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1. She asked me where I _______ from.

• A. come
• B. coming
• C. to come
• D. came

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2. I asked Martha _______ to enter law school.

• A. are you planning
• B. if she is planning
• C. was she planning
• D. if she was planning

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3. Nam wanted to know what time _______.

• A. the movie began
• B. the movie begins
• C. does the movie begin
• D. did the movie begin

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4. Julia said that she _______ there at noon.

• A. is going to be
• B. was going to be
• C. will be
• D. can be

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5. Paul asked her, “Have you got 20 pounds?”
 Paul asked her _______ 20 pounds.

• A. if she got
• B. if she had got
• C. whether she got
• D. whether had she got

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6. He told me _______ him up at six o'clock.

• A. please pick
• B. to pick
• C. should pick
• D. I can pick

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7. He said that Linda and John _______ married _______.

• A. were getting / tomorrow
• B. are getting / the next day
• C. were getting / the next day
• D. will getting / the day after

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8. They asked me when _______.

• A. did I arrive
• B. will I arrive
• C. I had arrived
• D. I can arrive

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9. The farmer said, “I didn’t see her.”  The farmer said _______ her.

• A. he had seen
• B. he had seen
• C. she didn’t see
• D. he hadn’t seen

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10. I wondered _______ the right thing.

• A. if I am doing
• B. was I doing
• C. am I doing
• D. whether I was doing

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11. Charlie _______ that his father was in hospital.

• A. told me
• B. told to me
• C. said me
• D. asked me

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12. Mr. Brown said, “I watched TV last night.”  Mr. Brown said that he _______ TV the night before.

• A. was watching
• B. watched
• C. had watched
• D. has watched

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13. “I'll never make that mistake again”, Robert said.
 Robert promised _______ that mistake again.

• A. no making
• B. not made
• C. never to make
• D. never made

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14. “I'd like you to tell me the truth,” Lara said.
 Lana wanted _______ her the truth.

• A. I to tell
• B. me to tell
• C. me telling
• D. me tell

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15. “You should quit smoking and eat more vegetable”, said the doctor.
 The doctor advised him _______ more vegetable.

• A. to quit smoking and eat
• B. quit smoking and eat
• C. to quit smoking and to eating
• D. quitting smoking and eating

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16. “Please come and join our party tonight”, said Lana.
 Lana invited us_______.

• A. to come and join our party tonight
• B. to their party that night
• C. to come and join their party that night
• D. to our party tonight

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17. “Be aware of the dog,” said Tom.
 Tom warned us _______.

• A. to be aware of the dog
• B. to be aware of the dog
• C. we should be aware of the dog
• D. aware of the dog

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18. He asked _______ him some money.

• A. her to lend
• B. her lending
• C. she has lent
• D. she lends

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19. Andrew told me that they _______ fish two_______ days.

• A. have not eaten / ago
• B. had not eaten / previous
• C. did not eat / before
• D. would not eat / last

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20. John often says he _______ boxing because it _______ a cruel sport.

• A. does not like / is
• B. did not like / were
• C. not liked / had been
• D. had not liked / was

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21. The host asked Peter _______ tea or coffee.

• A. whether he preferred
• B. that he preferred
• C. did he prefer
• D. if he prefers

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22. The mother asked her son _______.

• A. where he has been
• B. where he had been
• C. where has he been
• D. where had he been

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23. “Please don't tell anyone what happened," Ann said to me.

• A. Ann said to me please don't tell anyone what happened.
• B. Ann told me didn't tell anyone what had happened.
• C. Ann said me not to tell anyone what happened.
• D. Ann told me not to tell anyone what had happened.

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24. “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?” he said.

• A. He invited me to go to the cinema with him that night.
• B. He offered me to go to the cinema with him tonight.
• C. He asked me if I'd like to go to the cinema with him tonight.
• D. He would like me to go to the cinema with him this night.

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25. “Remember to pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon” she said.

• A. She told me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
• B. She reminded me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the following afternoon.
• C. She reminded me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next afternoon.
• D. She told me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next day afternoon.

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26. “If I were you, I'd tell him the truth,” she said to me.

• A. She said to me that if I were you, I'd tell him the truth.
• B. She said to me that if I were you, I'd tell him the truth.
• C. She suggested to tell him the truth if she were me.
• D. She advised me to tell him the truth.

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27. “I'm really sorry for being late again,” said Ann.

• A. I felt sorry for Ann's being late again.
• B. Ann was sorry for my being late again.
• C. Ann excused for my being late again.
• D. Ann apologized for being late again.

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28. “How beautiful the dress you have just bought is!” Peter said to Mary.

• A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
• B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
• C. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
• D. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.

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29. “Can I bring a friend to the party?” Nancy wanted to know.

• A. Nancy asked me if she could bring a friend to the party.
• B. Nancy wanted to ask someone to bring her friend to the party.
• C. Nancy knew that bring a friend to the party was good.
• D. Nancy wanted to invite her friend out and to the party.

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30. She asked me, "How high is the church?"

• A. She asked me how high the church was.
• B. She asked me how high is the church.
• C. She asked me how high the church had been.
• D. She asked me how high the church is.

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