Control test «REPORTED SPEECH»

Task 1. Report the sentences

1) Polly said to me: “Don’t be late!”

2) Parents asked: “Where were you last night?”

3) He asked: “Have you ever worked at school?”

4) Fred asked: “Does your friend often come here, boys?”

5) My teacher asked me: “Did you enjoy your summer holidays?”

6) Ann said: “We will buy clothes for the coming summer next week”

7) The nurse said: “He was operated successfully”

8) He said: “I got up late yesterday”

9) The teacher said: “Open the books, please”

10) John said: “I will spend my holidays in Wales”

It seems to the Nottingham sheriff of our day that whatever legend may say, it is still harmful, since the unauthorized redistribution of wealth is by no means noble. The Sheriff believes that the Nottingham Forest football team and the famous skaters Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean are more worthy of the attention and honor of their fellow countrymen than the noble outlaw. Greensmith managed to win over the city government, and a consortium of local businessmen hired four advertising agencies to create a new symbol of the city, not reminiscent of robbery and violence.

ответ на русском:

Ноттингемскому шерифу наших дней кажется, что, как легенду ни крути, она все равно вредна, поскольку самовольное перераспределение богатства отнюдь не благородно. Шериф считает, что футбольная команда Nottingham Forest и знаменитые фигуристы Джейн Торвилл и Кристофер Дин более достойны внимания и почитания земляков, чем благородный разбойник. Гринсмит сумел привлечь на свою сторону городские власти, и консорциум местных бизнесменов нанял четыре рекламных агентства, перед которыми поставлена задача — создать новый символ города, не напоминающий о разбое и насилии.

a) Cambridge is formed from a variety of institutions, isn't it?

b) All the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university, aren't they?

c) It does not have a main campus, does it?

d) The university also operates eight cultural and scientific museums, doesn't it?

e) Cambridge has educated many prominent scientists, politicians, lawyers,

philosophers, hasn't it?

f) There are 31 colleges with 18,271 students with 9,823 academic and

administrative staff members at Cambridge University, aren't there?

g) No college is as old as the university itself, isn't it?

h) Cambridge is now the only remaining United Kingdom university with female only colleges, isn't it?