1. We are waiting _____________ the bus stop.
2. I’ll wait ______________ you are ready.
3. They came to visit me______________my birthday.
4. We arranged to meet you ______________seven______________the morning
5. Susan can come and see you______________lunch time.
6. The conference is ______________July.
7. Did you have a good time ______________Christmas?
8. Could I help you ______________ your bag?
9. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
10. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water.
11. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30.
12. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school.
13. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight.
14. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there ________ one week.
III. There is one error in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. Peter studied very hardly but his result in the last semester was not good.
2. Peter’s teacher asked his mother pay more attention to his study at home.
3. She buys him an alarm clock last week.
4. I’m going to being home late tonight.
5. The bookself is opposite to the picture.
6. There are some milk in the fridge.
7. These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
8. I don’t know what is he doing at the moment.
9. The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t lean their bikes against his window.
10. Let’s stop to work for a while. I’m getting tired.
11. The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa.
12. MrNam used to travel a lot but now he didn’t.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.
1. He is too young to go to school.
à He is not…………………………………………………………….
2. Her hair is long, straight and black.
à She has………………………………………………………………
3. He’d rather play soccer than tennis.
à He prefers……………………………………………………………
4. We have quite different characters.
à Our characters………………………………………………………..
5. The water is so dirty that he can’t bathe his eyes.
à The water is not………………………………………………………
6. I gave up smoking ten years ago.
à I used…………………………………………………………………
7. John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy.
à John often went……………………………………………………….
8. He doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.
à He used……………………………………………………………….
9. I walked to school in 20 minutes
à It took…………………………………………………………………
10. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost.
à I used………………………………………………………………….
11. It took him an hour to solve that exercise
à He solved……………………………………………………………...
12. Kate took two aspirins and then she felt a lot better.
à After taking……………………………………………………………
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished (read) it.
2. Do you ever go (swim) in the sea?
3. They suggested (have) dinner in a Indian restaurant.
4. Would you like (go) out for a drink with me?
5. Would you mind (close) the window?
6. I nearly missed (catch) the bus.
7. Lan wants (become) a teacher
8. I normally try to avoid (borrow) money.
9. Robert gave up (play) football years ago.
10. I didn’t feel like (go) out last night, so I stayed at home
1. We are waiting ________for_____ the bus stop.
2. I’ll wait _______until_______ you are ready.
3. They came to visit me________on______my birthday.
4. We arranged to meet you _______at_______seven_______in_______the morning
5. Susan can come and see you_______at_______lunch time.
6. The conference is _____in_________July.
7. Did you have a good time _____at_________Christmas?
8. Could I help you _______with_______ your bag?
9. I’m looking forward ______to______ seeing you in June.
10. In the competition, everyone fell ________into______ the deep and dangerous water.
11. They have a meeting ____between_______ 6.30 and 9.30.
12. My mother often picks me ____up_______ from the school.
13. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ______for_____ dinner tonight.
14. Next summer, my family will have a vacation ____in______ Thailand and stay there _____for___ one week.
III. There is one error in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. Peter studied very hardly->hard but his result in the last semester was not good.
2. Peter’s teacher asked his mother pay->to pay more attention to his study at home.
3. She buys->bought him an alarm clock last week.
4. I’m going to being->be home late tonight.
5. The bookself is opposite to->x the picture.
6. There are->is some milk in the fridge.
7. These colour televisions are too expensive for we->us to buy at this time.
8. I don’t know what is he->he is doing at the moment.
9. The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t->not to lean their bikes against his window.
10. Let’s stop to work->working for a while. I’m getting tired.
11. The armchair is in the living room, among->between the TV and the sofa.
12. MrNam used to travel a lot but now he didn’t->doesn't
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.
