8. In order _______ your writing, you have to read a lot and write English as much as

possible.

A. to improve B. to excel C. to pass D. to increase

9. What _________ of learning English do you find most difficult?

A. form B. type C. kind D. aspect

10. I want to go to the International language school. All the teachers there are_________

A. good-qualified B. well-qualified C. enough qualified D. qualified

11. Look at this _________in today’s edition of the Vietnam News, Nam.

A. advertisement B. advertising C. advertise D. advertment

12. If Mary studies harder, she _________pass the final exam.

A. could B. might C. must D. will

13. If you give me your willing help, I _________ get success.

A. would B. must C. can D. could

14. If you want to get good marks for the test, you _________try harder.

A. has to B. must C. had to D. will

15. You _________ do morning exercise regularly if you want to be healthy.

A. should B. ought to C. had to D. Both a and b

16. You _________ to pass the pretest if you want to take the written exam.

A. have B. ought C. should D. will

17. “ 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.

18. “ 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.

19. “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.

20. “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.

21. 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?”

22. “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.

23. Is she working here?-No, not any more, but she _________

A. use to be B. used to C. use to work D. used to work

24. My friends come to visit me _________time _________

A. by/ to B. from/ to C. for/ in D. at/ to

25. He _________arrive at the office on time.

A. used always to B. used to C. always used to D. used to always

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

1. She asked me where he ________. (1 Point) A. were B. was C. is 3.2. Julia ________ what I was doing. (1 Point) A. says to me B. told to me C. asked me 4.3. Nam asked me why I _________ out the night before. (1 Point) A. had gone B. was gone C. went 5.4. "Who was that beautiful woman?" - He asked me ________________________________. (1 Point) A. who that beautiful woman was. B. who that beautiful woman had been. C. who that beautiful woman is. 6.5. Laura asked, “How is your mother?” - Laura asked me how _______ was. (1 Point) A. his mother B. her mother C. my mother 7.6. Ba asked me, "What are you going to do at the weekend?" – Ba asked me what I _________ to do at the weekend. (1 Point) A. had gone B. was going C. were going 8.7. They asked me, "Where will you live after graduation?" – They asked me where I ___________ after graduation. (1 Point) A. live B. will live C. would live 9.8. Martin asked me, "What were you doing when I saw you?" – Martin asked me what I ______________ when she _______ me. (1 Point) A. had been doing/saw B. had done/had seen C. did/saw 10.9. She asked me "How was the journey?" – She asked me how the journey ____________. (1 Point) A. is B. was C. had been 11.10. John asked me, “How often do you go to the cinema?” – John asked me how often I _________ to the cinema. (1 Point) A. went B. had gone C. had been gone 12.QUESTIONS 11 - 20: Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses. 11. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked. → She asked ________________________________________. (1 Point) Enter your answer 13.12. "How are you?" Martin asked us. → Martin asked us _________________. (1 Point) Enter your answer 14.13. He asked, "Do I have to do it?" → He asked ________________. (1 Point) Enter your answer 15.14. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter. → The mother asked her daughter ___________________. (1 Point) Enter your answer 16.15. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend. → She asked her boyfriend __________________________ (1 Point) Enter your answer 17.16. "What are they doing?" she asked. → She wanted to know _____________. (1 Point) Enter your answer 18.17. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me. → He wanted to know ________________. (1 Point) Enter your answer 19.18. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?" → The teacher wanted to know _____________. (1 Point) Enter your answer 20.19. "How do you know that?" she asked me. → She asked me ____________________. (1 Point) Enter your answer 21.20. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me. → My friend asked me ___________________________________. (1 Point) Enter your answer 22.QUESTIONS 21 - 30: There is a mistake in each of these sentences. Find and then correct it. 21. "Do you live in London?". He asked her if she is living in London. (1 Point) You enter your answer in the form: she -> you Enter your answer 23.22. "Did he arrive on time?". The boss asked his secretary if he was arrived on time. (1 Point) Enter your answer 24.23. "Have you been to Paris?". They asked him if I had been to Paris. (1 Point) Enter your answer 25.24. "Can you help me?". She asked me if I can help her. (1 Point) Enter your answer 26.25. "Are you working tonight?". They asked him if he was working tonight. (1 Point) Enter your answer 27.26. "Will you come later?" Mary asked Tom if I would come later. (1 Point) Enter your answer 28.27. "Do you like coffee?". He asked me if I like coffee. (1 Point) Enter your answer 29.28. "Is this the road to the station?". A traveler asked local residents if that is the road to the station. (1 Point) Enter your answer 30.29. "Did you do your homework?". My mother asked angrily if I did my homework. (1 Point) Enter your answer 31.30. "Have you studied reported speech before?". Tom asked Jenny if she studied reported speech before. (1 Point)