ENGLISH 12 – TASK 4 I. Choose the best aswer 1. She in a bank since she school. A. has worked -has left B. has been working- left C. worked- has left D. worked-left 2. When I at my suitcase, I could see that somebody to open it. A. had looked-tried B. looked-tried C. looked-was tryingD. looked- had tried. 3. I that a similar message to my office two days earlier. A. was discovered-was sent B. had discovered- had been sent C. discovered- had been sent D. had discovered-was sent 4. He the office when I arrived. A. was leaving B. has left C. had leave D. leaves 5. After Michael a deep breath,he into the water. A. took-had dived B. had taken-dived C. had taken-had dived D. was taking- dived 6. Life easier thanks to technology. A. is getting B. was got C. get D. are getting 7. He's her closest friend. He her since they were children.A. knew B. knows C. has known D. known 8. I've looked for my book everywhere, but I still it. A. haven't found B. have found C. find D. didn't found 9. Where you at 3p.m yesterday.? A. did B. were C. was D. are 10. My favourite book when I was a child Robinson Crusoe.A. is B. are C. was D. were 11.If my passport, I’ll be in trouble. A. I lose B. I'll lose C. I lost D. I would lose 12. We at the station ten minutes late. A. arrived B. came C. went D. left 13. My friend went to Ha Noi …… A. last week B. a week agoC. for a weekD. All are correct 14. I … to school early.A. go usually B. usually go C. usually goes D. go always 15. Please wait for her here until she … back. A. come B. will come C. comes D. came 16. This is the first time Lan a car. A. drove B. had driven C. has driven D. has drove 17. here yesterday? A. Do you come B. Did you came C. Did you come D. Do you came 18. Jane fishing when she young. A. used to go/is B. used to go/were C. used to go/was D. used to go/are 19.He studied in the teacher training college after he a difficult entrance examination A. has passed B. passed C. had passed D. passes 20.While we were playing chess, the phone A. rings B. is ringing C. ringing D. rang 21. Tom didn’t understand whatever the teacher A. had explainedB. explained C. has explained D. explains 22. By the time we received her letter, she _____ to Paris. A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. go 23.The man looked familiar. I him somewhere before.A. saw B. have seen C. had seen D. see 24. We in this town for a long time. We here sixteen years ago. A. had been/come B. have been/came C. were/came D. are/came 25.We didn’t remember what Jane us. A. have told B. told C. had told D. is telling 26. From 2002 to 2005, my sister in Vung Tau. A. lived B. had lived C. lives D. has lived 27.When we first , he A. meet/has already graduated B. met/had already graduated C. has met/would graduate D. had met/graduate 28 get tired of answering the same questions every day?A. Have you ever B. Had you ever C. Do you ever D. Are you ever 29.She working on that manuscript for 2 years now. A. will be B. has been C. had been D. is 30.I there once a long time ago and back since. A. went / have not been B. go / am not C. have gone / was D. was going / had not been 31.She trying to pass her driving test but fails every time. A. kept B. is keeping C. had kept D. keeps 32.I complete silence now while I try this experiment.a. am wanting B. want C.did want D. have wanted 33.In the last hundred years, traveling much easier and more comfortable. A. becomes B. has become C. became D. will become 34.In the past, the trip very rough and often dangerous, but things great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.A. was / have changed B. is / change C. had been / will change D. has been / changed 35.When Carol last night, I my favorite show on television. A. was calling / watched B. called / have watched C. called / was watching D. had called / watched 36.By this time next summer, you your studies. A. completes B. will complete C. are completing D. will have completed 37. Right now, Jim the newspaper and Kathy dinner. A. reads / has cooked B. is reading / is cooking C. has read / was cooking D. read / will be cooking 38. Last night at this time, they the same thing. She and he the Newspaper. A. are doing / is cooking / is reading B. were doing / was cooking / was reading C. was doing / has cooked / is reading D. had done / was cooking /read 39.When I home last night, I that Jane a beautiful candlelight dinner. A. had arrived / discovered / prepared B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared D. arrived / discovered / was preparing 40. Sam to change a light bulb( bong den) when he and A. was trying / slipped / fell B. tried / was slipping / falling C. had been trying / slipped / was falling D. has tried / slips / falls 41.Every day I up at 6 o'clock, breakfast at 7 o'clock and for work at 8 o'clock A. get / eat / leave B. have got / eating / leaving C. got / ate / left D. will get / have eaten / left 42.Yesterday, I for work late because I to set my alarm. A. had left / forgot B. was leaving / was forgetting C. left / had forgot D. had been leaving / would forget 43. By the time we to the train station, Susan for us for more than two hours. A. will get / has been waiting B. got / was waiting C. got / had been waiting D. get / will wait 44. I for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I