练习六（39页）

1、  If I __________ where he lived I ___________ a note to him.

A. knew; would send B. had known; would have sent C. know; would send D. knew; would have sent

2、  If they _______ earlier than expected, they _______ here now.

A. had started; would be B. started; might be C. had started; would have been D. will start; might have been

3、  I didn’t know his telephone number. _______ it, I ______ then.

A.      Had I known; would ring him up      B. Should I know; would have rung him up

C. If I knew; would ring him up          D. Had I known; would have rung him up

4、  Mary is ill today. If she __________, she _______ absent from school.

A. were not ill; wouldn’t be              B. had been ill; wouldn’t have been

C. had been ill; should have been          D. hadn’t been ill; could be

5、  Were I to do it, I _____ it some other way.

A. will do  B. would do   C. would have done    D. were to do

6、  I ______ him the answer _______ possible, but I was so busy then.

A.      could tell; if it had been  B. must have told; were it

C. should have told; had it been   D. should have told; should it be

7、  Without your help, we _______ so much.

A. won’t achieve  B. didn’t achieve  C. don’t achieve    D. wouldn’t have achieved

8、  You didn’t take his advice. __________ his advice, you _______ such a mistake.

A. Had you taken; wouldn’t have made   B. If you had taken; would make

C. Were you to take; shouldn’t have made  D. have you taken; won’t have made

9、  We wish we _______ what you did when we were at high school.

A. did    B. could have done    C. have done      D. should do

10、she wishes she _______ to the theatre last night.

   A. went    B. would go     C. had gone     D. were going

11. Tom is very short now. His mother wishes that he ______ be tall when he grows up.

   A. could    B. should       C. would        D. were able to

12. My sister advised me that I _______ accept the invitation.

   A. could     B. must       C. should         D. might

13. He asks that he ______ an opportunity to explain why he’s refused to go there.

   A. is given    B. must given      C. should give      D. be given

14. He asked that the message ______ to Mr. Li immediately.

   A. be given    B. was given     C. had been given      D. should given

15. The officer commanded that his men ______ what they had seen in the street.

   A. must report     B. had reported      C. would report      D. report

16. Father demanded that we _______ home as soon as the school is over.

   A. might return    B. must re turn     C. should return       D. ought to return

17. He desires that Mary _______ him at once.

   A. sees         B. must see          C. will see           D. see

18. I ordered that the gate ______ as it was dark..

   A. must lock      B. be locked        C. had been locked     D. was locked

19. I propose that Mr. Johnson ______ the chairman.

   A. must be        B. will be          C. can be           D. be

20. She requested that the heavy box _______ upstairs.

   A. had been carried    B. be carried      C. would carry     D. must be carried

21. The boss requires that Smith ______ all night.

   A. works     B. will work        C. must work           D. work

22. I suggest that the sports meet _______.

   A. must be put off   B. be put off    C. should put off     D. would put off

23. The manager suggested that she ________ another day.

   A. come      B. came        C. would come          D. comes

24. I insisted that he ________ at once.

   A. be gone     B. go         C. would go             D. might go

25. Li Ming insisted that he ______ anything at all.

   A. hadn’t stolen    B. shouldn’t steal     C. doesn’t steal     D. steal

26. The advice that the mercy _______ to them sounds reasonable.

   A. should give   B. be given    C. would give   D. will be given

27. The orders came that we _______ at once.

   A. will start     B. must start      C. start       D. started

28. I agreed with the plan that she _______ New York this winter.

   A. would visit    B. had visited    C. visit      D. must have visited

29. What do you think of Wang Fang’s suggestion that he ______ Mr. Li to the party?

   A. will invite    B. have invited    C. is invited      D. invite

30. The teacher gave orders that the students _______ in their papers after class.

   A. would hand   B. will hand      C. had handed     D. should hand

31. It is important that we ______ his advice on how to learn English.

A. have taken   B. would take      C. should take       D. will take

32. It is quite natural that my coming late again _______ them very angry.

   A. had made     B. would make     C. makes           D. make

33. It was necessary that I ______ my promise.

   A. must keep     B. kept          C. should keep        D. had kept

34. It is strange that Mr. Wang ________ such silly mistakes.

   A. has made      B. makes        C. made             D. make

35. It will be better that you ______ it in a different way.

   A. do           B. would do       C. will do           D. have done

36. He acted as if he ______ everything in the world.

   A. knew        B. knows          C. has known        D. won’t know

37. The teacher loves her as if she _______ his own daughter.

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

38. You looked as if you _____ very sad yesterday.

   A. were        B. had been        C. are               D. would be

39. Read it aloud so that I ________ you clearly.

   A. may hear     B. will hear        C. hear             D. have heard

40. They got up early in order that they ______ the first train.

   A. caught       B.will catch        C. might catch        D. shall catch

41. I am sorry that he ______ in such poor health.

   A. are          B. shall be         C. were             D. should be

42. That is a good book. You _____ it yesterday.

   A. could buy     B. should buy       C. should have bought     D. bought

43. It is high time we _____ home.

   A. will go        B. would go        C. have gone          D. went

44. I’d rather that you _____ to bed.

   A. went          B. have gone       C. will go             D. had gone

45. If only I ______ to the lecture!

   A. listen           B. will listen         C. am listening        D. had listened

46. ------- If he _______, he _______ that food.

   ------- Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.

A.      was warned; would not take  B. had been warned; would not have taken

B.      would be warned; had not taken  D. would have been warned; had not taken

47. I didn’t see your sister at the meeting. If she ______ she would have met my brother.

   A. has come   B. did come       C. came         D. had come   

48.Without electricity, human life ______ quite different today.

   A. is         B. will be         C. would have been       D. would be

49. He ______ you more help, even though he was very busy.

   A. might have given   B. might give   C. may have given    D. may give

50. -------- I stayed at a hotel while in New York.

   -------- Oh, did you? You _____ with Barbara.

   A. could have stayed    B. could stay       C. would stay    D. must have stayed