Question

[Trương Thị Thanh Thu]

1. He asked her ……

            a. when she leaves the party.                      b. when did she  leave the party.

            c. when she left the party                            d. when does she leave the party.

2. He said, “ I bought this book yesterday.” -> He told me that ……

a. he bought the book yesterday.                  b. he had bought the book yesterday

c. he had bought the book the day before    d. he bought the book the previous day.

3.He said that we would be met at the airport, but in fact, we……

            a. wouldn’t                b. couldn’t                 c. didn’t                     d.  weren’t

4. He wanted to know ……there

            a. how long time I had been                        b. how long I had been

            c. how long time had I been                        d. how long had I been

5. She asked me what time it was.

            In direct speech this should be read: ……

            a. She asked, “ What time it is?      b. She asked, “ What time it was?”

            c. She asked, “ What time is it?”    d. She asked, “ What time was it?”

6. “ Whose motorbike did you borrow last night?”, he asked.

            In reported speech this should be read: ……

            a. He asked me whose motorbike did I borrow last night.

            b. He asked me whose motorbike had I borrowed last night.

            c. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed last night.

            d. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed the night before.

7. “ Would you like a cup of coffee?”, she asked.

a. She asked if I like a cup of coffee.    b. She asked if I would like a cup of coffee.

c. She asked if I liked a cup of coffee.   d. She invited me to have a cup of coffee.

8. “ Did you close the windows when you left?”, ha asked.

            a. He asked me if I closed the windows when I left.

            b. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I left.

            c. He asked me if I closed the windows when I had left.

            d. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I had left.

9.“ What are you going to do this weekend?”, she asked

            a. She wanted to know what I am going to do that weekend.

            b. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend.

            c. She wanted to know what I were going to do that weekend.

            d. She wanted to know what I was going to do that weekend.

10.She told me that her mother …… to market when I arrived.

            a. just went    b. had just gone   c. has just gone      d. had just been gone

11. “ Whose book is on my desk?”. The teacher asked us …… .

            a. whose book is on his desk                      b. whose book was on his desk

            c. whose book  on his desk is                     d. whose book on his desk was

12. She asked me to sit next Mary.

            In direct speech, this should be read: “……”, she said.

            a. Please sitting next to Mary.                     b. Next to Mary, please.

            c. Please to sit next to Mary.                       d. Please sit next to Mary.

13. “Who wrote this letter?”, said the teacher. – The teacher ……

a. asked us who had written that letter.     b. asked us who that letter had written.

c. asked us who had written the letter.      d. told to us who had written letter.

14. I asked Lan if …… .

            a. she enjoys her music class.                     b. she will enjoy her music class.

            c. did she enjoy her music class.                d. she enjoyed her music class.

15.“ We always try to please you”. She says to me …… .

    a. we always tried to please me                  b. they always tried to please me.

    c. we always try to please me                     d. they always try to please me.

16. “ Be careful! The paint is wet”, she shouted.

    a. She said be careful because the paint was wet.

    b. She told me be careful because the paint was wet.

    c. She asked me to be careful because the paint is wet.

    d. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet.

17.. “Can I make an appointment to see the doctor?”

    a. Jenny asked to see the doctor.               

b. Jenny asked if the doctor could make an appointment.

c. Jenny asked whether she can make an appointment the doctor.

d. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor.

18.. “Did they tell you when they left school?”, he said to me.

    In reported speech, this could be read: ……

    a. He asked me if they told me when they left school.

    b. He asked me if they told me when they had left school.

    c. He asked me if they had told me when they left school.

    d. He asked me if they had told me when they had left school.

19.. She asked me how old Jimmy was.

    In direct speech, this could be read: ……

a.      She asked, “How old Jimmy was?”

b.      She asked, “How old Jimmy is?”

c.      She asked, “How old was Jimmy?”

d.      She asked, “How old is Jimmy?”

20. “When did your sister arrive?”, he asked.

    a. He asked me when my sister arrived.

    b. He wanted to know when my sister arrived.

    c. He asked me when my sister had arrived.

    d. He wanted to know when had my sister arrived.

21.“ Is he the man who came here yesterday?”. I wanted to know ……

    a. if he is the man who came here yesterday       

b. if he was the man who came here the day before

c. if he was the man who had come here the day before

d. if he was the man who had come there the day before

22.He said to me, “Shut this door, don’t lock it.”- He told me that……

    a. to shut the door, don’t lock it.                 b. shut the door, not lock it.

    c. shut the door, don’t lock it.                     d. to shut the door, not to lock it.

23. He told me that ……

    a. he has just finished typing.                     b. he just finished typing.

    c. he had just finished typing                      d. had he just finished typing.

24.He asked me ……to her birthday party the night before.

a. whether I come     b. if I would come    c. whether I had come          d. if I come

25. The man asked me what my name was. He said, “……?”

    a. What your name is                       b. What’s your name           

c. What your name was                   d. What was your name

26.I asked her where..........................................it .

A.does she put

B. she put

C. did she put

D. she puts

27.Nam asked her how far............................from her house to her school

A. is it

B. was it

C. it was

D. it is

28.She asked me......................I smoked .

A. could

B. can

C.if

D. would

29.She asked me whether I ..............................pop music .

A. liked

B.like

C.could like

D. would like

30.She said that she was having a wonderful time ..........................................

A. tomorrow

B. there

This

D. next week

31.Mrs. Hoa said she..............have a new job the following  month.

A. may

B.will

C.might

D. can

32.I asked her what sort of heating..........................................

A.was there

B. there is

C. there was

D. there are

33.He said that.............................roses were for me .

A. those

B. these

C.they

D. there

Answer 1

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1. c. when she left the party.
2. b. he had bought the book yesterday.
3. c. didn’t
4. b. how long I had been
5. c. She asked, “ What time is it?”
6. c. He asked me whose motorbike I had borrowed last night.
7. c. She asked if I liked a cup of coffee.
8. b. He asked me if I had closed the windows when I left.
9. b. She wanted to know what I was going to do this weekend.
10. b. had just gone
11. b. whose book was on his desk
12. d. Please sit next to Mary.
13. c. asked us who had written the letter.
14. c. did she enjoy her music class.
15. c. we always try to please me.
16. d. She told me to be careful because the paint was wet.
17. d. Jenny asked if she could make an appointment to see the doctor.
18. c. He asked me if they had told me when they left school.
19. c. She asked, “How old was Jimmy?”
20. a. He asked me when my sister arrived.
21. c. if he was the man who had come here the day before
22. c. shut the door, don’t lock it.
23. c. he had just finished typing
24. b. if I would come
25. a. What your name is
26. d. she puts
27. d. it is
28. c. if
29. a. liked
30. c. This
31. c. might
32. b. there is
33. a. those