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782. "There were many traffic accidents last month." The police report stated that ______
a) There were many traffic accidents last month;
b) There had been many traffic accidents previous month;
c) There had been many traffic accidents the month before;
d) There were many traffic accidents last month
783. "I didn't expect to see you here today," she said. She said ______
a) she didn't expect to see them there today;
b) she hadn't expected to see them there today;
c) she hadn't expected to see them there that day;
d) she didn't expect to see them there that day
784."I'm sorry I ruined the show," the actress apologized.
a) The actress apologized for the ruin of the show.
b) The actress apologized for having ruined the show.
c) The actress apologized to have ruined the show.
d) The actress apologized to ruin the show.
785.The indirect version of " How long are you going to stay?" he asked me, is:
a) He asked me how long was I going to stay.
b) He asked me how long I was going to stay.
c) He asked me how long would I be going to stay.
d) He asked me how long I would be going to stay.
786." When I get back I'll give you the money I borrowed from you last week", he said.
a) He promised that when he got back he would give me the money he had borrowed from
me the previous week.
b) He promised that when he would get back he would give the money he had borrowed
from me the previous week.
c) He promised that when he got back he will give me the money he borrowed from me the
previous week.
787.I asked her : Can you keep a secret?
a) She asked me if I can keep a secret.
b) She asked me whether I could keep a secret.
c) She asked to me whether I could keep a secret.
d) She asked me whether could I keep a secret.
788." Când vei alege, ar trebui să preferi sfaturile mele", a spus mama.
a) Mother told me that, when making my choice, it would be better to prefer her advice.
b) Mother told me that, when making my choice, I should prefer her advice .
c) Mother told me that, when making my choice, I ought prefer her advice.
d) Mother told me that, when making mine choice, I had to prefer her advice.
789." Will you help me with this exercise?" asked the child.
a) The child asked me whether I will help him with that exercise.
b) The child asked me whether I would help him with this exercise.
c) The child asked to me whether I would help he with that exercise.
d) The child asked me whether I would help him with that exercise.
790. He said :"I want to leave here today".
a) He said that he wants to leave here today.
b) He said that he wanted to leave here today.
c) He said that she wanted to leave there that day.
d) He said that he wanted to leave there that day.
791. "Where are you going on holiday?" she asked me.
a) She asked me where I am going on holiday.
b) She asked me where I will be going on holiday.
c) She asked me where I was going on holiday.
d) She asked me where was I going on holiday.
792. How often does George phone Lily?
a) Mary wants to know how often does George phone Lily.
b) Mary wants to know how often George phones Lily.
c) Mary wants to know how often George will phone Lily.
d) Mary wants to know how often George and phoned Lily.
793. Ei au recunoscut că nu vor putea merge la discotecă diseară.
a) They recognized that they won't be able to go to the disco tonight.
b) They recognized that they wouldn't be able to go to the disco that night.
c) They admitted that they couldn't go to the disco that night.
d) They admitted that they wouldn't be able to go to the disco that night.
794. Mă întrebam dacă să le spun sau nu.
a) I was wandering if I had to tell them or not.
b) I was asking myself whether I can tell them or not.
c) I was wondering whether I should tell them or not.
d) I wondered whether to tell or not.
795. Galilei a spus că pământul se învârte în jurul soarelui.
a) Galilee said that the Earth went round the Sun.
b) Galilee said that the Earth was going round the Sun.
c) Galilee said that the Earth is going round the Sun.
d) Galilee said that the Earth goes round the Sun.
796. El mi-a spus că o iubea mult.
a) He told me that he had loved her dearly.
b) He told me that he loved her dearly.
c) He told me that he was loving her dearly.
d) He told me that he had been loving her dearly.
797. Ţi-am spus că aşteaptă de mult.
a) I told you he had waited for ages.
b) I told you he waited for ages.
c) I told you he was waiting for ages.
d) I told you he had been waiting for ages.
798. "I wish I knew what to do", she said.
a) She said she wishes she knew what to do.
b) She said she wished she knew what to do.
c) She said she wished she had known what to do.
d) She said she wished I knew what to do.
799. 'My wife wants to take a job but I'd rather she concentrated on our home', he said.
a. He said his wife wants to take a job but he'd rather she concentrated on their home.
b. He said his wife wanted to take a job but he'd rather she concentrated on their home.
c. He said his wife wanted to take a job but he'd have rather she concentrated on their
home
800. 'Where are you going? Where do you live? Have you been to Bucharest before?', he
wanted to know.
a. He wanted to know where I went, where I lived and whether I was to Bucharest
before.
b. He wanted to know where I was going, where did I live, if I had been to Bucharest
before.
c. He wanted to know where I was going, where I lived and whether I had been to
Bucharest before.
801. James said he would lend me the movie after he it.
a) watches; b) wtched; c) had watched; d) would watch
802. Nu se gândise cum va reacţiona când va afla cu cine şi-a petrecut vacanţa.
a. She didn't think how he would react when he'd found out who she had spent her
holiday with.
b. She hadn't thought how he would react when he found out whom she had spent her
holidays with.
c. She hadn't thought how he would react when he'd find out whom she spent her
holidays with.
