Ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8: Câu tường thuật

REPORTED SPEECH
I. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech.
1.“I have already written that letter,” my friend said. à My friend said
2. Carol said to me, “ I will ask Mr. Harris about that word.” à Carol told
3. He said, “ I don’t understand those two lessons at all.” à He said (that)
4. “I know those girls quite well,” Mary said. à Mary said
5. Charles said to me, “I have to leave the office before 3.00 p.m.” à Charles told
6. “My secretary didn’t finish the work,” Mr. Johnson said. à Mr. Johnson said
7. George said, “I can’t possibly finish the work by that time.”
8. Mr. Anderson said, “ I have been smoking too much recently.”
9. “ my entire trip cost me two thousand dollars,” Mr. Brown said
10. “Your health will improve very quickly,” the doctor said to me
11. “You must study hard for the test,” the teacher informed us
12. “I have something to show you,” he said to her
13.“You don’t look after yourself properly,” the doctor said to me
14. “You have a temperature,” the doctor said to him
15. “You’ve obviously been ill for several days,” the doctor said to me
16. “You can’t go to work,” the doctor said to her
17. “You’re much too thin,” the doctor said to him
18. “You need to stay in bed,” the doctor said to me
19. “You don’t keep your flat warm enough,” the doctor said to him
20. “You can phone me if you feel worse,” the doctor said to me
21. “He said to me, “My car was stolen a few weeks ago,”
22. “David said to us, “ I’m not enjoying my job very much.”
23. “He said to me, “ Do you speak any languages?”
24. “Do you like the school?” he said to us
25. “Do you live with your parents?” i said to them
26. “Do you like your job?” he said to me
27. David asked me, “Do they teach music?”
28. “Are you going to London next week?” he said to us
29. “Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?” he said to her
30. “Have you ever been to Paris?” he said to me
31. “Do you have a car?” I asked David
32. “Did you play for your school team?” bill said to them
33. “What happened to Mr. Brown?” he said to us
34. “Who is going to live in the big house?” he said to her
35. “What will happen to his racehorses?” she said to us
36. “Who is playing next week?” he asked me
37. “Which team has won?” asked Ann.
38. “Who went to the party last night?” he said to me
39. “Where do you work?” he said to me
40. “Why does the price go up so often?” She wondered.
41. “When are you coming back?” I asked them
42. “Whose car did you borrow last night?” I said to him
43. “What’s your new house like?” I asked them
44. “What was she wearing when you saw her last?” the policeman asked me
45. “Why did you travel first class?” I asked him
46. “Who owns this gun?” the detective said to him. à the detective asked
47. “When was the timetable changed?” he asked me
48. “Why has the 2.30 train been cancelled?” said Ann.
49. “When did you begin learning English?” he said to us
50. “Why do you think it may be dangerous?” he asked her
51. “Do you know that the shoes you are wearing aren’t a pair?” I asked him
52. “What games do they play?” Tom asked us
53. “I’m very busy,” she said
54. “I’ll see you soon,” he said to me
55. She said tome, “ I see the children quite often.”
56. “I’m having a bath,” she said
57. “I must do my homework tonight,” he said to me
58. “I walked home after the party,” he said
59. “I’m going away tomorrow, mother, ” He said
60. “From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Eiffel Tower,” he said
61. “I enjoyed myself at the party last night,” Ann said
62. “I spoke to Jane last week,” she said
63. “I’ll phone the office from the airport,” she said
64. ‘They were here three months ago.” He said
65. “I don’t like this film,” she said
66. “I haven’t been waiting long,” she said to me
67.Ann said, “Englishmen make good husbands because they are nearly always willing to help in the house.”
