I. Reported Speech
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
11. "What's the time?" he asked.
12. "When will we meet again?" she asked me.
13. "Are you crazy?" she asked him.
14. "Where did they live?" he asked.
15. "Will you be at the party?" he asked her.
16. "Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.
17. "Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.
18. "Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
19. "Did you see that car?" he asked me.
20. "Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
21. He said, "I like this song."
22. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
23. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
24. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
25. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
26. Mary types letters in the office.
27. His father will help you tomorrow.
28. Science and technology have completely changed human life.
29. Peter broke this bottle.
30. They are learning English in the room.

60. Will buses bring the children home?
61. Have you finished your homework?
62. Why didn’t they help him?
63. How many games has the team played?
64. Where do people speak English?
65. Who are they keeping in the kitchen?
66. How can they open this safe?
67. What books are people reading this year?
68. How did the police find the lost man?
69. Who look after the children for you?
70. How long have they waited for the doctor?
71. What time can the boys hand in their papers?
72. Who lend you this book?
73. How many marks does the teacher give you?
II. Active and passive
1. A group of students have met their friend at the railway station.
2. They didn’t allow Tom to take these books home.
3. The teacher won’t correct exercises tomorrow.
4. How many trees did they cut down to build that fence?
5. This well-known library attracts many people.
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6. All students attended the meeting.
7. People say that he is intelligent.
8. He can’t repair my bike.
9. Mary has operated Tom since 10 o’clock.
10. This is the second time they have written to us about this.
11. Mr. Smith has taught us French for 2 years.
12. They didn’t look after the children properly.
13. Nobody swept this street last week.
14. People drink a great deal of tea in England.

Peter is not old enough to see the horror film.
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2.Remember to turn off the light before going out.
Don’t turn on the light before going out.
3. That girl is very intelligent.
What an intelligent girl!
4. I intend to come over to pick you up.
 I am
5. Hoa is older than Nien.
 Nien is younger than Hoa./ Nien is not as old as Hoa
6. Her hair is long and black.
 She has long black hair.
7. The theater is near Hoa’s house.
 The theater isn’t far from Hoa’s house.
8. Alexander G.Bell invented the telephone.
 Alexander G.Bell was the telephone’s inventor.
9. I’ll phone you tomorrow evening.
 I’ll make a call to you tomorrow evening.
10. How about going to the movie tonight.
 Let’s go to the movie tonight.
11. I live on a farm once, but I don’t any more.
 I used to live on a farm.
12. Mark is too young to ride his bike to school.
 Mark isn’t old enough to ride his bike to school.
13. Nga enjoys listening to traditional stories.
 Nga is
14. Let’s meet at the cafe corner.
 Bao suggested meeting at the café corner.
15.Sao Mai theater is near Hoa’s house.
 Sao Mai movie theater is not far from Hoa’s house.

30. I have studied English for three years.
 I began
31. My brother hasn’t seen his best friend for nearly five years.
 It’s
32. When did you start learning English?
 How long
33. Jane is as tall as her older sister.
 Jane is the same
34. These houses are not as large as those houses.
 Those houses are
35. Your backpack is not the same as mine.
 My backpack is
36. The last time I saw him was in 1985.
 I haven’t
37. When did you begin to learn English?
 How long
38. Are you and Jane the same age?
 Are you as.
39. I expected my friends to arrive at 4 0’clock, but they arrived at 2.30.
 My friends
40. “Don’t walk on the grass,” The gardener said to us.
 The gardener
41. May I turn off the television?
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 Would you
42. Please turn the music down.
 Do you
43. Is it all right if I use your phone?
 Do you
44. Would you mind fill in this form?

59. Mai keep leaving her pen at home.
 Mai is
60. She is not only a teacher, she is also a singer.
 Not only
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61. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823.
 The poem
62. Christmas cards should be sent a week before Christmas Day.
 You
63.“We are waiting for the school bus”, said the children.
 The children said
64. Nobody has used this machine for years.
 This machine
65. Roses can’t possibly grow in such poor ground.
 It is impossible
66. They use recycled plastic to make toys and utensils.
 Recycled
67. She said to me, “Turn off all the lights when you go out.”
 She
68. The last time I played tennis was in 1990.
 I haven’t
69. “I’ll give you my phone number so that you can call me” Jane said
to me.
 Jane told
70.Please don’t smoke in the kitchen.
 Would you mind
71.Is it all right if I take some photographs?
 Would you mind
72. Nobody has used this room for years.
 This room

 It is Nhung’s
88. How long is it since you used the car?
 When
89. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
 It’s
90. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
 The time machine
91. He has delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
 He was delighted that his
92. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
 People
93.I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
 I’m very sad not
94. This is the best computer I have ever used.
 I have never
95. He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the internet for ages.
 It’s ages
96. Trung’s parents gave him a microcomputer on his birthday.
 Trung
97. He has never played a computer game before
 This is
98. We haven’t seen her since we left university.
 The last time
IV. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same
as the first one
1.We haven’t been to a concert for over a year.
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→ The last time
2.Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself.
→ I