TEST BANK Grammar Reading KEY.pdf

CONDITIONAL & WISH CLAUSES

1. I wish you _______ the trouble to me before so I could help you.

A) explained

B) didn't explain

C) had explained

D) hadn't explained E) wouldn't explain

2. I have a terrible headache. I wish I__________ so many exercises.

A) had written

B) hadn't written

C) wrote

D) didn't write

E) would write

3. I would have visited you before if there __________ quite a lot of people

in your house.

A) wasn't

B) hadn't

C) hadn't been

D) aren't

E) wouldn't be

4. I wish I _____ at the same age as you now.

A) were

B) weren't

C) hadn't been

D) am not

E) am being

5. ____ she to call you immediately, what would you do?

A) Do

B) If

C) Were

D) Unless

E) Providing

6. ___ he here, how would you behave?

A) Did

B)Were

C) If

D) Unless

E) As soon as

7. _________I helped him last week, he wouldn't be in such a trouble

now.

A) If

B) Were

C) Had

D) Did

E) Unless

8. If it ________ the children, the life would be so tedious.

A) were

B) were for

C) weren't for

D) is

E) isn't

9. _____ they offer me a high salary, I'll give up this job.

A) If

B) Unless

C) As long as

D) Providing

E) Suppose

10. _____ he have enough money, he will buy you the violin.

A) Should

B) Unless

C) If

D) Provided

E) As long as

11. Sindy:

Why

didn't

you

get

this

present?

Rose: If only ____________ .

A) I got

B) I had got

C) I hadn't got

D) I didn't get

E) I were

12. I regret helping him during the exam. If only I ______________ him.

A) had helped

B) didn't help

C) helped

D) hadn't helped E) weren't for

13. If I _______ , I would express my feelings.

A) asked

B) would ask

C) had been asked

D) were asked

E) am asking

14. I wish I _________ never_______ in the sun, I have a splitting headache

now.

A) did / sit

B) do / sit

C) was / sitting

D) will / sit

E) had / sat

15 If you had caught the bus, you _____________late for work.

A) wouldn't have been

B) would have been

C) would be

D) wouldn't be

E) will have been

16. ______ Paul tonight, tell him I want to see him.

A) If you saw

B) Had you seen

C) Should you se

D) If you had seen E) unless you see

17. if as I told her, she would have succeeded.

A) she has done

B) she had done

C) she does

D) she did

E) she would do

18. Will you be angry if I ___________your pocket dictionary?

A) stole

B) have stolen

C) were to steal

D) had stolen

E) steal

118-Since he ----- from prison, he ----- unable to sleep properly.

19. _____ about the meeting, I'm sure she would have come.

A) Had she known

B) If she knew

C) If she hadn't known

D) Unless she had known

E) If she didn't know

A) has been released / was

B) had released / had been

C) was released / has been

D) released / is being

E) had been released / would be

119-I wish you ----- your sleeping bag at home.

A) can't leave

B) won't leave

C) don't leave

D) haven't left

E) hadn't left

20. I wish I ______ that it was her birthday, I _________ her a present.

A) had known / would buy

B) knew / would have bought

C) had known / would have bought

D) know / will buy

E) knew / would buy

120-Deforestation ___ an alarming decrease in the amount of farming land.

A) is causing

B) is caused

C) cause

D) have caused

E) has been caused

21. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It __________ better if you _______

to her.

A) would have been / hadn't lied

B) would be / didn't lie

C) will be / don't lie

D) would be / hadn't lied

E) would have been / didn't lie

22. It's a pity I didn't see that film. I wish __________ .

A) I saw

B) I will see

C) I would have seen

D) I had seen

E) I would see

23. John would be taking a great risk if he _____________ his money in that

business.

A) invests

B) invested

C) had invested

D) would invest

E) would have invested

24. I wish Helen ________ to Southampton last year as I hardly see her now.

A) would have moved

B) wouldn't move

C) didn't move

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D) hasn't moved

E) hadn't moved

25. She wouldn't have given them all that money if we ______________ her to.

A) didn't advise

B) won't advise

C) hadn't advised

D) wouldn't advise

E) wouldn't have advised

26. I wish I _________ as good as my sister at Physics.

A) were

B) am

C) will be

D) would have been

E) have been

E) rather

113-Two hundred years ago most people grew ----- some of their own food.

A) so far

B) all at once

C) at least

D) by the way

E) at a glance

114-He performed ----- the audience applauded him for ten minutes.

A) more skilfully than

B) as skilful as

C) so skilfully that

D) skilful enough

E) the most skilful

27. Helen can't speak German but she really wishes she that language.

A) could speak

B) will speak

C) can speak

D) would have spoken

E) will be speaking.

28. If only I _________ this subject as an extra credit assignment. It was very boring.

A) hadn't chosen

B) would choose

C) chose

D) didn't choose

E) have chosen

29. Ia young girl again and________________________ the chance to cl

something else.

A) was / have

B) will have been / will have had

C) would be / have had

D) were / had

E) were / have

30- Suppose you ________ a mad dog, what would you do?

A) come across

B) came across

Q would have come across

D) would come across

E) had come across

115-With the destruction of tropical rain forests, very many species ----- with extinction.

A) have threatened

B) are being threatened

C) are threatening

D) would have been threatened

E) can threaten

116-Since 1950 the world ----- nearly one-fifth of the top soil from its agricultural land

and one-fifth of its tropical forests.

A) was losing

B) is losing

C) had been lost

D) has lost

E) loses

117-Chemical preservatives ----- as substances which are added to foods to prevent

deterioration.

A) can be defined

B) define

C) have defined

D) were defining

E) had been defined

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month.

A) in / on

B) in / at

C) at / in

D) on / at

E) at / on

31. If the tree hadn't been so high, he______________ it up to take his kite

down.

A) could have climbed

B) climb

C) is climbing

D) climbed

E) could climb

32. If the wall weren't so high, he __________ it up to take his ball down.

A) climbed

B) climb

C) is climbing

D) could climb

E) couldn't have climbed

33. _____ my father's generosity, I wouldn't own such a nice car.

A) What if

B) If I had

C) If it weren't for

D) If there should be

E) Provided that

108-Don't blame ----- for keeping you waiting. It was entirely ----- fault.

A) ours / his

B) mine / their

C) her / them

D) him / my

E) them / ours

109-I am afraid there is something wrong ----- my ear. I can't hear you properly.

A) from

B) of

C) with

D) at

E) besides

110-Kenya spends a quarter ----- its income every year ----- oil imports.

A) on / for

B) about / through

C) in / over

D) within / above

E) of / on

34. _____ the boss sees you drinking coffee and having a chat in working hours?

A) Even if

B) What if

C) If only

D) I wish

E) Unless

111-The sun, ----- has a surface temperature of 6000 °C, warms the Earth from a distance

of 150 million km.

A) whom

B) which

C) whose

D) when

E) what

35. If I _____ her phone number, I _________ her now.

A) had known / could have phoned

B) knew / would have phoned

C) know / can phone

D) knew / could phone

E) knew / can have phoned

112-Jane has lost the gold brooch her mother gave her ----- a wedding present.

A) as

B) such as

C) despite

D) like

36. If we______ to London when we__________ in England, you would have never

seen Big Ben.

A) hadn't gone / were

B) went / were

C) went / are

D) go / are

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