Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 11

	Change direct speech into reported speech. 
“ It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you.
→ Tom thanked ____________ for ________________________________ .
2.	“ I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us.
→	 John congratulated __________ on ______________________________ .
3.	“ I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.
→	 Mary apologised for __________________________________________ . 
4.	“ I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda.
→	 Peter insisted on _____________________________________________ .
 5.	“ You didn’t pay attention to what I said ,” the teacher said to the boy.
→	 The teacher accused __________ of ______________________________ .
“ I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said.
 →	 Bob has always dreamed of _____________________________________ .
“ Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann.
 →	 I warned _________ against ____________________________________ .
“ Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane.
 →	 Her mother prevented _______ from ______________________________ .	
 9.	“ It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
→	 Miss White thanked ________ for ________________________________ .
 10. “ I must have made a mistake in the calculations.” Mr. Forest said.
→	 Mr. Forest admitted ___________________________________________ .
 11.	“ I’ll pay for the meal.” Sarah said.
 →	 Sarah insisted on _____________________________________________ .
 12.	 “ It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks verymuch.” Mike said.
→	 Mike thanked ______ for ______________________________________ .
 13. “ I’m sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.” John said.
→	 John apologized for __________________________________________ .
14. “ I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!” Dane said.
 →	 Dane congratulated ________ on _______________________________ .
 15.	 “ I can’t let you use the mobile phone.” Her mother said.
→	 Her mother prevented __________ from __________________________ .	 	
16. “ I didn’t steal the car”, the boy said. “ I just borrowed it.”
→	 The boy denied ____________________ but admitted _______________ .
17. Peter said, “ I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.”
→	 Peter regretted ______________________________________________.
18. “ You don’t buy this car” They said. 
→	 They warned ________ against _________________________________ .
19. “ The man is a spy.” She said.
→	 She suspected ________ of ____________________________________ .
20. “ I stole it” He said.
→	 He admitted ________________________________________________ .
Rewrite the dialogue in reported speech, using gerund.
 1.	 Teacher: Come in, Peter!
 Peter: I’m sorry I’m late.
 →	 Peter apologised for ___________________________________________ .
 2. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
	 Mrs. Smith: I think so .
 →	 Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to _____________________________ .
 3. Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house!
 Boy: Oh . No, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.
 →	 The boy denied _______________________________________________ .
 4. Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop!
 Customer: What’s that?
 Policeman: stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop!
 →	 The policeman stopped the customer ( from) ________________________ .
 5. Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
The thief: Yes ! But 
 →	 The thief admitted _____________________________________________ .
 6. Mary: What shall we do on Saturday? 
Ann: What about having a party?
 →	 Ann suggested ________________________________________________ .
 7. John’s wife: the house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it!
John: I think so.
 →	 John and his wife were thinking of _______________________________ .
Choose the best answer.
 1. “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to his students. 
 a. The teacher insisted his students on cheating in the exam. 
 b. The teacher prevented his students from cheating in the exam. 
 c. The teacher advised his students to cheat in the exam. 
 d. The teacher accused his students of cheating in the exam. 
 2. My friend _______. 
 a. suggested going for a walk 	b. suggested us going for a walk 
c. advised to go for a walk 
 3.	 John _______ him carry the package. 
 a. thanked me for helping 
 c. told me to thank with helping 
d. would like going for a walk 
b. said thanking with me to help 
d. asked me to thank and help 
4. The group leader prevented his members _______. 
 a. from going on 	b. going on 	c. to go on 	 d. to going on 
 5. “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 
 6. “Great! You are well-dress today, Mary” said Tommy.
 a. Tommy accused Mary on being well-dress. 	 b. Tommy complimented Mary on being wel -dress. 
 c. Tommy told Mary to be well-dress. 
 d. Tommy wanted Mary to be well-dress.
 7. “Thank you very much for your help, John” said Daisy. 
 a. Daisy thanked John for helping her. 	 b. Daisy told John to help her. 
 c. Daisy wanted John to help her and said thanks. 	 d. Daisy would like John to help her. 
 8. “Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulation!” said Billy. 
 a. Billy looked forward to being the new manager. 
 b. Billy dreamed of being the new manager. 
 c. Billy prevented Daisy from being the new manager. 
 d. Billy congratulated Daisy on being the new manager. 
