Exercise 1. Fill in “say, tell, ask” in the correct form. 1. My parrot can _______ a few words in English. 2. Please _______me what you think of my new dress. 3. He _______that he couldn’t reply to any more questions. 4. My mother used to _______me a story before I went to bed. 5. He promised to _______no more about the matter. 6. She stopped to _______the time because she thought she was late. 7. The little girl _______her prayers and then went to sleep. 8. Sally couldn’t _______for certain whether or not she would be staying. 9. He had taken an oath so he had to _______the truth in court. 10. With identical twins you can rarely _______the difference between them. 11. The old many always _______good morning to his neighbors. 12. “I’d love to go,” she _______to me. 13. When I was younger, I used to _______my sister all my secrets. 14. “Could you help me with these bags?” she _______me. 15. Rachel keeps _________me that she’s going to change jobs, but she never does.
English REPORTED SPEECH Exercise Fill in “say, tell, ask” in the correct form My parrot can _ a few words in English Please _me what you think of my new dress He _that he couldn’t reply to any more questions My mother used to _me a story before I went to bed He promised to _no more about the matter She stopped to _the time because she thought she was late The little girl _her prayers and then went to sleep Sally couldn’t _for certain whether or not she would be staying He had taken an oath so he had to _the truth in court 10 With identical twins you can rarely _the difference between them 11 The old many always _good morning to his neighbors 12 “I’d love to go,” she _to me 13 When I was younger, I used to _my sister all my secrets 14 “Could you help me with these bags?” she _me 15 Rachel keeps _me that she’s going to change jobs, but she never does Exercise Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets Some of the verbs are passive It’s imperative that we (follow) _ his orders to the last letter He insisted that he (pay) _for the meat He proposed that women (admit) _into the club It is important that you (take) _these pills three times a day He demanded that no one else (allow) _to see the contract She recommended that we (stay) _at the other hotel Exercise Complete the sentences using the words in bold Use two to five words “I’ve got better marks in the test than you did,” she said (about) → She in the test than I had “How about going to the Caribbean for our honeymoon?” she asked (suggested) →She for the Caribbean for their honeymoon “You must your homework now,” he said (on) → He my homework immediately “First you turn right and then left to get to the shop,” he said (how) → He to get to the shop “No, I won’t lie for you any more,” she said to him (to) → She any more “Get this dog out of the house now!” he shouted at me (demanded) → He the dog out of the house immediately “You’d better not that again or I’ll lose my temper,” he said to me (warned) → He that again or he’d lose his temper “Don’t forget to move everything out of the hall,” she said to us (reminded) → She everything out of the hall “You’re right, he is a bit strange,” she said (agreed) →She a bit strange 10 “Shall I go tonight?” he asked himself (to) →He go that night High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page English 11 “I think you should stay in bed and get plenty of rest,” the doctor told her (she) →The doctor in bed and get plenty of rest 12 “Will I see him again soon?” she asked herself (would) →She see him again soon 13 “What a wonderful new outfit you’re wearing!” she said (exclaimed) →She a wonderful new outfit 14 “You mustn’t forget to buy a Father’s Day card this year,” she told me (reminded) → She a Father’s Day card that year 15 “Nobody must find out where I’m hidden,” he said (found) → He said that it was vital where he was hidden 16 “I’m the greatest footballer of all time,” he said (boasted) → He the greatest footballer of all time 17 “I’ll never forget the way we met,” he said (would) →He the way they had met 18 “Tidy your room before you go out,” she said to me (on) → She my room before I went out 19 “Let’s go for a walk,” she said to them (go) →She for a walk 20 “Do your shoelaces up or you’ll fall over,” she said (me) → She my shoelaces, otherwise I’d fall over 21 “I don’t like this settlement,” he said (complained) →He like that settlement Exercise Find the word which should not be in the sentence The boss said about we were going to be given a few days off Sophie told to me she was looking for a better job He wanted to know if I did went to that party last night The reporter he asked the Prime Minister to comment on the election results Tony asked me if I was wanted to play golf with him that afternoon They wanted to know if that they were allowed to keep pets in the flat Celia asked Jim what time he was being leaving for the airport The student asked the teacher for to repeat what he had said The shop assistant told us not touch any of the items on display 10 My mother said that I had better to leave early 11 She told me she was leaving and explaining that she was too tired 12 He asked me if I could the ironing and I said I could so 13 Nicki promised that to pay me back as soon as possible 14 She denied that she had been taken any