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Exercise 1: One of the four underlined parts marked A, B, C, D in each sentence is not
correct in standard English. Identify them.
1. If Lucia had been here now, she would find out the truth about her uncles accident.
A B C D
2. If a student takes a course on Computer Science, it will take him four ears doin! the
course.
" B C D
#. $nless it did not rain, %eter would pa us a &isit.
A B C D
'. If had I known ou were in financial difficult, I would ha&e helped ou.
A B C D
(. If I had knew the time when the match started, I would ha&e told ou.
" B C D
). If she had finished the work, she can !o home.
A B C D
*. If I had spoken more confident at the inter&iew, the would ha&e offered me the +ob.
" B C D
,. If we had had a map, we would not be lost esterda.
" B C D
-. .ad I known "lices address, I would write to her.
" B C D
1/. If I had reali0ed that the traffic li!hts were red, I would stop.
" B C D
11. If had ou sent the application form to that compan, ou would ha&e been offered a +ob.
A B C D
12. If ou dont care conser&ation the en&ironment, we will !et una&oidable disasters.
" B C D
1#. .e spends mone carelessl as if he was a millionaire.
" B C D
1'. $nless ou work harder, ou will be sack because of our la0iness.
" B C D
1(. $nless there had been the hea& storm, the climbers will not ha&e died.
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" B C D
1). She has found that nobod can help her if she did not tr her best to do it herself.
" B C D
Exercise 21 Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. If the oceans 22222of fresh water, there22222 plent of water to irri!ate all the deserts on
earth.
". is 3 will beB.were / would be C. would be 3 were. D. had been 3 would ha&e been
2. 22222ha&e enou!h apples, shell bake an apple pie this afternoon.
A.Should she B. If she C. 4ill she D. $nless she
#. If ou22222to me, ou wouldnt ha&e !ot so much trouble.
". listened B. would listen C. had listened D. 4ould ha&e
listened
'. If ou dont know how to spell a word, ou22222 look it up in the dictionar.
". must B. will C. should D. ou!ht
(. If the sun 22222, we 22222for a walk.
A. shines / will go B. shone 3 will !o C. shone 3 would !o D. had shone 3 would !o
). 5he campfire 22222 if it 22222 last ni!ht.
". wouldnt be cancelled 3 hadnt rained B. wouldn`t have been cancelled / hadn`t
rained
C. would ha&e been cancelled 3 hadnt rained D. will be cancelled 3 rains
*. But for our parents, we 22222 successful in life.
". will ne&er be B. would ne&er be C. wouldnt ha&e be D. would have
never been
,. If I 22222 m wallet at home this mornin!, I 22222 mone for lunch now.
". lea&e 3 will ha&e B. didnt lea&e 3 would ha&e
C. hadn`t left / would have D. hadnt left 3 would ha&e had
-. It is too bad, Lam isnt here. If he 22222 here, he 22222 what to do.
A. were / would know B. is 3 will know
C. had been 3 would ha&e known D. was 3 would know
1/. If we 22222 the plans carefull, we would not ha&e had so man serious mistakes.
". stud B. had studied C. studied D. were studin!
11. I will ne&er talk to ou a!ain 22222 ou apolo!i0e me 22222 our bein! rude.
". if 3 for B. unless / for C. or 3 of D. whether 3 or
12. 22222 if ou work harder, ou will be sacked.
". 4hether B. If C. .owe&er D. Unless
1#. I think ou should stop smokin!.
". If I am ou, I will stop smokin!. B. If I were ou, I will stop smokin!.
C. If I were you, I would stop smoking.D. If I had been ou, I would stop smokin!.
1'. If ou take the ice out of the frid!e, it 22222.
". &apori0es B. melts C. heats D. disappears
1(. 4e should do somethin! to protect water from bein! polluted 22222we will ha&e nothin!
to drink in the future.
". if B. whether C. or D. unless
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1). If 3 ou 3 want 3 !et ahead 3 this compan 3 ha&e 3 be prepared 3 work 3 lon! hours.
". If ou want to !et ahead this compan, ou ha&e to be prepared work lon! hours.
B. If ou want to !et ahead in this compan, ou ha&e to be prepared workin! lon! hours.
C. If ou want to !et ahead for this compan, ou ha&e to be prepared workin! lon! hours.
D. If you want to get ahead in this company, you have to be prepared to work long
hours.
1*. not 3 for!et 3 keep 3 touch 3 me 3 if 3 ou 3 come 3 Sin!apore.
". Dont for!et keepin! in touch with me if ou come to Sin!apore.
