1. What are __________? Those are shoes.

A,this

B,is

C,those

D,that

2. What’s __________? That’s a t-shirt.

A,that
B,they

C,these

D,those

3. Where’s the phone? __________ in the kitchen?

A,It

B,It's

C,They

D,They're

4. Where are the shelves? __________ in the bedroom.

A,It

B,It's

C,They

D,They're

5. Where’s the table? __________ in the kitchen.

A,It

B,It's

C,They

D,They're

6. The __________ are playing basketball at the park.

A,child

B,person

C,children

D,parent

7. The __________ is in the house.

A,person

B,people

C,students

D,parents

8. The __________ are reading at school.

A,student

B,person

C,students

D,child

9. There aren’t __________ carrots in the garden.

A,any

B,no

C,an

D,a

10. There isn’t__________ egg on the table.

A,any

B,no

C,an

D,a

I. Exercise 1 : Choose the best answer.

1. Mr Brown said, “I watched TV last night.”

à Mr Brown said that he ____ TV the night before.

A. was watching             B. watched             C. had watched              D. has watched

2. Sandy explained, “ I saw the accident at the corner of High Street.”

à Sandy explained that ____ the accident at the corner of High Street.

A. he had seen                B. I saw                  C. I had seen                  D. he saw

3.  Bob said, “ We had a wonderful time at Peter’s party.”

à  Bob said ____ a wonderful time at Peter’s party.

A. he had                        B. they had had       C. we had                      D. we had had

4.  The farmer said, “ I didn’t see her.”

à The farmer said ____ her.

A. he had seen                B. I hadn’t seen        C. she didn’t see          D. he hadn’t seen

5.  Will and Tim said, “ We are very happy about the present.”

à  Will and Tim said they ____ very happy about the present.

A. had been                    B. been                     C. were                         D. were being

6. Peter reported, “ We played a lot of tennis last year.”

à  Peter reported that they had played a lot of tennis ____.

A. the following year      B. the year before     C. last year                   D. the year previous

7. The Clarks told us, “ We drove right down to Athens last summer.”

à  The Clarks told us ____ right down to Athens ____.

A. he had driven / the summer before             B. they had driven / the summer before

C. they drove / the previous summer               D. he drove / last summer

8. Helen said, “ I’m watching the late night show.”

à Helen said ____ the late night show.

A. they were watching   B. you watched           C. she was watching        D. Helen is watching

9. Peter said, “ They have been interested in other countries.”

à Peter said ____ interested in other countries.

A. he had been               B. he was                    C. they were                 D. they had been

10. Mrs Miller said, “I don’t feel better now.”

à Mrs Miller said she ____ feel better ____.

A. they not / now            B. she doesn’t / then   C. she didn’t / then         D. they didn’t / now

11.Samira said, "Monica speaks English very well."

A. Samira said that Monica spoke English very well.

B. Samira said that Monica is speaking English very well.

C. Samira said that Monica had spoken English very well.

D. Samira said that Monica speaks English very well.

12.Yolanda said, "I have to leave the class before 12:30."

A. Yolanda said that I have to leave the class before 12:30."

B. Yolanda said that she has to leave the class before 12:30."

C. Yolanda said that she had to leave the class before 12:30."

D. Yolanda said that she has had to leave the class before 12:30."

13.Gabriela said, "I can't possibly finish my work by five o'clock."

A. Gabriela said that she can't possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

B. Gabriela said that she won't possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

C. Gabriela said that she couldn't possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

D. Gabriela said that she hadn't been able to possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

14. Martha said, "I am going to go to Mexico next year."

A. Martha said that she is going to Mexico next year.

B. Martha said that she was going to Mexico next year.

C. Martha said that she had gone to Mexico next year.

D. Martha said that she will be going to Mexico next year.

15.Truc said, "I went to Vietnam to visit my family."

A. Truc said that she went to Vietnam to visit her family.

B. Truc said that she had gone to Vietnam to visit her family.

      C.Truc said that she is going to Vietnam to visit her family.

D. Truc said that she was going to Vietnam to visit her family.

16. Chi said, "My English may improve very quickly."

A. Chi said that her English was going to improve very quickly.

B. Chi said that her English had been able to improve very quickly.

C. Chi said that her English improved very quickly.

D. Chi said that her English might improve very quickly. 

Question I: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10points)

1. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.

A.  saw                       B. had seen                C.  has seen               D. was seen

2. Astronauts_______ the earth in space capsules are weightless.

            A. orbit                       B. to orbit                  C. orbiting                D. orbited

3. Even though he didn’t have much _______, he still became a great scientist.

A. scholar                  B. study                      C. trial                        D. schooling

4. Without engineers there  _______ on television, no radio, no telephone, no telegraph lines and no cables.

A. is                            B. are                         C. will be                   D. would be

5. I think in the future many people will prefer ____________ by using social media.

A. to communicate                                       B. will communicate

C. communicate                                            D. to be communicated

6. A holiday in America can be ________ cheap.

A. surprise                 B. surprisingly          C. surprised               D. surprised  

7. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.

A. Except                   B. Only                       C. Apart                     D. Separate

8. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.

A.  had                        B. has                                     C. would have           D. should have

9. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more _______ everyone was __________ by the story about our holiday.

