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59. I ___ my mother___ want to meet her new son-in-law for the

first time in my presence.

A) knows / will not

B) had known / will not

C) knew / would not

D) know / had not

E) shall know / did not

60. The man said:” I have brought all my things “.

The man said ___ .

A) I have brought all his things.
B) that he had brought all his things.
C) he has brought all his things.
D) they have brought all his things.
E) that he brought all his things.

61. “Don’t make so much noise, Michael,” said Ellen.

Ellen told Michael ___ so much noise.

A) to make

B) not to make

C) do make

D) don’t make

E) didn’t make

62. A foreigner asked: “How do English people spend their Sundays?”

A foreigner asked how ___ their Sundays.

A) do English people spend
B) did English people spend
C) English people spent
D) English people spend
E) had English people spent

63. The film director was asked ___ .

A) if he likes to play on grass
B) which airline he works for
C) if he had ever won an Oscar
D) that he took part in the concert
E) why he is nervous before the match

64. The police officer asked us ___ .

A) are we going that way
B) where we were going
C) when did the tram stop
D) if could we stop at the traffic light
E) whether we speak English

65. He said that ___ .

A) his friend is learning English
B) our classroom will be cleaned tomorrow
C) they were going to the nearest post-office
D) his car was stolen a few weeks ago
E) there is nothing to do

66. He said to her, “Don’t enter the room”.

He ordered her ___ the room.

A) not to enter

B) to enter

C) didn’t enter

D) doesn’t enter

E) do not enter

67. “How far do I have to walk?” she asked me.

She wanted to know how far ___ to walk.

A) she had

B) she has

C) I have

D) I had

E) she will have

68. She told him that she ___ to see him the following DAY.

A) will come

B) come

C) came

D) would come

E) comes

69. “Did you sleep well?” I asked him.

I asked him if ___ well.

A) he sleeps

B) he slept

C) he had slept

D) you slept

E) you did sleep

70. “Were you at the Zoo last night?” asks Jane.

Jane asks ___ at the Zoo last night.

A) that I was

B) if I was

C) if I had been

D) if I am

E) whether was I

71. “Whose birthday is it?” said Jane.

Jane asked whose birthday ___ .

A) it is

B) it

C) it was

D) is it

E) it had been

72. “Where do you live?” the boy asked.

The boy wanted to know where ___ .

A) do I live

B) did I live

C) I live

D) I lived

E) I had lived

73. “Where did you live?” my boss asked.

My boss wanted to know where ___ .

A) do I live

B) did I live

C) I live

D) I had lived

E) I lived

74. “I spoke to Jane last week,” she said.

She said ___ .

A) I spoke to Jane last week.
B) she had spoken to Jane last week.
C) she had spoken to Jane a week before.
D) I had spoken to Jane a week before.
E) she spoke to Jane a week before.

75. “Don’t wait for me, Ann,” said Tom.

Tom told Ann ___ .

A) to wait for him

B) not to wait for him

C) didn’t wait for him

D) don’t wait for him

E) if she waited for him

76. The manager asks the secretary ___ .

A) if Mr. Smith would be busy at little next day
B) if Mr. Smith will be busy at 11 tomorrow
C) if Mr. Smith had been busy at 11
D) has Mr. Smith been busy by 11 today
E) will Mr. Smith be busy at 11 tomorrow

77. He was sure that he ___ this time.

A) will fail

B) wouldn’t fail

C) fails

D) failed

E) will not fail

78. “Can you open the door for me, my son?” asked an old woman.

An old woman asked a young ___ the door for her.

A) can he open

B) he opens

C) does he open

D) if he can open

E) to open

79. She said, “I lost the key of my room.”

She said that ___ .
A) she had lost the key of her room
B) she lost the key of my room
C)I had lost the key of my room
D) I lose the key of my room
E) she lost the key of the room

80. I asked Nelly, “What are you looking for?”

I asked Nelly what ___ looking for.

A) are you

B) she was

C) were you

D) was she

E) she is

Indirect speech

Book 1 Part C