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1. In ancient Greece people thought dolphins were man who had abandoned life on land.

In ancient Greece it ..................................................

2. In ancient Rome it was believed that dolphins carried souls to heaven.

In ancient Rome dolphins .........................................

3. People say that the company invested fifty million pounds last week.

The company .............................................................

4. People say Mr Clark was difficult to work with when he was younger.

Mr Clark ....................................................................

5. Someone has calculated that the water of the River Rhine contains over 2000 chemicals.

It ................................................................................

6. Everyone thought the painting had been destroyed in the fire.

The painting ...............................................................

7. It is believed that the Chinese invented grunpowder.

The Chinese ...............................................................

8.About 1 million papers are thought to have been sold.

People ........................................................................

9. It is thought that the two injured men were repairing high- tension cable.

The two ......................................................................

10. We hope that the government has prepared a plan.

The gorvenment .........................................................

11. People say that Mr Bond was having business difficulties when he was charged with fraud.

Mr Bond .....................................................................

12. It is thought that this treasure dates from the 19th century.

This treasure ...............................................................

13. People believed that a professional thief stole the painting.
It .................................................................................

I. Match the two sentences and rewrite them, joining them with to, so as ( not) to, in order ( not) to or so that.

1. I must go on a diet. I want to get thinner.

2. James stood up. He wanted the children to see him.

3. Mike hid behind the tree. He didn't want to be seen.

4. They painted the house. They wanted to someone buy it.

5. Andrew put on a pullover. He didn't want to feel cold.

6. We went to market. We wanted to buy some fruit.

7. George gave a child a sweet. He wanted her to stop crying.

8. Mum searched the house. She had to find her missing bag.

9. We took off our boots. We didn't want to make the floor dirty.

10. Sam left the note on the table. He made sure Sally would see it.

I. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1. If you're not back by midnight, I am going to have to put a stop with you going out.

2. Although ha wasn't familiar to the language he soon learnt to communicate.

3. I can't believe June and Robin have broken off- they seemed so happy together.

4. This film contains violence and is not aimed on younger children.

5. It's getting late- I didn't plan with staying so long.

6. Diana was tired on constantly picking up her daughter's clothes.

7. Many green vegetables are high up important vitamins.

8. Roy was so proud himself when he passed all his exams.

II. Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

The easy life?

It is easy to assume that life as a top sports star is both easy and glamorous. But this is to completely (1) .............. the reality of what goes on behind the scenes. From a very early age athletes must be absolutely (2) .......... to their sport. But (3) .............. on its own is not enough- they need to be fiercely (4) ............ in order to succeed , and must never allow themselves to be (5) ............ by setbacks. Successful sports stars can, of course, become very wealthy, in (6) .............. to being world famous, but can be at a severe (7) ............. in their social development. It is therefore important to (8) ........... that they receive a reasonably balanced upbringing and to (9) ............ their experience beyond the daily grind of practice competition in order to (10) ............ them to deal with the constant pressures that success can bring.

1. Understand. 6. Add

2. Commit. 7. Advantage

3. Determine.

4. Ambition.

5. Courage.

8. Sure.

9. Broad.

10. Able.

1. Hoàn thành các cây trong bài câu tường thuật, Chú ý sự thay đổi của đại từ và các thì.

1. '' What's the time?'' he asked.

He wanted to know ....................................................................................... .

2. '' When will we meet again?'' she asked me..

She asked me ................................................................................................. .

3. " Are you crazy?" she asked him.

She asked him ................................................................................................ .

4. " Where did they live?" he asked.

He wanted to know ........................................................................................ .

5. " Will you be at the party?" he asked her.

He asked her .................................................................................................. .

6. " Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.

She asked me .................................................................................................. .

7. " Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.

The teacher wanted to know ........................................................................... .

8. " Why don't you help me?" she asked him.

She wanted to know ....................................................................................... .

9." Did you see the car?" he asked me.

He asked me ................................................................................................... .

10. " Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.

