Quick 08A Careers

1 Underline the correct reporting verb.

0 My mother was ill so she _________ me to make the dinner.

a) asked b) requested c) advised

1 The sergeant _________ the soldiers to stand to attention.

a) invited b) ordered c) requested

2 I wrote to the bank and _________ a new cheque book.

a) requested b) told c) advised

3 The mechanic _________ me to get new front tyres.

a) requested b) advised c) ordered

4 We were _________ not to invest in the pig farm.

a) invited b) requested c) advised

5 The policeman _________ me it was 3 o'clock.

a) announced b) ordered c) told

6 The teacher _________ me to complete my homework.

a) asked b) inquired c) questioned

7 My brother _________ me not to use his computer.

a) ordered b) invited c) shouted

8 The doctor _________ me to eat more fruit.

a) advised b) replied c) requested

9 The boss _________ the engineers to work on Saturday.

a) inquired b) asked c) shouted

10 Olga _________ her husband to give her some money.

a) requested b) said c) asked

(10 marks)

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of do, get, have or make.

0 Be careful! Don't __make__ a mistake!

1 Are you going to _________ your exam in June or in July?

2 Are you going to _________ a job during the summer holidays?

3 Unfortunately he _________ an accident while he was skateboarding.

4 I hope you'll _________ a good time at the party.

5 Do you mind if I _________ a suggestion?

6 Do you think you will _________ your own business when you're thirty-five?

7 How much free time do you _________ at the moment?

8 You'll work very hard but you won't _________ much money.

9 Always try to _________ your best!

10 The teacher asked Tom why he was late. He _________ an excuse.

(10 marks)

3 Underline the correct pronouns in these sentences.

0 I'm making some tea because Ben asked I | me to make some tea.

1 Passengers are advised to look after our | their baggage.

2 The teacher told me to clean me | my shoes.

3 The policeman told we | us not to make so much noise.

4 Mary's mother told she | her not to cut her hair.

5 Mr Phipps told them | they not to be late.

(5 marks)

4 Write the correct form of the verb to complete the reported statements.

0 `I need it.'

He said he ____needed____ it

1 `We are going out.'

She told me they ______________ out.

2 `She has gone to the shops.'

He said she ______________ to the shops.

3 `I've been feeling much better.'

She said she ______________ much better.

4 `Arsenal won the match.'

They said Arsenal ______________ the match.

5 `Tom was sleeping when I got home.'

She said Tom ______________ when she got home.

6 `Greta will do it for you.'

She said Greta ______________ for me.

7 `I'm going to be sick.'

She ______________ said she sick.

8 `What happened to your new shirt?'

She asked me what ______________ to my new shirt.

9 `I'll stay at home if it rains.'

He ______________ said he at home if it______________ . (2 marks)

(10 marks)

5 Complete the sentences with some, any, a lot of, a little, no.

0 The garden's completely white. We had __a lot of__ snow last night.

1 We haven't got _________ baggage, just one suitcase.

2 I can't eat apples because I haven't got _________ teeth!

3 It was cloudy for most of the holiday. We only had _________ sunshine on the last day.

4 If you've got _________ problems we can't start the journey.

5 Are there _________ ripe apples on the tree yet?

6 She asked me to feed her cat but she hasn't left _________ food at all!

7 I need _________ advice. Can you help me?

8 Stop writing now. There's _________ time left.

9 I can't see _________ girls. They're all boys.

10 They say that old Mrs Harrison has _________ money.

(10 marks)

6 Match the subjects in column C with the jobs in column A. Write the subject in column B.

A	B	C
a doctor	medicine	literature
a lawyer		medicine
a writer		fashion
a model		media
a journalist		tourism
a travel agent		law

(5 marks)

50

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