 803. “Who has been using my pen?” asked mother.
Mother asked:
a. who has been using my pen.
b. who had been using my pen.
c. who has been using her pen.
d. who had been using her pen.
804. "How far is it?" I asked "and how long will take me to get there?"
I asked:
a. how far it was and how long would it take me to get there.
b. how far it was and how long it would take me to get there.
c. how far it is and how long would it take me to get there.
d. how far was it and how long would it take me to get there.
805."You shouldn't have bought that dress" said Peter, "It is too large."
Peter said that:
a. I shouldn't have bought that dress as it was too large.
b. I shouldn't have bought that dress as it were too large.
c. you shouldn't bought that dress because it has been too large.
d. I oughtn't bought that dress because it is too large.
806."I buy everything I need in this shop" she told me.
She told me that:
a. she bought everything she needed in that shop.
b. she has bought everything she needs in that shop.
c. she buys everything she needs in that shop.
d. she bought everything she needs in that shop.
807."How far is the bus-stop? Would you mind _________ ?"
a. showing me how far is the bus-stop
b. telling me how far is the bus-stop
c. showing me how far the bus-stop is
d. telling me how far the bus-stop is
808."If you invite me, I'll come for sure", Mary said.
Mary promised that:
a. she should come for sure if I invite her
b. if I invited her, she will come for sure.
c. if she invited her, she would come for sure
d. she would come for sure if I invited her.
809."Do you know a good piano teacher?" Andy asked her:
a. whether she knows a good piano teacher.
b. if did she know a good piano teacher.
c. if she knew a good piano teacher.
d. whether she had known a good piano teacher.
810."I wish you helped your mates more". Our teacher told us that _________ mates
more.
a. he wished we had helped his
b. he wished we helped our
c. he wished we were helping our
d. he wishes we would help his
811.He often tells me : " I'd like you to speak English to me." He often tells me that :
a. he had liked to speak English to him.
b. he would like me to speak English to me.
c. he would like me to speak English to him.
d. he would have liked me to speak English to him.
812.The shop assistant asked her: "Why didn't you come back right away?" The shop
assistant asked her __________ come back right away.
a. why didn't she
b. why hadn't she
c. why she hadn't
d. why she didn't
813."Can you repair my watch by Saturday ?" I asked. I asked :
a. whether he can repair my watch by Saturday.
b. if could he repair my watch by saturday.
c. whether he could repair my watch by Saturday.
d. if he will be able to repair my watch by Saturday.
814."I'm so tired. I wish I could have a rest" Tom said. Tom said that :
a. he wished he could have a rest because he is tired.
b. he wishes he could have a rest because he was tired.
c. he wished he could have a rest because he was tired.
d. he wished he had been able to have a rest because he was tired.
815.The little boy said "I crouched behind the armchair so that I should not be seen." The
little boy said that he ______ behind the armchair so that he ______ seen.
a. had crouched / should not be
b. crouched / should not have been
c. had been crouching / should be not
d. used to crouch / not be
816."The postman brought us the newspapers two days ago" said Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown
said that the postman:
a. brought them the newspaper two days before
b. had brought us the newspaper two days ago
c. brought us the newspaper two days ago
d. had brought them the newspaper two days before
817."Where were you last night, Tom?" he asked. His father asked Tom where:
a. had he been the night before
b. he had been the previous night
c. had he been the last night
d. was he the night before
818. The doctor said: "I would take the medicine if I were you." The doctor said that
______ the medicine if ______ .
a. he would take /he were I
b. would have taken /he had been me
c. I would take /I were him
d. I should take /he was me.
819. “I might be late.” She said that … .
a) she might be late; b) she might have been late; c) she had to be late; c) was going to be
late.
820. “If we leave now, we’ll catch the train.” I told him that … .
a) if we are leaving now, we’ll catch the train; b) if we were leaving we would have caught
the train; c) if we left we’d catch the train; d) if we had left we would have caught the
train.
821. “If you came back tomorrow, I’d be able to help you.” She said that … .
a) if you had come back the next day, I ‘d have been able to help you; b) if I came back the
next day, she’d be able to help me; c) if I had come back the next day, she’d have been
able to help me; d) if you come back tomorrow, she will be able to help you.
822. I suppose she won’t come.
a) I don’t suppose she will come; b) “She won’t come”, I supposed; c) “She wouldn’t come”
I supposed; d) “She didn’t come” I supposed.
823. “It’s all right by me if you take a holiday.”
a) Ann proposed that I should take a holiday; b) Ann preferred that I take a holiday; c) Ann
expected me to take a holiday; d) Ann agreed that I could take a holiday.
824. She preferred that I take a holiday.
a) “Of course you can take a holiday”; b) “Actually, I’d rather you took a holiday”; c)
“Taking a holiday would be a good idea”; d) “Don’t forget to take a holiday”.
825. The chair person … that time was extremely short.
a) mentioned us; b) reminded us; c) remembered us; d) explained us.
 826. The government … that there was a crisis.
a) denied; b) refused; c) persuaded; d) advised.
