1) I thought the play ... interesting and decided to go to the theatre.
a. would be
b. had been
c. will
d. is
2) Tim said, 'I'm sorry to disturb you, Betty.
a. Tim said Betty he had been sorry to disturb her.
b. Tim told Betty he was sorry to disturb her.
c. Tim told that he was sorry to disturb Betty.
d. Tim said to Betty he had been sorry to disturb her.
3) He said that he ... to Oxford University in the 90s.
a. will be
b. has been
c. had been
d. was gone
4) 'Will you be free tomorrow?' Peter asked Dick.
a. Peter asked if Dick will be free tomorrow.
b. Peter asked if Dick will be free the next day.
c. Dick asked would Peter be free the next day.
d. Peter asked Dick if he would be free the following day.
5) You eat so much chocolate. It’s not good for you.
a. mustn’t
b. don’t have to
c. shouldn’t
6) She said it was a stupid idea and it
a. wouldn't work
b. doesn't work
c. will have work
d. works
7) She said she ... help me because she had too much to do.
a. couldn't
b. is to
c. can't
d. will be able
8) She asked me when I... to work.
a. will go
b. had to go
c. have gone
d. will have to go
9) He told me he ... to France.
a. would never be
b. had never been
c. never was
d. will never be
10) Polly said, 'I would like to buy it'.
a. Polly said she would have liked to buy it.
b. Polly said that she liked to buy it.
c. Polly said that she would like to buy it.
d. Polly said that she liked to buy that.
11) If the passer-by hadn’t asked for the directions, he ___ lost.
a. might has got
b. may got
c. might have got
12) 'If I had any instructions, I would know what to do', said Margaret.
a. Margaret said if she had any instructions she knew what to do.
b. Margaret said that if she had any instructions she would know what to do.
c. Margaret said that if she had had any instructions she would have known what to do.
d. Margaret said that if she had some instructions she would know what to do.
13) Robert asked, 'Tom, do you know the Old Barn Hotel? It's on the Carl Road'.
a. Robert asked Tom if he knew the Old Barn Hotel that was on the Carl Road.
b. Robert asked Tom where the Old Barn Hotel was.
c. Robert asked Tom did he know the Old Barn Hotel it was on Carl Road.
d. Robert asked Tom where was the Old Barn Hotel.