VI. Turn the following into reported speech. Use appropriate introductory verbs.
Ben: “I didn’t do very well in the test.”
 ... Ben remarked that he hadn’t done very well in the test.
30. Joe: “We won't get the results until next week.”
 ................................................................................................
31. Tania: “I’ll be very disappointed if I fail.”
 ................................................................................................
32. Meg: “I had done a lot of revision.”
 ................................................................................................
33. Ben: “Let’s talk about something else.”
 ................................................................................................
34. Joe: “Does anyone want to come to the cinema with me this afternoon?”
 ................................................................................................
35. Tania: “My roommate is having a party at the weekend. You're all invited.”
 ................................................................................................
36. Meg: “I'd love to come to the party. Count me in.”
 ................................................................................................

 

Turn the following into reported speech. Use appropriate introductory verbs.

Ben: “I didn’t do very well in the test.”

.....=>... Ben remarked that he hadn’t done very well in the test. ..............................................................................................

18. Joe: “We won't get the results until next week.”

..... =>....................................................................................................

19. Tania: “I’ll be very disappointed if I fail.”

..... => ....................................................................................................

20. Meg: “I had done a lot of revision.”

..... è ....................................................................................................

21. Ben: “Let’s talk about something else.”

..... =>....................................................................................................

22. Joe: “Does anyone want to come to the cinema with me this afternoon?”

..... => ....................................................................................................

23. Tania: “My roommate is having a party at the weekend. You're all invited.”

..... => ....................................................................................................

24. Meg: “I'd love to come to the party. Count me in.”

..... => ....................................................................................................

 Complete the following sentences with correct form of the words in the brackets 

1.      I will be very ………………………..……….. if she does well in her test. (SURPRISE)

2.      My new job is extremely ……………………..…….. (TIRE)

3.      I come home extremely …………………………   at the end of each day (TIRE)

4.      He's such a ……………………………  person. He never wants to go out. (BORE)

5.      I'm ......................................................... I have no idea what to do. (CONFUSE)

6.      Did you hear the .............................................................. news about the accident? (SHOCK)

7.      I'm not very ......................................................... in sport. (INTEREST)

8.      I didn't find his joke very ................................................................ (AMUSE)

9.      I am .................................................................. of spiders.(FRIGHTEN)

10. I am ......................................................... with my grade in the grammar test. (DISAPPOINT)

V. Complete the following sentences with correct form of the words in the brackets 

1.      I will be very ………………………..……….. if she does well in her test. (SURPRISE) ( I)  

2.      My new job is extremely ……………………..…….. (TIRE)

3.      I come home extremely …………………………   at the end of each day (TIRE)

4.      He's such a ……………………………  person. He never wants to go out. (BORE)

5.      I'm ......................................................... I have no idea what to do. (CONFUSE)

6.      Did you hear the .............................................................. news about the accident? (SHOCK)

7.      I'm not very ......................................................... in sport. (INTEREST)

8.      I didn't find his joke very ................................................................ (AMUSE)

9.      I am .................................................................. of spiders.(FRIGHTEN)

10. I am ......................................................... with my grade in the grammar test. (DISAPPOINT)

11. The film is very ......................................................................... (EXCITE)

12. I am ......................................................... about my test grades. They are all quite bad. (DESPRESS)

13. It was not ..................................... .. She failed her tests. She never studied. (SURPRISE)

14. I'm getting ........................................ with this book. Nothing ever happens. (BORE)

15. These instructions are extremely ............................... Can you help me? (CONFUSE)

16. I'm ……………………... that he could do something so stupid and dangerous. (SHOCK)

17. I don't find sport …………………………………………at all  (INTEREST)

18. I was not ……………………………….. to be kept waiting so long. (ANGRIED)

19. Our new science teacher is very .....................….We sit there like mice! (FRIGHTEN)

20. I  was very ......................  not to be selected for the basketball team. (FRIGHTEN)

21. I am .................................... about the tennis tournament tomorrow. (EXCITE).

22. The news was quite ........................................ (PUZZLE)

Complete the following sentences with correct form of the words in the brackets NHOM 2

