EXERCISE 2: Complete the following sentences using an appropriate form of the verb.

1. Suddenly she gave a loud scream and .............................. to the ground. (fall))

2. After questioning, he ................................. to go home. (allow)

3. They would have won if they .................................. a bit harder. (play)

4. She .......................... to say that she disagreed. (hear)

5. Although they ............................... defeated, they did not lose heart. (be)

6. Our teacher taught us that virtue ............................... its own reward. (be)

7. The teacher asked the boys whether they ............................... the problems. (solve)

8. He declared that he would not believe it even if he .............................. it with his own eyes. (see)

9. The room .............................. but the police failed to find anything suspicious. (search)

10. The government has announced that taxes ................................... (raise)

Today, Mike and his mom are going to the library. Mike wants to find a book to read. His mom wants to use a computer there.

When they get to the library, Mike finds a book about detectives. He also finds a book with chapters about a friendly ghost. Finally, he finds a book about a man who lives in the woods without food or water. He puts the books on the front desk and waits for his mom.

Mike's mom sits at one of the computers in the library. She checks her email and looks at pictures of flowers on the internet. Then she reads a news article on a website.

Mike's mom leaves the computer and walks over to Mike, holding up something out for him. Mike looks at her quizzically. It takes him a moment to recognize what she is holding. "I got that movie for us to watch tonight," says Mike's mom. "Are you ready to leave?"

"Sure," Mike says, now holding the movie out in front of him. He reads the cover while walking back to the library entrance. He puts his books and the movie on the front desk to check out. A librarian stands behind the counter holding an electronic scanner. "How long can we keep them?" Mike asks her.

"Three weeks," says the librarian.

"Cool," says Mike.

Suddenly, Mike is surprised. His mother is checking out something else that is too big to put on the desk. It’s a picture of the ocean.

"What is that for?" Mike asks.

"To put on our wall at home," says Mike's mom.

"You can do that?" Mike asks.

Mike's mom smiles at the librarian. "Yes," she says, "but we have to return it in three months."

1. Based on the books Mike finds to check out, we can tell that he is interested in

1. science    B. nature    C. mystery    D. adventure

2. While at the computer, Mike's mom

I.     checks her email

II.    looks at pictures    

III.   reads an article

1. I only        

2. B. I and II only

3. C. II and III only

4. D. I, II, and III

3. According to the passage, how long can Mike and his mother use the books and the movie before they must return them to the library?

1. one week 

2. two weeks

3. three weeks

4. four weeks

4. Based on its use in paragraph 4, it can be understood that the word quizzically belongs to which of the following word groups?

1. abnormally, strangely, weirdly

2. casually, carelessly, indifferently

3. passionately, keenly, intensely

4. inquisitively, questioningly, curiously

5. As used in paragraph 5, the phrase "check out" most nearly means

1. to see

2. to rent

3. to find

4. to buy

6. Using the passage as a guide, it can be understood that you can check out which of the following things from the library?

I.     pictures

II.    furniture

III.   computers

1. I only

2. I and II only

3. II and III only

4. I, II, and III

7. This passage is mostly about

1. Mike's mom

2. a picture of the ocean

3. a trip to the library

4. computers and movies

BÀI TẬP 2:

1. “Do you want to see the Cathedral?” Mai asked

2. “Do you mean working on the night shifts?” She asked.

3. “Can you play any musical instrument?” The musician asked the girl.

4. “Have you ever seen an UFO?” He asked me.

5. “Did you go anywhere yesterday?” The policeman asked the man.

6. “Will it be alright if I come in a little late tonight?” the aupair girl asked me.

7. “Did any of you actually see the accident happen?” The policeman asked.

8. “Are you going anywhere tomorrow night?” He asked her.

9. “who did you give the money to?” Jane asked.

10. “what did you miss most when you were in prison?” Mary asked the ex. convict

11. “How often do you go shopping?” the woman asked the girl.

12. “Why are you so late?” said the teacher, “the lesson started half an hour ago”.

13. “where are you going for yoủ holiday this summer?” He asked me.

14. “Who has been using my typewriter?” said my mother.

15. “What is her name ?”, Bill asked me.

16. “Why did they do that ?”, he wondered.

17. He said, “Where does she live ?”

18. “What time does the film begin ?”

19. “Shall I wait for them or go on ?”, he wondered.

20. A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"

BÀI TẬP 2: chuyển câu từ trức tiếp sang gián tiếp

1. “Do you want to see the Cathedral?” Mai asked

2. “Do you mean working on the night shifts?” She asked.

3. “Can you play any musical instrument?” The musician asked the girl.

4. “Have you ever seen an UFO?” He asked me.

5. “Did you go anywhere yesterday?” The policeman asked the man.

6. “Will it be alright if I come in a little late tonight?” the aupair girl asked me.

7. “Did any of you actually see the accident happen?” The policeman asked.

8. “Are you going anywhere tomorrow night?” He asked her.

9. “who did you give the money to?” Jane asked.

10. “what did you miss most when you were in prison?” Mary asked the ex. convict

11. “How often do you go shopping?” the woman asked the girl.

12. “Why are you so late?” said the teacher, “the lesson started half an hour ago”.

13. “where are you going for yoủ holiday this summer?” He asked me.

14. “Who has been using my typewriter?” said my mother.

15. “What is her name ?”, Bill asked me.

16. “Why did they do that ?”, he wondered.

17. He said, “Where does she live ?”

18. “What time does the film begin ?”

19. “Shall I wait for them or go on ?”, he wondered.

20. A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"

Choose the correct answer:

1. "He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

1.  is coming

2. will come

3.  would come

2. "I see the clouds.".

He told me that she ________ the clouds.

