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14. “Please don't tell anyone what happened," Ann said to me.
A. Ann said to me please don't tell anyone what happened.
B. Ann told me didn't tell anyone what had happened.
C. Ann said me not to tell anyone what happened.
D. Ann told me not to tell anyone what had happened.
15. "Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?" he said.
A. He invited me to go to the cinema with him that night.
B. He offered me to go to the cinema with him tonight.
C. He asked me if I'd like to go to the cinema with him tonight.
D. He would like me to go to the cinema with him this night.
16. “Can you pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon” she said.
A. She told me to pick her up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
B. She reminded me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the following afternoon.
C. She asked me if I could pick her up at 6 o'clock the following afternoon.
D. She told me if I could pick her up at 6 o'clock the next day afternoon.
17." We have a picnic next Saturday," Julia said.
A. Julia said that let's have a picnic the next Saturday.
B. Julia told us that we had a picnic the following Saturday.
C. Julia advised how about having a picnic the next Saturday.
D. Julia told that why they didn't have a picnic next Saturday.
19. “Stay in bed for a few days," the doctor said to him.
A. The doctor said to him stay in bed for a few days.
B. The doctor said him to stay in bed for a few days.
C. The doctor told him to stay in bed for a few days.
D. The doctor told to him stay in bed for a few days.

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20. John asked me _______ that film the night before.
A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
21. Mary said “I want to give up my job.” Mary said that _________ .
A. she wants to give up her job.
B. she wanted to give up my job.
C. I wanted to give up her job.
D. she wanted to give up her job.
22. His wife said to him “Write to me as often as you can, please!”
A. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can
B. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could
C. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can
D. His wife told to him to write to her as often as he
could 23.Mary said “I have not seen Peter since last month”.
A. Mary said she has not seen Peter since the previous month.
B. Mary said she had not seen Peter since the previous month.
C. Mary said she was not seen Peter since the previous month.
D. Mary said she doesn’t see Peter since the previous month
24. “ I want to go on holiday but I don’t know where to go.” Tom said that __________.
A. he wanted to go on holiday but he doesn’t know where to go.
B. he wants to go on holiday but he didn’t know where to go.
C. he wanted to go on holiday but he didn’t know where to go.
D. I wanted to go on holiday but I didn’t know where to go.
25. Mary said “What will you do this evening, John?”
A. Mary asked John what would he do that evening.
B. Mary asked John what John did that evening.
C. Mary wanted to know what she and John would do that evening.
D. Mary wanted to know what John would do that evening.
26. He said to them, “Don't tell me such a nonsense!”
A. He told them not to tell him such a nonsense.
B. He told them to tell him such a nonsense.
C. He told them not to tell them such a nonsense.
D. He told them to tell them such a nonsense.
28. “Don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a day.”
A. He said don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a day.
B. He told not to forget to feed the chicken twice a day.
C. He reminded me to feed the chicken twice a day.
D. He suggested me to feed the chicken twice a day.
29. “Never borrow money from friends,” my father said.
A. My father told me never to borrow money from friends.
B. My father asked to me never borrow money from friends.
C. My father told to me never borrowing money from friends.
D. My father told me not borrow money from friends.
30. “Please don’t leave until I come back,” Sarah said.
A. Sarah told us do not leave until she comes back.
B. Sarah asked us do not leave until she came back.
C. Sarah told us not to leave until she came back.
D. Sarah said to us not to leave until she comes back
31. "Could you lend me your pen? " Tom said to Jerry.
A. Tom asked Jerry lend him her pen.
B. Tom asked to lend Jerry's pen.
C. Tom asked if Jerry could lend you him her pen.
D. Tom asked Jerry if she could lend him her pen.
32. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______.

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A. that did I know / who were Robert
B. that I knew / who Robert were
C. if I knew / who Robert was
D. whether I knew / who was Robert
33. The mother asked her son _______.
A. where he has been B. where he had been
C. where has he been D. where had he been
34. Martin asked me _______.
A. how is my father B. how my father is
C. how was my father D. how my father was
35. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.
A. whether he preferred B. that he preferred
C. did he prefer D. if he prefers
36. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.
A. does not like / is B. did not like / were
C. not liked / had been D. had not liked / was
37. He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. her lending C. she has lent D. she lends
38. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two _______ days.
A. have not eaten / ago B. had not eaten / previous
C. did not eat / before D. would not eat / last
40. Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs
correcting. They asked me that (A) I could (B) do the (C) shopping for (D) them.
A. They asked me that B. could C. the D. for
42. John said he _________ her since they ________ school.
A. hasn’t met / left B. hadn’t met / had left
C. hadn’t met / left D. didn’t meet / has left
43. The woman asked __________get lunch at school.
A. can the children B. whether the children could
C. if the children can D. could the children
44. Laura said that when she ______ an accident the summer before.
A. had seen B. has seen C. was seeing D. has been seeing
45. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam.
A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken
46. Ba said he__________ some good marks the semester before.
A. gets B. got C. had gotten D. have got
47. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test.
A. try B. will try C. are trying D. would try
48. Lisa asked me _______ that film the night before.
A. that I saw B. had I seen C. if I had seen D. if had I seen
49. She_________ me whether I liked classical music or not.
A. ask B. asks C. asked D. asking
50. Thu said she had been___________ the day before.
A. here B. there C. in this place D.
where ________________THE END_______________

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