BÀI TẬP ĐỘNG TỪ TÌNH THÁI 6. She ______ take a five-week business trip.
6. She ______ take a five-week business trip. That’s what her boss told her
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following
sentences.
1. When she was young, she ______ swim across this river.
A. was able to B. had better C. would Do should
2. He ______ stop making personal calls at work, or he will lose his job.
A. would rather B. had better C. could D. will
3. _______I clean the room before the guests arrive?
A. Shall B. Would C. Could D. Might
4. _______I use your computer for a minute?
A. Might B. Could C. Must D. Would
5. My brother _______ attend a university in the USA, but he isn’t sure yet.
A. should B. will C. shall D. can
6. I think the principal of this school _______ give students more freedom in
choosing the courses they want to study.
A. would B. would like C. might D. ought to
7. You _____ ask for permission before going inside the room.
A. have got to B. would C. will D. might
8. The exhibition is free for all students. We _______ pay any fee.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. may not D. don’t have to
9. Is that Tom over there? - No, it ______ be him. He’s not tall at all.
A. shouldn’t B. might not C. can’t D. won’t
10. They are doing very hard on their project. It ___ be very important to them.
A. should B. could C. must D. would
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following
sentences.
1. We ______ protect the environment if we continue treating the earth this way
A. are permitted to B. are not allowed to
C. are unlikely to D. are required to
2. ______ me to deliver these flowers to the recipient for you? - That’d be nice.
A. Will you want B. Would you like
C. Are you permitted D. Should
3. You look very tired this morning. You _______ up late last night.
A. shouldn’t have stayed B. mustn’t stay
C. couldn’t have stayed D. can’t stay
4. Readers _____ bring food and drink to the library. Please leave them outside.
A. aren’t allowed to B. are permitted to
C. don’t have to D. have to
5. You ________ disturb him. He has been very aggressive these days.
A. had better not B. hadn’t better
C. would rather not D. wouldn’t rather
yesterday.
A. is able to B. would rather C. is to D. would like to
7. _____ skiing with us this weekend?
A. Would you go B. Would you rather to go
C. Would you prefer go D. Would you like to go
8. Look at all the tools on the floor. He ______ somewhere around here. Let’s
find him.
A. couldn’t be working B. can’t be working
C. couldn’t be working D. must be working
9. Tom ________ finish the report as soon as possible. He needs it for the
meeting tomorrow.
A. is supposed to B. is allowed to
C. isn’t permitted to D. doesn’t have to
10. _______He very hard to get such a good result.
A. could be studying B. may be studying
C. must have studied D. should have studied
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following
sentences.
1. Who would you ______ , a famous singer or a famous actor?
A. like meeting B. prefer to meet
C. rather to meet D. rather meeting
2. She is leaving. She ______ here tonight.
A. wouldn’t rather stay B. wouldn’t like to stay
C. doesn’t want to stay D. wouldn’t prefer to stay
3. Our math class was canceled yesterday. The teacher _______ busy with sth
A. should be B. could be C. should have been D. could have been
4. Tom ________ watch TV than go to the party with her.
A. would like B. isn’t allowed C. isn’t permitted D. would rather
5. You have to wait for him because he ________ a meeting now.
A. may be having B. may have had
C. may not have D. may have been having
6. Why don’t you tell us right now what he ______ ?
A. would rather not do B. wouldn’t prefer to do
C. wouldn’t rather do D. would like not to do
7. Athletes _____ be careful when using medicines or any kinds of drugs.
A. are permitted to B. are able to
C. are allowed to D. are required to
8. That player only played in the second half. He ____ near the end of the game.
A. must have scored B. couldn’t have scored
C. might have scored D. may not have scored
9. “ _______ finish the test yesterday?” - “No, I didn’t have enough time.”
