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              Reporting
              8.1    'I suppose you've heard  the latest
                     A  news,'  said  she  B  news.'  she said  C  news',  she  said
                     D  news,'  she said
              8.2   I notified        I had  changed my address.
                     A  with the  bank that  B  the bank that  C  that  D  to the bank that

              8.3    She  reassured me that she     the card.
                     A  had posted  B  has posted  C  posted  D  posts
              8.4    She         her holiday in Finland.
                     A  said  me about  B  told about  C  said about  D  told  me about
              8.5    She encouraged        the job.
                     A  to take the job  B  that Frank should take  C  Frank to take
                     D  to  Frank  to take
              8.6    They  directed that the  building
                     A  be  pulled down  B  to  be  pulled down  C  should  be pulled down
                     D  is  to  be pulled down

              8.7    He  asked  me where  he     put the box.
                     A  shall  B  ought to  C  will  D  should



              Nouns  and compounds
              9.1   The          faulty.
                    A  equipments are  B  equipment was   C  equipments were
                    D  equipment were
              9.2    Many  leading members  of the  opposition  party  to  justify the
                    decision.
                    A  have tried  B  has tried  C  have  been trying  D  tries
              9.3            thinks that Judith  should  be  given the job.
                    A  Neither  of us  B  The  majority of my colleagues
                     C  Practically everyone  D  A number  of people

              9.4   We had          holiday  in  Spain.
                    A  a two week's   B  two weeks'  C  two-week   D  a two-week
              9.5    The company owns         in the city centre.
                    A  a cars park  B  several car parks  C  a car park
                    D  several cars parks
              9.6    The government has  introduced
                    A  a children's clothes tax  B  a tax on children clothes
                     C  a  children clothes tax  D  a tax  on children's  clothes








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