money from them 15 Fiona suggested that he would talk to the manager in person 16 He wondered what had to to set the situation right 17 They threatened to will dismiss him if he didn’t change his attitude 18 He asked me that what I intended to when the term was over 19 It is important that he should be told them the truth 20 The doctor recommended that he should to stay at home for a few days Exercise Phrasal verbs keep at sth: continue working on sth Fill in the correct particles keep away (from): stay away She hired an assistant because she couldn’t keep keep back: Stay back/conceal _ the work keep behind: make sb remain after The firefighter told us to keep _from the others have left burning building keep sb/sth down: control It’s a good idea to keep _John as he might be keep oneself from: prevent from/2 helpful to you later Avoid He’s going to keep _taking his driving test keep in with: remain friendly with until he passes keep on: continue: He put up a “No Trespassing” sign to keep walkers High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page English keep up with: stay level with sb/sth let sth down: lengthen a garment let sb down: disappoint let sb off: not to punish let on: reveal a secret let out: make (a garment) looser, larger etc let up: lessen, stop gradually 10 11 12 _his land Tell me the whole story: don’t keep anything _ The judge let the boys _with a warning When she put on weight she had to let _ all her clothes It was raining hard earlier but it’s letting _now John didn’t let that Jim had broken the window This skirt is rather short You’d better let it _ I thought I could trust Sam, but he let me _ Exercise Fill in the correct preposition There was a long queue the bus stop We have to win this election all costs His gambling habit left him seriously debt She left the oven on all day accident Many Asian countries, India instance My pen pal and I have a lot common The officer was charge of 20 men all accounts, he’s very capable diplomat the beginning of the play the hero sees the heroine for the first time 10 I thought he was honest the beginning, but I was wrong 11 I don’t like being taken granted! 12 By the end of the film the viewers were tears 13 Dr Milton discovered the vaccine chance 14 Please don’t change all your plans just my sake 15 Read the text detail, then answer the questions 16 The scandal has been the news for weeks now 17 We can offer you a 10% discount if you pay cash 18 Payment can be made cheque or with 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 a credit card Martha was a loss to explain why she’d been sacked There’s a beautiful cottage sale in our village You’re a good mood today! Have you had some good news? Your order will be sent post within days There’s a restaurant the top of the Eiffel Tower The books were piled one top of the other We regret that the lift is not use today I’m sorry I took your jacket mistake this morning The judges announced their decision the end of the competition We were worried at first but the end everything went well Let’s go out to dinner a change The offices are 77 Oxford St He lives the suburbs and commutes to the city every day The mirror lay pieces on the floor Exercise Complete the sentences using the words in bold Use two to five words How long will it take you to build the shelves? (building) → When the shelves? Perhaps she got caught in traffic (have) →She in traffic The management won’t let passengers smoke on the train (are) → Passengers on the train “Why is he so secretive?” she asked herself (was) →She so secretive People say he is very clever (be) →He very clever She is proud of her beautiful house (pride) →She beautiful house We couldn’t sleep at night as the air conditioning was faulty (difficult) →The faulty air conditioning to sleep at night High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page English “You’ve caused a lot of pain to my family,” she said to him (causing) → She a lot of pain to her family She is scared to be alone in the house at night (afraid) →She in the house at night 10 She won’t tolerate his rudeness any longer (put) →She won’t any longer 11 It’s likely that they will go to the party (are) →They the party 12 You will be collected from your hotel at 8.00 by taxi (call) →A taxi at your hotel at 8.00 Exercise Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space WORLD POPULATION By 1993, (0.) _world’s human population had reached 5.5 thousand million and, (1.) _the growth has slowed (2.) _in recent years, it will be many decades (3.) _it stops The reason (4.) _this growth is causing so (5.) _concern is that we can’t keep up (6.) _the corresponding increase (7.) _demand for food, water, healthcare, jobs, education and housing It also increases the likelihood of damage (8.) _the environment Much of the growth has been in the poorer countries of the world, but overpopulation is also a problem for some rich countries, including Britain (9.) _a population of approximately 58 million, Britain has 233 inhabitants (10.) _square kilometer Furthermore, it is estimated that the (11.) _of people in the country will have increased to 62 million by 2031, at (12.) _time it will start to decline again Populations not (13.) _increase because of higher birth rates, but also because of people moving