IV. Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions. (2 points)

A friendly letter from Hoi An

Dear Mary,

We are having a wonderful time in Hoi An. The street here are so ..narrow .(1)... that cars are not allowed to enter the center of the ..town .(2)... . Therefore we have to ...(3).walk. . The houses are very ...(4)..old. but beautiful. However, I don’t like the way they ...do(5)... business. It seems that every house has ..a shop.(6)... to sell souvenirs and other stuffs. The people are very ...friendly(7)... and helpful. The food looks funny but it ...tastes(8)... quite nice. I haven’t ..bought.(9)... anything yet. But I will buy you some little ...colorful(10)... lanterns .

See you soon,

Love,

Jill .

1- She said: "Did the mechanics finish repairing your car?"

- She asked me if the mechanics had finished repairing my car.

2- I asked my friend: "Was anyone hurt in the car accident last month?"

- I asked my friends if any one had been hurt in the car accident the month before.

3- She said: "Why has David been looking so miserable lately?"

- She asked me why David had been looking so miserable lately

4- She asked me: "How old are you now?"

- She asked me how old I am.

5- He said to her: "Have you been to town today?"

- She asked her if she had been to town that day.

6- John said: "How long does it take you to get to London, Mary?"

- John asked Mary how long it took her to get to London.

7- The policeman asked the little girl: "What's your name?"

- The policeman asked the little girl what her name

8- Mr.Green said to his secretary: "Who did you talk to a few minutes ago?"

- Mr.Green said to his secretary who she had talked to a few minutes before.

9- Paul said: "Can you swim, Mary?"

- Paul asked Mary if she could swim

1. He said to her: “Have you been to town today ?”

→ She asked her if she had been to town that day

2. John said: “How long does it take you to get to London, Mary?”

→ John asked Mary how long it took she to get to London

3. The policeman asked the little girl: “What‟s your name?”

→ The policeman asked the little girl what her name was

4. Mr. Green said to his secretary: “Who did you talk to a few minutes ago?”

→ Mr. Green asked his secretary who she had told to a few minutes before

5. Paul said: “Can you swim, Mary?”

→ Paul asked Mary if she could swim

6. He said: “Where can I find her in this town?”

→ He asked where he could find her in that town

7. She asked her son: “Do you know which is the cup you used ?”

→ She asked her son which was the cup he used

8. Helen said: “What did you say, Jack ?”

→ Helen asked Jack what he had said

9. She said to him: “Why didn't you get up early this morning ?”

→ She asked him to get up early that morning

10. He said: “Will it rain tonight?”

→ He asked if it would rain that night

1. she told them to open the door

2. he asked her where she was going

3. he asked which way they had gone

4. I told her to bring it if it dosen't fit

5. she told us not to try open it then

6. I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day

7. she said that he wasn't at home

8. the girl wanted to know that the bus station was far away

9. Tom told Ann not to saty out late

10. he asked her to let him borrow her car

11. Thomas asked Jean if she had seen him gloves

12. I told Mary not to leave the window open

13. she said that she would have a cup of tea with me

14. she said that she would pay him if she could

15. she asked us what we were going to do the next summer

16. he told Jack that he would phone him the next day

17. Tom asked Jean if he could sit beside her

18. he said that he wanted a camera for his brithday

19. he told us not to the door locked

20. I asked him how long he was going to stay

I . make up questions for the following statements . use the words in brackets

1. I'm very thirsty ( what / you / drink ? )\

What would you like to drink?

2. Lan is going to pagoda ( what / she / wear ? )

What is she going to wear?

3. We're going to the cinema . ( what / you / see ? )

What film are you going to see?

4. I have just bought a clock ( where / you / put / it ? )

Where will you put it in?

5. My son is going to university in September ( what / he / study ? )

What is he going to study?

6. My sister is having her birthday party next sunday ( who / she / invite ? )

Who is she going to invite?

7. It's my birthday next week ( you / have a birthday party ? )

Will you have a birthday party?

8. My mother is going to the market ( what / she / buy ? )

What is she going to buy?

9. Hoa's not going to by bicycle ( she / go / bus ? )

Is she going to school by bus?

10. My friends are coming for dinner tonight ( what / you / cook ? )

What are you going to cook?

I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech

1. What is happened to Mr.Brown? He said to us

-> He asked us what was happened to Mr.Brown

2. Who is going to live in the big house? He said to her

-> He asked her who was going to live in the big house

3. What will happen to his racehorses? She said to us

-> She asked us what would happen to his racehorses

4. Who is playing next week? He asked me

-> He asked me who was playing the following week

5. Which team has won? asked Ann

-> Ann asked which team had won

6. When was the timetable changed? He asked me

-> He asked me when the timetable had been changed

7. Why has the 2:30 train been cancelled? said Ann

-> Ann asked why the 2:30 train had been cancelled

8. When did you begin learning English? He said to us

-> He asked us when we had begun learning English

9. Why did you think it may be dangerous? He asked her

10. Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren't a pair? I asked him

-> I asked him if he knew that the shoes he was wearing weren't a pair

11. What games do they play? Tom asked us

-> Tom asked us what games they played

1. Lan is choosing a back phone to set right tone for her song.

2.She kept on glancing at her watch in order to avoid being late

3.Nga will be reading the board message at 8.00 a.m tomorrow.

4. Peter has recieved their email for ages but he hasn't replied it yet.

5.Snail mail is not favoured because it is much slower than email.

