CHUYÊN ĐỀ 15: LỜI NÓI GIÁN TIẾP (REPORTED SPEECH)
30 câu hỏi
He asked me…………..
what did I see last night
what I had seen last night
what I had seen the previous night
what I saw the night before
Chọn C
Mrs. Smith warned the children………….horror films at night.
don’t watch
shouldn’t watch
with watching
not to watch
Chọn D
Dad told me that……………in the world.
Russia is the largest country
Russia was the largest country
Russia had been the largest country
Russia has been the largest country
Chọn A
My sister reminded me……………the door before going to school.
to remember to lock
to lock
of locking
not to forget to lock
Chọn B
Jack wanted to know……………in 2015.
whether I had moved house
had I moved house
did I move house
if I moved house
Chọn D
Tony said that he…………..with his friend at 10 o’clock the night before.
was staying
had stayed
had been staying
stayed
Chọn C
My brother said if he……………a lot of money, he………….around the world.
had - would travel
has - will travel
had had - would have travelled
had - will travel
Chọn A
The neighbor wanted to know………….to the supermarket.
how far is it
how long it was
what's the distance
how far it was
Chọn D
The principal promised………….the matter.
all the students to look into
to look into
about looking into
that he will look into
Chọn B
Alan asked Jane………….to Paris the summer…………..
why she hadn't gone - previous
why hadn't she gone - after
why she hadn't gone - before
why she didn't go - before
Chọn C
Choose the sentence CLOSEST in meaning to the given one in each question.
He wanted to know if there was anything he could do to help.
He asked us what he should do to assist us.
If there was anything he could aid us, we'd tell him.
He said he could have done something if he had known we needed help.
He was wondering whether his assistance was needed at all.
Chọn D
"Why don't we go out for dinner?" said Helen.
Helen suggested a dinner out.
Helen ordered a dinner out.
Helen demanded a dinner out.
Helen requested a dinner out.
Chọn A
"Cigarette?" he asked. "No, thanks," I said.
He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused.
He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.
He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.
He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.
Chọn C
"Would you like to come to my birthday party, Sarah?" asked Charlie.
Charlie ordered Sarah to come to his birthday party.
Charlie invited Sarah to his birthday party.
Charlie reminded Sarah of his coming birthday party.
Charlie asked if Sarah was able to come to his birthday party.
Chọn B
"My company makes a large profit every year. Why don't you invest more money in it?" my friend said to me.
My friend persuaded me to invest more money in his company.
My friend suggested his investing more money in his company.
My friend instructed me how to put more money into his company.
I was asked to invest more money in my friend's company.
Đáp án: A
Giải thích:
Dịch: “Công ty của tôi kiếm được lợi nhuận lớn mỗi năm. Tại sao bạn không đầu tư nhiều tiền hơn vào đó?” bạn tôi nói với tôi.
A. Bạn tôi thuyết phục tôi đầu tư nhiều tiền hơn vào công ty của anh ấy.
B. Bạn tôi gợi ý anh ấy đầu tư nhiều tiền hơn vào công ty của anh ấy.
C. Bạn tôi hướng dẫn tôi cách đầu tư nhiều tiền hơn vào công ty của anh ấy.
D. Tôi được yêu cầu đầu tư nhiều tiền hơn vào công ty của bạn tôi.
Dựa vào nghĩa câu gốc mang tính thuyết phục, chọn đáp án A.
"If only I had studied my lessons carefully last night," Tim sighs.
Tim feels regret because he didn't study his lessons carefully last night.
Tim only studied his lessons carefully the night before.
Tim wishes he studied his lessons carefully last night.
Tim said he hadn’t studied his lessons carefully last night.
Chọn A
"You should have finished the report by now," Mark told his secretary.
Mark said that his secretary should finish the report now.
Mark reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
Mark reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time.
Mark scolded his secretary for not having finished the report.
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:
Câu gốc:
“You should have finished the report by now,” Mark told his secretary.
Dịch: “Lẽ ra cô nên hoàn thành bản báo cáo vào lúc này rồi,” Mark nói với thư ký của mình.
