Choose the best answer.
1. She said she was seeing her brother the following day / the previous day.
2. Mike said he had had / would have an accident the day before.
3. She said she didn’t see / hadn’t seen them since the previous week.
4. I met Tom two days ago and he said he was going to London tomorrow / the next day.
5. Erica told me she won’t / wouldn’t be back until the following Thursday.
6. John said he had worked for that company the year before / the year after.
7. Sam told the police he didn’t know / hadn’t known what had happened.
8. Harry told us he is / was catching the first bus to New York the next day.
9. My mother told me that if I ate / had eaten too much, I would feel ill.
10. When I rang her this morning, she told me that she was busy today / that day.
11. Mr. Brown asked me if / how I had ever visited NASA.
12. Roy asked me if I was meeting / had met Val the previous day.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
He said he _______ see his brother the next day.
A. ought to
B. should
C. would
D. must
Chữa lỗi sai và giải thích
1. My friend said that he had been going to have an important interview the following day.
A. My friend B. had been going C. important D. day
2. It was not until the end of prehistoric times that the first wheeled vehicles appearing.
A. not until the end B. prehistoric C. the first D. appearing
3. His family has lived in the countryside for 3 years and then they moved to the city.
A. has lived B. for C. and D. to
4. I’d like to see him in my office the moment he will arrive.
A. to see B. in C. office D. will arrive
5. Even though I liked singing, I can say that I have a terrible voice.
A. Even B. liked C. that D. a
6. He never goes home before he will finish his work.
A. never B. goes home C. will finish D. work
7. Everybody will be at the office at about 08:30 tomorrow as the meeting started at nine o'clock.
A. at B. as C. started D. o'clock
8. We are going to visit our grandparents when we will finish our final exams.
A. are going to B. our C. when D. will
9. There was complete silence in the room when she has finished her description of her trip to Africa.
A. complete silence B. room C. has finished D. to
10. Peter had to postpone any college plans he may have had when his father would die suddenly in a plane crash.
A. postpone B. college plans C. have had D. would die
11. Mary hurts herself while she was playing hide-and-seek with her brothers.
A. hurts B. she C. hide-and-seek D. her
12. The children are flying their kites in the field when it started to rain heavily.
A. are flying B. in C. field D. heavily
13. When Mary is little, her mother used to tell her a bedtime story every night.
A. is B. her mother C. bedtime D. every
14. Mary and Tom take great photos of wild elephants while they were walking along the river.
A. take B. wild elephants C. they D. along the river
15. I was staying with my aunt when I am on holiday in Paris next month.
A. was staying B. my aunt C. on holiday D. Paris
16. My mother won't let me go out with my friends until I had finished my homework
A. My mother B. go out C. had finished D. my
17. Our company will send you an email of confirmation as soon as we had made our final decision
A. send B. confirmation C. had made D. final
18. He went back to work in his country after he has finished his course on Advanced Engineering in London.
A. back B. his C. has finished D. Engineering
19. Hurry up, or they had stopped serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.
A. or B. had stopped C. meals D. to
CẤU TRÚC LIÊN QUAN TỚI THỜI THÌ
20. I wish all the children in the world don't have to live in poverty any more.
A. all the children B. the C. don't have to D. in
21. I wish I have his mobile phone number; we could tell him the good news.
A. have B. number C. tell D. good news
22. The children wish that they have more free time to play football.
A. The children B. have C. more D. to play
23. If only I have a cell phone! I am tired of queuing outside the public phone box.
A. have B. of C. outside D. phone box
24. He looks as though he never gets a square meal, but in fact his wife feeds him very well.
A. though B. gets C. in fact D. well
25. Mary talks as if she does all the work herself, but in fact John and I did most of it.
A. Mary B. does C. herself D. of
26. I would rather they do something about it instead of just talking about it.
A. do B. about C. of D. about
27. I’d rather you will come to the English-speaking club with me this Sunday.
A. will come B. English-speaking C. with D. Sunday
28. I have supported you all through university. Now it’s time you begin to support yourself.
A. supported B. all through C. begin D. support
29. It's about time that the school is improving its food service.
A. about B. that C. is improving D. food
30. It is high time the government has displayed a more humanitarian approach towards victims of the recession.
