MORE EXERCISES 1 - UNIT 6

Rewrite the following sentences in Reported Speech with Infinitive.

1. “Would you like me to clean the room for you, Alvin?” she said.

She offered to clean the room for Alvin.

2. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom,” said Eve.

Eve advised Tom to join the voluntary team the following day.

3. “Flora, can you remember to buy some bread?” said Raymond.

Raymond reminded Flora to buy some bread.

4. “ I really think you should see a doctor, Lucia, ” said Thomas.

Thomas advised Lucia to see a doctor.

5. “No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Saturday,” said Victoria.

Victoria refused to work on Saturday.

6. “ If you like, I’ll help you do the decorating, Carol,” said Charles.

Charles offered to help Carol do the decorating.

7. Louis said, “Yes, all right, I’ll share the bill with you, Lisa”.

Louis agreed to share the bill with Lisa.

8. “Carol, speaking English,” he said.

He told Carol to speak English.

9. “Fill in the form, sir” the receptionist said to the guest.

The receptionist asked the guest to fill in the form.

10. “Mind your own business,” Ethel told me. (mind = be careful)

Ethel told me to mind my own business.

11. “Don’t repair the computer yourself,” she said to him.

 She warned him against repairing the computer himself.

12. “Don’t give yourself up” he told his girlfriend.

He advised his girlfriend not to give herdelf up.

13. “Don’t go out without me,” Harry told Sally.

Harry begged Sally for not going out with him.

14. Allen said, “I’d like you to visit my house, Jack”.

Allen wanted to visit Jack’s house.

15. “Don’t forget to post the letter for me when you go out,” my wife said to me.

My wife reminded me to post the letter for her when I had went out.

16. “Could you possibly speak more slowly, please?” the student said to the teacher.

The student asked the teacher to speak more slowly.

17. “Guard, take him to prison,” said the King.

The King ordered the Guard to take him to the prison.

18. “Can you translate this sentence into English for me?” Maria said to Mark.

Maria asked Mark to translate that sentence into English for her.

19. “Don’t forget to send your uncle a birthday card tomorrow,” Mary said to her son.

Mary reminded her son to send his uncle a birthday card the following day.

20. “Please come to our wedding,” John said to his boss.

John invited his boss to come to their wedding.

21. “I’ll pay for the next round,” Bobby said.

Bobby agreed to pay for the following round.

22. “Don’t run around the edge of the swimming pool or you’ll fall in,” Susan said to her

children.

Susan warned Susan against running around the egde of the swimming pool in order not

to fall in.

23. “I won’t go to bed,” Ron said.

Ron refused to go to bed.

24. “You should talk to your advisor,” Bill said to Linda.

Bill advised Linda to talk to her advisor.

25. “Take that chewing gum out of your mouth immediately!” the teacher said to Tom.

The teacher ordered Tom to take that chewing gum out of his mouth immediately.

Rewrite the following sentences in Reported Speech with Gerund.

1.“Why don’t we organize an English competition for our students?” said Ms Lien.
Ms Lien suggested organizing an English competition for their students.
2.“I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr Thanh.
Mr Thanh apologized for being late.
3.“Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” Said Bob.
Bob denied having taken Sue’s calculator.
4.“You took my pencil,” said David to Henry.
David accused Henry of having taken his pencil.
5.“I must see the manager,” he cried.
He insisted on seeing the manager.
6.“If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first,” said Mike to his brother.
Mike criticized his brother for having taken his bike without asking for his permission.
7.“ You won the scholarship. Congratulation!” Mary told me.
Mary congratulated me on having won the scholarship.
8.“It was kind of you to help me with my homework,” Lan said to Hoa.
Lan thanked Hoa for helping her with her homework.
9. “It’s nice of you to invite me to lunch,” Bob said to John.
Bob thanked John for inviting him to the lunch.
10. Carol said, “What about going to the cinema this weekend, Max ?”
Carol suggested to go to the cinama that weekend to Max.
11. “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday,” Dave said Julia.
 Dave apologized for having forgetten Julia’s birthday.
12. “Why didn’t you tell me the truth?” he said to me.
He accused me of not having told him the truth.
13. “Don’t go near that deserted house,” Tony said to Monica.
Tony warned Monica against going near that deserted house.
14. “I’m sorry. I broke the vase,” my son said.
My son admitted to have broken the vase.
15. “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to Jack.
The teacher accused Jack of having cheated in the exam.
16. “Great! You are well-dressed today, Mary,” Tommy said.
Tommy complimented Mary on being well-dressed that day.
17. “You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to her friend.
Peter congratulated her friend on having got a promotion.
18. “You mustn’t get into this area,” the policeman said to them.
The policeman stopped them from getting into this area
19. “I know I’m wrong,” he said.
He admitted to be wrong

MORE EXERCISES 2 - UNIT 6

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of
the others.

