Exercise 8
1 Helen said, "I think I'll have to find a better job. I can't make both ends meet."
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2 He said to her "Why are you so late? I've been waiting for half an hour already."
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3 She said to him: "Don't let them down. I'll be very embarrassed if you go back on your words."
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4 She said to her husband: "You'd better not drink top much. You may lose control of the car and have a bad accident."
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5 The boy said to his mother: "When shall we have lunch? I'm very hungry."
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6 He said, "I don't understand why she has refused to join us on the trip."
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7 She said to him, "I'm glad you've come. Sit down, please."
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8 Mr Brown said to his wife, "I don't feel like going out this evening.”
Let's ask the Browns to come over for a chat."
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9 “It's raining too hard to go out. We'd better stay home tonight and watch TV instead." John said.
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10 "Could you ring up the station and find out when the train comes in?" said Tom to me.
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Exercise 7
1 Rose said, "I was just leaving the office when I came face to face with a stranger."
2 Ann asked her brother, "Do you expect to be admitted to the univer¬sity?"
3 Richard asked Jane, "What are you planning to do tomorrow?"
4 She asked her boy friend "Is it true that your father fought in the last war?"
5 Jane said to me, "Where have you been all this time?"
6 Mary said to her husband, "Did you see my handbag anywhere?"
7 The inspector said to the woman, "What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?"
8 The passenger said to the taxi-driver: "Hurry up!" and he added "I must be at the station on time."
9 Tom said to himself: "Why I haven't thought of this before?"
10 Father said: "The taxi is coming now. Is everyone ready?"

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Exercise 6
1 Jane said to Bill, “When do you expect to finish your assignment?"

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2 The man said to the boy: "Can you show me the way to the bank?"

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3 Fred asked the postman: "Are there any letters for me today?"

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4 Henry said to the librarian, "How many books can I borrow at a time?

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5 John asked his friend, "How did you manage to know my phone number?"

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6 “These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back next year?" he said

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7 The boys said to the old woman: "What can we do to help you?"à
8 The guests said to the doorman: "Where should we leave our coats?"

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9 Tom asked his brother: "Why did you advise them to go sight-seeing on foot?"

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10 I asked the children: "Who took away the magazines from my desk?"
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Exercise 5
1 Tom said to the girl: "When did you have this picture taken?"

2 "Shall we go somewhere for a cup of coffee after class?" Tom said.

3 John said to Mary, "Why don't you wear your hair a little longer ?"

4 "Would you like another cup of tea?" the landlady said to the guest.

5 My sister said to me, "What about going to see Aunt Mary on Sunday?"

6 She asked me, "Have you ever seen a flying saucer?"

7 James said: "Do you want me to type this letter for you?"

8 Alfred said to John, "I didn't use your cassette player! Someone else did, not me."

9 Father said, "I was the superintendent while this school was being built."

10 The woman said, "If I had a gas stove, it would save me a lot of time."

Exercise 4
1 "Have you travelled abroad much?" he asked me.

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2 "Who has written this note?" the boss asked the secretary.

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3 "I've just received a postcard from my sister," my friend said to me.

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4 "The students also took part in arranging the conference," the chair¬man said.

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5 "Have you been here long?" the stranger asked me.

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6 "Did you really see this happen with your own eyes?" the policeman asked the boy.

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7 "I hope they will have taken a decision by the end of the meeting," she remarked.

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8 "Did you watch the detective film on TV yesterday?" he asked her.

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9 "This story happened long ago," he said, "and few people remember anything about it."

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10 "I haven't read so interesting a book since I don't remember when," she said.

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