Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
1. The doctor ____ him to take more exercise.
A.told B.tell C. have told D. are telling
2. I wanted to know_____ return home.
A.when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
3. Claire told me that her father____ a race horse.
A. owns B.owned C. owning D. A and B
4. What did that man say ______?
A. at you B. for you C. to you D. you
5. I rang my friend in Australia yesterday, and she said it _______ raining there.
A. is B. were C. has been D. was
6. The builders have ______ that everything will be ready on time.
A. promised B. promise C. promises D. promising
7. The doctor _______ him to take more exercise.
A. told B. tell C. have told D. are telling
8. 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
9. Yesterday, Laura ______ him to put some shelves up.
A. asked B. is asking C. ask D. was asked
10. Tom has ______ this story wasn’t completely true.
A. admitting that B. was admitted that C. admitted that D. admit that
11. When I rang Tessa some time last week, she said she was busy ______ day.
A. that B. the C. then D. this
12. I wonder _____ the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what B. when C. where D. whether
13. Mathew _____ Emma that her train was about to leave.
A. has reminded B. has reminded that C. reminded D. reminded that
14. Hello, Jim. I didn’t expect to see you today. Sophie said you _____ ill.
A. are B. were C. was D. should be
15. Ann ______ and left.
A. said goodbye to me B. says goodbye to me C. tell me goodbye D. told me goodbye
16. I told you ______ to switch off the computer, didn’t I?
A. don’t B. not C. not to D. to not
17. Bill was slow, so I ________ hurry up.
A. tell him B. told him for C. told to D. told him to
18. Sarah was driving to fast, so I ______ to slow down.
A. asked her B. asked C. ask D.have asked her
19. Someone ______ me there’s been an accident on the motorway.
A. asked B. said C. spoke D. told
20. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I advised her _____.
A. no worry B. not worry C. no to worry D. not to worry
21. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom_______.
A. giving a hand B. gave a hand C. to give a hand D. give a hand
22. Tom said that New York _______ more lively than London.
A. is B. be C. was D. were
23. When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he ______ use the phone.
A. can B. could C. may D. must
24. George couldn’t help me. He ______ me to ask Kate.
A. tell B. said C. told D. say
25. Judy ______ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.
A.admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested
26. I said that I had met her ______ .
A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day.
27. The man asked the boys ______ .
A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting
C. why they fight D.why were they fighting
28. “______the door”, he said.
A. please open B. open pleased C. please to open D. please, opening
29. I wanted to know ______ return home.
A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would
30. The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.
A. whether her children are B. if her children are
C. whether her children were D. her children are if
31. Peter said he was leaving for Paris ______.
A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following week
32. “I don’t usually drink milk when ______ ” Mrs. Pike said.
A. she was hungry B. I was hungry C. I am hungry D. I will be
33. They said that their house had been broken into ______.
A. the two days before B. two days ago C. two days before D. since two days
34. She advised me _______ an apple everyday to stay healthy.
A. eating B. I should eat C. to eat D. please, eat
35. “I’ll come with you as soon as _______” she replied.
A. I was ready B. I am ready C. I ready ready D. am I ready
36. “_____ today as it was yesterday.” She remarked.
A. it wasn’t so foggy B. it isn’t so foggy
C. it hadn’t been so foggy D. it isn’t such foggy
37. “I wish _____ eat vegetables”, he said.
A. my children will B. my children would
C. whether my children would D. my children must
38. “I _____ late again”, she promised.
A. I am not B. I won’t be C. I wouldn’t D. I was not late
39. “How long _____ here ?”, asked Jane.
A. you have been B. you had been C. had you been D. have you been
40. She wanted to know ______.
A. what was happening B. was happening
C. it was happening D. was happening what
41. “Do you know ______ ?” asked the man.
A. where is the ticket office B. where the ticket office is
C. the ticket office is D. where was the ticket office
42. The teacher asked Mary ______ the previous match.
A. who wins B. who is winning C. who won D. that won
43. My father asked me _____ of the film.
A. what do you think B. what I think C. what did you think D. what I thought
44. “ Why hasn’t Minh phoned? ” she wondered
A. she wondered why Minh hasn’t phoned B. she wondered why Minh didn’t phone
C. she wondered why Minh hadn’t phoned D. she wondered why hadn’t Minh phoned
45. “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
46. “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
47. 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
48. 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.
49. “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
50. 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
51. “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
52. 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
53. 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
56. He begged them --------------.
A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to him
57. She said that she -------------- there the year before.
A. went B. had gone C. would go D. goes
58. Peter asked Jane why -------------- the film on T.V the previous night.
A. didn’t she watch B. hadn’t she watched C. she doesn’t watch D. she hadn’t watched
59.They said they -------------- us if we needed.
A. help B. helped C. would help D. had helped
60. He advised them -------------- in class.
A. to not talk B. not to talk C. to talk not D. don’t talk
61. She said to us “Don’t be late again”.
A. She said us not to be late again. B. She told us to be not late again.
C. She told to us not to be late again. D. She told us not to be late again.
62. “John shouldn’t have behaved so badly.”, said Janet.
A. Janet doesn't like John's behaviors. B. Janet was angry with John.
C. Janet disliked John. D. Janet objected to John's behaviors.
63. John said “You had better not lend them any money, Daisy”.
A. John said Daisy not to lend them any money.
B. John advised Daisy should not lend any money.
C. John said to Daisy not lend them any money.
D. John advised Daisy not to lend them any money.
64. “I’m sorry I have to leave so early’, he said.
A. He apologized for having to leave early.
B. He apologized to have to leave early.
C. He apologized that he has to leave early.
D. He apologized to have left early.
65. “Can I borrow your pen please, Sam?”, said Gillian.
A. Gillian asked Sam if she can borrow his pen.
B. Gillian asked Sam if she could borrow his pen.
C. Gillian asked Sam she can borrow his pen.
D. Gillian asked Sam she could borrow his pen.
66 .“Where did you go last night, Nam?”, said Hoa
A. Hoa said to Nam where had he gone the night before.
B. Hoa said to Nam where he had gone the night before.
C. Hoa told Nam where he had gone last night.
D. Hoa asked Nam where he had gone the night before.
67. “What were you doing last night, Mr. John?” The police asked.
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 had he been done the night before.
D. The police asked Mr. John what he had done the night before.
68. He said he would do it --------------.
A. yesterday B. the following day C. the previous day D. the day before
69. Claire wanted to know what time --------------.
A. do the banks close B. the banks closed
C. did the banks close D. the banks would close
70. Ann -------------- and left.
A. said good bye B. said me good bye C. told me good bye D. goodbye
don't ➜ not
The doctor told him to take a rest and don't=>not to hard work