A. Were you able to B. Were you supposed to 3. Tom painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He __________ a
C. Were you permitted to D. Were you allowed to different colour.
10. The lights in Susan’s room are still on. She ________ her assignment. A. has to choose B. should have chosen
A. must have written B. might have written C. must have chosen D. could have been choosing
C. should have written D. might be writing 4. I know you didn’t see me yesterday because I was in Hanoi. You ______ me.
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following A. may not have seen B. mustn’t have seen
sentences. C. shouldn’t have seen D. can’t have seen
1. She spoke in a low voice, but I ______ what she was saying. 5. They ________ married next week but now they have quarreled and the
A. can understand B. could understand wedding has
C. were able understand D. could have understood C. isn’t permitted to D. doesn’t have to
2. The fire spread through the building very quickly, but everyone ____ escape. 10. _______He very hard to get such a good result.
A. could B. can be able C. was able to D. could be A. could be studying B. may be studying
3. We didn’t go out last night. We ________ to the movies, but we decided to
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A. could go B. can go C. could be going D.could have gone Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following
4. You’ve been travelling all day. You ______ tired. sentences.
A. must be B. have been C. are able to D. ought to be 1. I wondered _______ theright thing.
5. I hear that your exams are next week. You ________ very hard right now. A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing
A. must to study B. must be studying C. was I doing D. am I doing He
C. had to study D. must have studied 2. He _______ that he was leaving for London that afternoon.
6. The phone rang but I didn’t hear it. I ________ asleep. A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
A. must be B. had to be 3. Bill asked Tom ______ in London.
C. ought to be D. must have been A. does the train arrive B. did the train arrive
7. She passed me on the street without speaking. She _______ me. C. whether the train arrives D. if the train arrived
A. mustn’t see B. can’t see 4. I asked them when ______ changed.
C. mustn’t have seen D. can’t have seen A. was the timetable B. the timetable is
8. Jack was an excellent tennis player. He ______ anybody. C. the timetable has been D. the timetable had been
A. can beat B. is able to beat C. could beat D.was able to beat 5. She warned me ____ late-night horror films.
9. It’s really a good movie. You _______ and see it this evening. A. don’t watch B. shouldn’t watch C. not to watch D. not watching
A. should have gone B. must have to go 6. They asked me how many children ______ in the school.
C. ought to go D. used to go A. there are B. arethere C. there were D. were there
10. I'm not sure where to go on my vacation, but I ___ ___ to Ha Long Bay. 7. The scientist said the earth ______ the sun.
A. able to go B. may go A. goes around B. is going around
C. can be going D. may not be going C. had gone around D. was going around
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following 8. My parents reminded me ____ the flowers.
sentences. A. remember to plant B. not to forget to plant
1. This building ______finished by the end of last year but there have been so C. to plant D. of planting
many strikes that it isn’t finished yet. 9. They said they had come back _______.
A. will have been B. should have been A. yesterday afternoon B. the day before
C. was to have been D. may not have been C. last week D. the day before yesterday
2. Jenny’s engagement ring is enormous! It _______ have cost a fortune. 10. He asked me _______a seat.
A. can B. must C. could D. should A. have I reserved B. if I have reserved
C. whether had I reserved D. if I had reserved
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following
sentences.
1. He asked me why _______ to the meeting.
A. didn’t I come B. don’t I come
C. you didn’t come D. I hadn’t come
2. She reminded me to come on time for the party _______ .
A. tomorrow evening B. the day after tomorrow
C. in two days’ time D. next weekend
3. Tom said that he ______with a friend at 9 o’clock the night before.
A. is staying B. was staying C. has been staying D. had been
staying
4. Peter said that if he _____ rich he_______ a lot.
A. is - will travel B. were - would travel
C. had been - would have travelled D. was - will travel
5. I asked him whose car _______ the previous night.
A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed
C. he borrowed D. did he borrow
6. They asked me _______ in London then.
A. is my brother working B. if my brother is working
C. was my brother working D. if my brother was working
7. He asked the children ______ too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making
C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
8. 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
9. Laura said that when she ____ _ to school she saw an accident.
A. was walking B. has walked
C. had ben walking D. has been walking
10. Julia said that she _______ there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be
Exercise 3: Choose the answer that best rewrite the original one.
