I. Change the following sentences into Indirect Reported Speech or vice-versa:

1. The doctor told him that he worked too hard.
-> “You work too hard,” the doctor told him.

2. “I’m sorry I broke the glass”, said Peter.
-> Peter apologized for breaking the glass.

3. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
-> “How do you like my new dress?” she asked John.

4. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”, he asked.
-> He suggested putting the luggage under the seat.

5. “Keep away from this area”, said the security guard when we approached the fence.
-> The security guard told us to keep away from that area when we approached the fence.

II. Rewrite the sentences so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before:

1. It’s three years since we last visited Ha Noi.
- We haven’t visited Ha Noi for three years.

2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
- She is the most intelligent person in our school.

3. You can’t take this book away.
- This book cannot be taken away.

4. Huong is 1.60m tall and Hoa is 1.60m tall, too.
- Huong is as tall as Hoa, both being 1.60m.

5. I wrote a letter half an hour.
- It took me half an hour to write a letter.