I.

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

1. I wondered ………… the right thing.
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing
C. was I doing D. am I doing
2. He ………… that he was leaving that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
3. Bill asked Tom ………… in London.
A. does the train arrive B. did the train arrive
C. whether the train arrives D. if the train had arrived
4. I asked them when ………… changed.
A. was the timetable B. the timetable is
C. the timetable has been D. the timetable had been
5. She warned me ………… late-night horror films.
A. don’t watch B. shouldn’t watch C. not to watch D. not watching
6. They asked me how many children ………… in the school.
A. there are B. are there C. there were D. were there
7. The scientist said the earth ………… the sun.
A. goes around B. is going around C. had gone around D. was going around
8. My parents reminded me ………… the flowers.
A. remember to plant B. to plant C. of planting D. not to forget to plant
9. They said they had come back …………
A. yesterday afternoon B. the day before C. last week D. the day before yesterday
10. He asked me ………… a seat.
A. have I reserved B. if I have reserved
C. whether had I reserved D. if I had reserved
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. I asked him whose car ………… the previous night.
A. he had borrowed B. had he borrowed C. he borrowed D. did he borrow
15. 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
16. He asked the children ………… too much noise.
A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make
17. The woman asked ………… get lunch at school or not.
A. can the children B. whether the children could
C. even if the children could D. could the children
18. Laura said that when she ………… to school she had seen an accident.
A. was walking B. has walked C. had been walking D. has been walking
19. Julia said that she ………… there at noon.
A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be

II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
1. Non-renewable energy sources are running ____.
A. up B. on C. to D. out
2. Solar energy, air and water are _____ resources because there is unlimited supply.
 A. limited B. renewable C. available D. non-renewable
3. People have used coal and oil to ____ electricity for a long time.
A. generation B. generated C. generate D. generates
4. Coal and oil are non-renewable ____ sources.
A. engineer B. energy C. engineering D. energetic
5. The area is roped off because the water is seriously polluted.
A. contaminated B. disappeared C. purified D. endangered
6. Oil, coal and natural gas are ____ fuels made from decayed material.
A. unleaded B. smokeless C. solid D. fossil
7. All fossil fuels are ____ resources that cannot be replaced after use.
A. unlimited B. renewable C. available D. non-renewable
8. We should develop such ____ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy.
A. tradition B. alternative C. revolutionary D. surprising
9. Increased consumption will lead to faster ____ of our natural resources.
A. exhaust B. exhausting C. exhaustion D. exhaustive
10. Many organizations have been set up and funds have been raised.
A. established B. collapsed C. delayed D. decreased
1. Many national parks have been established to protect ____animals.
A. endanger B. endangered C. danger D. dangerous
2. Many rare____of animals are in danger of extinction.
A. species B. classes C. being D. pairs
3. Dinosaurs became ____millions of years ago.
A. disappear B. extinct C. last D. endangered
14. The sun releases a large ____of energy every day.
A. amount B. amounts C. number D. numbers
15. Solar energy is not only plentiful ____clean and safe.
A. but also B. and C. but D. as well
16. Water energy is used to create electricity.
A. produce B. design C. operate D. heat
17. Alice: “ What shall we do this evening?” - Carol: “____”
A. Let’s go out for dinner B. No problem
C. Oh, that’s good! D. I went out for dinner.
18. “How about driving to the countryside this Sunday?” – “____“
A. That’s a good idea B. That’s my pleasure C. Never mindD. Yes, I’m driving
19. Discharging chemical pollutants into the environment is a cruel action to the environment as well as the
future generation.
A. Releasing B. Filling C. Making D. Adding
20. It’s important for the developed countries to reduce energy ____as much as possible.
A. exhaustion B. destruction C. consumption D. waste

III. Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech:

1. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. You said, "I will do this for him."
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. She said, "I am not hungry now."
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. They said, "We have never been here before."
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. They said, "We were in London last week."
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
7. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
8. “I will apply for my visa tomorrow,” She said.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. "I saw María in the supermarket yesterday," said Carlos.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. "We've lived here for three years," he said.
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
1. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
=> She said .........she had gone to the cinema the day
before........................................................................................................
2. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
->He said ……he was writing a test the day
after……………………………………………………………………………….
3. You said, "I will do this for him."
->You said ………you would do that for
him…………………………………………………………………………….
4. She said, "I am not hungry now."
->She said ……she wasn't hungry
then……………………………………………………………………………….
5. They said, "We have never been here before."
->They said ……they had never been here before
…………………………………………………………………………….
6. They said, "We were in London last week."
->They said ……they had been in London the week
before…………………………………………………………………………….
7. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
->He said ………he would have finished this paper by the day
after…………………………………………………………………………….
8. “I will apply for my visa tomorrow,” She said.
->She said……she would apply for her visa the day
after…………………………...............................................................................
9. “If I were you, I wouldn’t come here,” Lan said.
->Lan said……if she were me, she wouldn't
come there…………………………...............................................................................
10. Mary said “I wish I were a boy “.
-> Mary said........she wished she had been a
boy...............................................................................................................

IV. Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech:

1 .She said, "Go upstairs."
→ She told me..........................................................................................................................
2. "Close the door behind you," he told me.
→ He told me.............................................................................................................................
3. "Don’t be late," he advised us.
→ He advised us...........................................................................................................................
4. "Stop staring at me," she said.
→ She told him............................................................................................................................
5. "Don`t be angry with me," he said.
→ He asked her............................................................................................................................
6. "Leave me alone," she said.
→ She told me................................................................................................................................
7."Don’t drink and drive," she warned us.
→ She warned us...........................................................................................................................
8."John, stop making noise,”
John’s mother ordered.....................................................................................................................
9."Don`t worry about us," they said.
→ They told her.................................................................................................. .............................
10."Meet me at the cinema." he said.
→ He asked me..................................................................................................... ..........................

She said, "Go upstairs."

→ She told me to go upstairs.
"Close the door behind you," he told me.
→ He told me to close the door behind me.
"Don't be late," he advised us.
→ He advised us not to be late
."Stop staring at me," she said.
→ She told him to stop staring at her
."Don't be angry with me," he said.
→ He asked her not to be angry with him.
"Leave me alone," she said.
→ She told me to leave her alone
."Don't drink and drive," she warned us.
→ She warned us not to drink and drive.
"John, stop smoking," she said.
→ She told John to stop smoking
."Don't worry about us," they said.
→ They told her not to worry about them.
"Meet me at the cinema." he said.
→ He asked me to meet him at the cinema.