I.

Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi, sử dụng câu tường thuật
1. “Can you help us tomorrow?”, they asked.
=> _________________________________________________________________
2. “Do you know where my glasses are?”, asked Mary.
=> _________________________________________________________________
3. “We moved to a new city last month.”, they told us.
=> _________________________________________________________________
4. “I will call you tomorrow.”, Juan promised.
=> _________________________________________________________________
5. “Have you been to the new restaurant downtown?”, asked Maria.
=> _________________________________________________________________
6. “Have you finished your homework yet?”, Henry asked his daughter.
=> _________________________________________________________________
7. “My mother and I saw the movie last night.”, she confessed.
=> _________________________________________________________________
8. “Are you going to the party later this evening?”, they asked us.
=> _________________________________________________________________
9. “I lost my wallet in the park.”, he said.
=> _________________________________________________________________
10. “Can you lend me some money?”, she asked.
=> _________________________________________________________________
11. “We bought a new car last week.”, their parents claimed.
=> _________________________________________________________________
12. “Do you like the gift I gave you?”, the man asked his girlfriend.
=> _________________________________________________________________
13. “Are you interested in joining our book club?”, they asked.
=> _________________________________________________________________
14. “Have you heard the news about the accident on Main Street?”, our neighbors asked.
=> _________________________________________________________________
 15. “I have been working on the project since last Monday.", he complained to us.
=> _________________________________________________________________

II. Join the two sentences with a relative pronoun (who, which, where, or whose).

1. I’ve lost the DVD. You gave it to me.

___________________________________________

2. Who is the boy? He helped you with your homework.

___________________________________________

3. Do you know that man? He's looking at us.

___________________________________________

4. I open the cupboard. We keep the glasses there.

___________________________________________

5. That's the girl. I saw you with her.

___________________________________________

6. That's the boy. I borrowed his bicycle

___________________________________________

III. Complete the money-saving tips with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

READERS’ top tips!

We asked readers what they would do if they needed to save money. Here are their ideas!

1. If we _________________ (drive) more slowly, we _________________ (not use) so much

petrol.
2. If we only _________________ (buy) the food we needed, we _________________ (not
throw) so much food away.

3. If we _________________ (borrow) books and DVDs from libraries, we _________________

(not have to) buy them.

4. If we _________________ (drink) water from the tap rather than bottled water, we
_________________ (save) a lot of money.

5. If everyone _________________ (wear) an extra jumper or two in the winter, they

_________________ (can) turn down their heating and save money.

6. If degree courses _________________ (be) shorter, students _________________ (spend) less

on tuition fees and accommodation.

7. If we _________________ (turn off) the lights every time we left a room, we

_________________ (not use) so much electricity.

IV. Rewrite the following sentences using one past perfect verb and one past simple verb.

1. I bought a ticket, then I checked the numbers.

After __________________________________________________________________.

2. We bought some chicken, then we made dinner.

When__________________________________________________________________.

3. My parents went out, then I got home.

When __________________________________________________________________.

4. The sun came out, then we arrived at the beach.

After __________________________________________________________________.
5. I took my bike apart, then I cleaned every piece.
After __________________________________________________________________.

6. It got dark, then we arrived at the hotel.

When __________________________________________________________________.

7. I spoke to my dad, then I applied for the job.

After__________________________________________________________________.

8. She read the letter, then she began to laugh.

When __________________________________________________________________.
V. Rewrite the sentences as reported speech. If necessary, change the pronouns, possessive
adjectives and references to time and place.

1. John to Sue: ‘I left a message for you yesterday.’

John told __________________________________________________________.

2. Mark: ‘I’ll top up my phone this evening.’

__________________________________________________________________.

3. Jenny to Dave: ‘I can’t hear you.’

__________________________________________________________________.

4. Ann: ‘I’ve checked my balance three times this week.’

__________________________________________________________________.

5. Jo to Si: ‘You should turn off data roaming.’

__________________________________________________________________.

6. Kate: ‘I had already texted Harry at the weekend.’

__________________________________________________________________.

7. Fran to Fred: ‘I called Tom two days ago.’

__________________________________________________________________.

VI. Rewrite the sentences. Use the present perfect passive, future passive or passive with

modal verbs. Use “by” where necessary.

1. Robots will build the cars in the new factory.

=> ____________________________________

2. We probably won't need desktop computers ten years from now.

=> ____________________________________

3. Digital cameras have replaced celluloid film cameras.

=> ____________________________________

4. Robots can help passengers with the check-in at the airports now.

=> ____________________________________

5. Using this electronic dictionary may enrich your vocabulary

=> ____________________________________

6. They haven't invented computers that can think like humans.

=> ____________________________________

VII: Chuyển các câu trực tiếp dưới đây sang các câu gián tiếp

1. "I have never been to Paris," he said.

=> ____________________________________

2. "We will celebrate your birthday next weekend," they told us.
=> ____________________________________

3. He said, "I must finish this report by Friday".

=> ____________________________________

4. Anna told me, "I have already seen that movie".

=> ____________________________________
5. "Can you tell me if the project deadline has been extended?" he wondered.
=> ____________________________________

6. "I am attending a conference in London next month," he explained.

=> ____________________________________

7. "Are you coming to the party tonight?" Tom asked Mary.

=> ____________________________________

8. My neighbor told her son, "Finish your homework before you go out".
=> ____________________________________

9. "Did you enjoy the concert?" she asked me.

=> ____________________________________

10. "Is it going to rain tomorrow?" the football coach wondered.

=> ____________________________________

Exercise 1. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.

1 a. generous b. suspicious c. constancy d. sympathy

2 a. acquaintance b. unselfish c. attraction d. humorous

3 a. loyalty b. success c. incapable d. sincere

4 a. carefully b. correctly c. seriously d. personally

5 a. excited b. interested c. confident d. memorable

6 a. organise b. decorate c. divorce d. promise

7 a. refreshment b. horrible c. exciting d. intention

8 a. knowledge b. maximum c. athletics d. marathon

9 a. difficult b. relevant c. volunteer d. interesting

10 a. confidence b. supportive c. solution d. obedient

Choose the correct verb form: present perfect or past simple.

1. She ______________________ (visit) Paris last summer.

2. They ____________________ (already eat) dinner before we arrived.

3. I _______________________ (just finish) reading that book.

4. We _______________________ (see) that movie three times.

5. He _______________________ (never try) sushi before.