1. “You have not done your work well,” said the teacher to me.
A. The teacher told me I hadn’t done my work well.
B. The teacher told me I haven’t done my work well,
C. The teacher told me I hadn’t done your work well.
D. The teacher told me I hadn’t done his work well.
2. “This man spoke to me on the road,” said the woman.
A. The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road.
B. The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road,
C. The woman said that man spoke to her on the road.
D. The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road.
3. “I can’t explain this rule to you,” said my classmate to me.
A. My classmate told me he/she can’t explain that rule to me.
B. My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me.
C. My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to you.
D. My classmate said me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me.
4. The teacher said to class, “We shall discuss this subject tomorrow.”
A. The teacher told the class they would discuss that subject the next day.
B. The teacher told the class they will discuss that subject the next day.
C. The teacher said the class they would discuss that subject the next day.
D. The teacher told the class they discussed that subject the next day.
5. The woman said to her son, “I am glad I am here.”
A. The woman told her son I was glad she was there.
B. The woman told her son she was glad I was there.
C. The woman told her son she was glad she was there.
D. The woman told to her son she was glad she was there.
6. Mike said, “We have bought these books today.”
A. Mike said they bought those books that day.
B. Mike said they had bought those books that day.
C. Mike said they have bought those books that day.
D. Mike said they had bought those books today.
7. Sarah said, “I read Jane Eyre last year.”
A. Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the previous year.
B. Sarah said she read Jane Eyre the previous year.
C. Sarah said she has read Jane Eyre the previous year.
D. Sarah said she would read Jane Eyre the previous year.
8. Tony said, “I have never been to London. 1 think I shall go there next year.
A. Tony said he has never been to London and he thinks he would go there the
following year.
B. Tony said he had never been to London and he thought he would go there the
following year.
C. Tony said he had never been to London and he thinks he will go there the
following year.
D. Tony said he would have never been to London and he thought he would go
there the following year.
9. Barbara said, “I saw them at my parents’ house last year.”
A. Barbara said I had seen them at my parents’ house the previous year.
B. Barbara said she saw them at her parents’ house the previous year.
C. Barbara said she had seen them at her parents’ house the previous year.
D. Barbara said they had seen her at her parents' house the previous year.
10. He said, “I haven’t seen my cousin today.”
A. He said he hasn’t seen his cousin that day.
B. He said he hadn’t seen my cousin that day.
C. He said he hadn’t seen his cousin that day.
D. He said I hadn’t seen his cousin that day.
Exercise 4: Choose the answer that best rewrite the original one.
1. Father said to me, “Don’t stay there long.”
A. Father told me not stay there long.
B. Father told lo me not to stay there long,
C. Father told me not to stay there long.
D. Father said to me not to stay there long.
2. Peter said to them, “Don’t leave the room until I come back.”
A. Peter told them not to leave the room until he came back.
B. Peter told them not to leave the room until he comes back,
C. Peter told them not to leave the room until they came back.
D. Peter told them not to leave the room until they come back.
3. “Take my luggage to Room 145,” he said to the porter.
A. He told the porter take his luggage to Room 145.
B. He said the porter to take his luggage to Room 145.
C. He told the porter to take his luggage to Room 145.
D. He said to the porter to take his luggage to Room 145.
4. He said to me, “Ring me up tomorrow.”
A. He told me to ring him up the following day.
B. He told me ring him up the following day.
C. He said me to ring him up the following day.
D. He told me to ring me up the following day.
5. “Bring me a cup of black coffee,” she said to the waiter.
A. She told the waiter to bring me a cup of black coffee.
B. She told the waiter to bring her a cup of black coffee,
C. She told the waiter bring her a cup of black coffee.
D. She told the waiter bring me a cup of black coffee.
6. The teacher said to me, “Hand this note to your parents, please.”
A. The teacher asked me to hand that note to my parents.
B. The teacher asked me hand that note to my parents,
C. The teacher asked me to hand that note to his parents.
D. The teacher asked me hand that note to his parents.
7. “Please help me with this work, Henry,” said Robert.