from poor to rich countries, and from the countryside to the towns In (14.) _, the latter cause is greater (15.) _general population growth and is creating many problems in the towns and cities especially in poorer parts of the world Exercise Read the text, give the correct form of the word in brackets HAWAII The Hawaiian islands (0 real) _ are a tropical paradise Palm trees, (1.scene) _views and breathtaking sunsets add up to many people’s ideal holiday At the (2.fame) _resort of Waikiki you’ll find a wide (3.vary) _of restaurants, bars and nightclubs, with prices ranging from (4.fair) _reasonable to very (5.expensive) _ By day the beaches are buzzing with (6.active) _and, as the sun sets, nightlife of every (7.describe) _can be experienced If you’re not keen on busy beaches, then there’s the (8.possible) _of taking one of the many excursions around the islands or even snorkeling in the (9.fascinate) _bays The final (10.decide) _on how you spend your time is yours, but few people ever regret going there Exercise 10 Fill in the correct preposition(s) The surgeon is going to operate _ my father tomorrow Ireland qualified _the World Cup Finals in 1990 He insisted _having his lawyer present Mary is married _John If he persists _coming to work late everyday, I’ll have to speak to him He was criticized for his neglect _his duties Frank is a very mean person He finds it very difficult to part _his money There were many objections _the council building another shopping centre Mary was very nervous _having a blood test 10 Many people are ignorant _the long-term effects of pollution 11 He wrote a cheque _$250 12 His arguments are lacking _logic 13 John takes great pride _his new car 14 Sally prides herself _being very honest 15 Carmel is very proud _her daughter’s achievements 16 She paid _her new dress _cheque 17 As the shop didn’t accept credit cards, I had to pay _cash 18 You can’t expect Joe to know everything He’s still relatively new _the job High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page English He presented the new employee _the manger He was presented _ a gold watch on his retirement I sometimes mistake Clare _her sister on the phone I’m hoping _a second interview next week John is notorious _telling lies He’s fortunate _having many good friends She quarreled _Andrew _which television programme to watch Exercise 11 Complete the sentences using the words in bold Use two to five words It would be a good idea to lose some weight (better) →You _ some weight You didn’t need to buy me this ring (have) →You _this ring I don’t think I can finish all this work by tomorrow (get) →I don’t think I can _by tomorrow One of the three students he examined was Italian (whom) →He examined three students, _Italian He lost his job because he was extremely disorganized (result) →He was extremely disorganized _lost his job Sue is probably going to the cinema tonight (likely) →Sue _the cinema tonight They dint’ want to spend a lot of money so they booked a self-catering holiday (avoid) →The booked a self-catering holiday _a lot of money We were disconnected halfway through our conversation (cut) →We _halfway through our conversation “Ok, I’ll take you to the funfair,” father said to us (to) →Father _to the funfair 10 He is an expert but he couldn’t answer my question (being) →In _he couldn’t answer my question 11 “Of course I didn’t give them your name,” he said to me (having) →He _my name 12 She was so irritated by his attitude that she felt like screaming (irritating) →His _she felt like screaming Exercise 12 Explain the meaning of the idioms in bold Mary has agreed to help us raise the money but her heart isn’t in it The students were told to learn the poem by heart as they would be asked to recite it in class the next day That’s the third glass she’s broken this morning She’s all fingers and thumbs I don’t know how Carla manages with two small children and a husband who never lifts a finger to help My grandmother never looks at a recipe She prefers to cook by rule of thumb It had been so long since I’d had a drink that the wine went straight to my head Max has been drawing up contracts for so long that he can now it standing on his head Sue is looking very down in the mouth this morning Has she had bad news? Larry never had to advertise his business as people heard about him through word of mouth 10 The employee was stealing company property right under our noses Exercise 13 Fill in “do” or “make” in the correct form 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page English I enjoy the crossword in The Guardian It’s not a good idea to _an enemy of Clare We had better start _preparation for the christening Pete _a great deal of damage already It’s your turn to _the washing up tonight The boy promised to _his best in the test She _her exercises every morning before work Pat doesn’t appreciate _a fool of High School for Gifted Students - HNUE Page I _friends with some people from Germany while I was travelling to Budapest 10 They find it difficult _ends meet 11 Mum has promised to _a cake for the 12 13 14 15 16 party A man phoned earlier to _an appointment He asked me what I _for a living Our neighbors are always _noise Can’t you at least _an effort? It appears that she _a fortunate when she was living in Japan