68. “I’m going to work in Spain next year,” Mary said
69. Peter said to us, “ I went there last week with my secretary.”
70. The doctor said to Ann, “ You must stay out of crowds until you stop your coughing and sneezing.”
71. “What country do you come from?” said Bill
72. “Where did you spend your holiday last summer?” he said to her
73. “What are you going to study?” he said to Mary
74. “What do you think of the canteen coffee?” asked Peter 
75. “Where were you last night?” he said to her
76. Tom said to the girl, “ When did you have this picture taken?”
77. He said to me, “ Are you a teacher?”
78. “Are you hungry now?” she said to me
79. He said to me, “ do you understand it now?”
80. “Did you pass the exam, John?” the teacher asked
81. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary
82. “Have you seen this film before?” He asked me
83. “Is your school near here?” she said
84. Tom asked his friend, “ Do you go to school by bus?”
85. I asked Mary: “ Can you use a computer?”
86. Mr. Ba said: “ Does your father live here?”
87. “Have you ever seen a tiger?” he asked me
88. “Are you learning your lesson?” the girl asked her brother
89. “Did he live with his grandfather?” she asked me
j90. ‘Will you visit Dalat?” she said
91. “Have you learnt French for 6 years?”, she asked me
92. “Did you come to the treather?”, she said
93. “Will Ted and Alice be at the party?” She asked us
94. “Did you study hard for the exam?” she asked
94. He asked me, “ Do you like these trousers?”
95. Marry asked me, “ Will you go to school next week?”
96. “What’s the weather like?” she asked me
97. “How can I solve the problem?” I wanted to know
98. “What did you think of the performance yesterday?” she asked me
99. “Where is my umbrella?” she asked
100. “How are you?” Martin asked us
101. He asked, “ Do I have to do it?”
102. “Where have you been?” the mother asked her daughter.
103. “What are they doing?” she asked
104. “Which dress do you like best?” she asked her boyfriend
105. “How do you know that?” she asked me
106. “Where did you go yesterday?” she asked me
107. They asked , “ How can you repair this this machine, John?”
108. “Why did the dog bark violently last night?” John asked Peter 
109. He asked me, “How long does it take to get to London?”
110. They asked,” Where is your school?”
111. He asked me, “ Why did you come to class yesterday?”
112. He said to me, “ What time is it?”
113. Peter said, “ How old are you now?”
114. The police asked him, “ Where were you last month?”
115. “When did you come here?” she asked me
116.She said, “ I went to the cinema yesterday.”
117. He said , “ I am writing a test tomorrow.”
118. They said: “ we want to assist us today.”
119. John said, “I have finished studying my lesson.”
120. “I spoke to her yesterday.” He said
121. “My mother died of cancer in 1985,” Tom said to me
122. They said, “we were in London last week.”
123. They said, “ We have never been here before.”
124. “I worked for a bank in KG”, he said
125. “I was watching TV at 8:00 last night.” She said
126. You said, “ I will do this for him.”
127. “I will apply for my visa tomorrow,” she said
128. She said, “ I am not hungry now.”
129. He said , “ I will have finished this paper by tomorrow.”
130. “I will come back tomorrow” he said
131. She said to me, “ I like your dress.”
132. “I am here for a short holiday,” she said
133. “I am going to New York tomorrow.” She said
II. Hãy xác định một câu có phần gạch dưới cần được sửa lại cho đúng
Mrs. Amenuelle told to Alice to give her a hand. 
	A	B	C	D
John said the taxi driver to turn left at the first traffic lights. 
	A	B	C	D
Mary ordered John if he could carry her suitcase, please. 
	A	B	C	D
Johnson Nancy Lee asked me if would I like to have dinner with her. 
	A	B	C	D
Hoa asked Lan whether did she like sports or not. 
	A	B	C	D
Bá told to Tuấn if he could ride his bicycle to school. 
	A	B	C	D
Phong asked Peter whether he enjoys reading books or not. 
	A	B	C	D
Mary promised her boy friend that she would expect to see him next Wednesday. 
	A	B	C	D
A tourist asked how far was it from Hồ Chí Minh City to Huế. 
	A	B	C	D
He asked Lan how many people there are in her family. 
	A	B	C	D
Minh’s friends asked him how long would he stay in Paris. 
	A	B	C	D
She asked me if he wants to buy any second-hand books. 
	A	B	C	D
He wanted to know Hồng if would have time to play badminton regularly. 
	A	B	C	D
My mother told me that I work very ha rd. 
	A	B	C	D
He said they had a lift very often but it doesn’t work. 
	A	B	C	D
The teacher asked me if I could answer this question. 
	A	B	C	D
I asked his mother if he went to work by bus or not. 
	A	B	C	D
He promised me he’ll come with you as soon as he was ready. 
	A	B	C	D
My brother said he must to write some letters then. 
	A	B	C	D
Peter asked me did not to stay up late and advised me to go to bed early. 
Multiple choice
1.Jack asked his sister _______ .
a. Where you have gone tomorrow 	c. Where would she go the following day
b. Where she would go the following day 	d. Where you will go tomorrow
2.Peter apologized _________ .
a. me for phoning not earlier 	b. not to phone me earlier
c. for not phoning me earlier 	d. not for phoning me earlier
3. “ Be careful! Don’t do that again,” he said.
a. He told me to be careful, so I didn’t do that again. c. He warned me not to do that again.
b. He advised me to be careful and do that again. 	d. He encouraged me to do that again.
