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.
Trang 1REPORTED SPEECH 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
Exercise 2 Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets Some of the verbs are passive.
1. It’s imperative that we (follow) _ his orders to the last letter
2. He insisted that he (pay) _for the meat
3. He proposed that women (admit) _into the club
4. It is important that you (take) _these pills three times a day
5. He demanded that no one else (allow) _to see the contract
6. She recommended that we (stay) _at the other hotel
Exercise 3 Complete the sentences using the words in bold Use two to five words.
1. “I’ve got better marks in the test than you did,” she said (about)
→ She in the test than I had
2. “How about going to the Caribbean for our honeymoon?” she asked (suggested)
→She for the Caribbean for their honeymoon
3. “You must do your homework now,” he said (on)
→ He my homework immediately
4. “First you turn right and then left to get to the shop,” he said (how)
→ He to get to the shop
5. “No, I won’t lie for you any more,” she said to him (to)
→ She any more
6. “Get this dog out of the house now!” he shouted at me (demanded)
→ He the dog out of the house immediately
7. “You’d better not do that again or I’ll lose my temper,” he said to me (warned)
→ He that again or he’d lose his temper
8. “Don’t forget to move everything out of the hall,” she said to us (reminded)
→ She everything out of the hall
9. “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
Trang 211. “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 4 Find the word which should not be in the sentence.
1. The boss said about we were going to be given a few days off
2. Sophie told to me she was looking for a better job
3. He wanted to know if I did went to that party last night
4. The reporter he asked the Prime Minister to comment on the election results
5. Tony asked me if I was wanted to play golf with him that afternoon
6. They wanted to know if that they were allowed to keep pets in the flat
7. Celia asked Jim what time he was being leaving for the airport
8. The student asked the teacher for to repeat what he had said
9. The shop assistant told us do 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 do 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 do 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 do 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 5 Phrasal verbs
keep at sth: continue working on sth
keep away (from): stay away
keep back: 1 Stay back/conceal
keep behind: make sb remain after
others have left
keep sb/sth down: control
keep oneself from: prevent from/2
Avoid
keep in with: remain friendly with
keep on: continue:
Fill in the correct particles.
1. She hired an assistant because she couldn’t keep _ the work
2. The firefighter told us to keep _from the burning building
3. It’s a good idea to keep _John as he might be helpful to you later
4. He’s going to keep _taking his driving test until he passes
5. He put up a “No Trespassing” sign to keep walkers
Trang 3keep 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
_his land
6. Tell me the whole story: don’t keep anything _
7. The judge let the boys _with a warning
8. When she put on weight she had to let _ all her clothes
9. It was raining hard earlier but it’s letting _now
10. John didn’t let that Jim had broken the window
11. This skirt is rather short You’d better let it _
12. I thought I could trust Sam, but he let me _
Exercise 6 Fill in the correct preposition.
1. There was a long queue the bus stop
2. We have to win this election all costs
3. His gambling habit left him seriously
debt
4. She left the oven on all day accident
5. Many Asian countries, India instance
6. My pen pal and I have a lot common
7. The officer was charge of 20 men
8. all accounts, he’s very capable
diplomat
9. 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
a credit card
19. Martha was a loss to explain why she’d been sacked
20. There’s a beautiful cottage sale in our village
21. You’re a good mood today! Have you had some good news?
22. Your order will be sent post within 3 days
23. There’s a restaurant the top of the Eiffel Tower
24. The books were piled one top of the other
25. We regret that the lift is not use today
26. I’m sorry I took your jacket mistake this morning
27. The judges announced their decision the end of the competition
28. We were worried at first but the end everything went well
29. Let’s go out to dinner a change
30. The offices are 77 Oxford St
31. He lives the suburbs and commutes to the city every day
32. The mirror lay pieces on the floor
Exercise 7 Complete the sentences using the words in bold Use two to five words.
1. How long will it take you to build the shelves? (building)
→ When the shelves?
2. Perhaps she got caught in traffic (have)
→She in traffic
3. The management won’t let passengers smoke on the train (are)
→ Passengers on the train
4. “Why is he so secretive?” she asked herself (was)
→She so secretive
5. People say he is very clever (be)
→He very clever
6. She is proud of her beautiful house (pride)
→She beautiful house
7. We couldn’t sleep at night as the air conditioning was faulty (difficult)
→The faulty air conditioning to sleep at night
Trang 48. “You’ve caused a lot of pain to my family,” she said to him (causing)
→ She a lot of pain to her family
9. 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 8 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 9 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)
1. The surgeon is going to operate _ my father tomorrow
2. Ireland qualified _the World Cup Finals in 1990
3. He insisted _having his lawyer present
4. Mary is married _John
5. If he persists _coming to work late everyday, I’ll have to speak to him
6. He was criticized for his neglect _his duties
7. Frank is a very mean person He finds it very difficult to part _his money
8. There were many objections _the council building another shopping centre
9. 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
Trang 519. He presented the new employee _the manger.
20. He was presented _ a gold watch on his retirement
21. I sometimes mistake Clare _her sister on the phone
22. I’m hoping _a second interview next week
23. John is notorious _telling lies
24. He’s fortunate _having many good friends
25. She quarreled _Andrew _which television programme to watch
Exercise 11 Complete the sentences using the words in bold Use two to five words.
1. It would be a good idea to lose some weight (better)
→You _ some weight
2. You didn’t need to buy me this ring (have)
→You _this ring
3. I don’t think I can finish all this work by tomorrow (get)
→I don’t think I can _by tomorrow
4. One of the three students he examined was Italian (whom)
→He examined three students, _Italian
5. He lost his job because he was extremely disorganized (result)
→He was extremely disorganized _lost his job
6. Sue is probably going to the cinema tonight (likely)
→Sue _the cinema tonight
7. 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
8. We were disconnected halfway through our conversation (cut)
→We _halfway through our conversation
9. “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.
1. Mary has agreed to help us raise the money but her heart isn’t in it.
2. The students were told to learn the poem by heart as they would be asked to recite it in class the
next day
3. That’s the third glass she’s broken this morning She’s all fingers and thumbs.
4. I don’t know how Carla manages with two small children and a husband who never lifts a finger to
help
5. My grandmother never looks at a recipe She prefers to cook by rule of thumb.
6. It had been so long since I’d had a drink that the wine went straight to my head.
7. Max has been drawing up contracts for so long that he can now do it standing on his head.
8. Sue is looking very down in the mouth this morning Has she had bad news?
9. 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.
Trang 61. I enjoy the crossword in The Guardian.
2. It’s not a good idea to _an enemy of
Clare
3. We had better start _preparation for
the christening
4. Pete _a great deal of damage already
5. It’s your turn to _the washing up
tonight
6. The boy promised to _his best in the
test
7. She _her exercises every morning
before work
8. Pat doesn’t appreciate _a fool of
9. 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 party
12. A man phoned earlier to _an appointment
13. He asked me what I _for a living
14. Our neighbors are always _noise
15. Can’t you at least _an effort?
16. It appears that she _a fortunate when she was living in Japan