A. Robert asked Henry help him with that work.
B. Robert asked Henry to help me with that work.
C. Robert asked to help Henry with that work.
D. Robert asked Henry to help him with that work.
8. “Please bring me some fish soup,” he said to the waitress.
A. He asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup.
B. He asked the waitress bring him some fish soup,
C. He asked the waitress to bring her some fish soup.
D. He asked the waitress bring her some fish soup.
9. “Don’t worry over such a small thing,” she said to me.
A. She told me not worry over such a small thing.
B. She told me to not worry over such a small thing,
C. She told me not to worry over such a small thing.
D. She told not to worry over such a small thing.
10. “Please don’t mention it to anybody,
”Mary said to her friend.
A. Mary asked her friend not to mention it to anybody.
B. Mary asked her friend not mention it to anybody,
C. Mary asked her friend to not mention it to anybody.
D. Mary asked her friend did not mention it to anybody.
Exercise 5: Choose the answer that best rewrite the original one.
1. “Don’t forget to clean your teeth,” said Granny to Helen.
A. Granny told Helen not to forget to clean her teeth.
B. Granny told Helen to not forget to clean her teeth,
C. Granny said to Helen not to forget to clean her teeth.
D. Granny told Helen not forget to clean her teeth.
2. “Don’t sit up late,” said the doctor to Mary.
A. The doctor told Mary not sit up late.
B. The doctor told Mary not to sit up late,
C. The doctor said to Mary not to sit up late.
D. The doctor told Mary to not sit up late.
3. The doctor said to Pete, “Don’t go for a walk today.”
A. The doctor told Pete not to go for a walk today.
B. The doctor told Pete not go for a walk today.
C. The doctor said to Pete not to go for a walk that day.
D. The doctor told Pete not to go for a walk that day.
4. “Don’t eat too much ice-cream,” said Nick’s mother to him.
A. Nick's mother said him not to eat too much ice-cream.
B. Nick’s mother told him not to eat too much ice-cream,
C. Nick’s mother told him not eat too much ice-cream.
D. Nick’s mother told him to eat not much ice-cream.
5. “Explain to me how to solve this problem,” said my friend to me.
A. My friend told me to explain to him how to solve that problem.
B. My friend told me to explain to me how to solve that problem,
C. My friend told me explain to him how to solve that problem.
D. My friend told me to explain to him how solve that problem.
6. The woman doctor said to Peter, “Open your mouth and show me your
tongue.”
A. The woman doctor told Peter open his mouth and show her his tongue.
B. The woman doctor said Peter to open his mouth and show her his tongue,
C. The woman doctor told Peter to open his mouth and show her his tongue.
D. The woman doctor told Peter to open her mouth and show him his tongue.
7. “Don’t be afraid of my dog,” said the man to Kate.
A. The man said to Kate not to be afraid of his dog.
B. The man told Kate not be afraid of his dog.
C. The man told Kate not to be afraid of her dog.
D. The man told Kate not to be afraid of his dog.
8. “Take this book and read it,” said the librarian to the boy.
A. The librarian told the boy to take that book and read it.
B. The librarian told the boy to take this book and read that,
C. The librarian said to the boy to take that book and read it.
D. The librarian told the boy take that book and read it.
9. He said to us, “Come here tomorrow,”
A. He told us go there the next day.
B. He told us to go here the next day.
C. He told us to go there the next day.
D. He said to us to go there the next day.
10. I said to Mike, “Send me a telegram as soon as you arrive.”
A. I told Mike tosend me a telegram as soon as he arrived.
B. I told Mike tosendme a telegram as soon as he arrives,
C. I told Mike tosendme a telegram as soon as I arrived.
D. I told Mike tosendme a telegram as soon as I arrive.