1- We ... more on outings and souvenirs if we ... a cheaper hotel.
A) will be spending/chose B) were to spend/might choose C) are spending/would have chosen D) have spent/have chosen E) could have spent/had chosen
2- If you ... me for suggestions before you left, I ... you some nice restaurants around here. A) are asking/can recommend
B) could have asked/were to recommend C) asked/had been recommending D) had asked/would have recommended E) would ask/have been recommending
3- I wish everybody ... the same language all
over the world. Then we ... so hard to learn English now. A) would speak/won't study
B) speaks/weren't studying C) could speak/aren't studying D) has spoken/don't study E) spoke/wouldn't be studying
4- I'm sure we ... on better terms with the
manager if she ... us so disrespectfully all the time. A) would be/didn't treat
B) have been/weren't treating C) were/hadn't treated
D) will have been/wouldn't treat E) could be/isn't treating
5- If the classroom ... with an overhead projector, it... lessons more interesting. A) had equipped/could have made
B) were equipped/would make C) had been equipped/will have made D) would be equipped/might make E) equipped/should make
6- If the TEM motorway ... the traffic in Istanbul... to a standstill.
A) wasn't building/should have come B) isn't going to be built/comes C) hadn't been built/would have come D) won't be built/has come
E) doesn't build/ would come
7- Jim is having difficulty doing his maths assignment, and he wishes he ... to the instructions of his teacher more carefully.
A) was listening B) should listen C) would listen D) had listened E) has been listening
8- If anyone ... with a 5 thousand lira note,
please hold it up to the light to check that it... a forgery. A) pays/isn't B) is paid/wasn't
C) has paid/can't be D) paid/wouldn't be E) will pay/won't be
9- We keep a spare set of car keys at home in case we ... the originals.
A) have lost B) will lose
C)should lose D) lost
E) are losing
10- Many people believe that football stadiums ... safer places for families to go if strict measures ... to solve the problem of football hooliganism.
A) had been/would be taken B) were to be/are taken C) have been/could be taken D) should be/will be taken E) would be/were taken
11- If nature reserves ... to protect the turtles, undoubtedly, they ... rarer today.
A) weren't establishing/could have been B) hadn't been established/would be C) aren't established/have been D) won't be established/might be E) haven't been established/are
12- Why are you buying so many books all the time? If you ... a library, you ... money by borrowing them.
A) were joining/saved
B) joined/would be able to save C) have joined/could have saved D) could join/have saved E) had joined/were able to save
13- You ... your manager if you think that you ... by that supplier.
A) have informed/have been overcharging B) would rather inform/overcharged C) had better inform/are being overcharged D) will be informing/were overcharging E) are informing/were overcharged
14- Because of the swearing it contains, this film ... on national television if it had been released twenty years ago.
A) wasn't shown B) couldn't be showing C) hadn't been shown D) wouldn't have been shown E) didn't use to show
15-1 wish I... with you longer, but
unfortunately, I have a lecture at four o'clock.
A) could stay B) would stay C) will stay D) can stay E) have stayed
16- I do wish Mr Swan ... so aggressive in
discussions. Every time we have a meeting, he tries to pick an argument with someone.
A) isn't B) couldn't be
C) might not be D) weren’t
E) hasn't been
17- I wish international communications like the 'internet' ... more frequently to aid environmental and health projects instead of for promoting big business.
A) are used B) have been used
C)were used D) will be using E) could have used
18- If we ... baby-sitters, we ... out
more often, but we prefer to leave our children in the care of our parents, whom we don't want to bother too often.
A) have trusted/had gone B) trust/would have gone C) can trust/might have gone D) had trusted/will go E) trusted/could go
19- If Florence Nightingale ... alive today,
I'm sure she ... very impressed with the current standard of nursing care in the majority of the world.
A) were/would be B) was/could have been C) is/will be
D) has been/might be E) could be/was
20- Measures to combat global warming ... if all countries ... on a solution together.
A) will fail/don't work B) will be failing/didn't work C) must fail/hadn't worked D) would be failing/haven't worked E) had failed /couldn't work
21- The weather was beautiful as I left home, so I didn't think of bringing my umbrella. I wish I... the weather forecast, so I... that it was going to rain.
