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Els If Clauses Test
A) wouldn't be/hadn't witnessed 9- ........ he finds a job soon, he will have to sell his
B) weren't/hasn't been witnessing car.
C) wasn't/ought not to witness
D) hasn't been/weren't witnessing A) Unless B) As if C) Providing
E) hadn't been/wouldn't have witnessed D) Only if E) As though
4- Bed-wetting is common in children up to the age of 10- The garage can't have adjusted the brakes
five, but if the problem ......... beyond this age, a properly; .......... they wouldn't be making such a
physical examination ......... in case there is a serious horrible noise.
medical problem.
A) therefore B) as though C) in
A) has persisted/may recommend case
B) persists/is recommended D) even if E) otherwise
C) persisted/were recommended
D) will persist/has recommended 11- A cheap guitar won't be much good to you ..........
E) would persist/will recommend you are hoping to play professionally later on.
A) weren't changing/couldn't sing 12- I'm sure Jessie ........... to play this Saturday
B) wouldn't have changed/may not sing provided someone ......... her a lift to the stadium.
C) hadn't changed/wouldn't be singing
D) didn't change/weren't singing A) will agree/can give B) agrees/were to give
E) wouldn't change/didn't sing C) has agreed/gave D) agreed/will have given
E) would agree/has given
6- Unlike Walt Disney's cartoon chipmunks, which
always appear up a tree, real chipmunks .......... to 13- We really should have looked at the timetable
stay near their underground burrows in case they when we got off the ferry. We ........ the six-thirty
.......... to escape from a predator. train, but now we have to hang around here until
twenty past eight.
A) will prefer/have needed
B) prefer/need A) would be catching B) had caught
C) preferred/will be needed C) could have caught D) have been catching
D) have preferred/are needed E) might catch
E) had preferred/would need
14- If they .......... you at the London School of C) complete
Economics, which other universities .......... you D) were to complete
apply to? E) would have completed
A) won't be accepting/did
B) aren't accepted/could 21- Because they fly, bats are often mistaken for
C) wouldn't accept/should birds; ........... bats are mammals, not birds.
D) don't accept/will
E) weren't accepted /might A) otherwise B) as if C) however
D) in case E) unless
15- My mother is an excellent cook, and I really wish
she ......... our wedding cake, but she'll be very busy 22- .......... Louise were working today, she would
with other things. know where the accounting records are kept.
20- Most of the students look as though they .......... A) had allowed/may not finish
answering the questions. I think we can start B) could allow/hasn't finished
checking them. C) would have allowed/hadn't finished
D) allowed/didn't finish
A) have completed E) can allow/won't have finished
B) will have completed
28- Without help from chemistry and a microscope,
it......... hard to accept that the rock called limestone A) has respected/were taking
comes from sea shells and corals. B) could respect/will take
C) will respect/might take
A) will be B) would be C) has been D) would respect/took
D) were E) had been E) respects/has been taking
29- Unless they ......... by radar, ships and
aircraft.......... cautiously or not at all in dense fog. 36- Don't you wish you .......... that other job, then
you .......... unemployment now that the factory is
A) have aided/are moving closing down.
B) aided/should be moving
C) are aided/must move A) will take/won't be facing
D) were aided/ought to move B) had taken/wouldn't be facing
E) would be aided/moved C) have been taking/haven't faced
30- A: I wonder if Josh thinks our idea will work? D) took/weren't facing
B: Well, he certainly spoke as if he ' .......... E) are taking/won't have faced
enthusiastic about the plan. 37- If you are serious about learning to play the
guitar, you .......... your finger nails.
A) was B) might be C) has been
D) had been E) will be A) had to cut B) will have to cut
C) had been cutting D) have cut
31- If you .......... to find any buried treasure while E) were to cut
you ............ remember that anything found in this
garden belongs to me. 38- If her health ......... overnight, she .......... to school
tomorrow.
A) happened/have been digging
B) will happen/will have dug A) hasn't improved/couldn't have gone
C) might happen/were digging B) won't improve/hasn't been going
D) would happen/had dug C) might not improve/doesn't go
E) should happen/are digging D) didn't improve/isn't going to go
E) doesn't improve/won't be able to go
32- Had their offer been made sooner, he ......... jobs, but
he had already signed a contract with his new
employer.
