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1. "I'm going to Istanbul tomorrow," he said. 6. "Climb up the tree," he said to me.

He said ____ going to Istanbul ____. He ____ the tree.

A) he is / tomorrow A) said to me to climb up

B) he was / the previous day B) wants me climbing up
C) he was / the previous day C) asked me to climbed up
D) I was / the next day D) ordered me to climb up
E) He was / the next day E) ordered me for climbing up
2. "I'll give you half of the money if you keep your 7. The teacher ____ in the exam.
mouth shut," he said to me.
A) warned us to use pens
He ____ mouth shut.
B) warned us not to use pens
A) reminded me that half of the money I could keep C) warned if we used pens
B) reminded me that half of the money I could keep D) warns if we liked to use pens
C) offered me half of the money if I kept my E) had warned us about not using pens
D) promised me half of the money for my 8. He wanted me to explain ____.
E) advised me to keep half of the money for my
A) what is the problem
3. "I am sorry I am late," he said "My car broke down."
B) where did the problem start
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He ____ and ____. C) who takes care of the baby

D) what the main problem was
A) threatened to be late / excused himself E) why didn't he come to the meeting
B) threatened to be late / excused himself 9. He warned me ____ anyone about the subject we ____
C) proposed being late / complained that his car was the day before.
broken
D) accused himself of being late / excused himself A) not to tell / spoke
E) apologized for being late / explained that his car B) not telling / have spoken
had broken down C) not told / spoke
D) not to have told / spoke
4. He ____ so often in Turkey.
E) telling / had spoken
A) wanted to learn 10. "Come in and look round. We do not charge anything
B) wondered what prices go up for looking," said the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper
____ us to come in and look around ____ us that he
C) wondered what prices go up
didn't require any amount for looking.
D) asked why prices went up
E) asked why the price is going up A) called / promising
5. "How far is it?" he said "and how long will it take me B) called / demanding of
to get there?" C) invited / to assure
D) invited / assuring
He ____ to get there.
E) showed / promising
A) asked how far and how long it would take me 11. "I'll drop you from the team if you don't train harder,"
B) asked how far and how long it would take him said the trainer. The trainer ____ to drop us from
the team if we ____ harder.
C) asked how far it was and wanted to know what
time A) accused / won't train
D) asked how far it was and how much B) warned / hadn't trained
E) asked how far it was and how long it would take C) threatened / didn't train
D) warned / trained
E) threatened / wouldn't train

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12. We ____ all ____ that the meeting would begin in an 17. "Cigarette?" he said. "No, thanks," I said.
hour.
He ____ me a cigarette but I ____.
A) were / informed
B) had / informed A) suggests / denied
C) would be / affirmed B) offered / admitted
D) are / acknowledged C) offered / refused
E) used to / inform D) suggests / oppose
E) asked for / demanded
13. "You have been leaking information to the
journalists!" said the minister. "No, I haven't," said 18. "You have gained weight!" I said. "I am afraid I have,"
John. The minister ____ leaking information but John he replied sadly.
____ it.
I noted that he ____ weight and he admitted that he
A) arrested him for / refused ____.
B) accused him of / denied
A) gained / did
C) accused him of / admitted
B) had gained / had
D) punished him for / denied
C) did gain / did
E) threatened him about / disagreed
D) would gain / would
14. "I won't answer any questions," said the thief. The
E) had been gaining / had been
thief ____ to answer any questions.
19. He said his car ____.
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A) denied
B) admitted A) was stolen the day before
C) rejects B) has been stolen the previous day
D) refused C) had been stolen the following day
E) agreed D) was stolen the following day
E) had been stolen the day before
15. "You pressed the wrong button," said the engineer
"Don't do it again". 20. "I will inform her that I saw you". She said that she
____ her that she ____ me.
The engineer ____ that I had pressed the wrong
button and he ____ it again. A) was going to inform / saw
B) would inform / had seen
A) warned me / told me not to have done
C) would be informing / has seen
B) threatened / warned me about not doing
D) would have informed / had seen
C) pointed out / warned me not to do
E) was going to inform / has seen
D) offered / suggested that I not do
21. They are getting married next week.
E) promised me / suggested that I not do
16. "Yippee! I've passed the final exam," he exclaimed. She said that they ____.
"Congratulations! " I said.
A) were getting married the week before
He ____ that he had passed the final exam and I ____
B) would be getting married the following week
him.
C) had been getting married the previous week
A) exclaimed with delight / comforted D) were getting married the following week
B) proclaimed / accepted E) had been getting married next week
C) explained / saluted 22. She said that her dog ____.
D) assured with delight / greeted
E) exclaimed with delight / congratulated A) has been stolen the next day
B) has been stolen that day
C) was stolen the following day
D) had been stolen the previous night
E) would be stolen then

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23. "Do you want a cup of coffee?" 25. "I must confess that I ate the cake last night."

He ____ me a cup of coffee. She ____ that she had eaten the cake.

A) demanded A) proposed
B) opposed B) opposed
C) proclaimed C) admitted
D) offered D) offered
E) admitted E) denied
24. "Can you lend me some money until next week?"

He ____ some money from me.

A) proposed
B) offered
C) denied
D) rejected
E) demanded

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Answer Key:

1: E 14: D
2: C 15: C
3: E 16: E
4: D 17: C
5: E 18: B
6: D 19: E
7: B 20: B
8: D 21: D
9: A 22: D
10: D 23: D
11: C 24: E
12: A 25: C
13: B

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