1. Someone ______ me there’s been an accident on the motorway.

  A. asked B. said C. spoke D. told

2. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I advised her _____.

A. no worry B. not worry C. no to worry D. not to worry

3. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I asked Tom_______.

A. giving a hand B. gave a hand C. to give a hand D. give a hand

4. Tom said that New York _______ more lively than London.

A. is B. be C. was D. were

5. When he was at Oliver’s plat yesterday, Martin asked if he ______ use the phone.

A. can B. could C. may D. must

6. George couldn’t help me. He ______ me to ask Kate.

A. tell B. said C. told D. say

7. Judy ______ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.

A.admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested

8. I said that I had met her ______ .

A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day.

9. The man asked the boys ______ .

A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting

C. why they fight D.why were they  fighting

10. “______the door”, he said.

A. please open B. open pleased   C. please to open D. please, opening

11. I wanted to know ______ return home.

A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would

12. The woman wonders _______ doing well at school.

A. whether her children are B. if her children were

C. whether her children were D. her children are if

13. Peter said he was leaving for Paris ______.

A. next week B. the week previous C. following week    D. the following week

14. “I don’t usually drink milk when ______ ” Mrs. Pike said.

A. she was hungry B. I was hungry C. I am hungry D. I will be

15. They said that their house had been broken into ______.

A. the two days before B. two days ago C. two days before D. since two days

16. She advised me _______ an apple everyday to stay healthy.

A. eating B. I should eat C. to eat D. please, eat