4. The manager ______ him for a minor mistake.
a. blamed 	b. charged 	c. accused 	d. complained
5. “Would you like some more beer?” he asked.
a. He asked me if I wanted some beer 	 c. He offered me some more beer.
b. He wanted to invite me for a glass of beer. d. He asked me would I like some more beer.
6. “Stop smoking or you’ll be ill,” the doctor told me.
a. I was warned against smoking a lot of cigarettes.
b. The doctor suggested smoking to treat illness.
c. I was ordered not to smoke to recover from illness.
d. The doctor advised me to give up smoking to avoid illness.
7. “We’re having a reunion this weekend . Why don’t you come ?” John said to us.
a. John cordially invited us to a reunion this weekend.
b. John simply asked us why we wouldn’t come to a reunion.
c. John didn’t understand why we came to a reunion.
d. John asked us why we didn’t come to a reunion this weekend.
8. Conan said to me, “If I were you , I would read different types of books in different ways.”
a. Conan ordered me to read different types of books in different ways.
b. I said to Conan to read different types of books in different ways to me.
c. I read different types of books in different ways to Conan as he told me.
d. Conan advised me to read different types of books in different ways.
9. “Why don’t you reply to the President’s offer right now?”said Mary to her husband.
a. Mary suggested that her husband should reply to the President’s offer without delay.
b. Mary told her husband why he didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
c. Mary ordered her husband to reply to the President’s offer right now.
d. Mary wondered why her husband didn’t reply to the President’s offer then.
10. “Please don’t drive so fast, Tom,” said Lisa.
a. Lisa complained about Tom’s driving too fast c. Lisa insisted on Tom’s driving on.
b. Lisa pleaded with Tom not to drive too fast d. Lisa grumbled to Tom about driving slowly.
11.She said , “John, I’ll show you round my city when you’re here.”
a. She made a trip round her city with John 	 c. She planned to show John round her city.
b. She promised to show John round her city. d. She organized a trip round her city for John.
12. “Shall I make you a coffee?” the girl said to the lady.
a. The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady 
b. The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady
c. The girl offered to make a coffee for the lady 
d. The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady
13. The captain said to his men: “ Abandon the ship immediately!”
a. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
b. The captain suggested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
c. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
d. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
14. Peter asked me ________ .
a. what time does the film start 	b. What time the film start
c. what time the film started 	d. what time did the film start
15. “ Why don’t we go out for dinner ?” said Mary
a. Mary suggested a dinner out 	b. Mary ordered a dinner out 
c. Mary demanded a dinner out 	d. Mary requested a dinner out
16. My friend told me, “ If I were you, I would not smoke so much.”
a. My friend advised me not to smoke so much.
b. My friend suggested smoking so much
c. My friend warned me against smoking so much 
d. My friend prohibited me from smoking so much
17. “ I will let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet.
a. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
b. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
c. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.
d. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
18. “ Sure, I’ll lend you my car this afternoon ,” Richard said to me.
a. Richard asked me to lend him car 	b. Richard refused to lend me his car
c. Richard suggested lending me his car 	d. Richard agreed to lend me his car
19. “ You must wear the seat belt when driving!” she said to him.
a. She told him to wear the seat belt when he drove.
b. She confirmed that he wore the seat belt when driving.
c. She complained that he wore the seat belt as he drove.
d. She encouraged him to wear the seat belt when driving.
20. “If I were you, I would take this chance for further study,” he said to her.
a. He instructed her to take this chance for further study.
b. He ordered her to take that chance for further study.
c. He advised her to take that chance to study further.
d. He reminded her to take this chance to study further.
21. “ Shall I help you with the washing-up, Jane?” John said.
a. John told Jane to help him with the washing-up.
b. John asked if Jane should help him with the washing-up.
c. John suggested helping him with the washing-up.
d. John offered to help Jane with the washing-up.
22. “ What will you do if you have ten days off school?” he asked.
a. He asked me What will I do if I have ten days off school.
b. He asked What I would do if I had ten days off school.
c. He asked me What I will do if I have ten days off school.
d. He asked me What would I do if I had ten days off school.
23. “ You’d better apologize for being so rude,” said my friend.
a. My friend advised me to apologize for being so rude.
b. My friend offered me to apologize for being so rude.
c. My friend warned me to apologize for being so rude.
d. My friend suggested me apologizing for being so rude.
24. “Good morning, Mary! How are you?” Henry said.
a. Henry said good morning Mary and asked how was she.
b. Henry greeted Mary and asked how is she.
c. Henry said good morning Mary and asked Mary how she is.
d. Henry greeted Mary and asked how she was
25. “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 not leave until she came back.
c. Sarah told us not to leave until she came back.
d. Sarah said to us to not leave until she comes back.