A) was watching/should know B) could watch/had known C) had watched/would have known D) watched/knew
E) watch/will have known
22- I wish you ... to repair the boiler
yourself. You have made the problem worse actually. A) hadn't attempted
B) couldn't attempt C) won't attempt D) haven't attempted E) didn't attempt
23- I wish we ... enough money to buy a camper van. Then we ... to go on holiday more often. A) have/can afford
B) had/could afford C) would have/might afford D) were having/should afford E) can have/were to afford
24- I've been sitting here all morning wishing my
son ... to tell me that he has arrived in Germany safely. A) will have telephoned
B) has telephoned C) telephones D) telephoned E) would telephone
25- I think John wishes he .... in the Lake District, but unfortunately there are very few employment opportunities there.
A) is staying B) has stayed C) ought to stay D) could stay E) had been staying
26- I... Susan at her new office sometime next week if I can find some free time. A) should have visited
B) would like to visit C) have visited D) could have visited E) must be visiting
27- Despite the problems he had with the manager, he ... to stay with them if he ... that they were giving all employees a fifty percent pay rise.
A) could decide/would have known B) has decided/will know
C) might have decided/had known D) had decided/could have known E) will decide/has known
28- Were it not such a distance from the road, this ... an ideal location for a picnic.
A) is B) were
C) has been D) would be
E) should be
29- Initially I was opposed to the idea, but after I had seen the research, I ... that the project was a good one.
A) must have agreed B) would have agreed C) will have to agree D) ought to agree E) had to agree
30- We ... very busy in the office recently; otherwise, I ... to see your baby earlier. A) were/was coming
B) have been/would have come C) will be/might come D) had been/will have come E) are/would be coming
31- Marcus ... over to help you with the
project over the weekend, but he will be taking his mother to hospital for some tests.
A) is coming B) will come C) has come D) would come E) may come
32- She ... but luckily, a lifeguard spotted her and rescued her.
A) has drowned B) ought to drown C) might drown D) could have drowned E) will have drowned
33- Kelly is very nervous about his examinations. Especially as he knows that his parents .... very disappointed if he ...them.
A) are/is failing
B) are going to be/had failed C) have been/will fail D) were/would fail E) will be/fails
34- He ... them to promote him to manager; after all, he isn't even a qualified engineer. A) shouldn't be expected
B) needn't have expected C) can't have expected D) wouldn't be expected E) weren't expecting
35- I don't believe the white stone of Pamukkale will be spoilt... the number of new hotels is restricted.
A) as long as B) as if
C) in case D) unless E) even if
36- ... they offer him a partnership will the young architect stay with this firm.
A) Even if B) Unless
C) Only if D) In case
E) Providing
37- We should be able to hire a car on the island, ... you remember to take your driving licence.
A) or else B) unless
C) as if D) in case
E) provided
38- You shouldn't open the oven while a sponge cake is baking; ... it will sink in the middle.
A) in case B) as if
C) providing D) even if E) as though
39- You might get better results ... you took your photographs with an automatic camera.
A) even if B) whether
C) if D) as if
E) in case
40- We wouldn't finish our assignment ... we stayed up all night.
A) as if B) as long as
C) even if D) in case
E) provided
41- ... you are interested in taking lessons, I can give you their telephone number.
A) As if B) Only if
C) Even if D) If
E) As long as
42- So many people were killed in the fire ... the stadium didn't have enough emergency exits.
A) if B) so long as
C) in case D) unless E) because
43- I'm afraid we won't be able to come to your baby's christening ... we can find a baby-sitter. Our regular baby-sitter is on holiday.
A) unless B) as if
C) even if D) in case E) only if
44- She described her new house ... it were a palace.
A) even if B) in case
C) as if D) because E) whether
45- She hasn't had much time to socialise ... she took a part-time job besides her school studies.
A) when B) since C) even if D) if E) unless TEST YOURSELF 1 1. E 2. D 3. E 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. E II. B 12. B 13. C 14. D 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. E 19. A 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. B 24. E 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. E 30. B 31. D 32. D 33. E 34. C 35. A 36. C 37. E 38. B 39. C 40. C 41. D 42. E 43. A 44. C 45. B