 9. Jane suggested going to the cinema. 
 a. Jane said, “Let’s go to the cinema, shall we?” 
 b. Jane said, “We oughtn’t to go to the cinema.” 
 c. Jane said, “I hate going to the cinema.” 
 d. Jane said, “Going to the cinema is boring” 
 10. “_______” the boy insisted. 
 a. Do you go out with me? 
 b. Do you want to go out with me? 
 c. Come on! Please go out with me,
 d. You had better go out with me, 
 11. “_______,” Peter denied. 
 a. I did not take your umbrella 
 b. I will not take your umbrella 
 c. I shouldn’t have taken your umbrella. 
 d. I mustn’t take your umbrella 
 12. “______” Andy suggested. 
a. Are you going for a walk? 	 b. How about going for a walk? 
 c. Could you go for a walk?	 
 d. Did you go for a walk? 
 13. “______,” the secretary proposed. 
 
 a. Excuse me! We will buy some more equipment 
 b. I think we should buy some more equipment 
 c. Thank you very much for some more equipment 
 d. You should not have bought some more equipment 
 14. “______,” the boy admitted. 
 a. I would like to spoil the food 	b. I will spoil the food 
 c. I’m sorry. I spoilt the food 	d. I must spoil the food 
 15. “ 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.
 16. The police warned me against coming near the barrier.
	 a. “ Please come near the barrier,” The police said.
	 b. “ Don’t come near the barrier,” The police said.
	 c. “ I would like to cme near the barrier,” The police said.
	 d. “ Let’s come near the barrier,” The police said.
 17. “ Don’t touch that flower!” the old lady said to the boy.
	 a. The old lady wanted the boy not touching that flower.
	 b. The old lady insisted the boy on touching that flower.
 	 c. The old lady warned the boy against touching that flower.
	 d. The old lady congratulated the boy on not touching that flower.
 18. “ Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said.
	 a. Daisy protected her mother from giving her some more money.
	 b. Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some money.
	 c. Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money.
	 d. Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money.
 19. “ You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to his friend.
	 a. Peter dreamed of getting promotion.
	 b. Peter told his friend if his friend getting a promotion.
	 c. Peter asked his friend on getting a promotion.
	 d. Peter congratulated his friend on getting on promotion.
 20. “ You must not get into the area,” th polimen 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.
	21. Mary accused Peter of stealing her money.
	 a. Mary said, “ It is you that stole my money.”
	 b. Mary said, “ Congatulation! Well done with your stealing my money.”
	 c. Mary said, “ Could you please steal my money.”
	 d. Mary said, “ Don’t steal my money.”
 22. “ _______” the secretary proposed.
	 a. Excuse me! We will buy some more equipment,
 b. I think we should buy some more equipment,
 c. Thank you very much for some more equipment,
 d. You should not have bought some more equipment,
 23. “ ________” Henry complimented.
	 a. How about the new dress?	 	 b. What about the new dress? 
 c. Buy the new dress,will you?	 d. How pretty you are in the new dress!
 24.	 “ I am sorry. I broke the vase,” my little son said.
	 a. My little son said that he was sorry and he would break the vase.
	 b. My little son refused breaking the vase and said sorry.
	 c. My little son threatened to break the vase.
	 d. My little son admitted breaking the vase.
 25.	 “ _______?” John’s teacher advised him.
	 a. Why don’t you try again	 	 b. Why do you try again
	 c. Why did you try again	 	 d. Why must you try again
 26. Claire had ______ her the truth.
	 a. made to promise me to tell	 	 b. made me promising to tell
	 c. made me promise to tell	 	 d. made me promise telling
 27. A passer-by _____ his car so that it was not causing an obstruction.
	 a. told that the driver to move	 	b. wanted that the driver move
 c. told the driver to move	 	d. suggested the driver to move
 28. “ You ______ take more exercise,” my doctor advised me.
	 a. would like to	b. ought to	 c. mustn’t 	d. would
 29. “ I don’t really want to go to the museum”
 a. I’d better not to go to the museum.	 	 b. I’d rather not going to the museum.
	 c. I’d better not go to the museum.	 	 d. I’d better go not to the museum.
 30. There’ll be trouble if you do that again.
	 a. You’d better not to do that again	 	 b. You’d better not doing that again
	 c. a and b are correct 	 	 d. neither nor b is correct