A. high B. has displayed C. humanitarian D. recession
CHUYÊN ĐỀ CÂU HỎI ĐUÔI - 2
31. She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education, doesn’t she?
A. attending B. three-day C. on D. doesn’t
32. Mr. Smith is going to buy a new Japanese car, doesn’t he?
A. Mr. Smith B. to buy C. new Japanese D. doesn’t he
33. Mrs. Mary is going to buy a new black German car, aren’t they?
A. Mr. Smith B. to buy C. new black German D. aren’t they
34. The ninth-form students are preparing to take their final examination, aren’t you?
A. ninth-form B. are C. their final D. aren’t you
35. Our Chinese teacher will never forgive me for getting her name wrong that time, won’t he?
A. Chinese teacher B. me C. her name D. won’t he
36. There are lots of wonderful places to see on the south coast, aren’t they?
A. lots of B. to see C. south coast D. aren’t they
37. Your father has forgiven your younger brother for breaking the window, didn’t he?
A. has forgiven B. younger C. for D. didn’t he
38. Your father is taking the car to the garage to have it serviced this afternoon, doesn’t he?
A. is B. to C. serviced D. doesn’t he
39. The council is encouraging the development of the property for both employment and recreation, doesn’t it?
A. encouraging B. of C. for D. doesn’t it
40. She is always chasing cats out of the garden to protect her precious birds, won’t she?
A. always chasing B. out of C. protect D. won’t she
41. They produce a self-adhesive plastic cover designed to protect CDs from scratches, doesn’t it?
A. self-adhesive B. cover C. protect D. doesn’t it
42. He recommended a local company that repairs computers, doesn’t he?
A. a B. that C. computers D. doesn’t he
43. The car was damaged to such an extent that it couldn't be repaired, couldn’t it?
A. damaged B. such C. it D. couldn’t it
44. She will be able to live nearer her parents if she gets the job, will she?
A. be able to B. nearer C. gets D. will she
45. He moved to London where he built up a successful career in journalism, wasn’t he?
A. to London B. built up C. in D. wasn’t he
46. You don't happen to know if the last bus has already passed here, has it?
A. happen B. last bus C. already D. has it
47. Ms. Mary mightn’t have thought that her parents would give her such a wonderful birthday gift, wouldn’t they?
A. have B. her C. such D. wouldn’t they
48. They have always encouraged you in everything you have wanted to do, don’t they?
A. have always B. in C. you D. don’t they
9. “Why don’t you take the rest of the day off?’’ said my assistant.
=>My assistant wanted to know.................................................
10. “Sit down and tell me what is worrying you,” he said to her.
=> He told her.........................
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
Hi everyone. This is Tom. He is tall and strong. He is in grade eight. His favorite subjects at school are Math and Literature. He is skilled at making crafts as well. However, he needs to improve his English speaking skills. Tom has a good study habit. He always remembers to do his homework before class. He hardly watches television in the evening. Instead, he spends time doing revision and preparation for the next school day. Tom said my teacher had sent his mother his school report the day before. It had excellent results. His mother was really proud of him. She would like him to continue to study hard at school
Tom said: “My teacher sent my mother my school report yesterday”.
A. True
B. False
Exercise 8. Rewrite the following sentences in direct speech.
1. Viet said that he would be doing an experiment at 10 o’clock the following day.
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2. Mr. Quang told me that they hadn’t been at the Science Club the night before.
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3. He said that he was going to hire a robot the following Saturday.
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4. Mary told me that her parents didn’t want her to participate in that project.
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5. They said that they wouldn’t send people to the Moon the following year.
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6. I asked Ms. Gray if she could speak Martian language.
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7. Vinh asked Peter whether there were other life forms in the universe.
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8. Hoa asked me whether I had been leaving the spaceship at 3 o’clock the day before.
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9. They wanted to know if we would ever meet aliens one day.
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10. We asked Mr. Tam whether he was working for NASA then.
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11. I asked Dr. Lewis when he thought people would visit Mars.
