Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence
1. Jack asked me _____.
A.where do you come from? B.where I came from
C.where I came from D.where did I come from?
2. She asked me _____ I liked pop music.
A.when B.what C.if D.x
3. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
A.told B.tell C. have told D. are telling
4. I wanted to know_____ return home.
A.when would she B. when will she
C. when she will D. when she would
5. Claire told me that her father____ a race horse.
A.owns B.owned C. owning D. A and B
6. What did that man say ______?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you
7. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _______ raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
8. The builders have ______ that everything will be ready on time.
A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising
9. The doctor _______ him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling
10. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she’d been on holiday the ______ week.
A. ago B. following C. next D. previous
11. Yesterday, Laura ______ him to put some shelves up.
A. asked B. is asking C. ask D. was asked
12. Tom has ______ this story wasn’t completely true.
A. admitting that B. was admitted that
C. admitted that D. admit that
13. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy ______ that day.
A. that B. the C. then D. this
14. I wonder _____ the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what B. when C. where D. whether
15. Mathew _____ Emma that her train was about to leave.
A. has reminded B. has reminded that
C. reminded D. reminded that
16. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sophie said you _____ ill.
A. are B. were C. was D. should be
17. Ann ______ and left.
A. said goodbye to me B. says goodbye to me
C. tell me goodbye D. told me goodbye
18. I told you ______ to switch off the computer, didn’t I ?
A. don’t B. not C. not to D. to not
19. Bill was slow, so I ________ hurry up.
A. tell him B. told him for C. told to D. told him to
20. “Could you tell me how to get to the airport?”
A. he asked me how to get to the airport
B. he said if I could tell him the airport
C. he told me how to get to the airport
D. he asked me to tell how to get to the airport
21. “Have you heard of her marriage?”
A. she asked me if I hear of their marriage
B. she asked me whether I had heard of their marriage
C. she asked me if I had heard of their marriage
D. B and C
22. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”
A. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month
B. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month
C. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month
D. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month
23. The little boy said “two and two make four.”
A.The little boy said that two and two made four.
B.The little boy said that two and two have made four.
C.The little boy said that two and two had made four.
D.The little boy said that two and two make four.
24. “If I were you, I would go to the doctor. ”Minh said to Lan.
A. Minh told Lan to become a doctor
B. Minh advised Lan to go to the doctor
C. Minh told Lan that he would to go to the doctor
D. Minh advised Lan not to go to the doctor
25. His wife said to him: “write to me as often as you can”
A. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can
B. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could
C. His wife told him writing to her as often as he could
D. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can
26. “What were you doing last night, Mr John?” asked the police.
A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr John
B. The police asked Mr John what he had been doing the night before
C. The police asked Mr John what he had been done the night before
D. The police asked Mr John what had he been done the night before
27. The teacher advised us .
A. to be careful when doing these exercises
B. be careful when doing these exercises
C. careful when doing these exercises
D. are careful when doing these exercises
28. She told me .
A. think well before I answered B. think well before I answer
C. to think well before I answered D. think well before I will answer
29. He begged them --------------.
A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to him
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence
1. Jack asked me _____.
A.where do you come from? B.where I came from
C.where I came from D.where did I come from?
2. She asked me _____ I d pop music.
A.when B.what C.if D.x
3. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
A.told B.tell C. have told D. are telling
4. I wanted to know_____ return home.
A.when would she B. when will she
C. when she will D. when she would
5. Claire told me that her father____ a racehorse.
A.owns B.owned C. owning D. A and B
6. What did that man say ______?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you
7. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _______ raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
8. The builders have ______ that everything will be ready on time.
A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising
9. The doctor _______ him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling
10. The last time I saw Linda, she looked very relaxed. She explained she’d been on holiday the ______ week.
A. ago B. following C. next D. previous
11. Yesterday, Laura ______ him to put some shelves up.
A. asked B. is asking C. ask D. was asked
12. Tom has ______ this story wasn’t completely true.
A. admitting that B. was admitted that
C. admitted that D. admit that
13. When I rang Tessa sometime last week, she said she was busy ______ day.
A. that B. the C. then D. this
14. I wonder _____ the kets are on sale yet.
A. what B. when C. where D. whether
15. Mathew _____ Emma that her train was about to leave.
A. has reminded B. has reminded that
C. reminded D. reminded that
16. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sophie said you _____ ill.
A. are B. were C. was D. should be
17. Ann ______ and left.
A. said goodbye to me B. says goodbye to me
C. tell me goodbye D. told me goodbye
18. I told you ______ to switch off the computer, didn’t I ?
A. don’t B. not C. not to D. to not
19. Bill was slow, so I ________ hurry up.
A. tell him B. told him for C. told to D. told him to
20. “Could you tell me how to get to the airport?”
A. he asked me how to get to the airport
B. he said if I could tell him the airport
C. he told me how to get to the airport
D. he asked me to tell how to get to the airport
21. “Have you heard of her marriage?”
A. she asked me if I hear of their marriage
B. she asked me whether I had heard of their marriage
C. she asked me if I had heard of their marriage
D. B and C
22. Cindy said that “I haven’t seen John since last month.”
A. Cindy said she hasn’t seen John since the previous month
B. Cindy said she hadn’t seen John since the previous month
C. Cindy said she wasn’t seen John since the previous month
D. Cindy said she doesn’t see John since the previous month
23. The little boy said “two and two make four.”
A.The little boy said that two and two made four.
B.The little boy said that two and two have made four.
C.The little boy said that two and two had made four.
D.The little boy said that two and two make four.
24. “If I were you, I would go to the doctor. ”Minh said to Lan.
A. Minh told Lan to become a doctor
B. Minh advised Lan to go to the doctor
C. Minh told Lan that he would to go to the doctor
D. Minh advised Lan not to go to the doctor
25. His wife said to him: “write to me as often as you can”
A. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can
B. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could
C. His wife told him writing to her as often as he could
D. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can
26. “What were you doing last night, Mr John?” asked the police.
A. The police asked what were you doing last night, Mr John
B. The police asked Mr John what he had been doing the night before
C. The police asked Mr John what he had been done the night before
D. The police asked Mr John what had he been done the night before
27. The teacher advised us .
A. to be careful when doing these exercises
B. be careful when doing these exercises
C. careful when doing these exercises
D. are careful when doing these exercises
28. She told me .
A. think well before I answered B. think well before I answer
C. to think well before I answered D. think well before I will answer
29. He begged them --------------.
A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to him