The mother asked the twins ............................................................................. .

2. Bài tập câu tường thuật requets ( positive).

1. " Stop talking, Joe" the teacher said.

The teacher told Joe .......................................................................................... .

2." Be patient," she said to him.

She told him ....................................................................................................... .

3. " Go to your room." her father said to her.

Her father told her .............................................................................................. .

4. " Hurry up" she said to us.

She told us .......................................................................................................... .

5. " Give me the key" he told her.

He asked her ....................................................................................................... .

6. " Play it again, Sam" she said.

She asked Sam .................................................................................................... .

7. " Sit down, Caron" he said.

He asked Caron ................................................................................................... .

8. " Fill in the form, Sir" the receptionist said.

The receptionist asked the guest .......................................................................... .

9. " Take off your shoes" she told us.

She told us ............................................................................................................ .

10. " Mind you own business" she told him.

I. Join each pair of sentences. Use the words in brackets.

1. Our team won by a large margin. No one thought wr would win the championship. ( but).

2. I could not see his face clearly. He was standing in the shadow. ( so).

3. The man spoke very slowly. He wanted me to understand what he said. ( so that).

4. Our flight was delay. We decided to take a long walk around the terminal. ( since).

5. I got very wet in the rain. I had an umbrella. ( even though).

6. He liked the sweatet. He decided not to buy it. ( though).

7. I had turn on the air conditioner. It was still hot in the room. ( even though).

8. Trevor didn't notice the sign. It was right in front of him. ( even though).

9. Matthew doesn't know any French. It was one of his school subjects. ( though).

10. Laura felt unwell. She went on working. ( in spite of this).

11. I told the absolute truth. No one would believe me. ( even though).

12. Despite a good salary, he was unhappy in his job. ( though).

13. My sister will take a plane even though she dislikes flying. ( in spite of).

14. He isn't happy although he is very rich. ( despite).

15. Even though he got a good job, he was not satisfied. ( despite).

16. Although he often tells lies, many people believe him. ( despite).

17. Mary didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick. ( because of).

18. She went to bed early because she felt tired. ( because of).

19. Margaret stayed at home because her mother was sick. ( because of).

20. I couldn't do the test because it was difficult. ( because of).

21. I couldn't read the letter because it was dark. ( because of).

22. I can't study because it is noisy. ( because of).

23. The train come late because it was foggy. ( because of).

24. The train was late because the fog was thick. ( because of).

25. I can't sleep because the weather is hot. ( because of).

26. All the teacher love him because his conduct is good. ( because of).

27. Because there was a traffic accident, I went to school late. ( because of).

28. Because there is a shortage of meet, we had to live on beans. ( because of).

29. Because there was a lack of water, many trees died rapidly. ( because of).

30. Because it was sunny, we decided to go camping. ( because of).

31. She walked slowly because her legs was injured. ( because of).

32. She didn't eat much though she was hungry. ( despite).

33. He couldn't solve the problem though he is good at math. ( despite).

34. Although it got dark, they continued the work. ( in spite of).

35. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. ( although).

II. Change clause of reason to phrase of reason.

1. Jim had to give up jogging because ha had sprained his ankle severely.

2. The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink because it's polluted.

3. We had to stay in London an extra day because it was foggy at the airport.

4. Bills had to do all of the cooking and cleaning because his wife is ill.

5. We all have received the best of everything because our parents are generous.

6. I couldn't get to sleep last night because it was noisy in the next apartment.

7. John has to sit in the front row in class because he has poor eyesight.

8. We stopped our car because the trafic light turn red.

9. She couldn't see the road because the wall was too high.

10. We postponed our trip because the driving conditions were bad

11. Sarah will not walk across a bridge because she's afraid of heights.

12. Mark's doctor has advised him to exercise regularly because he is overweight.

13. Piranhas can devour an entire cow in several minutes because their teeth are extremely sharp.

14. Most students couldn't do the final exam because it was extremely difficult.

15. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard and methodically.