EXERCISE

I. Complete the sentences using the given words.

game designers | mansion | engineer | flight attendants | journalist

helicopter | millionaire | focused | veterinarian | musicians
director | dream | fit | dentist | forum

1. He is a very famous film ____________ in Vietnam.

2. Four ____________ for American Airlines were awarded a lot of money last week.
3. You should visit your ____________ to take care of your teeth.
4. ____________ often work as part of a team and might focus on one aspect of game
creation.
5. He is an ____________ at a large electronics company.
6. The ____________ made a drop of needed supplies to the stranded hikers.
7. Our class has a(n) ____________, and we often post questions there to discuss.
8. Someone with a million dollars or more is called a(n) ____________.
9. She's working for a French newspaper as a ____________.
10. The ____________ is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoilt countryside.
11. With her qualifications, she should ____________ the job perfectly.
12. Many pop and rock ____________ sing in English rather than their mother tongue.
13. The discussion ____________ on three main issues last month.
14. His dead mother appeared to him in a ____________.
15. Consult your ____________ if your cat is still not eating.

II. Choose the best answers to complete the sentences

1. I really want to be a flight _____ in my future.

A. trip B. attendant C. guide D. attendance
2. My mansion has 10 bedrooms and a _____
A. mall B. home theater C. soccer field D. stadium
3. My mother was a(n) _____. She traveled all around the world.
A. dentist B. veterinarian C. flight attendant D. director
4. Someone with a million dollars or more is called a(n) _____.
A. dentist B. engineer C. vlogger D. millionaire
5. Mary: “My _____ is very large and expensive. It has over twenty rooms.”
A. mansion B. yacht C. jet D. helicopter
6. If I have a _____, I will fly around the world with my best friends.
A. jet B. yacht C. mansion D. helicopter
7. My brother is a(n) _____. He takes care of animals all day.
A. designer B. veterinarian C. director D. engineer
8. To meet her parents’ _____, she spends five hours practicing the piano every day.
A. relationship B. expectation C. pressure D. forum
 9. I want to become a(n) _____ so I can help build homes and bridges.
A. engineer B. chef C. doctor D. journalist
10. I want to go to university because it’s my _____ to be a doctor.
A. dream B. sight C. view D. hobby

III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following
sentences.

1. We try to meet our parents’ ____________, but it is hard. (EXPECT)

2. What does a ____________ do? (JOURNAL)
3. My cousin is one of the country's top fashion ____________. (DESIGN)
4. Teenagers need ____________ from their parents, but not all parents are willing to
encourage their children. (ENCOURAGE)
5. The ____________ time from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh city is less than one hour.
(FLY)
6. I used to take plenty of exercise, but now I'm terribly ____________. (FIT)
7. They drive a ____________ red car. (SPORT)
8. He says it's the best ____________ equipment you can buy. (MUSIC)
9. Exams can be a ____________ time for any students. (STRESS)
10. Nga eats more ____________ than Tung does because she likes fast food. (HEALTH)
11. I want to go to university because it’s my ____________ to become a doctor.
(DREAMY)
12. A good ____________ would not lead the candidate to the desirable answer.
(INTERVIEW)
13. I worked as a(n) ____________ and producer in the past. (DIRECTLY)
14. She was chatting with her friends, so she couldn’t ____________ on the lesson.
(CONCENTRATE)
15. The musical band has enjoyed an unstoppable rise in ____________. (POPULAR)

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form

1. She asked me where I (spend) ____________ my holiday.

2. I asked him where he (come) ____________ from.
3. He said that he (sell) ____________ his car.
4. I asked them whether they (do) ____________ their homework.
5. She asked me if I (can) ____________ help her.
6. I asked her where she (buy) ____________ that television.
7. She told me that she (go) ____________ to Da Lat the following day.
8. The teacher asked him why he (not do) ____________ the written test.
9. I asked her if she (must) ____________ go then.
10. We asked them where they (go) ____________.
V. Put the following sentences into reported speech.

1. “She is always busy on Sunday” he said.

________________________________________________________________________

2. “We are watching TV now,” they said.

________________________________________________________________________

3. “I don’t have much free time to speak to you now” he said to me.
________________________________________________________________________

4. “She usually waits for me here” he said.

________________________________________________________________________

5. “She doesn’t like drinking coffee,” he said.

________________________________________________________________________

6. “They read English books every day,” she said to me.

________________________________________________________________________

7. “I must go out now,” he said.

________________________________________________________________________

8. “I will find a new job tomorrow” he said.

________________________________________________________________________

9. “We may change this job,” they said.

________________________________________________________________________

10. “They can help you everything” he said to me.

________________________________________________________________________

VI. Turn each direct speech statement into indirect speech with tense changes.

1. “Careful! You’ll fall through the ice.”

→ I warned him __________________________________________.
2. “You must be home by 9 o’clock.”
→ She said ______________________________________________.
3. “John left here an hour ago.”
→ She told me ___________________________________________.
 4. “I easily beat everyone else in the race.”
→ He boasted ____________________________________________.
5. “I’ve been spending a lot more time with my children.”
→ He mentioned __________________________________________.
6. “Jim’s arriving at our house tomorrow.”
→ She told me ___________________________________________.
7. “You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.”
→ Jim told us ___________________________________________.
8. “I’m sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.”
→ Mary said ____________________________________________.
9. “I was sure I’d left it here.”
→ He said ______________________________________________.
10. “I grew these carrots myself.”
→ He told me ___________________________________________.

VII. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.

1. The reporter said that astronauts can bring back specimens of rock from the moon.
A. that B. can bring C. of D. from
2. They said that the new telescope system will provide more detailed exploration of Mars
soon.
A. the new B. will provide C. detailed D. of
3. The Carters said that they would like to postpone their holiday until next week.
A. said B. would C. to postpone D. next week
4. She said her manager that she emailed to their partner the week before and she was still
waiting for a reply.
A. said B. emailed C. the week before D. was still waiting
5. The software developer said, “I began writing this software the previous month and I am
still working on it.”
A. began B. this C. the previous month D. am still working
6. Ms. Jodie says that she really likes social media but she didn’t like TikTok.
A. that B. likes C. but D. didn’t
7. Michael said to his teacher that he was having a headache at that moment, and he needed
to rest now.
A. said to B. was having C. that moment D. now
8. “I would certainly continue living here for the foreseeable future,” said my new
neighbour.

A. would B. living C. here D. foreseeable future