II. Choose the best answer
1. “Thank you very much for your help, John,” said Daisy.
a. Daisy thanked John for helping her. b. Daisy told John to help her.
c. Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks. d. Daisy would like John to help her.
2. “It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs. Pike said to the young man.
a. Mrs. Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse. b. Mrs. Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse.
c. Mrs. Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse.d. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse.
3. “You mustn’t get into the area,” the policeman said.
a. The policeman stopped them from getting into the area.b. The policeman denied from getting into the area.
c. The policeman wanted them to get into the area.d. The policeman suggested getting into the area.
4. “Whose composition haven’t we heard yet?”
The teacher asked us to tell her .................................
a. whose composition we haven’t heard yet.b. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet.
c. whose composition hadn’t we heard yet.d. whose composition we hadn’t heard yet?
5. “You look beautiful in this dress.”
Last night she told me..................................................
a. you look beautiful in that dress.b. you looked beautiful in that dress.
c. I’ll look beautiful in this dress.d. I looked beautiful in that dress.
6. “Hi, Bob. Did you take the job?”
Bob’s friend asked him ...............................................
a. did he take the job b. whether you took the job.c. if he had taken the job d. had he taken the job.
7. “How many people are there in your family?”
The interview asked me ..............................................
a. how many people there were in your family.b. how many people were there in your family.
c. how many people were there in my family.d. how many people there were in my family.
8. “Don’t stay up late. You should go to bed early,” Peter told me.
a. Peter told me not to stay up late and promised to go to bed earlyb. Peter promised not to stay up late and told me to go to bed early.
c. Peter told me do not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.d. Peter told me not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early.
9. “I will bring you some food.” He said to me
a. He invited me to eat some food b. he offered to bring me some food
c. He told me to bring some food d. he advise me to bring some food
10. “Go on, Susan! Apply for the job,” the father said.
a. The father invited Susan to apply for the job.b. The father denied applying for the job.
c. The father encouraged Susan to apply for the job.d. The father wanted Susan not to apply for the job.
28. In this case, go to bed…………lie down for a short time.
A. but B. if C.and
29. The doctor wanted to weigh Nam so he asked Nam to get………..the scale. A. in B. into C. on
30. I…….. a bad cold and a headache.
A. was B. had C. took
31.There is only one disease…………common: the common cold.
A. called B. calling C. call
32. Is there a cure………….the common cold?
A. on Bwith C. for
33. Every year millions of people ………..the cold.
A. caught B. catching C. catch
34. The………..of the cold are a runny nose, a slight fever, coughing and sneezing.
A. appearances B. cures C. symptoms
35. At the drugstore, there are usually shelves……………cold “cures”.
A. of B. for C.with
36. The cold “cures” don’t cure a cold, but they ……….the symptoms.
A. help B. prevent C. relieve
37. Whatever people do, the cold will ………for a few days and then disappear. A. be B. last C. do
38. To help………….the cold, eat well and exercise.
A. prevent B. bring C. cure
39. If you eat sugar…………moderate amounts, it is good for us.
A. with B. for C. in
40. Would you like some corn? -…………………………
A. Yes, please B. All right C. OK, I’ll have some corn.
41.Sugar adds taste……………….our food.
A. for B. to C. with