Progress test
1. Complete the text with the words in the box
got asked finish went fancied
Gail a) ……Jim so she flirted with him at a party one evening. Then he b)….her out and she said’ yes’. They c) ………… out together for three years and at first they d) ……... on very well. But after a lot of arguments she decided to e) ………..with him.
2. Choose the correct alternatives.
a) Peter explained/refused that he couldn’t come to the party because he was busy.
b) She refused/complained to lend me her dictionary.
c) I promised/admitted to help my mother with the housework.
d) He complained/offered that he was feeling ill.
e) I announced/agreed to meet my friends outside the cinema.
3. Complete the sentences in reported speech.
a) “I don’t like sport,” she said. She said …………………………………… .
b) “I’m watching television,” said Peter. Peter said ………………………….. .
c) “I haven’t seen Emma,” she told her parents. She told her parents ………….
d) “I’ll do it later,” he said. He said ………………………….. .
e) “I can’t find my dictionary,” he said. He said ………………………………… .
4. Complete the sentences in reported speech using if
a) “Did you see the film?” He asked …………………………. …………………
b) “Is your teacher nice?” She asked …………………………………………….
c) “Can you speak French?” He asked …………………………………………….
d) “Do you know Tania?” She asked ………………………………………………
e) “Are you learning English?” She asked …………………………………………
5. Choose the correct alternatives.
a) He said/told that his job was very boring.
b) She said/told me that she was hungry.
c) Jane asked/told Tom that she wasn’t going to the party.
d) She asked/told him whether he wanted to go to the cinema instead.
e) He said/asked that he didn’t want to go.
