BUỔI SỐ 23-Bài tập Reported Speech

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1. She told the boys __________ play on the grass. A. do not play B. not playing C. did not play D. not to play

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10. John told me that _________________. A. I must go now B. he must go now C. he had to go now D. he had to go then

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11. She said she ________________. A. was very tired last night B. was very tired the night before C. had been very tired last night D. had been very tired the night before

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12. John said that he had worked as a computer programmer five years __________. A. ago B. before C. later D. then

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13. They said that they ____________ their parents to repaint the house at 10 o'clock the previous day. A. had helped B. was helping C. have been helping D. had been helping

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14. The teacher advised his students _______________ that book carefully because it _________ good for ____________. A. to read / was / them B. read / is / him C. that reading / be / us D. to read / was / you

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15. John said, "It is hot. Please open the window, Mary." A. John asked Mary it was hot and open the window B. John said it was hot and asked Mary to open the window C. John asked Mary it was hot to open the window D. John said it was hot Mary to open the window

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16. I ____________ you everything I am doing, and you have to do the same. A. will tell B. would tell C. told D. was telling

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17. John said that his brother ____________ at home then. A. is B. was C. were D. has been

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18. John told me that he _________ his best in the __________exam. A. would do / the day before B. had done / the following day C. will do / tomorrow D. would do / the following day

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19. John wanted to know if I was leaving the ______________ Saturday. A. following B. ago C. previous D. before

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2. The teacher told Jim ______________________. A. to stop talking B. stop talking C. stops talking D. stopped talking

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20. Jason asked me _______________ the book the day before. A. if who gave B. if who has given C. who had given D. that who had given

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21. He asked me _________________. A. where we could meet the following day B. where if we could meet tomorrow C. that where we could meet the following day D. where can we meet tomorrow

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22. "Who does this car belong to? " said the woman. A. The woman asked me who does this car belong to B. The woman asked who did that car belong to C. The woman told who that car belonged to D. The woman wanted to know who that car belonged to

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23. I wonder _________________. A. where he has gone B. where has he gone C. he has gone where D. has he gone where

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24. John asked me _________________ in English. A. what does this word mean B. what that word means C. what did this word mean D. what that word meant

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25. Could you please tell me _____________? A. what is the time B. what the time C. what the time is D. is what the time

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26. Nancy asked me ___________ to New York the summer ___________. A. why I had not gone / previous B. why hadn't I gone / following C. why had I not gone / after D. why I had not gone / before

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27. She asked her boyfriend ______________. A. where was her hat B. where her hat was C. was where her hat D. her hat was where

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28. Peter said, "Hello, Mary. How are you?" A. Peter greeted Mary and asked how she was B. Peter said hello Mary and how she was C. Peter told Mary hello and how she was D. Peter said Mary hello and asked how was she

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29. John asked me __________________. A. when were you born B. when had you born C. when I had been born D. when I was born

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3. The mother told her son ____________ so impolitely. A. not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave

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30. John asked Mary _______________ that film the night before. A. that she saw B. had she seen C. if she had seen D. if had she seen

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31. John asked me __________ interested in football. A. if I were B. if were I C. if was I D. if I was

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32. "You are an accountant, aren't you, Daisy?" said John. A. John asked Daisy was she an accountant B. John asked Daisy if she wasn't an accountant C. John asked Daisy whether she was an accountant or not D. John said that Daisy was an accountant

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33. He wanted to know ___________ for a picnic the previous morning. A. if we had been going B. that if we had been going C. we were going D. that we were going

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34. He asked his sister _________________. A. that she needs any help B. whether you need any help C. if she needed any help D. if did she need any help

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35. John asked us not to make so much noise ____________ he was working. A. and that if B. and C. and that D. and added that

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36. He asked me _____________ Robert and I said I did not know ______________. A. that did I know / who were Robert B. that I knew / who Robert were C. if I knew / who Robert was D. whether I knew / who was Robert

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39. Jane asked her teacher __________ the homework that week. A. if she had to do B. if she has to do C. that she must do D. if did she have to do

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4. He asked ______________ him the books he needed. A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends

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40. The host asked Peter __________ tea or coffee. A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred C. did he prefer D. if he prefers

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41. Tim asked Sarah __________ English so far. A. she had been learning how long B. how long was she learning C. how long she has been learning D. how long she had been learning

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42. "Teacher, may I go out?" the student said. A. The student asked his teacher for permission to go out B. The student told his teacher to go out C. The student suggested his teacher go out D. The student wanted to get a recommendation to go out

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43. "Hurry up! Do it quickly!" the group leader ______________. A. advised B. urged C. agreed D. promised

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44. "Waiter, please bring me some more tea," the customer _______________. A. begged B. ordered C. promised D. urged

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45. "Go on, Susan! Apply the job," the father. A. The father invited Susan to apply the job B. The father denied applying the job C. The father encouraged Susan to apply the job D. The father wanted Susan not to apply the job

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46. "Let's go out for a drink," said Peter. A. Peter suggested going out for a drink B. Peter let us go out for a drink C. Peter promised to go out for a drink D. Peter thanked on having a drink

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47. Mary apologized the teacher for being late for class. A. "I will be late," Mary said to the teacher B. "I won't be late," Mary said to the teacher C. "Excuse me for being late, sir," Mary said to the teacher D. "I won't be late for the class," Mary said to the teacher

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48. "_____________," my father advised me. A. You ought to work harder B. I would rather work harder C. It is my duty to work harder D. It is worth working harder

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49. "Thank you very much for your help, Tom," said Mary. A. Mary thanked Tom for helping her B. Mary told Tom to help her C. Mary wanted Tom to help her and said thanks D. Mary would like Tom to help her

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5. She told him ____________. A. patient B. to be patient C. was patient D. that being patient

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50. "What a beautiful dress you have, Mary!" Peter said. A. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress B. Peter said what did Mary have a beautiful dress C. Peter asked Mary to have a beautiful dress D. Peter advised Mary to have a beautiful dress

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6. Tom told me that they _______________ meat since _____________. A. have not eaten / last year B. did not eat / the following year C. had not eaten / the year before D. would not eat / the next year

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7. She said she _________ take me home after school. A. would B. did C. must D. had

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8. I have ever told you he _____________ unreliable. A. is B. were C. had been D. would be

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9. John said he had worked on the report since __________. A. yesterday B. two days ago C. the day before D. the next day