1. sees

2. is seeing

3. saw

3. "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".

He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work tomorrow.

1. is taking

2. was taking

3. will take

4. "I will call you".

I told her that I ________ her.

1. will call

2. would call

3. would have called

5. "I have been there".

She told me that she ________ there.

1. had been

2. has been

3. was

6. "I will be studying tomorrow".

I told him that I ________ tomorrow.

1. will be studying

2. would be studying

3. will study

7. "Open the window!".

He asked me ________ the window.

1. to open

2. open

3. opened

8."I am happy".

She told me that she ________ happy.

1. has been

2. is

3. was

9. "I have seen that movie".

He told me that he ________ that movie.

1. had seen

2. will have seen

3. has seen

10. "I am flying to India tomorrow".

He told me that he ________ tomorrow.

1. is flying

2. was flying

3. will fly

11. "I'm going to Istanbul tomorrow." he said. He said ____ going to Istanbul ____ . 

A) he is/ tomorrow 

B) he was/ the previous day 

C) he was/ the previous day 

D) I was/ the next day 

E) He was/ the next day

12. "How far is it?" he said "and how long will it take me to get there?" He ____ to get there. 

A) asked how far and how long it would take me 

B) asked how far and how long it would take him 

C) asked how far it was and wanted to know what time 

D) asked how far it was and how much 

E) asked how far it was and how long it would take 

Task 5: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. “We are having a workshop on information technology this Friday,” said Mark.

2. “I didn't attend the science class yesterday,” said Hoa.

3. “You need to do the experiment again tomorrow,” the teacher said.

4. “They have studied this kind of plant for two months,” she told us.

5. “We don't open the laboratory today,” Mr. Vinh said.

6. “I'm finding evidence for my research now,” said Nick.

7. “You may be late for the workshop this afternoon,” I told Mary.

8. “I didn't teach Earth Science last year,” said Dr. Thomas.

9. “We will start collecting the data next month,” Minh said to me.

10. “My sister isn't leaving for London tonight,” said Jane.

1. They started to train the new recruits six weeks ago. undergoing

The new recruits _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the last six weeks.    

2. She was free to do whatever she wanted because her father was so rich. had

Given how _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to do whatever she wanted.

3. I will only be satisfied if the manager apologises to me personally. short

Nothing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ will satisfy me.

4. If you need her to, she can prepare a delicious meal in about half an hour. rustle

Should the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a delicious meal in about half an hour.

5. Many local people criticised the architect’s design. came

The architect’s design _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ locals.

6. Sally was only in charge of the family business because her father retired early. have

But for her _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ running the family business.

7. This is the right moment for you to gain control of the company. ripe

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _over the company 

8. My grandparents are unlikely to arrive on my doorstep late at night. little

There's_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ doorstep late at night.

9. You must speak louder if you want people to hear you. raise

You'll have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _heard.

10. We're always telling Carla to do her work more carefully, but she never listens. times

No_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ more carefully, she never listens.

11. I'd just fallen asleep on the sofa when the phone rang. nodded 
No sooner_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the phone rang.

12. “ Please, lend me your car, Jessica,” he pleaded. let

He pleaded _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ her car.

Chuyển những câu sau sang gián tiếp.

゛1. “Shall I help you with the exercises?”

 he said 

2. “Shall we give him a birthday cake?”

 he said he shall we give him a birthday cake

3. “Could I leave early on Friday?”

 he said 

4. “Where shall we meet tonight?”

 she said.

5. “Will you have a drink?” 

he said.

6. “How far is it from here to college?”

 he said.

7. “Do you often have breakfast at 6.30 a.m?”

 he said

8. “Don’t swim too far, boys,”

 she said she don’t swim too far,boy

9. “Come in and have a drink,” he said.

10. “Remember to wake me up”

 she said.         

11. “If I were you, I would learn English”

, she said.

12. “Why don’t we go camping this Sunday?

” he said 

13. “Would you like to come to my birthday party next Sunday?” 

she said.

14. “Let’s have a talk on the new film”

, he said.

15. “ Shall I do the cleaning up for you?”

 he said.

16. “What a clever boy!” she said.

17. “How ugly!”

 he said.

18. “Did you prepare your meal?” 

he said. “No” I said.

19. “Happy birthday”, 

he said.

Bài đọc

Delicious Fufu

Fufu is a popular food in West Africa. It looks like a large dough ball. When you eat fufu, you pinch pieces of the dough into your hands. Then you dip the pieces into some soup. It is common to eat fufu with peanut soup.

People make fufu in different ways. One way is to use flour and mix it with water. Another way is to boil some yams (which are like sweet potatoes). Sometimes people also mix in a type of banana called a plantain.

There are many kinds of fufu because it is common in many different African cultures. It is also popular on some Caribbean islands. This is because many people on these islands have West African ancestors who brought it with them. Each culture has its own version of fufu, and they are all delicious.

1. Where is fufu commonly eaten?

1. North America

2. Europe

3. Australia

4. West Africa

2. Which of these ingredients are commonly used to make fufu?

1. flour

2. yams

3. plantains

4. all of the above

3. According to the passage, fufu looks like

1. a ball of dough

2. a bowl of soup

3. a banana

4. a potato

4. How is fufu normally eaten?

1. in a sandwich

2. on a stick

3. with the hands

4. with a knife and fork

5. As used paragraph 3, the word ancestors is closest in meaning to

1. great-grandparents

2. islands

3. restaurants

4. kitchens

6. Why are there so many different kinds of fufu?

1. Different fufus go well with different soup flavors.

2. Many different cultures have their own recipe for fufu.

3. Different types of fufu are eaten at different times of the year.

4. Eating many kinds of fufu is better for your health.