Chuyen de REPORTED SPEECH

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Q1: A. helped B. laughed C. missed D. played
Q2: A. hates B. hurries C. likes D. naps
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Q3: A. compliment B. impolite C. perfectly D. obvious
Q4: A. social B. suppose C. verbal D. walking
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Q5: Do you have it down in writing, or was it just a verbal agreement?
A. spoken B. written C. formal D. polite
Q6: Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and a happy home.
A. take hands B. hold hands C. work together D. shake hands
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Q7: Don`t pay any attention to Nina - she doesn`t know what she`s talking about.
A. ignore B. listen to C. believe D. trust
Q8: The majority of the employees have university degrees.
A. large number B. minority C. large amount D. great deal
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Q9: Linda: “You look very nice in that dress, Maria!”
Maria: “……………..”
A. Yes, I think so B. Don’t mention it C. Thank you very much D. I’m afraid not
Q10: “Be quiet, we need to keep our voices down.”
“…………….”
A. Pardon? B. Excuse me C. You’re welcome D. Thank you
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Q11: After I leave college, I want to travel round ……………. world.
A. one B. the C. an D. a
Q12: He has a very bad attitude …………… work.
A. about B. in C. with D. towards
Q13: We asked ………… the computer could access the .
A. that B. otherwise C. if D. unless
Q14: Economically the country ……………. steadily in the past ten years.
A. has been improving B. improves C. is improving D. improved
Q15: In some Asian countries, love is supposed ……………. marriage, not precede it.
A. follow B. following C. followed D. to follow
Q16: ……………. certain that we have enough drink for the party. marriage, not precede it.
A. Take B. Remember C. Make D. Remind
Q17: Stress and tiredness often lead to lack of…………….
A. concentrate B. concentration C. concentrating D. concentrator
Q18: Many people have objected to the use of animals in ……………. experiments.
A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically
Q19: Christopher Columbus is said ……………. American more than 500 years ago.
A. to discover B. to have discovered C. to be discovered D. discovering
Q20: Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural ……………. of the country?
A. minority B. significance C. majority D. diversity

Q21: We can now ……………. instantly with people on the other side of the world.
A. communicate B. exchange C. say D. tell
Q22: They are a very …………… family and very supportive of one another.
A. obedient B. secure C. close-knit