827. “Perhaps I did take it after all.”
a) He doubted whether he had taken it.; b) He claimed he had taken it; c) He admitted that
he might have taken it; d) He confirmed he had taken it.
828. Sue denied that she had been there.
a) “I might not have been there; b) “I wasn’t there, I can assure you”; c) “I don’t think I
have been there”; d) “You may not believe me, but I have been there”.
829. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” said Clare.
a) Clare denied having taken Sue’s calculator; b) Clare said she didn’t take Sue’s calculator;
c) Clare didn’t agree to have taken Sue’s calculator; d) Clare said she hasn’t taken Sue’s
calculator.
830. “Look, I might not be able to come on Saturday”, said David. David told us … .
a) he might not be able to come on Saturday; b) might not have been able to come on
Saturday; c) couldn’t have come on Saturday; d) can’t have come on Saturday.
831. “Make sure you don’t take the A20 in the rush hour, Tim”, said Tom. Tom warned
Tim … .
a) that he shouldn’t have taken A20 in the rush hour; b) not to take the A20 in the rush hour;
c) to not take the A20 in the rush hour; d) that he didn’t take the A20 in the rush hour.
832. “No, you don’t need to.” He said that … .
a) I needn’t to; b) I didn’t need to; c) I needn’t have to.
833. The doctor said he would give me some medicine then, which he hoped would help.
a) “ I will give you some medicine now, which I hope will help”, the doctor said;
b) “ I would give you some medicine now, which I hoped would help”, the doctor said.
c) “I will give you some medicine then, which I hope will help”, the doctor said.
d) “I would have given you some medicine then, which I hoped would have helped”, the
doctor said.
834. “Give me a ring if you are not feeling well.” He told me … .
a) to give him a ring if I was not feeling well; b) that I rang him if I was not feeling well; c)
to give him a ring if I am not feeling well; d) That I should ring him if I am not feeling
well.
835. “Are there any letters for me?” said Mary.
a) Mary asked if were any letters for her; b) Mary asked if were there any letters for her; c)
Mary asked if there were any letters for her; d) Mary asked are there any letters for her.
836. “Who do you want to speak to?”, said the telephonist. The telephonist asked … .
a) to whom I want to speak; b) who I wanted to speak to; c) who did I want to speak to; d)
whom did I want to speak.
837. “Would you like to come with us?” They asked … .
a) whether I wanted to come with them; b) if I would like to come with them; c) whether
would I like to come with them; d) if I would have liked to come with them.
838. “Can you tell me why Paul left the university without taking his degree?” Paul’s
sister wanted to know … .
a) why Paul had left the university without taking his degree; b) why had Paul left the
university without having taken his degree; c) why Paul left the university without taking
his degree; d) why did Paul leave the university without having taken his degree.
839. “How many sleeping pills have you taken?” said the night sister. The night sister …
a) asked how many sleeping pills had she taken; b) wanted to know how many sleeping pills
she has taken; c) asked how many sleeping pills she took; d) wanted to know how many
sleeping pills she had taken.
840. He advised me to tell Tom.
a) “If I were you I’d have told Tom”; b) “You’d better tell Tom”; c) “I’d rather you tell
Tom.”; d) “You should have told Tom.”
841. I said he was always making mistakes and that he should be used to it.
a) You’re always making mistakes. You shall be used to it.; b) You are always making
mistakes. You should be used to it.; c) He is always making mistakes. He should be used
to it; d) He was always making mistakes. He should have been used to it.
 842. “I’ve run out of petrol”, said the man. “Could you possibly give me a lift?”
a) The man said that he ran out of petrol and asked if I could possibly give him a lift.
b) The man said that he had run out of petrol and asked if I could have given him a lift.
c) The man said that he had run out of petrol and asked if I could possibly give him a lift.
d) The man said that he ran out of petrol and asked if could I possibly have given him a lift.
843. He said that .
a) when I had read it I should pass it on to the next person.
b) when I would have read it I should have passed it to the next person.
c) when I read it I should pass it to the next person.
d) when I was reading it I should have passed it to the next person.
844. I didn’t know when he back.
a) is coming; b) came; c) would come; d) will come
845. The police sergeant advised him … .
a) to not have fired except in self-defence.
b) that he shouldn’t fired except in self-defence.
c) not to fire except in self-defence.
d) that he be fired except in self-defence.
846. She told me she … in a factory since she … secondary school.
a) had been working/has finished; b) had worked/finished; c) had been working/finished; d)
was working/had finished.
847. Mr. Brown said that … .
a) he wouldn’t have sold his car if he were me;
b) he wouldn’t sell his car if he were me;
b) he wouldn’t sell his car if he had been me;
c) he wouldn’t sell his car if he has been me.
848. The manager asked Sally … .
a) if she is happy with the salary she will be getting here;
b) if she would be happy with the salary she had got there;
c) if she was going to be happy with the salary she has got here;
d) if she was happy with the salary she was going to get there.
849. They asked her what her name … .
a) has been; b) be; c) is; d) was.
850. I asked him what Tom … lately and he answered that he … .
a) had done/hadn’t known; b) had been doing/didn’t know; c) has been doing/doesn’t
know; d) has done/doesn’t know.