Косвенная речь с тестом )
1) "My dad is writing a detective story."
Jack told me that his dad ____________ a detective story.
a wrote
b was writing

2) "Have you ever been to an art gallery?"
Our teacher asked us if ______________ ever been to an art gallery.
a we had
b had we

3) "We were playing Mass Effect."
Alex admitted that they __________ playing Mass Effect.
a have been
b had been

4) "This will be my last book."
He warned us that this _________ his last book.
a had been
b would be

5) "Does Paul like pop music?"
Helen wondered ___________ pop music.
a if Paul liked
b does Paul like

6) "I'm going to travel by plane."
She said that she ____________ to travel by plane.
a is going
b was going

7) "I'm painting a new piece for the exhibit."
John said he _____________ a new piece for the exhibit.
a had been painting
b was painting

8) "I can't read the rest of the book."
She said that she ___________ the rest of the book.
a couldn't read
b had couldn't read

9) "I had eaten all the sweets."
She said that she _________ all the sweets.
a had eaten
b ate

10) "I will pick everyone up and drive them there."
Mary said that she _________ everyone up and drive them there.
a will pick
b would pick

Это перевод. я смогла только немного сократить. мне кажется, если сократить его до 10 предложений - текст потеряет смысл. кстати, красивый текст. а откуда он? two young artists, sue jones, remove the flat on the top floor of a building in new york's greenwich village quarter. in november jonesy ill with pneumonia. doctor verdict is disappointing, "she has one chance out of ten. and then, if she wants to live myself. " but jones has lost interest in life. she lies in bed, looking out the window and said, how many leaves left on the old ivy that wrapped their shoots in front of the wall. jonesy was convinced that when the last leaf falls, she dies. sue tells gloomy thoughts girlfriend berman old artist, who lives at the bottom. he is going to create a masterpiece for a long time, but so far he has something does have not ideas. hearing about jones, old berman terribly upset. the next morning was a single sheet on the ivy. jonesy watching how he resists gusts of wind. it was dark, the rain, the wind blew even harder, and jones has no doubt that the next morning she did not see this list. but she was wrong: to her great surprise, the sheet-brave continues to fight the bad weather. it makes a strong impression on jones. she feels ashamed of his cowardice, and she finds the will to live. who visited her doctor noted improvement. in his opinion, the chances of survival and death are already equal. he adds that the bottom is also a neighbor caught pneumonia, but the poor man is no chance of recovery. a day later, the doctor said that now lives out of danger jonesy. in the evening, according to her friend sue the sad news that the old man died in hospital berman. he caught a cold in the rainy night, when the last leaf ivy lost and the artist painted the new and in the pouring rain and icy wind attached it to a branch. berman still created his masterpiece.