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1,go home ,said the teacher us

a,the teacher told us to go home

b,the teacher said us to go home

c,the teacher told us go home

d,the teacher told to us to go home

2,please bring me some fish soup,he said to the waitress

a,he asked the waitress bring him some fish soup

b,he asked the waitress to bring her some fish soup

c,he asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup

d,he asked the waitress bring her some fish soup

3,i said to nick:where are you going?

a,i asked nick where was he going

b,i asked nick where he was going

c,i asked nick where is he going

d,i asked nick where he is going

4,you'd better apologize for being latesaid my mother

a,my mother advised me to apologize for being late

b,my mother suggested me to apologize for being late

c,my mothe suggested apologizing for being late

d,my mother warned me to apologize for being late

5,he said,my wife has just bought a diamond ring

a,he said that his wife had just bought a diamond ring

b,he said that my wife had just bought a diamond ring

c,he said that his wife has just bought a diamond ring

d,he said that his wife just bought a diamond ring

6,i will come with you as soon as i am ready,she said to philip

a,she said to phlip he will come to see you as soon as he i am ready

b,she told philip she will come to see her as soon as she was ready

c,she told philip she would come to see you as soon as she was ready

d,she told phlip she would come to see him as soon as she was ready

7,he is talking to your sister,she said to me

a,she told me he was talking to your sister

b,she told me she was talking to my sister

c,she told me he was taling to my sister

d,she told me he was talking to her sister

8,miss white sad to him,why are you so late?did your car have a flat fire?

a, miss white told him why was he so late and did your car have a flat fire

b, miss white asked him why was he so late and did your car have a flat fire

c,miss white asked him why was he so late and if your car have a flat fire

d,miss white asked him why he was so late and whether his car had a flat fire

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Reported Speech

A. Commands/ Requests

1. Mrs. Jackson said to Alice "Could you give me a hand, please?"

=> Mrs. Jackson told Alice to give her a hand.

2. The lifeguard said "Don't swim out too far, boys."

=> The lifeguard asked the boys not to swim out too far.

3. Nam said to the taxi driver "Please turn left at the first traffic light."

=> Nam told the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic light.

4. She said to her son "Go straight upstairs and get to bed."

=> She told her son to go straight upstairs and get to bed.

5. The police said "Don't touch anything in the room."

=> The police asked me not to touch anything in the room.

B. Statements

1. Lan said "I will be very busy tomorrow."

=> Lan said that she would be very busy the following day.

2. Thu said "All the students will have a meeting next Sunday."

=> Thu said that all the students would have a meeting the following Sunday.

3. Tam said " I can swim across this river."

=> Tam said that she could swim across that river.

4. His sister said "I don't buy this book."

=> His sister said that she didn't buy that book.

5. The boys said "We have to try our best to win the match."

=> The boys said that they had to try their best to win the match.

6. Her father said to her " You can go to the movie with your friends."

=> Her father told her that she could go to the movie with her friends.

7. Her classmate said "Lan is the most intelligent girl in our class."

=> Her classmate said that Lan was the most intelligent girl in their class.

8. The teacher said "The Sun rises in the East."

=> The teacher said that the Sun rises in the East.

C. "Yes/ No" questions

1. "Do you enjoy reading books?", Phong asked Peter.

=> Phong asked Peter if he enjoyed reading books.

2. "Does she like sports?", Hoa asked Lan.

=> Hoa asked Lan if she liked sports.

3. "Can you drive your bicycle to school?", Ba said to Tuan.

=> Ba asked Tuan if he could drive his bicycle to school.

4. "May I use your dictionary for a moment?", Nga asked Hoa.

=> Nga asked Hoa if she might use her dictionary for a moment.

5. "Are you fond of watching television?", Tuan said to Ba.

=> Tuan asked Ba if he was fond of watching television.

6. "Will she be here for five days?", Tom asked Thu.

=> Tom asked Thu if she would be here for five days.

7. "Will the students in grade 9 have their final exam in May?", Phong asked his teacher.

=> Phong asked his teacher if the students in grade 9 would have their final exam in May.

D. "W-H" Questions

1. "Where are you going?", Lan asked.

=> Lan asked me where I was going.

2. "Where does your father work?", the teacher asked me.

=> The teacher asked me where my father worked.

3. "How far is it from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau? ", a tourist asked.

=> A tourist asked me how far it was from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau.

4. "How many people are there in your family?", she asked Lan.

=> She asked Lan how many people there were in her family.

5. "How long will you stay in England? ", Tan's friends asked him.

=> Tan's friends asked him how long he would stay in England.

6. "What language do you speak?", Mr. Ba asked Thu.

=> Mr. Ba asked Thu what language she spoke.

7. "How much does this coat cost?", Lan asked Lien.

=> Lan asked Lien how much that coat costed.

8."What aspect of learning English do the students find most difficult?", the teacher said to his students.

=> The teacher asked his students what aspect of learning English the students found most difficult.

E. Mixed Reported Speech

1. "Are you going to visit your aunt tomorrow? ", asked Tom.

=> Tom asked me if I was going to visit my aunt the day after.

2. "Listen to me and don't make a noise in class.", said the teacher to his students.

=> The teacher told his students to listen to him and not to make a noise in class.

3. "I'm tired of eating fish", said Mary to Hellen.

=> Mary told Hellen that she was tired of eating fish.

4. "The Earth always goes round the Sun.", said our teacher.

=> Our teacher said that the Earth always goes round the Sun.

5. "Where are you going for your holidays?", asked Martha.

=> Martha asked me where I was going for my holidays.

6. "I didn't steal your fur coat yesterday.", said Sammy to Jean.

=> Sammy told Jean that he hadn't stolen his fur coat the day before.

7. "You must do your homework every day.", said Miss Borne to us.

=> Miss Borne told us that we had to do our homework every day.

8. "Will we read the story?", Billy said to his teacher.

=> Billy told his teacher if they would read the story.