EXERCISES ON REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND

EXERCISES ON REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND
I. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. (1 mark)
1. My father (A) was thinking of (B) buy (C)a new computer for me (D).
2. His teacher (A) advised him (B) l earning (C) English harder (D).
3. The student (A) admitted (B) not to do (C) all her homework (D) .
4. You can't (A) always insist (B) your own way - there has to (C) be some give- and - take (D)
5.Two close friends (A)can spend time to be(B)together without needing (C) to pretend
6. She likes (A) her job but (B) does not (C) like wear uniforms (D).
7.I saw a man jumped (A) through (B) the window, but (C) couldn't remember (D)his face.
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. A ???????.. is a person who represents for someone or a group.
A. teacher B. student C. representative D. worker
2. My mother advised me ??. to bed too late.
A. to go B. not to go C. not going D. going
3. ?????... the money, they began quarrelling about how to divide it.
A. To find B. Having found C. Finding D. To have found
4. We congratulated him ??. winning the first prize in the competition.
A. on B at C. for D. from
5. The aim of English Competition is ?.. the spirit of learning English among students.
A. to stimulate B. to improve C. to prevent D. to persuade
6. Can you tell me some kinds of ??????..?? work?.
A. volunteered B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteering
7. He spent almost his time ??..?? the favourite subjects.
A. to learn B. learned C. learn D. learning
8. Mrs Hoa warned her daughter ???? touching the electric wines.
A. against B. for C. on D. at
9. She was looking forward to ??? to Ho chi Minh City with her friends.
A. go B. went C. to go D. going
10. I heard the birds ???????.??? on the trees.
A. sang B. to sing C. sing D. sung
11. Peter asked his sister not???????? . anyone about the news.
A. tell B. telling C. told D. to tell
12. ???????.?? all the homework, I played some games.
A. Having done B. Had done C. Doing D. Did
13. She----------to help me redecorate the room.
A. enjoyed B. agreed C. insisted D. advised
14. He---------on seeing the manager of the hotel.
A. asked B. convinced C. insisted D. expected
15. Bob------------ having stolen Mary's pocket calculator.
A. admitted B. agreed C. dreamed D. accepted
16. When someone------a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learn it .
A. recites B. takes part in C. completes D. completes
17. How do voluteers help disadvantaged children _________ their difficulties?
A. to get B. to overcome C. to know D. to pass
18. There are a lot of ________ children living in this area.
A. advantage B. disadvantages C. disadvantaged D. advantages
19. They had a really good chance of winning the national ......................
A. compete B. competition C. competitor D. Competitive
20. Mrs. Ba accused me ............... breaking her bike.
A. on B. For C. With D. Of
21. She ......................to making noise in class.
A. asked B. Objected C.promised D. agree
III. Write the following sentences in reported speech.
1. "I'm sorry I'm late,' said Mr Thanh.
Mr Thanh apologized ...?????????????.................?????........
2. "Me? No, I didn't take Sue's calculator," Said Bob.
Bob denied ???????.........................................................................................
3. "You took my pencil," said David to Henry.
David accused ???????......................................................................................
4. "I must see the manager," he cried.
He insisted ??????????..................................................................................
5. "If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first," said Mike to his brother.
Mike criticized ??????????.......................................................................
6. " You won the scholarship. Congratulation!" Mary told me.
Mary congratulated .??????????....................................................................
7. "It was kind of you to help me with my homework," Lan said to Hoa.
Lan thanked ????????????....................................................................
8. "Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now," Dick's mother said to him.
Dick's mother prevented ...?????........................................................................
9. "I'm sorry that I broke the glass," said Peter.
Peter apologized ???????...............................................................................
10. "Let's invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend," he said.
He suggested ????????????...................................................................
11. "You stole the jewels," the inspector said to him.
The inspector accused .......???????...........................?...................................
12. "I only borrowed your car for some hours," the man said.
The man admitted ?????????.......................??........................................
13. "I'm sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike," said Bob.
Bob apologized ???????????.................................................................
15. "It's nice of you to invite me to lunch," Bob said to John.
Bob thanked ??????????............................................................................
