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12.07.2022 07:40 •  Английский язык

1. Complete the text with the words in the box in the appropriate form.
ask flirt finish fancy get

John ... the girl, so he asked her out one evening. She ... with him, but she said "No" at last. He was very upset. She began flirting with Dan. So John ... angry, he met another girl, Anna, and ... her out one day. After that they got on very well. And he didn't ... with her at all.
2. Choose and write the correct alternatives.
a) We were promised / invited to go to a party the previous week.
b) She announced / agreed to meet my friends in the park.
c) David refused / explained that he couldn't go to the cinema.
d) She refused / complained to give me her brush.
e) I admitted / promised to help my teacher to carry her books into the class.
3. Put in the appropriate form of the verbs "say", "ask" and "tell" in the sentences.
a) Ann ___ us that she wouldn't stay out late.
b) My brother ___ me that his work was very exciting.
c) He___ that he didn't pass the exam.
d) My cousin ___ them that she was very tired.
e) The boy ___ if he had missed the bus.
f) She ___ that she was very happy.
g) Billy ___ him if he had done his homework.
h) The girl ___ us that she was going to win the race.
4. Complete the sentences in reported speech. Write full sentences.
a) 'I don't like music', he said.
He said ...
b) 'I haven't seen David', he told his friends.
He told his friends ...
c) 'I like reading books', she said.
She said ...
d) 'I'll put this cap later', he told his mum.
He told his mum ...
e) 'I'll read it later', said Alice.
Alice said ...
5. Rewrite the questions using reported speech. Write full sentences.
a) 'Do you like sweets?' he asked.
He asked ...
b) 'Did you go to school?' the boy asked me.
The boy asked me ...
c) 'Have you read this book?' they asked.
They asked ...
d) 'Have you been to India?' the people asked.
The people asked ...
e) 'Will you buy new shoes? she asked.
She asked ...
f) 'Do you dance?' the instructor asked.
The instructor asked ...
g) 'Have you made the bed?' my mum asked.
My mum asked ...

6. Write the direct questions.
a) He asked if we were students. (Are ...?)
b) They asked if we moved a new flat. (Do ...?)
c) She asked if we had broken our phone. (Did ...?)
d) He asked if I would come to the party. (Will ...?)
e) They asked if I was going to swim in the pool. (Are ...?)

7. Read the text and answer the questions using the text. Write full answers.
The biggest-selling daily newspaper in the UK is The Sun. More than three million copies are sold every day. The Sun is a tabloid newspaper. This means that it has a large photograph on its front page and that most of its stories are about famous people, especially people in show business like film stars and pop stars. There isn't usually much serious news in tabloid newspapers like The Sun and very little international news. Other tabloid newspapers in the UK are the Daily Mail, Daily Mirror and the Daily Star. More than seven million copies of tabloid newspapers are sold in the UK every day.
If you want to find out what is happening in the world, you have to buy a more serious newspaper. These are called broadsheets. They are quality newspapers and have news stories from all around the world. The biggest-selling broadsheet is the Daily Telegraph, which sells over 850 000 copies a day. Other broadsheets include The Times, The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Independent. These newspapers also have serious editorial sections and a lot of special features on subjects such as travel, arts and education. More than two million copies of these newspapers are sold in the UK each day.
The Australian multi-millionaire Rupert Murdoch owns News Corporation , which owns The Sun, The Times, News of the World and Sky TV.
a) Who is the newspaper The Sun about?
b) How many tabloid newspapers are sold in the UK daily?
c) What kind of newspapers are broadsheets?
d) How many copies of Daily Telegraph are sold every day?
e) Who is the owner of the newspapers like The Sun and The Times?