B. Dont for!et to keepin! in touch with me if ou come to Sin!apore.
C. Don`t forget to keep in touch with me if you come to Singapore.
D. Dont for!et kept in touch with me if ou come to Sin!apore.
1,. If I cant afford somethin!, I ne&er bu it.
A. I never buy anything that I can`t afford.
B. I ne&er bu somethin! that I cant afford.
C. I ne&er bu anthin! that I can afford.
D. 5he thin! that I cant afford I ne&er bu anthin!.
1-. 5he police want to contact with people if the saw him.
". 5he police want to talk to anone who sees the man.
B. The police want to talk to anyone who saw the man.
C. 5he police wants to talk to anone who saw the man.
D. 5he police who saw the man want to talk to someone.
2/. .ow should people be punished if the start a fire6
". 4hat we should do with someone who starts the fire6
B. 4hat should we do with someone starts the fire6
C. 4hat with someone who starts the fire should we do6
D. What should we do with someone who starts the fire?
21. Lets knock on their door to see 22222 home.
A. if they`re B. unless there C. whether the were D. if the
were
22. $nless we 22222 more snow, we cant !o skiin!.
". will ha&e B. have C. ha&e had D. had
2#. 7oull fail the e8am 22222 ou start re&isin!.
". if B. until C. when D. unless
2'. $nless ou wash the car, ou 22222 not dri&e it at the weekend.
". would B. could C. ha&e to D. may
2(. If %eter 22222 his car before the dri&e, he 22222 the problem of out of petrol.
". checked 3 will not !et B. had checked / would not have got
C. checks 3 will not ha&e !ot D. would be checkin! 3 will not ha&e
!ot
2). .e stepped on the mine, and it e8ploded.
". If he doesnt step on the mine, it doesnt e8plode.
B. If he doesnt step on the mine, it wont e8plode.
C. If he didnt step on the mine, it wouldnt e8plode.
D. If he hadn`t stepped on the mine, it wouldn`t have exploded.
2*. In m e8periments, the li9uid is cooled to #2:;. It alwas free0es.
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". If ou cool the li9uid to #2 de!rees, it fro0e.
B. If ou cooled the li9uid to #2 de!rees, it would free0e.
C. If you cool the liquid to 32 degrees, it will freeze.
D. If ou had cooled the li9uid to #2 de!rees, it would ha&e fro0en.
2,. It ma rain this afternoon. I hope it doesnt because I dont want the match to be cancelled.
". If it rains, the match is cancelled. B. If it rains, the match will be cancelled.
C. if it rained, the match would be cancelled. D. If it had rained, the match would
ha&e been cancelled.
2-. $nfortunatel, I dont know %hilosoph, so I cant answer our 9uestion.
". If I know %hilosoph, I can answer our 9uestion.
B. If I know %hilosoph, I will be able to answer our 9uestion.
C. If I knew Philosophy, I would be able to answer your question.
D. If I had known %hilosoph, I would ha&e been able to answer our 9uestion.
#/. If the ba! had not been hea&, we would ha&e taken it with us.
". 5he ba! is hea&, so we cannot take it with us.
B. The bag was heavy, so we could not take it with us.
C. Because the ba! was hea& so we could not take it with us.
D. 4e took the ba! with us althou!h it was hea&.
#1. 22222 there are some more ideas, we can end the meetin! now.
". If B. "s if C. Unless D. In case
#2. If he 22222 with us now, he 22222 the beaut of nature of the <ational %ark.
". is 3 can en+o B. was 3 will en+o C. has been 3 would en+o D. were / could
enjoy
##. If the had searched more carefull, the=the watch sooner.
". will find B. would find C. found D. would have
found
#'. If I had !ot up earl, I 22222 to ha&e breakfast now.
". ha&e B.I had C. would have D.
would ha&e had
#(. .e talked as if nothin! 22222.
". has happened B. had happened C. will happen D. would
happen
#). Can ou ima!ine what 22222 if e&erone 22222 .
". will happen 3 can fl B. would happen / could fly
C. had happened 3 could ha&e flown D. happened 3 will ha&e happened
#*. 5he wind was so stron! that the cotta!e collapsed.
". 5he wind was too stron! to collapse the cotta!e.
B. If the wind were not so stron!, the cotta!e would not collapse.
C. Due to the strong wind, the cottage collapsed.
D. It is the stron! wind made the cotta!e collapsed.
#,. Slow down 22222.
". In case ou will !et and accident.