26.She asked if I had passed the English test the week before.
a. “Had you passed the English test the week before?” she asked.
b. “Have you passed the English test the week before?” she asked.
c. “Did you pass the English test last week?” she asked.
d. “If you passed the English test last week?” she asked.
27. “Why don’t you have your house redecorated, Mike?” said John.
a. John requested Mike to redecorate his house himself.
b. John asked why Mike didn’t redecorate his house.
c. John suggested that Mike should have his house redecorated.
d. John persuaded Mike to have his house redecorated.
28. The students exclaimed that the final test was so difficult.
a. “How difficult is the final test?” the students said.
b. “How difficult is the final test is ?” the students said.
c. “What’s difficult is the final test?” the students said.
d. “What a final test it is so difficult, ?” the students said.
29. “Be careful, the steps are very slippery,” I said to him.
a. I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery.
b. I suggested being careful as the steps were very slippery.
c. I threatened him to be careful and said the steps were very slippery.
d. I told him to be careful and the steps were very slippery.
30. “You told me a lie!”, said Jane to Mike.
a. Jane told Mike to tell her a lie. 	b. Jane advised Mike not to tell her a lie.
c. Jane accused Mike of telling her a lie 	d. Jane begged Mike to tell her a lie.
31. He apologized for being late, explaining that he had had a flat tyre.
a. “I apologize for being late. I have a flat tyre,” he said.
b. “I apologize for being late, but I had a flat tyre,” he said.
c. “I’m sorry for being late, but I have had a flat tyre,” he said.
d. “Sorry I’m late! I had a flat tyre ,” he said
32. “How beautiful is the dress you have just bought!” Peter said to Mary.
a. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
b. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
c. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
d. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.
33. “Hello, Mary!” Peter said.
a. Peter said hello Mary b.Peter said Mary hello. c. Peter told Mary hello. d.Peter greeted Mary
34. “Why don’t you ask the teacher for help?” Peter asked me.
a. Peter advised me to ask the teacher for help.
b. Peter recommended me no to ask the teacher for help.
c. Peter told me the reason why I did not ask the teacher for help.
d. Peter suggested that he should ask the teacher for help.
35. Lan suggested going out for dinner.
a. Lan said, “Why don’t we go out for dinner?”
b. Lan said, “ Do you want to go out for dinner?”
c. Lan said, “Must we go out for dinner?”
d. Lan said, “ Will you go out for dinner?”
36. “I’m sorry. I can’t help you,” Peter said to me.
a. Peter promised to help me 	b. Peter approved of helping me.
c. Peter regretted not to help me 	d. Peter regretted not helping me.
37. “It is a surprising gift. Thank you very much, Mary,” said Mr. Pike.
a. Mr. Pike promised to give Mary a surprising gift.
b. Mr. Pike thanked Mary although she did not really like gift.
c. Mr. Pike thanked Mary for the surprising gift.
d. . Mr. Pike congratulated Mary on the surprising gift.
38.Peter promised to pick Mary up at 10 o’clock.
a. Peter said, “Mary, I will pick up you up at 10 o’clock.”
b. Peter said, “Mary, I am sorry for not picking up you up at 10 o’clock.”
c. Peter said, “Mary, I am too busy to pick up you up at 10 o’clock.”
d. Peter said, “Mary, Let’s pick Mart up at 10 o’clock.”
39. “If I were you, I would take a break,” Tom said to Daisy.
a. Tom wanted to take a break with Daisy.	b. Tom advised Daisy to take a break.
c. Tom suggested not taking a break.	d. Tom wanted to take a break, and so did Daisy.
40. “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to his student.
a. The teacher insisted his student on cheating in the exam.
b. The teacher prevented his student from cheating in the exam.
c. The teacher advised his student to cheat in the exam.
d. The teacher accused his student of cheating in the exam.
41. “May I go out Mum? – “No, I won’t let you go out.”
a. The mother prevented her child from going out.	b. The mother suggested going out.
c. The mother thanked her child for going out. d. The mother insisted her child on going out.
42. “You mustn’t get into the area,” the policemen said.
a. The policemen stopped them from getting into the area.
b. The policemen denied from getting into the area.
c. The policemen wanted them to get into the area.
d. The policemen suggested getting into the area.
43. “You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to his friend.
a. Peter dreamed of getting a promotion
b. Peter told his friend if his friend got a promotion
c. Peter asked his friend to get a promotion
d. Peter congratulated his friend on getting a promotion