4.16 The Participle

454. Complete the sentence:

He picked up the letter…on the floor.

1. laid

2. lying

3. lay

4. lain

5. having lain

455. Choose Participle II of the verb “to write”:

A) writing

B) wrote

C) written

D) writes

E) wrotting

456. Choose the right variant:

They looked at the … plane.

A) flaing

B) flew

C) flown

D) fly

E) flying

4.17 The reported speech. Sequence of tenses

457. Choose the right variant:

The librarian told us … so much noise.

1. Don’t make

2. not to make

3. not make

4. not making

E) doesn’t make

458. Choose the right variant:

The man said “Will it rain soon?”

1. The man said it would rain soon.

2. The man asked if it would rain soon.

3. The man asked if it was rain soon.

4. The man asked if will it rain soon.

5. The man said it was raining soon.

459. Complete the sentence:

Last week Justin said “I’ll do it tomorrow.” He said he would do it … .

1. today

2. the previous day

3. tomorrow

4. the following day

E) yesterday

460. Choose the right variant:

The hotel owner informed us that he … the police already.

A) is calling

B) are calling

C) had called

D) calling

E) calls

461. Find correct answer:

Someone … the tickets are free.

A) said me

B) said me that

C) tell me

D) told to me

E) told me

462. Choose the right variant:

He said that it … hard.

A) is raining

B) was raining

C) rains

D) will be raining

E) to rain

463. Choose the right variant:

Mr. Green said, “Helen, reserve accommodation for Mr. Black at the hotel, please.”

A) Mr. Green asked Helen reserve accommodation for Mr. Black at the hotel.

B) Mr. Green asked Helen if she reserve accommodation for Mr. Black at the hotel.

C) Mr. Green said Helen to reserve accommodation for Mr. Black at the hotel.

D) Mr. Green asked Helen reserved accommodation for Mr. Black at the hotel.

E) Mr. Green asked Helen to reserve accommodation at the hotel for Mr. Black.

464. Choose the right variant:

I knew that my friend … to a holiday-home soon.

A) would go

B) will go

C) is going

D) has gone

E) had gone

465. Choose the right variant:

The secretary asked, “Will you go through the mail tomorrow, Mr. White?”

A) The secretary asked will you go through the mail Mr. White.

B) The secretary asked if Mr. White would go through the mail the next day.

C) The secretary asked if he will go through the mail the next day.

D) The secretary asked if he went through the mail the next day.

E) The secretary asked if Mr. White had gone through the mail the next day.

466. Complete the sentence:

I wonder where … .

A) was he going to fly.

B) to fly he was going to.

C) he was going to fly to.

D) to was he going to fly.

E) was going he to fly.

467. Complete the sentence: We thought you … it.

A) to know

B) know

C) knew

D) known

E) knows

468. Complete the sentence:

I didn’t know that his friend … English well.

A) speaks

B) spoke

C) is speaking

D) will speak

E) has spoken

469. Complete the sentence: My friend said that he … German.

A) has studied

B) studied

C) will study

D) shall study

E) studies

470. Choose the right variant: The doctor said that I … at home for some days.

A) would stay

B) should stay

C) will stay

D) shall stay

E) stay

471. Choose the right variant:

She didn't tell us where she … to stay.

A) be going

B) is going

C) will be going

D) was be going

E) was going

472. Choose the right variant:

The president said, “We are going to discuss terms of payment and delivery with the representatives of this firm.”

A) The president said that they were going to discuss terms of payment and delivery with the representatives of that firm.

B) The president said that we are going to discuss terms of payment and delivery with the representatives of that firm.

C) The president said that they are going to discuss terms of payment and delivery with the representatives of that firm.

D) The president said that they was going to discuss terms of payment and delivery with the representatives of that firm.

E) The president said that they going were to discuss terms of payment and delivery with the representatives of that firm.

473. Choose the right variant:

Miss Blake said, “The president is speaking on the phone now.”

A) Miss Blake said that the president is speaking on the phone now.

B) Miss Blake said that the president would speaking on the phone now.

C) Miss Blake said that the president was speaking on the phone now.

D) Miss Blake said that the president spoke on the phone now.

E) Miss Blake said that the president was speaking on the phone then.