“I can’t explain this rule to you,” said my classmate to me.. My classmate told me he/she can’t explain that rule to me.[r]
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EXERCISE 1 Complete the sentences with “someone / something / somewhere or anyone / anything / anywhere”
1 I was too surprised to say _
2 There’s _ at the door Can you go and see who is it?
3 Does _ mind if I open the window?
4 I wasn’t feeling hungry, so I didn’t eat
5 You must be hungry Would you like _ to eat?
6 Quick, let’s go! There’s coming and I don’t want _ to see us
7 Sally was upset about and refuse to talk to
8 This machine is very easy to use _ can learn to use it in a very short time
9 There was hardly _ on the beach It was almost deserted
10 “Do you live _ near Jim?” “No, he lives in another part of town.”
11 We slept in a park because we didn’t have to stay
12 “Where shall we go on holiday?” “Let’s go warm and sunny.”
13 They stay at home all the time They never seem to go _
14 I’m going out now If _ phones while I’m out, can you tell them I’ll be back at 11.30?
15 Sue is very secretive She never tells _ to _
EXERCISE 2 ( IF)
Use the correct tense of the verb in the parentheses
1- If you pass your examination, we (have) a celebration
2- What (happen) _ if I press this button?
3- The flight may be canceled if the fog (get) thicker
4- Someone (sit) _ on your glasses if you leave them there
5- What I (do) if I hear the burglar alarm?
6- If you (read) the instructions carefully, you wouldn’t have answered the wrong question
7- I could repair the roof myself if I (have) _ a long ladder
8- Unless they turn that radio off, I (go) _ mad
9- If you were made redundant, what you (do) ?
10- You (not have) _ so many accidents if you drove more carefully
11- If I had known that you could eat seafood, I (not buy) _ it
12- She (be) _ able to walk faster if her shoes hadn’t had such high heels
13- If he had slipped, he (fall) _ 500 meters
14- If I had known you (be) _ in hospital, I (visit) you
15- If I had realized that the traffic lights were red, I (stop)
16- If you (speak) _ more slowly, he might have understood you
17- You (save) _ me a lot of trouble if you had told me where you were going
EXERCISE 3 Combine the following sentences, using preposition + whom/ which
1 The movie was interesting We went to it
2 The woman pays me a fair salary I work for her
3 The man is over there I told you about him
4 I want to tell you about the party I went to it last night
5 The person is sitting at the desk You should talk to her about your problem
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6 Alice likes the foreign family She is living with them
7 The picture is beautiful Tom is looking at it
8 I enjoyed the music We listened to it after dinner
9 I met the people You told me about them
10 The market has fresh vegetables I usually go to it
EXERCISE4 Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence IF / WISH CLAUSES:
1 If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy
A might be saved B have been saved
C was saved D might have been saved
2 If I had enough money, I _ a good dictionary
A would buy B will buy C will have bought D would have bought
3 My sister wishes she to play the piano when she was young
A learnt B would have learnt C had learnt D would learn
4 _ you change your mind, I won’t be able to help you
A If only B Because C Unless D Provided
5 If people drove more carefully, _ fewer accidents
A there will be B there are C there would be D there have been
6 you aren’t allowed to go sailing on this lake
A Although be able to swim B Despite of your swimming
C If you weren’t able to swim D Unless you can swim
7 I wish you to the theater last night, but you didn’t
8. I were you, I would take a taxi to the airport
9 _, he wouldn’t have missed the train
A If he listened to me B Unless he had listened to me
C If he had listened to me D If he didn’t listen to me
10 We didn’t go on holiday last year because we didn’t have enough money
A If we hadn’t had enough money, we wouldn’t have gone on holiday last year
B Unless we had enough money, we would go on holiday last year
C If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday last year
D If we hadn’t had enough money, we would have gone on holiday last year
11 If energy _ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different
12 If you _to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now
A listen B will listen C had listened D listened
13 interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it
14 I wish Janet _to the meeting this afternoon
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15 If I were you, I would advise her the new teaching method