A) won't have changed 39- If the passport officials ......... so long to pass
B) might not have changed everybody through the border controls, we ..........
C) shouldn't be changing in the ski resort in time to ski today, and now
D) didn't change we've wasted our first day.
E) hasn't changed
A) didn't take/were going to arrive
33- Please don't forget to take the cage in .......... it gets B) don't take/are going to arrive
dark C) hadn't taken/would have arrived
because little Tweety may be frightened. D) haven't taken/would arrive
E) won't take/have arrived
A) when B) if C) in case
D) until E) otherwise 40- He was glad that he managed to repair the car
himself; otherwise, he .......... a lot of money to the
34- Although she was in financial difficulty and garage.
behind with her studies she danced that evening
.......... she didn't have a care in the world. A) would have had to pay
B) must have paid
A) while B) if C) unless C) should have paid
D) even if E) as though D) would rather have paid
E) was supposed to pay
35- She ........ the head of her department more if he
.......... a more professional attitude towards his work.
41- There are several new photocopiers on the market
and some of them copy much faster than ours. If we 48-1.......... for the semi-finals unless last year's
.......... a faster model, we ........... customers soon. champion .......... his match tomorrow. That's my
only chance.
A) aren't manufacturing/could have lost
B) hadn't manufactured/will have lost A) can't qualify/will lose
C) haven't manufactured/might have lost B) couldn't qualify/has lost
D) don't manufacture/will lose C) won't qualify/loses
E) won't manufacture/have lost D) haven't qualified/would lose
E) ought not to qualify/lost
42- If he .......... attention, he .......... that the
shopkeeper had given him the wrong change. 49- I wish the finals .......... on a weekend because
most of my friends work on weekdays. I would
A) should pay/will notice have liked them to come and see me.
B) had been paying/would have noticed
C) had paid/will notice A) had been held B) were holding
D) was paying/had noticed C) could have held D) have been held
E) could have paid/noticed E) would be holding
43- Suppose that I......... on a bitterly cold day, .......... 50- More of my friends .......... to see me play if they
you jump in the water and rescue me? ......... the finals on a weekend.
44- If you are hiking or climbing in the mountains, you 51- If we .......... that our party hosts were only going
should always take a survival bag .......... you get to offer us drinks but no food, I..........
injured. In an emergency a survival bag keeps you beforehand.
warm, while the other hikers go for help.
A) guessed/must have eaten
A) as if B) in case C) unless B) will have guessed/will eat
D) when E) provided C) were guessing/will have eaten
D) have guessed/should have eaten
E) had guessed/would have eaten
45- ......... you plan to be walking after dark or not, it is 52- Harold is selling his sports car because he now
a good idea to take a torch along when you are hiking has two children and it's no longer practical to
in rough terrain. keep it. He knows it is for the best, but a large
part of him wishes he .......... it because he loves
A) Whether B) In case C) Unless driving it so much.
D) Provided E) Even if
A) would be keeping B) had been keeping
46- ......... they are not fully booked up, we can stay C) is keeping D) has been keeping
at the campsite on the island. E) were keeping
83- I will come with you to that fish restaurant 86- How I wish I could join my friends, who are
you've recently discovered on condition that you going to the hot springs on Saturday, instead of
allow me to pay the bill. staying here with loads of reports to type!
A)Hesabı benim ödememe izin vermen koşuluyla A) My friends are going to the hot springs on
seninle o yeni keşfettiğin balık restoranına Saturday, but I'd rather stay here and type
gelirim. my reports than join them.
B) Seninle o yeni keşfettiğin balık restoranına B) I'd really like to go to the hot springs with
gelirdim ama hesabı benim ödememe iziıı my friends on Saturday, but I have to stay
vermiyorsun. here and type lots of reports.
C) Seninle o yeni keşfettiğin balık restoranına C) If I hadn't had to finish typing all those
geleceğim ama bir şartla: hesabı ben reports on Saturday, I would have gone to
ödeyeceğim. the hot springs with my friends.
D) Hesabı benim ödememe izin verseydin D) I could have gone to the hot springs with
seninle o yeni keşfettiğin balık restoranına my friends on Saturday; however, I
gelirdim. preferred to stay here and finish typing my
E)Seninle o yeni keşfettiğin balık restoranına reports.
gelmemi istiyorsan hesabı benim ödememe E) If my friends helped me with the loads
izin vermelisin. of reports I have to type, I would be able
to go to the hot springs with them on
84- There is a telephone inside every elevator to be used Saturday.
to call for help in case of a breakdown.
