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Q.22) Read the Context—" Interview with a Marathon Runner" and choose the suitable option in reported speech.

Interview with a Marathon Runner
REPORTER: Congratulations on winning the marathon. How long have you been preparing for this race?
RUNNER: Thank you. I've been training about five years, running twelve miles, three times a week.
REPORTER: Why do you like to run?
RUNNER: I haven't always been a runner. I started running when my doctor told me I was over- weight and needed to improve my over-all health. At first, it was hard to go a few miles, but now, I'm in better shape, and I love it. I can't wait to get out in the morning and run.


1. The reporter asked .

a) how long is it he prepare for race b) he prepare how long for the race c) how long did he prepare for the race d) how long he had been preparing for the race
2. The runner replied that .
a) I have been running for about five years b) I was running for about five years c) he had been running for about five years d) he is running for about five years
3. Next, the reporter asked him .
a) why he likes to run b) why does he like to run c) why do you like to run d) why he liked to run
4. The runner said .
a) that he is needing to improve his overall health. b) he needed to improve his overall health
c) that I have needed to improve my overall health d) I needed to improve my overall health.

5. He added that to get out in the morning and run.
a) I can't wait b) I couldn't wait c) he can't wait d) he couldn't wait
Q.22) Read the Context—" Interview with a Marathon Runner" and choose the suitable option in reported speech.

Interview with a Marathon Runner
REPORTER: Congratulations on winning the marathon. How long have you been preparing for this race?
RUNNER: Thank you. I've been training about five years, running twelve miles, three times a week.
REPORTER: Why do you like to run?
RUNNER: I haven't always been a runner. I started running when my doctor told me I was over- weight and needed to improve my over-all health. At first, it was hard to go a few miles, but now, I'm in better shape, and I love it. I can't wait to get out in the morning and run.


1. The reporter asked .

a) how long is it he prepare for race b) he prepare how long for the race c) how long did he prepare for the race d) how long he had been preparing for the race
2. The runner replied that .
a) I have been running for about five years b) I was running for about five years c) he had been running for about five years d) he is running for about five years
3. Next, the reporter asked him .
a) why he likes to run b) why does he like to run c) why do you like to run d) why he liked to run
4. The runner said .
a) that he is needing to improve his overall health. b) he needed to improve his overall health
c) that I have needed to improve my overall health d) I needed to improve my overall health.

5. He added that to get out in the morning and run.
a) I can't wait b) I couldn't wait c) he can't wait d) he couldn't wait

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