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12. David asked me what I had talked to the astronaut the previous night.
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13. She asked Mr. Armstrong how long he had worked on space projects.
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14. The reporter wanted to know why I hadn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
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15. We asked the aliens which cities they would visit the following month.
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II. Rewrite these following sentences using given words. (1.5pts)
1.He adores playing chess with his sister.
- He is………………………………………………………………………
2.”I will hand in my assignment to the teacher tomorrow.” She said.
- She said………………………………………………………………….
3.Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth.
- Since…………………………………………………………………….
4.They built that school two years ago.
- That school……………………………………………………………...
5.How long has she learnt English?
- When……………………………………………………………………?
6.The karaoke bar makes so much noise almost every night. The residents complain to its owner.
- If…………………………………………………………………………
e. “Are you enjoying yourself?”, he asked. f. “How are you?”, he said. (asked)
g. “Does your father work here?”, she asked.
h. “Do you live near your father?”, he asked.
i. “Who did you see at the meeting?”, my mother asked.
1. He said: “I will see you tomorrow.”
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Miss Lan said, “There is a new film on TV tonight.”
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. He said, “Has Mary spent all the money?”
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
4. He said, “Is Henry really working hard?”.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
5. Mr. Ba said to me, “How will Thu get here?”
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
6. I said to her, “Do you work in Lac Viet Company?”
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
7. She said, “I’m very hungry now.”
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
8. I said to her, “Do you understand this lesson?”.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
9. Ha asked Loan, “Do you have many new friends?”.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
10. “Is there a post office nearby?” Bill asked me.
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
11. My sister said: “I have to go to the dentist today.”
→ ……………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
He asked her where..................................................................................................
13. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
He asked... ...............................................................................................................
14. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
She said that..............................................................................................................
15. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.
She said that... ..........................................................................................................
16. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
She asked us.... .........................................................................................................
17. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack.
He told Jack that.... ...................................................................................................
18. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.
Tom asked Jean.... ......................................................................................................
19. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
He said that.... .............................................................................................................
20. Her brother said, “My friends may visit the museum.”
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'Could you get there and back in one day?' I asked. (I asked if he . . .)
2 1 can't open this tin,' said Ann. 'Shall I do it for you?' said Tom.
3 'Could you translate this for me, please?' I asked the official.
4 'Shall we ever meet again?' he wondered.
5 'Will you be here tomorrow?' she asked. 'Yes,' I answered.
6 'Could I lose five kilos in a week?' said the fat woman. 'No,' said the doctor.
7 'Will you have a drink?' he said.
8 'Why don't you install gas central heating?' said the advertisement. (urge)
9 'Will you read this very carefully, please?' he said to me.
10 'Shall I tell him what happened?' she asked me.
11 'Wouldn't you like to look ten years younger?' said the hairdresser.
12 I'm going to Brighton tomorrow,' said Ann.
'So am I,' said Tom. 'Would you like a lift?' (Tom said he was too and...)
13 'Can I have a sweet?' said the small boy.
14 'Can we stay up till the end of the programme?' said the children.
15 'Could I have the weekend off?' he asked his boss.
16 'Could I leave early on Friday?' he said.
17 'Why don't you like pop music?' the teenagers asked him.
18 'Why don't you take up the oboe again?' said my friends, (advise)
19 'Where shall I hang my new picture?' he said. 'Would it look well over the mantelpiece?'
20 'What shall I do if the car won't start?' I said.
21 'Have you got enough money? Shall I lend you some?' said my friend.
22 'Will you be able to guide me or shall I bring a map?' I asked.
23 'You won't forget to shut the door, will you?' she said. (remind)
24 'Would you like to see over the house?' I asked her.
25 'Would you like to peel the potatoes?' said Ann, handing me a knife.
26 I've got two tickets. Would you like to come with me?' he said.
27 'Can you use a word processor?' he asked. 'No,' I said.
28 'Would you mind living by yourself for six months?' they asked.
29 'Would you mind paying cash?' said my landlady when I took out my cheque-book.
30 'Why don't you trust him?' I asked Ann