1. A. reciting B. spirit C. stimulate D. winner

2. A. competition B. completion C. question D. information

3. A.announce B. annual C. award D. among

Choose the word that has the main stress is placed differently from that of the
others.

4. A. recite B. sponsor C. complete D. observe

5. A. contestant B. athletics C. enjoyment D. marathon

6. A. stimulate B. organize C. celebrate D. represent

 II. READING

A. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

The marathon is a long-distance running (7) ______of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards) that can
be run either as a road race or off-road, for example, on mountain trails. The name, “marathon”,
(8) ______ from the legend of Pheidippides, a Greeksoldier, who was sent from the town of
Marathon to Athens to (9)______ that the Persians had been miraculously defeated in the Battle
of Marathon. It was said that he ran the entire distance without stopping, but moments after pro-
claiming his message to the city he (10)_____ from exhaustion. The idea of (11)_____ a
Marathon race came from Michel Breal, who wanted the event to feature in the first modern
Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. This idea was supported by Pierre de Coubertin, the founder
of the modern Olympics. The winner of the first Olympic Marathon in 1896 ( a male only race)
was Spiridon “Spiros” Louis, a Greek water-carrier. He won at the Olympics in 2 hours, 58 min-
utes and 50 seconds.

7. A. trouble B. problem C. event D. fact

8. A. comes B. goes C. sounds D. feels

9. A. speak B. announce C. reclaim D. complain

10. A. knocked B. broke C. collapsed D. laid

11. A. organizing B. taking C. giving D. making

B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.

The Women's World Cup was originally the brainchild of the FIFA president João
Havelange. The first tournament was hosted in China in 1991, with twelve teams sent to
represent their countries. The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in Sweden with
twelve teams. Over 650,000 spectators attended the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in
the United States and nearly one billion viewers from seventy countries tuned in to
watch sixteen countries vie for the title.

In the 1999 edition, one of the most famous moments of the tournament was American
defender Brandi Chastain's victory celebration after scoring the Cup-winning penalty
shot against China. She took off her T-shirt and waved it over her head as men fre-
quently do, showing her muscular torso. The 1999 final in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,
California had an attendance of 90,185, a world record for a women's sporting event.

The 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cup were both held in the United States; in 2003
China was supposed to host it but the tournament was moved because of SARS. As
compensation, China retained its automatic qualification to the 2003 tournament as host
nation and was automatically chosen to host the 2007 Women's World Cup. The host
country for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup was decided by vote.

12. In the first Women's World Cup, there were _________ teams.

A. twelve B. sixteen C. seventeen D. twenty

13. How often does the Women's World Cup take place ?

A. Twice a decade B. Three times a decade

C. Every four years D. Every six years

14. Up to now, how many times has the Women's World Cup been hosted in the USA ?

A. Once B. Twice C. Three times D. Four times

15. Which is the sentence NOT true ?

A. The first Women's World Cup was held in 1991.

B. There were twelve teams took part in the 1995 Women's World Cup.

C. The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup was held in Sweden.

D. The 2003 Women's World Cup was hosted in China.

16. The 2007 Women's World Cup was hosted in ______ .

A. the USA B. Sweden C. German D. China

III. Supply the correct form of the word in the bracket

17. The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children. (stimulate)

18. Over 30,000 competitors will run in the New York marathon. (compete)

19. The negotiation was attended by representatives of several states. (represent)

20. I felt extremely disappointed when we lost. (disappoint)

21. The announcement of further job losses comes at a bad time. (announce)

22. It is very important to expose young children to poetry recital . (recite)

23. I personally find the course very informative and stimulated . (stimulate)

24. Many firms are now struggling to survive in a highly competitve marketplace. (compete)

IV. Supply the correct form of the verb in the bracket

25. The coach advised him against working too much at night. (work)

26. Richard admitted to hitting his classmate the other days. (hit)

27. The teacher reminded the students to complete their assignments on time. (complete)

28. The boys promised not to behave that bad thing again. (not/ behave)

29. The policeman ordered the thief to put his gun down. (put)

30. Lenny apologized for being late for yesterday’s meeting. (be)

31. They suggested bringing a lot of food on the trip. (bring)

32. She advised me to see the doctor right away. (see)

V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one

33. “Don’t forget to go to the supermarket after work,” my sister said to me.

My sister reminded me to go to the market after work.

34. “Would you like to come on a picnic with us, Jane?”

He invited me to come on a pinic with them.

35. “Don’t swim out too far, boys,”

He warned the boys against swimming too far.

36. “You had better not waste your time, Betty,”

Tom advised Betty not to waste her time.

37. “I’m sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer,”

Kate appologized for not having came to visit me last summer.

38. “I hear you bought a new house. Congratulations!”

Mary congratulated me on buying a new house.

39. “Let me pay for the coffee. I really want,”

Jenny insisted on paying for the coffee.

40. “I must have made a mistake in the calculations,”

Peter insisted on having made a mistake in the calculations.