SO/ SUCH… THAT/ ENOUGH/ TOO…TO
1 I have _, but I don’t have time
A a vacation enough money for B money enough for a vacation
C enough money for a vacation D enough money for vacation
2 Why did you buy _ food?
A such lot of B such a lot of C such many D such much
3 He is not old enough to do the volunteer work
A He is very young that he can’t do the volunteer work
B He is too young to do the volunteer work
C He can’t do the volunteer work because of his old age
D His youngster prevents him from doing the volunteer work
4 Would you be kind to open the door for me?
5 This room is _
A too small for us to work in B so small that we can’t work in
C not big enough for us to live in it D such small room that we can’t live in it
6 They received advice from their parents that they became successful
A so good B such a good C so good an D such good
7 His eyes were _ bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front
8 It is such an important matter _ I can’t decide anything about it myself
A so B because C that D if
9 It was we spent the whole day at the beach
A such a nice weather that B such nice weather that
C such nice a weather than D such a nice weather so
10 Our seats were _ far from the stage that we couldn't see the actors and actresses clearly
11 He was _ he never washed his clothes by himself
A too lazy B so lazy that C very lazy that D such lazy that
12 They are _ young _ drive the car
A so / that B too / to C enough / to D not only / but also
13 It's _ long time since he last saw his parents
14 Is there _ for everyone?
A food and drink enough B enough food and drink
C enough of food and drink D enough food and drink enough
15 He was _ he could not continue to work
A very tired that B such tired that C too tired that D so tired that
16 John’s eyes were _ bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front
17 She was _ clever that she could make a dress by hands
18 Most of the pupils are _ to pass the examination
A enough good B good enough C too good D very good
19 Paul was _ disappointed with his examination results that he didn’t smile all week
20 It was _ that everyone answered it correctly
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A so simple question B such a simple question
C too simple question D a more simple question
ALTHOUGH/ IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE…
1 He refused to give up work, _ he’s won a million pounds
2 he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home
3 an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the London Road
4 the wet weather, the football match went ahead
A Although B Owing to C But for D In spite of
5 the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more
6 She didn’t feel well, but this she went to work
A although B because C because of D in spite of
7 The player was ejected because he committed a foul
8 _ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them
A In spite B In spite of C Despite the fact that D Despite
9 I could not eat _ I was very hungry
A even though B in spite C despite D in spite the fact that
10 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled
A the rain B of the rain C it was raining D there was a rain
11 _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car
A In spite B In spite of C Despite D Although
12 _, he walked to the station
A Despite being tired B Although to be tired
C In spite being tired D Despite tired
WHO/ WHOM/ WHICH/ THAT…
1 Yesterday I met your brother, had taken us to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York before
2 This is Mr Jones, ………… invention has helped hundreds of deaf people
3 Mrs Smith, has a lot of teaching experience, is going to join our school in September
4 The volunteers, ……… enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly
5 Dr Fleming, discovered penicillin, was awarded the Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1945
6 My friend, ……… I visited lask week, is taking a holiday soon
7 The doctor is examining a patient ……… was taken to hospital last night
8 A pacifist is a person ……… believes that all wars are wrong
9 My friend, ……… hated horror film, refused to go to the cinema with me
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10 Tam, … parents died last year in an accident, has just moved ta Ha Nam to live with his uncle
A whose B whom C who D which
11 We didn’t want to swim in the sea, ……….looked very dirty
A where B in which C which D that
12 The teacher ……….house is next to mine died this morning
A who B whom C which D whose
13 Express Money Transfer is one of the quickest ways …………helps us to send money
14 The government sent money and food to the people ……… houses were destroyed by the
storm last week
15 The restaurant ………….has just opened has a famous chef
REPORTED SPEECH
1 “Please, wake me up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning“ I asked the doorman
A I asked the doorman to wake me up at 7 o’clock the following morning
B I asked the doorman to wake me up at 7 o’clock in the following morning
C I asked the doorman to wake me up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning
D I asked the doorman not to wake me up at 7 o’clock the following morning
2 “I wouldn’t buy that car, Janos, if I were you.”
