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LESSON 5: REPORTED SPEECH I. Choose one word whose underlined parted is pronounced differently. 1. A. informality B. apologize C. compliment D. apoplectic 2. A. maximum B. applicant C. undergraduate D. admit 3. A. possible B. classroom C. stressful D. pressure 4. A. marked B. clutched C. widened D. flashed 5. A. refused B. arrived C. raised D. prepared II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. 1. A. discourage B. pesticide C. insurance D. equipment 2. A. interview B. technical C. character D. remember 3. A. casual B. comment C. prepare D. reform 4. A. compulsory B. independence C. curriculum D. technology 5. A. robot B. upper C. surprise D. infant III. Choose from the four options given one best answer to each sentence. 1. He……………to go with me to the police station. A. agreed B. helped C. insisted D. allowed 2. The man asked us where the Piker…………… from. A. was B. were C. is D. are 3. He……………me of crashing into his car. A. complained B. informed C. accused D. suggested 4. He……………me to look for another job. A. advised B. informed C. insisted D. suggested 5. She…………… causing the accident. A. admitted B. claimed C. explained D. refused 6. He said he…………….tomorrow morning. A. left B. is leaving C. will leave D. would leave 7. She says she……………….the book. A. already finds B. has already found C. would already find D. had already found 8. I was sure he…………… the letter. A. posted B. had posted C. will post D. is posting 9. You have thanks…………….everything you have done. A. on B. to C. with D. for 10.The teacher encouraged Nam…………… harder. A. to work B. working C. that he work D. he should work 11. I……………… you that you had to be on time. Why are you late? A. said B. told C. asked D. tell 12. I…………… I would help you, so here I am. A. say B. said C. asked D. told 13. When you……………… her if she'd work late, what did she say? A. told B. said C. asked D. offered 14. He was made……………….smoking. A. give up B. gave up C. to give up D. giving up 15. Our village had…………………money available foe education that the schools had to lose. A. so little B. such little C. so much D. such much 16. Barbara has been pursuing a career in architecture…………….she graduated in May. A. when B. until C. for D. since 17. To tell…………….truth, I didn't expect to find…………… homeless man here. A. the- a B. the- the C. a- the D. a - a 18. They……………….the new words yesterday from three till seven. A. learnt B. have been learning C. were learning D. have learnt 19. The peasants began to plough………………they got to the field. A. while B as soon as C. before D. after 20. The chairman proposed that the question…………… to vote. A. be put B. will put C. would put D. being put III. Choose the sentence that has the closest meaning to the original sentence. 1. "I spoke to Mr. Brown this morning," said Tom. A. Tom said he spoke to Mr. Brown that morning. B. Tom said he had spoken to Mr. Brown that morning. C. Tim said I had spoken to Mr. Brown that morning. D. Tom said he has spoken to Mr. Brown that morning. 2. "John, can you remember to buy some milk?" A. He reminded John to buy some milk. B. He ordered John to buy some m ilk. C. He asked John to buy some milk. D. He advised John to buy some milk. 3. "Do you watch television every evening, Van?" A. He asked Van if she had watched TV every evening B. He asks Van if she watched TV every evening. C. He asked Van if she watches TV every evening. D. He asked Van if she watched TV every evening. 4. "Go away!" A. He asked me whether I went away. B. He told me to go away. B. He advised me to go away. D. He tells me to go away. 5. "I wish I had learnt French at school," she told me. A. She told me she wished she had learnt French at school B. She told me she wished she learnt French at school C. She said to me she wished she learnt French at school D. She said to me she wished she had learnt F at school 6. "Would you like another biscuit?" he asked me. A. He asks me if I would like another biscuit. B. He asked me if I would like another biscuit. C. He offered me another biscuit. D. He invited me another biscuit. 7. "If you like, I'll help you do the decorating, Hung." A. He offered to help Hung do the decorating. B. He offered Hung a help to do decorating C. He asked Hung if Hung needed him to do decorating D. He offers to help Hung do the decorating 8. "No, sorry. I don't want to lend you my car," he said. A. He refused to lend me his car B. He apologized for not lending me his car C. he refuses to lend me his car D. He refused to lend me my car. 9. "I really think you should see a doctor, Trang." A. He said Trang should see a doctor. B. He told Trang to see a doctor. C. He advised Trang to see a doctor. D. He advises Trang to see a doctor. 10. "No, it's not true. I didn't steal the money." A. He denied that he had stolen the money. B. He said that he hadn't stolen the money. C. He denied not stealing the money. D. He denied that he stolen the money. IV. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 1. Hung decided to take a course/ lesson/ programme/ period in knowledge management. 2. Peter decided not to enter/ go in/ take/ come for the examination. 3. Binh's parents were very pleased when they read her school report/ papers/ diploma/ account. 4. Our English teacher put/ set/ obliged/ made us some difficult exercises for homework. 5. Edward has a certificate/ degree/ mark/ papers in French from Leeds University. 6. If you want to pass the exam, you must study hardly/ enough/ thoroughly/ rather. 7. He graduated on/ at/ about/ from Harvard last year. 8. Could I have two days off/ away/ out/ out of next week to visit my mother. 9. I felt compulsory/ obliged/ mandatory/ vital to tell her the truth. 10. She waved to attract the love/ eyes/ interest/ attention of the waiter. V. Rewrite each sentence , beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1. Where can I change some money? Can you tell me…………………………………………………………………………………… ? 2. "how about going for a walk?" said Nick. Nick…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. "Why have you turned off the television? she said to me. She………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. "I'll be at your house before 8.00, Sue," said Mike. Mike promised……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I have to work late tomorrow, so I can't join your party. If…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. We haven't been to a disco for two weeks. It's two weeks……………………………………………………………………………………… 7. People say that these coins are over a thousand years old. These coins………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. It was difficult to do the test yesterday. The test………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. If you had helped us, we would have won the race. We didn't win……………………………………………………………………………………… 10. Please don't smoke in the kitchen. I'd rather……………………………………………………………………………………………. . LESSON 5: REPORTED SPEECH I. Choose one word whose underlined parted is pronounced differently. 1. A. informality B. apologize C. compliment D. apoplectic 2. A. maximum B. applicant. He asks me if I would like another biscuit. B. He asked me if I would like another biscuit. C. He offered me another biscuit. D. He invited me another biscuit. 7. "If you like, I& apos;ll. compulsory B. independence C. curriculum D. technology 5. A. robot B. upper C. surprise D. infant III. Choose from the four options given one best answer to each sentence. 1. He……………to go with me