A) Arıza durumunda yardım çağrılabil-mesi için
her asansörde bir telefon bulundurulmalıdır.
B) Asansörün içinde bulunan telefon sadece arıza 87- I don't agree with testing products on animals
durumunda yardım çağırmak için kullanılabilir. unless it is required to aid medical research.
C) Her asansörün içinde, arıza durumunda
yardım çağırmak için kullanılmak üzere bir A) Animal testing should not be used if it
telefon vardır. causes animals suffering.
D) Asansör arıza yaparsa, içindeki telefon B) Medical science has been improved largely
kullanılarak yardım çağrılabilir. as a result of testing new products on
E) Asansör arıza yaptığı takdirde, içindeki animals before they are used on humans.
telefonu kullanarak yardım çağırınız. C) A lot of unnecessary products are tested
on animals before they are sold to
consumers.
85- It doesn't matter to any of us how many stars the D) The only time I think testing products on
hotel has so long as it is close to the sea and the food animals is justified is when it is necessary
is good. to medical science.
A) Otel denize yakınsa, yemekleri de iyiyse kaç E) Animal testing should only be carried out
yıldızlı olduğu bizim için o kadar da önemli under strict medical supervision.
değil.
B) Bizim için önemli olan otelin kaç yıldızlı 88- The Spice Girls might not have become
olduğu değil, denize yakın olması ve iyi famous so quickly if their albums hadn't been
yemek sunmasıdır. so heavily promoted.
C) Hiçbirimiz otelin kaç yıldızlı olduğuyla
ilgilenmiyoruz ama denize yakın olması ve A) If their albums hadn't been so heavily
yemeklerinin iyi olması bizim için önemli. promoted, it would certainly have taken the
D) Otel denize yakın ve yemekleri de iyi olduğuna Spice Girls longer to become so famous.
göre, kaç yıldızlı olduğu hiçbirimizi B) It is not the quality of their music but the
ilgilendirmiyor. promotion made for their albums that made the
Spice Girls so famous in such a short time.
C) The Spice Girls had been quite an obscure pop C) Lots of people who would go skiing in the
group until they started to promote their albums Palandöken mountains can't go because they
heavily. think the journey from Istanbul is too long.
D) One of the reasons why the Spice Girls are so D) They should make the Palandöken mountains
popular is that they are so quick at producing new more accessible from Istanbul so that more
albums one after another. people are attracted to the region.
E) Without the intensive promotion made for their E) If the Palandöken mountains were easier to
albums, the Spice Girls would probably not have reach from Istanbul, I would go skiing there
become famous in such a short time. more frequently.
96- The noise coming from the discos close to the 99- For fear that he won't stay long, sometimes
hotel until early morning completely ruined our employers are unwilling to employ a person
otherwise perfect holiday. who seems over qualified for the job on offer.
A) The only disadvantage of the hotel was that there A) Occasionally a highly qualified person takes a
were lots of noisy discos near it; otherwise, it was job he is over qualified for, but he usually
an ideal place for a holiday. leaves quite soon after taking it.
B) Our holiday would have been perfect if the noise B) Being well qualified can sometimes be a
from the discos near the hotel, which continued disadvantage in finding a job if there aren't
all night, hadn't turned it into a disaster. many jobs on offer at the time.
C) We might have got bored at the hotel all night if C) Sometimes employers can't find a person
there hadn't been any discos, where we qualified enough for the job on offer, so they
entertained ourselves noisily till early morning. take on a less qualified one in the hope that
D) The discos, which were open all night, were they will find someone later.
very close to the hotel we stayed at, so the noise D) If employers consider an applicant over
was rather disturbing. qualified for the job on offer, they sometimes
E) Even though the hotel was a little too noisy don't want to employ him because they think he
because of the nearby discos, which were open till may only stay for a short time.
early morning, we had a perfect holiday. E) No matter how well qualified a person is, he
may still fail to satisfy the employer's
97- The dense fog made any more ferry crossings requirements.
impossible that day.