1.      I will be very ………………………..……….. if she does well in her test. (SURPRISE) ( I)  

2.      My new job is extremely ……………………..…….. (TIRE)

3.      I come home extremely …………………………   at the end of each day (TIRE)

4.      He's such a ……………………………  person. He never wants to go out. (BORE)

5.      I'm ......................................................... I have no idea what to do. (CONFUSE)

6.      Did you hear the .............................................................. news about the accident? (SHOCK)

7.      I'm not very ......................................................... in sport. (INTEREST)

8.      I didn't find his joke very ................................................................ (AMUSE)

9.      I am .................................................................. of spiders.(FRIGHTEN)

10. I am ......................................................... with my grade in the grammar test. (DISAPPOINT)

11. The film is very ......................................................................... (EXCITE)

12. I am ......................................................... about my test grades. They are all quite bad. (DESPRESS)

13. It was not ..................................... .. She failed her tests. She never studied. (SURPRISE)

14. I'm getting ........................................ with this book. Nothing ever happens. (BORE)

15. These instructions are extremely ............................... Can you help me? (CONFUSE)

16. I'm ……………………... that he could do something so stupid and dangerous. (SHOCK)

17. I don't find sport …………………………………………at all  (INTEREST)

18. I was not ……………………………….. to be kept waiting so long. (ANGRIED)

19. Our new science teacher is very .....................….We sit there like mice! (FRIGHTEN)

20. I  was very ......................  not to be selected for the basketball team. (FRIGHTEN)

21. I am .................................... about the tennis tournament tomorrow. (EXCITE).

22. The news was quite ........................................ (PUZZLE)

VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it.
a) It was so late that nothing could be done
It was too late t….o do anything/ late for anything to is done
b) I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
“Please (can/ could/would you) wake me at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning,” I said to the
hotel porter.
c) They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date of the meeting will have to be changed again
d) The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
We are going to have/ get the car repaired
e) The bus takes longer than the train.
The train doesn’t take as long as the bus /takes shorter time than the bus
f) John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
It is over six months since John had/ got his hair cut
g) My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
If my wishes (that) she had been put / they had put her in a higher class
h) Would you like me to finish the work tonight
I’ll finish the work tonight if you like/you want me to

i) You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
In case you get hungry, you’d better/ should/ ought to take some sandwiches.
IX. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I was very _______________ in the lesson because our teacher is very
_______________ in history. (interest)
2. My friend is a very _______________ sort of person but he hates doing
_______________ activities. (relax)
3. Studying for exams is very _______________ I get _______________ when I open
my school books. (tire)
4. We were all very _______________ about the school trip but it wasn’t an
_______________ trip at all. (excite)
5. It’s a _______________ book and I’m _______________ every time I start reading it
(bore)

Choose the correct ending for each verb and fill in the blanks

16. ------------------------ subjects are the most challenging. 16. puzzle

17. They gave me a warm ----------------------- hug! 17. welcome

18. There was a quite ----------------- chocolate cake on the table. 18. tempt

19. These days children’s games are more ----------------------. 19. entertain

20. The last week was extremely -------------------------- for me. 20. exhaust

21. I felt completely ----------------------------------- this week. 21. exhaust

22. The pupils were --------------------------- with the test results. 22. please

23. The test results were very ---------- for both pupils and teacher. 23. please

24. I am truly ---------------------------------- by your attitude. 24. astound

25. Your attitude is quite -------------! You should be more careful! 25. astound

26. I am ------------------------------- at you! Why did you do that? 26. disappoint

27. The final exam results were rather ----------------------------. 27. disappoint

28. Pupils get ---------------------------------------- very easily. 28. distract

29. I won’t answer that! Your question is truly -------------------! 29. insult

30. Are you --------------------------------------- with your job? 30. bore

31. I think my job is not at all ---------------------------! I love it 31. bore

1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.

2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.

3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.

4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) the job.

6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.

9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By the year 2005, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) __________

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.

13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home many times when I (be) __________ a child.

14. That book (lie) __________ on the table for week. You (not read) __________ it yet ?

15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.

16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.

17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.

18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.

20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.

21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________

22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.

23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.

24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.

25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) to turn the gas off.

26. London (change) a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.

27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window

28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.

29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.