TEST I. Choose the correct answer: 1. ……… first he told me not ……….steal the money but later he admitted …… it. A. To/ at/ to B. At/ to/ to C. To/ to/ at D. At/ to/ with 2. We ……. Fast, and the captain ……… the order to abandon ship. A. were sinking/ gave B. were sinking/ was giving C. had sunk/ gave D. sank/ had given 3. She ……. (that) she … a mistake. A. had admitted/ had made B. had admitted/ made C. admitted/ had made D. admitted/ made 4. Her silence was taken … an admission …… the mistake. A. as/ of B. of/ as C. as/ to D. of/ to 5. We are aiming ………… a 50% share ………… the German market. A. at/ of B. for/ at C. at/ for D. for/ of 6. William, 29, was one … the 75 criers …….the funeral. A. of/ in B. at/ of C. of/ at D. at/ in 7. Tom has just graduated … psychology. A. of B. with C. in D. from 8. The ward was full …… children infected ……… TB. A. of/ from B. with/ from C. of/ with D. with/ of 9. The patient underwent eight hours … surgery ……… his heart. A. on/ in B. of/ of C. on/ of D. of/ on 10. Miss Nutall made a good recovery ……… surgery …… remove a brain tumour. A. after/ to B. to/ after C. after/ of D. to/ of 11. Your health …… in part by what you ……. A. is determined/ eat B. was determined/ ate C. is determined/ ate D. was determined/ ate 12. After he ………. high school, he …….the army. A. had graduated/ joined B. graduated/ joined C. had graduated/ had joined D. graduated/ had joined 13. On his own admission he ……… little since he ………… over the company. A. has achieved/ took B. achieved/ took C. has achieved/ has taken D. achieved/ has taken 14. These ways of working … in the last century. A. established B. were established C. had established D. were being established 15. She said, “Please admit your making a mistake!” A. She told to admit your making a mistake. B. She said to admit my making a mistake. C. She asked to admit my making a mistake. D. She ordered to admit your making a mistake. 16. …… how lucky you are? A. Will you know B. Are you going to know B. Are you willing to know D. are you knowing 17. He became ill overnight and …….a doctor. A. will see B. was going to see C. was willing to see D. was seeing 18. If they …………immediately the house north of the factory, it ……… near the airport runway. A. built/ would be B. had built/ would be C. build/ would be D. had built/ will be 19. If he … oil, it …. many benefits to the country. A. discovered/ will bring B. had discovered/ needed C. discovers/ would have brought D. discovers/ will bring. 20. If we ….an overnight shop in Ho Chi Minh City, we …………on our way to the Tan Son Nhat airport. A. are making/ will be B. were making/ wouldn’t be C. had been making/ wouldn’t have been D. are making/ won’t be II. Reported speech: 1. The company says, “Please establish a close working relationship with customer!” The company asks… 2. They said, “Don’t found building on clay!” They asked …… 3. The government has acknowledged, “Please grasp problem of homelessness!” The government has asked ……… 4. Watson said: “Never seek the next test!” Watson asked …… 5. He said: “Be cured by surgery!” He asked ………… 6. They said: “Emigrate to another place!” They asked ………… III. Transformation: 1. I was never entirely honest with him. Never …… 2. She was awarded a doctorate for her work. A doctorate … 3. She was out of money on latest clothes. If … 4. Anne can’t write for the theatre because her novels aren’t practical. If ………