Read the text about an interview with Judy Smith. Choose the correct options.

Last weekend, I had a chance to interview Judy Smith, a famous 15-year-old teen model. She shared a lot of interesting things (1) ______ her everyday life with me.

How did you become a model?

She told me that she was very interested in fashion. She said that her mother was also a famous model, and she taught her how to (2) ______ a model.

Do you go to school?

She (3) ______ that she couldn’t go to school every day because she was too busy with her jobs. She usually had to go to the fashion shows in other countries.

Where does your family live?

She said that she had two mansions. One was in Miami, and the other was in New York. She also told me that (4) ______ mansion in Miami had more than fifteen rooms, a home theater and a big fancy ballroom.

How do you celebrate your birthday?

She said that she loved to invite some friends to her party on a yacht and watch fireworks.

What can’t you live without?

She said she couldn’t live without fashion and music. She (5) ______ to say that being a fashion model was her dream.

She (3) ______ that she couldn’t go to school every day because she was too busy with her jobs.

tellssaidsaytellHướng dẫn giải:

Cấu trúc câu gián tiếp với câu kể: S + said (to sb)/told (sb) + (that) + S + V (lùi thì) + O.

Nhận thấy mệnh đề tường thuật đang chia thì quá khứ đơn (couldn’t go) nên động từ tường thuật cũng phải chia quá khứ: said.