A I advised Janos of buying the car
B I advised Janos not to buy the car
C I advised Janos not buying the car
D I advised Janos on my buying the car
3 “Would you like to come to the cinema on Saturday, Pam?”
A I invited Pam to go to the cinema on Saturday
B I wanted Pam to go to the cinema on Saturday
C I persuaded Pam to go to the cinema on Saturday
D I reminded Pam to go to the cinema on Saturday
4 “Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?”
A He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday
B He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday
C He advised me to have lunch with him on Sunday
D He asked me to have lunch with him on Sunday
5 “Laura, don’t touch the electric wires!”
A John asked Laura to touch the electric wires
B John asked Laura not to touch the electric wires
C John advised Laura not to touch the electric wires
D John warned Laura not to touch the electric wires
6 “If I were you, I would do morning exercise regularly,” said John
A John asked me to do morning exercise regularly
B John prevented me from doing morning exercise regularly
C John congratulated me on doing morning exercise regularly
D John advised me to do morning exercise regularly
7 “You have not done your work well,” said the teacher to me
A The teacher told me I hadn’t done my work well
B The teacher told me I haven’t done my work well
C The teacher told me I hadn’t done your work well
D The teacher told me I hadn’t done his work well
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8 “This man spoke to me on the road,” said the woman
A The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road
B The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road
C The woman said that man spoken to her on the road
D The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road
9 “I can’t explain this rule to you,” said my classmate to me
A My classmate told me he/she can’t explain that rule to me
B My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me
C My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to you
D My classmate said me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me
10 The teacher said to class, “We will discuss this subject tomorrow.”
A The teacher told the class they would discuss that subject the next day
B The teacher told the class they will discuss that subject the next day
C The teacher said the class they would discuss that subject the next day
D The teacher told the class they discussed that subject the next day
11 Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _
A yesterday B two days ago C the day before D the next day
12 Judy going for a walk, but no one else wanted to
A admitted B offered C promised D suggested
13 I _ you everything I am doing, and you have to do the same
A will tell B would tell C told D was telling
14 John asked me _ that film the night before
A that I saw B had I seen C if I had seen D if had I seen
15 Jack asked his sister
A Where would she go the following day C where you have gone tomorrow
C Where she would go the following day D where you will go tomorrow
16 Tom asked me
A Whether I have had a good time the previous weekend
B Whether I had had a good time the previous weekend
C If would I have a good time the previous weekend
D If was I having a good time the previous weekend
17 I asked her she understood the lesson
18 Sarah was driving too fast, so I to slow down
19 Peter said he was leaving for Paris
A next week B the week previous C following week D the following week
20 They said that their house had been broken into
EXERCISE 5 Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
1 Steve started working for this company five years ago
Steve has ………
2 Nancy hasn’t come here since 1999
The last time ………
3 David left the party before we arrived there
When we ………
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4 Sarah hasn’t seen her friends since she left for the United States
Sarah last ………
5 I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before
This is ………
6 I would prefer you not to smoke in here
I’d rather ………
7 He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport
He regretted ………
8 The last time the boys attended a football match was ages ago
The boys haven’t ………
9 John is studying hard because he doesn’t want to fail the next exam
In order ………
10 She prefers reading to watching TV
She would rather ………
11 I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him
I wish ………
12 She couldn’t get to work because of the heavy snow
The heavy snow prevented ………
13 I’m sorry I was rude to you yesterday
I apologize ………
14 The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it
The furniture was too ………
15 My daughter is too young to go to school this year
My daughter is not ………
16 Mr Taylor fixed the washing machine for my mother
My mother had……… …
17 I t rained heavily, so he didn’t go to school
Had ………
18 He left quietly, so that he wouldn’t disturb the children
So as ………
19 “If I were you, I wouldn’t trust Tom.”, she told Sam
She advised ………
20 We got lost in the jungle because we didn’t have a map
If we had ……… ………