B. %ro&ided that ou would !et and accident.
C. "nd ou will !et and accident.
D. Or you will get an accident.
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#-. I re!ret beha&in! so impolitel with her and she was disappointed.
". $nless I beha&e so impolitel with her, she would not be disappointed.
B. %ro&ided that I did not beha&e so impolitel with her, she would not be disappointed.
C. I wish I did not beha&e so impolitel with her.
D. If I had not behaved so impolitely with her, she would not have been disappointed.
'/. I cannot bu a new computer 22222 I sa&e enou!h mone.
". if B. e&en if C. unless D. as if
'1. >ost people ou meet will be polite to ou 22222.
A. if you are polite to them B. if ou will be polite to them
C. unless ou are polite to them D. if ou were polite to them
'2. 5ake an umbrella with ou 22222 .
A. in case it rains B. unless it rains C. if it will rain D. e&en if it would rain
'#. If ou do so, it 22222 the matter worse.
". makes onl B. would onl make C. will only make D. had onl made
''. 7ou 22222 ?n!lish fluentl unless ou practice it e&er da.
". will speak B. will not speak C. can speak D. did not speak
'(. .urr up 22222 ou will miss the bus and be late for school.
". if B. and C. or D. as
'). 7ou will !et a !ood seat if ou 22222 first.
A. come B. came C. ha&e come D. will come
'*. 5he bab will die if nobod sends for a doctor.
A. unless a doctor is sent for B. if a doctor is sent for
C. unless nobod sends for a doctor D. if a doctor will be sent
',. .e needs a lot of mone to cure his dau!hters illness22222 he works da and ni!ht.
". if B. unless C. then D. so
'-. Sam will not !raduate22222.
". if he passed all the tests B. if he does not pass all the tests.
C. unless he passes all the tests D. unless he had passed all the tests.
(/. 22222 , we cannot continue our +ourne.
A. If there is not enough food B. If onl there is not enou!h food
C. @nl if there is enou!h food D. If there was enou!h food
(1. If I had been more confident, I would ha&e passed the dri&in! test.
A. I failed my driving test because of my lack of confidence.
B. I had failed m dri&in! test because of m lack of confidence.
C. I passed the dri&in! test in spite of m lack of confidence.
D. I passed the dri&in! test with confidence.
(2. 7ou 3 in need 3 I 3 help.
A. If you are in need, I will help you with something.
B. If ou are in need, and I will help ou with somethin!.
C. If ou are in need or I will help ou with somethin!.
D. @therwise ou are in need, I will help ou with somethin!.
(#. @k 3 I 3 pick ou up 3 ' oclock 3 afternoon6
". Do ou @A if I pick ou up at ' oclock in the afternoon6
B. Is it @A if I pick if I pick ou up at ' oclock in the afternoon6
C. Do you mind it is OK if I pick you up at 4 o`clock in the afternoon?
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D. I wonder is it @A if I pick ou up at ' oclock in the afternoon6
('. I 3 !et 3 refund 3 chan!e 3 another sweater.
". I would like to !et the refund if ou can chan!e me another sweater.
B. $nless I would like to !et the refund or ou can chan!e me another sweater.
C. I would like to get the refund or you can change me another sweater.
D. I would like to !et the refundB conse9uentl, ou can chan!e me another sweater.
((. If I had time, I would !o with ou.
".I am free and surel !o with ou. B.I am too busy to go with you.
C. I will !o with ou because I ha&e time. D. I am free enou!h to !o with ou.
(). "merica3if3colle!e tuition3hi!h3the3ma3need3work3partCtime3help pa3their education.
". In "merica, if colle!e tuition was hi!h, the ma need workin! partCtime to help pa
for their education.
B. In "merica, if colle!e tuition is hi!h, the ma need workin! partCtime to help pa for
their education.
C. In America, if college tuition is high, they may need to work part-time to help pay for
their education.
D. In "merica, if colle!e tuition is hi!h, the ma need to workin! partCtime to help pa
for their education.
(*. If >ar!aret hadnt been wearin! a seat belt, she=. In+ured.
". has been B. would has been C. would be D. would have been
(,. If I 22222 the rain esterda, I22222 ill.
". had not cau!ht 3 would ha&e been B. had not caught / would have not been
C. ha&e not cau!ht 3 were not D. ha&e not cau!ht 3 would ha&e been
(-. .e looked fri!htened as if he 22222 a !host.
". sees B. is seein! C. has seen D. had seen
)/. 4hat 22222if there 22222 a serious nuclear accident.
". will happen 3 was B. happens 3 were
C. would happen / were D. would happen 3 had been
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