A. amuse/amusing    B. amused/amusing  C. amusing/amused  D. amused/amuse

10. Would you be _______ my letters while I am away ?

A. too good as to forward                           C. as good as forward

B.  so good as to forward                            D. so good as forwarding

Question II: The word in capital letters at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in the blank in this way. (20 points)

     Some recent research into (1) ____________ (CONVERSE) between men and women has produced results which will surprise few women. Men are always interrupting women when they talk. One (2) ____________ (RESEARCH) feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational (3) ____________ (HOUSE). They expect women to play a (4) ____________ (SUPPORT) role. So a man interrupts in a display of dominance or control. Men also have a much more (5) ____________ (PLEASANT) listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or say: "mm", a man will say such thing as "right" or "okay" thus settle the stage for an (6) ____________ (INTERRUPT). Conversation of this kind, then, hardly has (7) ____________ (MEAN) communication. Male talk is often (8) ___________ (ARGUE) while women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up their replies on what the other person had said. The research would indicate that women are better (9) ____________ (LISTEN) than men. Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups of women, one has the (10) ____________ (IMPRESS) of several simultaneous monologues into which no man would be able to get a chance to speak.

Question I: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10points)

1. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.

A.  saw                       B. had seen                C.  has seen               D. was seen

2. Astronauts_______ the earth in space capsules are weightless.

            A. orbit                       B. to orbit                  C. orbiting                D. orbited

3. Even though he didn’t have much _______, he still became a great scientist.

A. scholar                  B. study                      C. trial                        D. schooling

4. Without engineers there  _______ on television, no radio, no telephone, no telegraph lines and no cables.

A. is                            B. are                         C. will be                   D. would be

5. I think in the future many people will prefer ____________ by using social media.

A. to communicate                                       B. will communicate

C. communicate                                            D. to be communicated

6. A holiday in America can be ________ cheap.

A. surprise                 B. surprisingly          C. surprised               D. surprised  

7. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.

A. Except                   B. Only                       C. Apart                     D. Separate

8. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.

A.  had                        B. has                                     C. would have           D. should have

9. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more _______ everyone was __________ by the story about our holiday.

A. amuse/amusing    B. amused/amusing  C. amusing/amused  D. amused/amuse

10. Would you be _______ my letters while I am away?

A. too good as to forward                           C. as good as forward

B.  so good as to forward                            D. so good as forwarding

70. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times

 The film……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………,…………………………

71. The football match was won by Manchester United

 Manchester………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

72. Peter was too ill to get up.

 Peter was so…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

73. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends.

 Her father asked her:”…………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………….”

74. Parents ought to send their children to school.

 Children………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

75. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health

 It is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

76. Tom is not as tall as Peter.

 Peter……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

77. Every day thousands of trees are cut down in the world.

 Every day people…………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………

Question 78-85: Make sentences based on the given cues:

78. I / going / visit / after work / evening.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..

79. Residents / store owners / concerned / new mall / for / few months.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..

80. What / mum / going / do / weekend ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..

81. You / ought / go / market / buy / fish / vegetables.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..

82. People / do / everything / without / help / modern equipment / years ago.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..

83. How old / your brother / sister / then ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..

84. Some people / neighborhood / not happy / changes.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..

85. It / difficult / learn / two languages / same time.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..

1. Mr. Jim said that he............happy with his new assistant.

A. weren’t                   B. wasn’t                     C. isn’t                        D. aren’t

2. Tom said that his parents.............them over for dinner the week before.

A. had visited             B. has visited              C. invite                      D. will visit

3. The little girl said that............didn’t want to wear her raincoat outside.

A.I                               B. you                         C. he                            D. she

4. The Jonhsons said that they..............me an e-mail when they arrived in Nepal.

A. will send                B. send                        C. sent                         D. would send

5. Jane said that she..........her daughter to feel goos about herself.

A. wants                      B. wanted                    C. want                        D. has wanted

6. They wondered.............she would come if it rained.

A. what                       B. if                             C. who                         D. then

7. I..............if hse had ever gone to ha Long Bay.

A. asked                      B. said                         C. requested                D. told

8. He wondered if she lived........with her parents.

A. here                        B. there                       C. in here                    D. in there

9. They...............the train would probably arrive on time.

A. said                         B. told                         C. requested                D. asked.

10. “ Where are you going to spend your holiday?”

A. She asked her friend where was he going to spend his holiday.

B.She asked her friend where he was going to spend his holiday

C.She asked her friend where is he going to spend his holiday

D.She asked her friend where  he is going to spend his holiday

11. Tam asked me how old.............

A. I am                        B. was I                       C. I was                       D. am I

12. Tr Lan asked Mr Ha if he .........be at the meeting.

A. is going to              B. are going to            C. were going to         D. was going to

13. Larry asked Mr. Jonh if he...........time to help him.

A. has                          B. has had                   C. had                          D. will have

Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first:

70. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times The film………………………………………,…………………...........………

71. The football match was won by Manchester United Manchester………………………………………………................................... 72. Peter was too ill to get up. Peter was so……………………………………………………………………

73. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friends. Her father asked her:”…………………………………………………….”

74. Parents ought to send their children to school. Children…………………………………….......................................................

75. People think that doing morning exercises is good for health It is ………………………………………………………………………………

76. Tom is not as tall as Peter. Peter……………………………………………………………………................... 77. Every day thousands of trees are cut down in the world. Every day people……………………………………………………….........……

Rewrite sentences so that they have the same meaning with the first ones.

1. I was such as interesting film that we watched it several times

The film ...................................

2. Mr.hung speaks chinese fluently.

Mr. Hung is ................................

3. You shouldn't forget to write to your parents

You'd ......................................

4.Trung didn't go to school last saturday.

Trung was................................................