Cấu trúc "should have + V3/V-ed" diễn tả một hành động đáng lẽ đã xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng thực tế không xảy ra.
reproach someone for + V-ing: trách móc ai vì đã làm (hoặc không làm) điều gì đó.
B. Mark reproached his secretary for not having finished the report.
Dịch: Mark trách thư ký của mình vì đã không hoàn thành bản báo cáo.
Xét các đáp án khác:
A. Mark said that his secretary should finish the report now. (Sai vì câu này đang dùng "should finish" ở hiện tại, trong khi câu gốc nói về một việc lẽ ra đã hoàn thành trong quá khứ.)
C. Mark reminded his secretary of finishing the report on time. (Sai vì "remind someone of" mang nghĩa nhắc nhở, không phù hợp với câu mang tính trách móc.)
D. Mark scolded his secretary for not having finished the report. (Sai vì "scold" mang nghĩa mắng mỏ khá mạnh, trong khi câu gốc chỉ mang ý trách móc nhẹ nhàng hơn.)
Chọn B.
"Mum, please don’t tell dad about my mistake," the boy said.
The mother was forced to keep her son's mistake as a secret when he insisted.
The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more.
The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake.
The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake.
Chọn C
"Please don't drive so fast, Tom," said Sophie.
Sophie complained about Tom’s driving too fast.
Sophie insisted Tom's driving on.
Sophie grumbled to Tom about driving slowly.
Sophie pleaded with Tom not to drive too fast.
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:
Dịch: "Làm ơn đừng lái xe nhanh thế, Tom," Sophie nói.
A. Sophie phàn nàn về việc Tom lái xe quá nhanh.
B. Sophie khăng khăng bắt Tom lái xe.
C. Sophie càu nhàu với Tom về việc lái xe chậm.
D. Sophie cầu xin Tom đừng lái xe quá nhanh.
Câu gốc là một lời cầu xin với động từ "said" và có nội dung yêu cầu Tom không lái xe quá nhanh. Khi chuyển sang câu gián tiếp, ta dùng cấu trúc:
plead with sb (not) to do sth: cầu xin, năn nỉ ai (không) làm gì
The captain said to his men: "Abandon the ship immediately!"
A. The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
B. The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
C. The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
D. The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
The captain invited his men to abandon the ship immediately.
The captain suggested his men abandon the ship immediately.
The captain ordered his men to abandon the ship immediately.
The captain requested his men to abandon the ship immediately.
Chọn C
Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one, using the word given. You must use between THREE and EIGHT words, including the word given.
"Wow, you’ve won the first prize in the contest!" Liz said to me. (ON)
→ Liz………………the first prize in the contest.
congratulated me on winning
"I'm sorry I didn't phone you earlier," Mary said to Helen. (FOR)
→ Mary……………. earlier.
apologized to Helen for not phoning/ having phoned her
You didn’t pay attention to what I said," the teacher said to the boy. (PAYING)
→ The teacher accused…………………what she said.
the boy of not paying attention to
If I were you, I'd accept their offer," Ann said to me. (ADVISED)
→ Ann………………………their offer.
advised me to accept
"Why don't you postpone your party until the end of the month?" Jack's mother said to him. (PUT)→ Jack's mother suggested…………………………………until the end of the month.
(that) he (should) put off his party
"I must see the manager at once!" said Kevin. (INSISTED)→ Kevin……………………..at once.
insisted on seeing the manager
"If you don’t give me your money, I'll hit you!" the thief told me. (TO)
→ The thief…………………………give him my money.
threatened to hit me if I didn't
"I'll give it to Ryan tomorrow," John said. (PROMISED)→ John…………………………….day.
promised to give it to Ryan the next/ following
"I've always wanted to be rich," my brother said. (DREAMT)→ My brother has always…………………………rich.
dreamt of being
"How kind of you to bring me the flowers!" Miss White said to Jack. (BRINGING)→ Miss White………………the flowers.
thanked Jack for bringing her