1. He is too young to go to school.
à He is not old enough to go to school
2. Her hair is long, straight and black.
à She has long straight black hair
3. He’d rather play soccer than tennis.
à He prefers soccer to tennis
4. We have quite different characters.
à Our characters is quite different
5. The water is so dirty that he can’t bathe his eyes.
à The water is not clean enough for him to bathe his eyes
6. I gave up smoking ten years ago.
à I used to smoke ten years ago
7. John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy.
à John often went on bare foot when he was a little boy
8. He doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.
à He used to play tennis better than he does now
9. I walked to school in 20 minutes
à It took me 20 minutes to walk to school
10. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost.
à I used to be afraid of ghost when i was a child
11. It took him an hour to solve that exercise
à He solved that exercise for an hour
12. Kate took two aspirins and then she felt a lot better.
à After taking two aspirins, she felt a lot better
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished (read) reading it.
2. Do you ever go (swim)swimming in the sea?
3. They suggested (have)having dinner in a Indian restaurant.
4. Would you like (go) to go out for a drink with me?
5. Would you mind (close)closing the window?
6. I nearly missed (catch) catching the bus.
7. Lan wants (become)to become a teacher
8. I normally try to avoid (borrow)borrowing money.
9. Robert gave up (play)playing football years ago.
10. I didn’t feel like (go)going out last night, so I stayed at home
1. We are waiting _________when____ the bus stop.
2. I’ll wait _________for_____ you are ready.
3. They came to visit me_____on_________my birthday.
4. We arranged to meet you ___________at___seven__________in____the morning
5. Susan can come and see you____at__________lunch time.
6. The conference is __________in____July.
7. Did you have a good time _____in_________Christmas?
8. Could I help you _______with______ your bag?
9. I’m looking forward _____to_______ seeing you in June.
10. In the competition, everyone fell _________into_____ the deep and dangerous water.
11. They have a meeting ____between_______ 6.30 and 9.30.
12. My mother often picks me ____up_______ from the school.
13. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ____for_______ dinner tonight.
14. Next summer, my family will have a vacation ____in_____ Thailand and stay there ___for_____ one week.
III. There is one error in each sentence. Find and correct it.
1. Peter studied very hardly but his result in the last semester was not good. => hardly - hard
2. Peter’s teacher asked his mother pay more attention to his study at home. => pay - to pay
3. She buys him an alarm clock last week. => buys - bought
4. I’m going to being home late tonight. =>being - be
5. The bookself is opposite to the picture. => bookself - bookshelf
6. There are some milk in the fridge. => are - is
7. These colour televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time. => we - us
8. I don’t know what is he doing at the moment. => is he doing - he is doing
9. The shopkeeper asked the boys don’t lean their bikes against his window. => don't - not to
10. Let’s stop to work for a while. I’m getting tired. => to work - working
11. The armchair is in the living room, among the TV and the sofa. => among - between
12. MrNam used to travel a lot but now he didn’t. => didn't - doesn't
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech, beginning as shown.
1. He is too young to go to school.
à He is not old enough to go to shool
2. Her hair is long, straight and black.
à She has a long black straight hair
3. He’d rather play soccer than tennis.
à He prefers playing soccer to tennis
4. We have quite different characters.
à Our character
5. The water is so dirty that he can’t bathe his eyes.
à The water is not………………………………………………………
6. I gave up smoking ten years ago.
à I used…………………………………………………………………
7. John used to go on bare foot when he was a little boy.
à John often went……………………………………………………….
8. He doesn’t play tennis as well as he used to.
à He used……………………………………………………………….
9. I walked to school in 20 minutes
à It took…………………………………………………………………
10. When I was a child, I was afraid of ghost.
à I used………………………………………………………………….
11. It took him an hour to solve that exercise
à He solved……………………………………………………………...
12. Kate took two aspirins and then she felt a lot better.
à After taking……………………………………………………………
V. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished (read) it.
2. Do you ever go (swim) in the sea?
3. They suggested (have) dinner in a Indian restaurant.
4. Would you like (go) out for a drink with me?
5. Would you mind (close) the window?
6. I nearly missed (catch) the bus.
7. Lan wants (become) a teacher
8. I normally try to avoid (borrow) money.
9. Robert gave up (play) football years ago.
10. I didn’t feel like (go) out last night, so I stayed at home