Solutions Upper Intermediate, Units 7A,B

Complete the sentences with one or two words in each gap.

  ‘I don’t like swimming here.’
Amelia said that she swimming .

 ‘We didn’t eat out yesterday evening.’
Simon said that they out the evening .

 ‘I can’t find where I left my keys.’
Hugh said that he find where he his keys.

 ‘I’m having lunch with Stella tomorrow.’
Sophie told us that she lunch with Stella day.

 ‘Tim must complete these letters.’
Dan said that Tim complete letters.

  Complete the sentences in reported speech. 

        1    ‘Are you reading a good book?’
Sue asked me .

        2    ‘Why were you late for school yesterday?’
Mr Jones asked me .

        3    ‘Will it snow tomorrow?’
Guy asked me .

        4    ‘Where do you usually meet your friends?’
Yesterday, Jennifer asked us .
5  ‘Must I do my homework this afternoon?’

Match the correct form of the words below with the words and phrases in italics which have a similar meaning. There are two extra words 

1.  The thing about Martha is that she’s always telling little white lies.
2.  Before selling his car, Jake tried to hide the fact that it had some damage on the back door.        
3.  It’ll be really late when we get home. We’ll have to invent some story about missing the bus to tell Dad.  
4.  You should admit to taking the biscuits. Otherwise, they’ll wonder where they’ve gone.  
5. Karen must have adapted that picture. It looks far too sunny for it to have been taken in Scotland!