25. Tom said that New York _________ more lively than London. A. is B. be C. was D. were 26. When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he _________ use the phone. A. can B. might C. may D. must 27. George couldn’t help me. He _________ me to ask Kate. A. tell B. said C. told D. say 28. Judy _________ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to. A. admitted B. offered C. promised D. suggested 29. Jack asked me _________. A. where do you come from B. where I come from C. where I came from D. where did I come from 30. She asked me _________ I liked music. A. who B. if C. while D. what 31. I said that I had met her _________. A. yesterday B. the previous day C. the day D. the before day 32. The man asked the boys _________. A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting C. why they fight D. why were they fighting 33. “_________ the door”, he said. A. Please open B. Please to open C. Opened please D. Please, opening 34. I wanted to know _________ return home. A. when would she B. when will she C. when she will D. when she would 35. The woman wonders _________ doing well at school. A. whether her children are B. whether her children were C. if her children were D. her children are if 36. Peter said he was leaving for Paris _________. A. next week B. the week previous C. following week D. the following week 37. “I don’t usually drink milk when _________”, Mrs. Pike said A. she was hungry B. I was hungry C. I am hungry D. I will be hungry 38. They said that their house had been broken into _________. A. two days ago B. two days before C. the two days before D. since two days 39. She advised me _________ an apple every day to stay healthy. A. eating B. I should eat C. to eat D. Please, eat 40. She asked me_________ the seat_________ or not A. If / had occupied B. Whether / was occupied C. If / has been occupied D. Whether / occupied 41. The policeman asked us_________. A. had any of us seen the accident happen B. whether any of us had seen the accident happen C. if had any of us seen the accident happen D. that if any of us had seen the accident happen 42. I asked him_________ ,but he said nothing A. what the matter was B. what was the matter C. the matter was what D. what’s the matter 43. James_________ him up when the bus reached the square A. told me wake B. asked me to wake C. said me to wake D. requested me waking 44. I wonder_________ we’ll catch the bus_________ we’ll take a taxi A. if / and whether B. whether / or that C. if / or that D. whether / or whether 45. Excuse me. Could you tell me_________? A. what time is it B. what is the time C. what time it is D. it is what time 46. We wonder_________ from his office after that scandal A. why did he not resign B. why he did not resign C. why he not resign D. why didn’t he resign 47. Jeff wanted to know_________. A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing 48. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the_________ day A. previous B. following C. before D. last 49. She_________ him whether he liked the steak she cooked or not. A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked