"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 to Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning, to each of the following questions.
1. “I will help you,” Bob said to me.
A. Bob told me he would help me.
B. Bob asked me to help him.
C. Bob said that he would help you.
D. Bob warned me that he would help her.
2. They had decorated the tree with colored balls.
A. Colored balls had been decorated under the tree.
B. The tree had been decorated with coloured balls.
C. They had decorated coloured balls and the tree.
D. With coloured balls the tree had looked beautiful.
3. I don’t want to hear you complaining any more.
A. I’ve had enough of your complaining.
B. I wish to hear you complaining more and more.
C. Why don’t you complain more?
D. I’m too busy to listen to your complaining.
4. I didn't arrive in time to see her.
A. I was early enough but I didn't see her.
B. She was late so I couldn’t see her.
C. I wasn't early enough to see her.
D. I am so late that I can't see her.
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words.
5. The mother made the little girl go to bed in time.
The little girl__________________________________________.
6. She can’t go to school today because she is ill.
If she_________________________________________________.
7. My sister began to learn English when she was six years old.
My sister has__________________________________________.
8. The car was so expensive that my dad didn't buy it.
The car was too________________________________________.
4.He hurried to the station so as not to miss the train.(in order that)
5.I came to this school so that I could learn English . (in order to)
6.Tom was playing very softly so that he wouldn’t disturb anyone. (in order not to)
7.. Mary went to bed early because she felt tired.(Because of )
8.Although Mai didn’t speak English well, she decided to live in London.( In spite of)
9.Although the trafic was bad, I arrived on time. (despite)
10.Inspite of the silly story, I enjoyed the film.(although)
rewrite the sentences
1/They beieve that hard work leads to success
lt
2/Dont go to bed late or you`ll be late for school tomorrow ,Tims mother said
Tims mother told
3/lm dreaming about a vacation by the beach in this hot weather
l wish
4/karens best friend is studing abroad now.he cant attent karen`s 15th birtday
lf karens best friend
5/My cousin rides his bike to work every day,but he thinks going by bus is safer
Riding
6/Learninf English through walt disney movies is easy for man children
Many children find
7/lf l am admitted into my dream high school,l will try my best for my academic goals
Should l
Dear Mr.Thompson,
I would like to apologize to you ______ in your class during the exam yesterday. I am so sorry that I looked in my textbook while I was talking the test. I feel terrible about _____ on the test. I know that this is not an acceptable excuse, but I did not have enough time to study for the test because I had a basketball game the night before it. I was so tired that, ____, I took a shower and went to bed ______. When I woke up, I remembered the test and tried to study. However, I managed to do that for only fifteen minutes.
Still, there is no justification for cheating, and I will accept _____ you give me without any complaint. I will also do my best to work hard in your class and to be as good a student as possible for the remainder of the semester.
Sincerely,
Peter Wilson
1 mary and tom are getting m_ _ _ _ _ d in july
2 how often do you eat h_ _ _ _ _ _e food?
3 it is p_ _ _ _ _ _ e that they will go to England this summer
4 he has a talent for mixing things, so he is an excellent m _ _ _ _ _ _ c
EXERCISE: Change the following sentences into Indirect Reported Speech or vice-versa
1. The doctor told him that he worked too hard.
“You.
2. “I’m sorry I broke the glass”, said Peter.
Peter apologized.…
3. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
“How
4. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”, he asked.
He suggeste
5. “Keep away from this area”, said the security guard when we approached the fence.
The security guard told…
6. Isabel: “You can’t borrow my pen, Robert!”.
Isabel………
7. She asked John to repeat what he had said.
Please……………
8. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.
The film star objected…..………
9. “If I were you, I’d look for another job”, said one of my friends.
One of my friends…………
10. She wanted to know if he had studied French.
She asked him, “……………
11. “Bring your umbrella in case it rains”, he said to me.
He told………
12. “Why don’t you ask her yourself?”, I said to my brother.
I
13. “You should take science appreciation courses at school”, she said.
She
14. “If I were you, I would take more exercise”, said his doctor.
His doctor…
15. “Don’t forget to phone me when you get to London”, said my mom.
My mom…
16. “You should have waited for us, Bill”, said the coach.
The coach…....…
17. “I don’t want to be criticized by non-professionals”, said the film star.
The film star objected
18. “It’s true that I broke your old vase”, she said in tears.
She admitted..
19. “Don’t move or I’ll shoot”, said the bank robber to the clerk.
The bank robber threatened.…
20. “Don’t forget to phone the police”, she told him.
She reminded
21. “Don’t swim out too far, boys”, said the coach.
The coach
22. “It’s you that have parted my family”, she said angrily to him.
She
23. “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?” asked Mary.
Mary wanted to know
24. “Shall we walk round for a change this evening?” she said.
She suggested.
25. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.
Bill doubted
26. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Barry?”, said George.
George suggested
27. “Why didn’t I get a computer before? , thought the officer manager.
The officer manager wondered
28. “Jack, why don’t we help Old Tom?”, said Jackie.
Jackie suggested.
29. “Would you like to come to my house for a chat tonight?”, he said.
He
30. She asked me what I had been doing at three the previous afternoon.
“What
31. “I wasn’t there at that time”, he said.
He denied
32. The policeman charged him with stealing that bicycle.
“You
33. “Where has he been?”, she doesn’t know that.
She doesn’t.
34. “Can I have a new bicycle?”, said Anna to her mother.
Anna asked.
35. “Let’s go for a walk in the park”, said Andrew.
Andrew
36. He said, “I wish I knew the answer”.
He said that.
37. “Please don’t drive so fast”, Ann begged her boyfriend.
Ann pleaded.
38. “I don’t think John will come”, said Bill.
Bill doubted.
39. “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.
Mary asked
40. “Where is the station car-park?”, Mrs. Smith asked.
Mrs. wanted
41. His English is not good, and he got a bad mark in his test last week
If……..….....……………………………………………………………………………
42. “I don’t love you any more”, said Eric to his girlfriend.
Eric told
43. “I must see the manager”, she cried.
She insisted
44. “You stole my best cassette, Amanda”, said William.
William
45. “How old is your little boy?”, said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.
The nurse
46. “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”, said the travel agent.
The travel
47. “You are cheating me”, said Carol to June.
Carol
48. “Where is the nearest tube?”, she asked.
She enquired
49. “It wasn’t me who took your car”, said Bob.
Bob
50. “If you don’t take it easy, you’ll have another heart attack”, he said.
He advised
51. “When it stops snowing, we must start digging ourselves out”, he said.
He said
I will not tell tom what you said
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sam should buy this book
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Complete each of the following sentences so that it is closet in meaning to the original sentences
1 “If I were you, I would no longer spend most of my time chatting on facebook” he said ( avised)
-->he __________________________________________
2 Although the man was qualified for the job, he wans’t accepted
--> Despite _________________________, he wasn’t accepted.
3 The children couldn’t go swimming the sea was rough
--> The sea was too________________________________
4 The furniture is so expensive that I don’t buy it
--> It the furniture _____________________________________________
Tìm lỗi sai và sửa lỗi
1. Now that the stress of examinations are over, we can go somewhere for our holiday.
2. Tom said that he had seen John the day before but John didn't see him.
3. She has got fewer friends in her class now than she has last year.
