虚拟语气专项练习

虚拟语气专项练习

1．Were it not for the snowy weather, we __________all right.

A. would be B. would have been C. were D. may be

2. ________more careful, his ship would not have sunk.

A. If the captain were B. Had the captain been

C. Should the captain be D. If the captain would have been

3. If he _________ me tomorrow, I would let him know.

A. should call B. should not have been able

C. were not able D. are not able

4. If you asked your father, you ______________ permission.

A. may get B. might get C. should have called D. maybe get

5. _____________today, he would get there by Friday.

A. Would he leave B. was he leaving

C. Were he to leave D. If he leaves

6. ______I you, I would go with him to the party.

A. Was B. Had been C. Will be D. Were

7. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, __________all practical value by the time they were finished.

A. could lose B. would have lost

C. might lose D. ought to have lost

8. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ____________our chairman now.

A. must have been B. would have been C. were D. would be 9. Yesterday, Jane walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she ____ something she would regret later.

A. had said B. said C. might say D. might have said

10. ____________he English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday

A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for

11. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I _____________your advice

A. follow B. would follow C. had followed D. have followed

12. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ____________our chairman now.

A. must have been B. would have been

C. were D. hadn’t contacted

13. I would have gone to visit him in the hospital, had it been at all possible, but I ______ fully occupied the whole of last week.

A. were B. had been C. have been D. was

14. If you hadn’t taken such a long time to get dressed, we’d______________ there by now.

A. be B. circles C. is circling D. be circling

15. I wish that I_____________ the concert last night.

A. could B. have attended C. could have attended D. attended

16. The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I_______________ to it.

A. had not gone B. have not gone

C. did not go D. can not have gone

17. “I wish you___________ me to put these things away,” he said.

A. will help B. help C. are helping D. would help

18. If the Watergate Incident_____________ Nixon would not have resigned from the presidency.

A. did not occur B. had not occurred C. was not occurring D. be circling

19. George would certainly have attended the meeting, ____________________ .

A. if he didn’t get a flat tire B. if the flat tire hadn’t happened

C. had he not had a flat tire D. had the tire not flattened itself

20. The teacher suggested that her students _____________ experiences with ESP.

A. write a composition on their B. to write composition about the

C. wrote some compositions of his or her D. had written any compositions for his

21. He speaks Chinese as fluently as if he ______________a Chinese.

A. were B. had been C. is D. has been

22. He described the town as if he_____________ it himself.

A. had seen B. has seen C. saw D. sees

23. Most insurance agents would rather you ___________ anything about collecting claims until they investigate the situation.

A. do B. don’t C. didn’t D. didn’t do

24. It is important that the TOEFL office ________ your registration.

A. will confirm B. confirm C. confirms D. must confirm

25. without electronic computers, much of today’s .

A. will not have been achieved B. have not been achieved

C. would not have been achieved D. had not been achieved

26. It is time that the government ______________measures to protect the rare birds and animals.

A. takes B. took C. has taken D. taking

27. Some people are too particular about school records, insisting that every applicant ___all diplomas from elementary school to university.

A. has B. will have C. should have D. must have

28. He was very busy yesterday, otherwise he _____ to the meeting.

A. would come B. came C. would have come D. had come

29. If I had seen the movie, I ______________ you all about it now.

A. would tell B. will tell C. have told D. would have told

30. It’s about time people______ notice of what women did during the war.

A. take B. took C. have taken D. will take

31. Everybody has arrived. It’s time we___________ the class.

A. shall start B. would start C. had started D. start

32. ___________ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for

33. John did not feel well yesterday; otherwise he _______to see his classmates off.

A. came B. would come C. would have come D. should be coming

34. Without the dreams of the youth, this invention might_________ for a century.

A. have been postponed B. has been postponed

C. postpone D. be postponed

35. In the past men generally preferred that their wives___________ in the home.

A. worked B. would work C. work D. were working

36. For a child to give up his less mature idea for a more mature one, it requires that the child _____psychologically ready for the new idea.

A. is B. were C. be D. would be

37. Your advice that_____________ till next week is reasonable.

A. she waits B. she wait C. wait she D. she waited

38. It was essential that we lease before the end of the month.

A. sing B. singed C. had signed D. were signing

39. It is appropriate that some time ______thorough study of the results of the Apollo mission.

A. devotes to B. devoted to C. is devoted to D. be devoted to

40. “I still haven’t thanked Aunt Lucy for her present.” “It’s time you _____.”

A. do B. did C. had D. would

41. “I’ve told everyone about it.” “Oh, I’d rather you _____.”

A. don’t B. hadn’t C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t

42. “Isn’t it about time you _____ to do morning exercises?” “Yes, it is. Would you like to join us?”

A. begin B. have begun C. began D. had begun

43. It is hard for me to imagine what I would be doing today if I ____ in love, at the age of seven, with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown.

A. wouldn’t have fallen B. had not fallen

C. should fall D. were to fall

44. He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ____ a goal.

A. had scored B. scored

C. would score D. would have scored

45. If only he _______ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.

A. lies B. lay C. had lain D. should lie

46. You didn’t let me drive. If we ____ in turn, you ____ so tired.

A. drove; didn’t get B. drove; wouldn’t get

C. were driving; wouldn’t get D. had driven; wouldn’t have got

47. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it ______.

A. breaks B. has broken

C. were broken D. had been broken

48. But for the help you gave me, I _______ the examinations.

A. would have passed B. would pass

C. wouldn’t have passed D. wouldn’t pass