next year. A. am working / will retire B. am going to work / am retiring C. work / am going to retire D. have been working / retire 45. I _______ you last night after dinner, but you _______ there. Where _______ you? A. was calling / are not / are B. called / were not / were C. had called / had not been / were D. called / have not been / are 46. The Titanic the Atlantic when it an iceberg.A. was crossing / struck B. had crossed / was striking C. crossed / had struck D. is crossing / strikes 47. Please tell me where A. does Peter live B. is Peter living C. Peter lives D. did Peter live 48. The effects of cigarette smoking to be extremely harmful so far. A. is proved B. are proved C. will be proved D. have been proved 49. Did they say they me? A. will telephone B. would telephone C. have telephoned D. had telephone 50.Women to live longer than men. A. tend B. tends C. has tended D. tendency 51. Life here is much easier than it be. A. use B. used C. uses D. used to 52.Harry Steele into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. A. were going B. went C. has gone D. do 53. She is studying English. She started learning it 3 years ago. She English for 3 years. A. studied B. had studied C. has been studying D. studies 54.Preserving natural resources of great importance. A. is B. are being C. have been D. are 55.He said that he his bicycle A. has lost B. loses C. had lost D. lost 56. He said he for five hours A. has been working B. has worked C. worked D. had been working 57. Mary her homework when we arrived so we all went out for the evening A. had been finished B. was finishing C. was finished D. had finished 58. When he all the letters, he took them to the post office. A. has written B. had written C. wrote D. had be writing 59. After Mary her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. A. will finishB. is finishingC. finishesD. will have finished 60. On arriving home I found that she………… just a few minutes before. A. left B. was leaving C. leaves D. had left II.REPORTED SPEECH *.Turn into Reported Speech Ex1: “ I am a teacher” She said to me (that) she was a teacher. She said (that) she was a teacher. She told me (that) she was a teacher. S + say + (to O)+ (that) + S + V Ex2: “ I work here”, she said She said to me (that) she worked there. She said (that) she worked there. She told me (that) she worked there. S + tell + O + ( that) +S + V 1. John says: “ I’m hungry.” ……………………………………………………………… 2. Mary says :“ I come to school by bus.” ……………………………………………………………… 3. The boys say :“ We will go to the circus.” ……………………………………………………………… 4. The pupils say : “We have just finished our lesson.” ……………………………………………………………… 5. He has said: “ My mother is a doctor.” ……………………………………………………………… 6. The workers said : “We never work on Sundays.” ……………………………………………………………… 7. The man said: “ My son has gone to Paris.” ……………………………………………………………… 8. My father said: “ I’m mending my bicyclce.” ……………………………………………………………… 9. The Browns said: “ We spent our holidays in Dalat last month.” ……………………………………………………………… 10. Mai said: “ I washed these plates.” ……………………………………………………………… 11. “ I want to speak to Hanh.”, Ha said. ……………………………………………………………… 12. “ We haven’t heard the news.”, Nam said. ……………………………………………………………… 13. “I will answer the phone.”, Na said. ……………………………………………………………… 14. “ We have been smoking too much.”, they said. ……………………………………………………………… 15. “ We aren’t late for school.”, Tam and Ninh said. ……………………………………………………………… **. Choose the correct verb: said- told – asked. 1. Mary ……… me that she was very tired. 2. The teacher ……… the puplis where Tom was. 3. Tom ……… that he never wrote this word. 4. Mrs Smith ……… his husband what she did. 5. “ Open the door”, the teacher ……… to me. 6. I ……… my mother that I had finished work. 7. Miss White ……… the students that they could go now. 8. “ What are you doing?”, Mr Baker ……… his son. 9. Ann ……… that she couldn’t do this exercise 10. “ I’ll see you.”, David ……… to her friend. ***. Turn into Reported Speech Ex : “ Who is he?” She wanted to know who he was. Ex: “ What time is it?” He asked me what time it was. S + want to know + Wh… + S + V S + ask + O + Wh…+ S + V 1. Tom asked his teacher: “ Where is London?” ……………………………………………………………… 2. I asked Mary: “ When will you learn to play the piano?” ……………………………………………………………… 3. Mr White asks his wife: “ What does the doctor say?” ……………………………………………………………… 4. “ How do you spell your name?”, Ha asked Ni. ……………………………………………………………… 5. “ Where are my dolls?”, the girl asked her father. ……………………………………………………………… 6. My brother asked me: “Who are you writing to?” ……………………………………………………………… 7. “ How did he go to school?”, she asked the boy. ……………………………………………………………… 8. “ Why did you stay at home, Kieu?”, she said. ……………………………………………………………… . ENGLISH 12 – TASK 4 I. Choose the best aswer 1. She in a bank since she school. A. has worked -has left. gone D. do 53. She is studying English. She started learning it 3 years ago. She English for 3 years. A. studied B. had studied C. has been studying D. studies 54. Preserving natural resources. eaten / left 42 .Yesterday, I for work late because I to set my alarm. A. had left / forgot B. was leaving / was forgetting C. left / had forgot D. had been leaving / would forget 43 . By the