VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly
the same as the sentence printed before it.
a) It was so late that nothing could be done
It was too late t….o do anything/ late for anything to is done
b) I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o’clock the following morning.
“Please (can/ could/would you) wake me at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning,” I said to the
hotel porter.
c) They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date of the meeting will have to be changed again
d) The garage is going to repair the car for us next week.
We are going to have/ get the car repaired
e) The bus takes longer than the train.
The train doesn’t take as long as the bus /takes shorter time than the bus
f) John has not had his hair cut for over six months.
It is over six months since John had/ got his hair cut
g) My husband didn’t leave the car keys, so I couldn’t pick him up at the station.
If my wishes (that) she had been put / they had put her in a higher class
h) Would you like me to finish the work tonight
I’ll finish the work tonight if you like/you want me to

i) You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.
In case you get hungry, you’d better/ should/ ought to take some sandwiches.
IX. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I was very _______________ in the lesson because our teacher is very
_______________ in history. (interest)
2. My friend is a very _______________ sort of person but he hates doing
_______________ activities. (relax)
3. Studying for exams is very _______________ I get _______________ when I open
my school books. (tire)
4. We were all very _______________ about the school trip but it wasn’t an
_______________ trip at all. (excite)
5. It’s a _______________ book and I’m _______________ every time I start reading it
(bore)

Complete using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. Stewart said he. ..... (not/want )any dessert as he was full.

2. Derek said that he and Belinda. ..... (see) Adam recently.

3. When I called ,susie said she. ...... (give)the dog a bath so she asked me to phone back in half an hour.

4. Marcus said he. .......(try) to find a flat for ages before he finally found one he liked.

5. Debbie says she. .... (decide)to quit her job but I don't believe her.

6. Our English teacher said that Shakespeare. ...... (be) probably the greatest writer in the English language ever.

7. Richard said he and Patricia. ...... (be going to )invite her parents for the weekend, but I don't know if they went or not.

8. Charlotte said last night that she really. .... (love)me,even when she doesn't always show it.

9. Ollie said to Linda that he.... (ask) me to be his best man on Monday.

10. Pete told Francis he.. (bring up) by his grandparents but in fact he hadn't at all.

I/Put the following sentences into reported speech

1: He said : " We shall go with him "

2: He said :" I can't find the key"

3: He said : " I am going to the university tonight"

4:He said to her : " I will get married if my mother agrees "

5: He says to me : " I will get married if my mother agrees "

6: I said to him : " Your bike has been stolen "

7: He says :" The river is rising early this year"

8:The boy said to me : "I am going to quit school"

9: He says to me : " I'll come as soon as possible"

10: She said : " I'm leaving for Ha Noi tomorrow"

If a line is correct, put a tick next to the number.

Being an only child

1...im an only child. People often say to me: wouldn't you be a lot 2...happier if you have had brothers and sisters? But I don't see it like that. 3... it's true that if I had had a brother or sister, I would have someone closer 4...to my own age to talk to and play with at home, but I don't think that is 5... very important provided for you have close friends, which I do. if my 6...parents would had more children, they wouldn't be able to spend so much 7...time with me. And we have great fun together! Also, except if I had a8... brother or sister, I 'd have it to share a bedroom with them. That might be 9...fun, but what would happen if I wanted to play my CDs and he or she had10... to study? No- I don't want a brother or sister, unless it will happens, of course. In that case,i'll think it's the best thing in the world!

I. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters. In some cases you may have to make a negative form by using the prefix dis-, in-, or un- 1. HONEST a. It was very __________ of him to steal that money .b. I _________ think that this is the best thing to do .c. They praised her for her ___________. 2. IDENTIFY a. Have you got some kind of _____________ on you? b. UFO means ____________ Flying Object. 3. IMAGINE a. They said my illness was __________. Don’t they realize I’m in a lot of pain? b. He hasn’t got the ___________ to think up such a clever plan .4. INDUSTRY a. I’m afraid ___________ relations aren’t very good in this company .b. She was a much less _________ student than her sister .c. He’s a leading __________, with factories all over the country.d. In the past few years this area has become heavily _____________. 5MANAGE a. The __________ said he wouldn’t change the radio without a receipt .b. They are taking over the ________ of the company next week .c. Only the __________ Director can make that decision.d. She’s got a job as the _____________ of a dress shop. 6. NATION a. If he isn’t Spanish, what ___________ is he? b. The coal industry was originally private but was _________in the 1940’s c. There is no _________ service in the United Kingdom .7. OBSERVE a. It was very ___________ of you to notice that. b. This _____________ houses the largest telescope in the country. c. He’s under _____________ all the time. 8. SATISFY a. He couldn’t give a ___________ explanation for his actions .b. I get no ____________ from doing this .c. I’m afraid I was very ________with the travel arrangements. 9. SCIENCE a. She’s a top ________ working on our space project .b. There is no _________ explanation for what happened. c. The connection hasn’t been _________ proved yet 10. SHORT a. Mrs. Bailey will be with you ___________ b. I had to __________ my speech as we had started late .c. There is a _________ of carrots because of the bad weather.11. VARYa. The temperature is very ________ at this time of the year. b. Do you like this new ___________ of apple? c. There are ___________ desserts to choose from. 12. CONVENIENCE a. I’m afraid it won’t be _____________ for me to see you tomorrow .b. The house is ____________ situate near the centre of town. c. This is very _________! Can’t you practice your violin somewhere else? 13. CREATE a. I would like to show you my latest ________, which I have called ‘Boats on a Lake’ .b. The chameleon is a very strange _____________. c. Conan Doyle was famous as the ________ of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. 14. CRITIC a. Why does everybody __________ him all the time? b. After so much ____________ he felt he had to resign .c. They were very ______________ of his efforts to improve services. 15. DECIDE a. They’re going to announce their _________ tomorrow b. He’s so ___________! He just can’t make up his mind! 16. DECORATE a. The __________ said he would charge me $ 1,000 a room. b. During the festival _________ were hanging from every tree .17. DEMONSTRATE a. The _______ all sat down in the middle of the road. b. He offered to give me a _____________ of how the machine worked .18. DEPEND a. We are _________ on other countries for most of our food .b. Every year we celebrate our _________. 19. DICTATE a. The boss wants you to take some _____________ .b. He acted in an extremely ________ manner, which made him very unpopular. 20. DIRECT a. Are you sure we’re going in the right __________? b. She looked _________ at me as she said it. c. I had to look up number in telephone _______________. d Hitchcock is one of my favorite film. 21. ECONOMY a. My new car is more ______ than the one I had before. b. She studied __________ at university .c. On my salary we have to live as _________ as possible.d. If we don’t ________ on electricity, there will be power cuts. 22. ELECTRIC a. He works as an __________ for a local firm. b. The price of ___________ has gone up again. c. The fire was caused by an __________ fault in the television .d. He is an _________ engineer. 23. EMPLOY a. Last December the boss gave all his __________ a bonus. b. I’ve been ___________ since June. I must find work soon .c. Her _________ was so angry at her attitude that he fired her .d. He hoped the __________ agency would find him a job. 24. ENTHUSIASM a. They all cheered __________ as their team came out. b. I’m afraid they weren’t very ________ about your idea of going out this evening. 25. ACT a. We must take _________ before things get worse. b. There are a lot of _________ outside the stadium. c. Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been __________ for years .d. She said she wanted to be television _____________ .26. ADD a. Are all those ___________ they put in food really necessary? b. In _______ to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee.

Circle the best answer to fill in each blank

1. People around the world love plays (write / to write / wrote / written) by Shakespeare.

2. The procedure of making paper is almost (like / alike / same / the same) as it was 100 years ago.

3. They organized a meeting (in order to / so that to / so that / so) discuss the new project.

4. The woman (talk / talked / to talk / talking) to the principal over there is Mrs. Mai.

5. She said that she (would come / will come / comes / came) back soon.

6. Alice (should / must / may / can) have told him how mad she was at him, but I’m not sure what she told him.

7. He’ll never pass his driving test (unless / if only / provided / if) he takes some lessons.

The simple past and the past continuous

25. I just ( write ) a cheque when i (remember) that i (have) nothing in the bank

26. I (find) this ring as i (dig) in the garden. It looks very old. I Wonder who it (belong) to?

27. When i last (see) her she (hurry) along the road to the station. I (ask) her where she (go) and she (say), london but i don't think she ( speak) the truth because there(not be) any train for london at that time

28. The tailor said you suit will be ready on monday. But when i(call) on monday he still(work) on it.

29. Thr Teacher (come) into the classroom unusually early and one of the boys, who(smoke) a cigarette, (have) no time to put it out. So he (throw) it into the desk and ( hope) for the best

30. A little later teacher (notice) that smoke (rise) from this desk. You (smoke) when i (come) in hin he(ask)

31. While i ( swim) someone (steal) my clothes and i (have to) walk home in min my swimsuit

32. The men (say) that they (work) on the road outside my house and that they (want) some water to make tea

33. He (say) that he(build) himself a house and that he (think) it would be ready in two years

34. At 3a.m. Mrs pitt (wake) her husband and (say) that she (think) that someone (try) to get into the house

35. Why you (lend) him that book? I still (read) it

I'm sorry. I (not know) that you still (read) it

36. I (come) in very late last night and unfortunately the dog (wake) up and( start) to bank. This (wake) my mother who (come) to the top of the stairs and(say), who is there ?

I (say). It is me. But she (not hear) me because the dog (bank) so loudly , so she ( go) back to her room and ( telephone) the police.