16. Carol said, "What about going to the cinema this weekend, Max ?"
Carol suggested ??????????...................................................................
17. "I'm sorry I forgot your birthday," Dave said Julia.
Dave apologized ?????????????..........................................................
18. "Why didn't you tell me the truth?" he said to me.
He accused ???????????............................................................................
19. "Don't go near that deserted house," Tony said to Monica.
Tony warned ?????...??????....................?.........................................
20. "I'm sorry. I broke the vase," my son said.
My son admitted ???????????.................................................................
21. "You cheated in the exam," the teacher said to Jack.
The teacher accused ??????????..........................??....................................
22. "Great! You are well-dressed today, Mary," Tommy said.
Tommy complimented ?????????........................?????......................
23."You have just got a promotion, haven't you?Congratulation!"Peter said to her me
Peter congratulated ??...........................??..................?............................................
24. "You mustn't get into this area," the policeman said to them.
The policeman stopped ?????????..........................???.............................
25. "I know I'm wrong," he said.
He admitted ????????????..........................................................................
26. "I didn't say that last night," Joan said.
Joan denied ??..?????..........................................................................................
27. "If only I had told him the true!" Jane said.
Jane regrets ???????............................................................................................
28. "I haven't finished the assignment yet. I'm really sorry".
The boy apologized .??????? ????....................?......................................
29. "It's you who took my bag," the man said to the boy.
The man accused ??????????.......................................................................
30. "No, no .I really must sit for the test," Hilary said.
Hilary insisted ?....????????........................................................................
31. "What I always want is to become a doctor," she said.
She dreamt ???????????.............................................................................
32. "I can't let you use the mobile phone," his mother said to him.
His mother prevented ?????????..........................???..........................
33. "I like this car. I'll buy it," Christina said.
Christina thought ????.....???????..............................................................
34. "I feel like going to America next month," Margaret said.
Margaret looked forward to ????...???...............................................................
35. "It was your fault. You didn't tell me," she told me
She blamed ????????????..........................................................................
36. "I don't think that we must widen the village road", he said
He objected ????????..???????................?????????....
38. "I wish to speak English very fluently," said Stella.
Stella dreamt .....................................................................................................................
39. "I must go home now," said Daisy
Daisy insisted .................................................................................................................
40."Sorry teacher, I didn't do the homework," Philip said to his teacher.
Philip apologized to ...........................................................................................................
46. "You failed to save my husband's life," she said to the doctors.
She blamed .........................................................................................................................
48. "Yes. I've spent too much money doing the shopping," she said.
She admitted .......................................................................................................................
49. "Well done, Tom. You won the game," said the teacher.
The teacher congratulated .................................................................................................
51. "I didn't tell the teacher your mistake," Joseph said to Martin.
Joseph denied .......................................................................................................................
52. "You got me into trouble with this man," Kevin said to Elizabeth.
Kevin blamed .................................................................................................................
53. "You lied to me, Julia," Max said.
Max accused .....................................................................................................................
54. "Forgive me. I didn't mean to make you angry, Sarah," Lewis said.
Lewis apologized..............................................................................................................
55. "We must be given every detail of this case," they said.
They insisted .............................................................................................................
56. "I'm afraid I've lost your letter, " Michael said to Barbara.
Michael admitted .........................................................................................................
57. "Don't drink this water because it is very polluted, " Mitchell said to us.
Mitchell warned ................................................................................................................
58. "Why don't we go sailing this weekend?" Samuel said.
Samuel suggested .........................................................................................................
59. "It's not true. I didn't sell this information, " Stephen said.
Stephen denied .................................................................................................................
60. "I'm sorry that I was rude to you yesterday, Helen," said Robert.
Robert apologized to .......................................................................................................
61. " I swear I didn't break your window." The boy said.
=> The boy denied ????????????????....................?......????
62. " I'm sorry, I can't do it for you." Nam said to Lan.
=> Nam apologised ????????????.??.............................????.?
63." No, it's not true, I didn't steal the money".
Jean denied ?????????????????....................................???..
64." Why don't we go to the cinema this evening?"
Peter suggested ??????????????????..............???.....???