100- How she wishes that this morning she could
have got out of bed on time. A) Unless they can save enough money by
economising, they won't be able to send their
A) She could have got out of bed earlier this daughter to a good school.
morning, but she just didn't want to. B) They want to send their daughter to a good
B) As usual, she had trouble getting up on time this school, but they don't know whether they will
morning. be able to afford it or not.
C) She always wishes that she could get up on time, C) They really wish they could send their
but never does so. daughter to a good school, but unfortunately
D) At her own wish, she got out of bed rather late they have to spend money on other things.
this morning. D) In order to be able to send their daughter to a
E) She deeply regrets that this morning she was good school, they are economising on many
unable to get up on time. other things.
E) Even if they have to save money on other
101- You can borrow my computer with pleasure, but things, they will send their daughter to a good
on condition that you don't let anybody else use school.
it.
104- I wouldn't have volunteered to work at the nature
A) So long as you take good care of it, you can reserve if I weren't concerned about
borrow my computer any time you like. conservation of animal habitats.
B) If you promise not to allow anyone else to work on
my computer, it will be my pleasure to lend it to
you. A) Although I am worried about the destruction
C) Of course you can borrow my computer, but of animal habitats, I've never had enough
you know, I wouldn't allow anyone else to use it. time to work on the nature reserve.
D) Until I have to lend it to somebody else, I see no B) As I am interested in conservation, I am
problem in your borrowing my computer for as going to volunteer to work at a nature reserve.
long as you want. C) Had I been worried about animal
E) On condition that you don't damage any of my habitats, I would have offered to work on
files on it, I will allow you to work on my the nature reserve.
computer with pleasure. D) Because I am interested in helping conserve
animal habitats, I offered to work at the
nature reserve.
102- The logs would start burning immediately if E) Even if I were concerned about animal
you placed some rolled up newspaper habitats, I wouldn't be able to offer my
underneath them. services to the nature reserve.
A)Were you to put some rolled up newspaper
under the logs, they would set alight very 105- Fortunately, we'd brought along a spare bulb,
quickly. on our professor's advice, for the overhead
B)Had you have placed some rolled up newspapers projector as, half way through our presentation,
beneath the logs, you would have found that the the bulb failed.
fire burned brighter.
C)The best way to get a good log fire burning is to
put some rolled up newspapers amongst the logs A) Because the bulb on the overhead projector
just before you set fire to them. went out halfway through our presentation,
D)Don't put rolled up newspapers very close to a it was lucky that we had listened to our
log fire because they can catch fire very easily. professor and brought a spare one with us.
E)Because you put some rolled up newspaper B) We wished we had brought a spare bulb
under the logs, the fire started burning really with us, as our professor had suggested,
quickly. because we couldn't finish our presentation
due to bulb failure.
C) If we had brought a spare bulb with us, as
our professor had suggested, we wouldn't
103- They are determined to send their daughter to a have had to stop our presentation halfway
good school whether they will have to economise through.
in other areas or not. D) We should have brought a spare bulb with
us in case of failure half way through our
presentation, as our professor had suggested,
but unfortunately, we didn't. 109- The only thing they don't like about living
E) We were glad that, the bulb on the overhead in Australia is the heat.
projector didn't go out during our presentation,
as our professor feared, because we didn't have A) They are probably thinking of leaving Australia
a spare one. because it is so hot.
B) If it weren't for the heat, they would be totally
happy living in Australia.
106- I made a photocopy of the certificate before I C) They were quite happy during their stay in
sent it in case the original got lost in the post. Australia, but they found the heat unbearable.
D) Because they can't get used to the heat, they
A) It was lucky that before sending the certificate, are quite unhappy living in Australia.
I had made a photocopy of it because it got lost E) The reason that they hate living in Australia is
in the post. that the country is incredibly hot.
B) In the event that, my certificate got lost in the
post, 1 would send them a photocopy of it. 110- She was able to complete her first major
C) For fear that the certificate might get lost in the operation so successfully thanks to the
post, I took a photocopy of it prior to sending assistance of her superiors.
the original.
D) I should have thought that the original might A) The superior's assistant helped her with her
get. lost in the post and made a copy of it. before first major operation, so it was a complete
I sent it. success.
E) If the original had got lost in the post, I B) Without the help of her superiors, she couldn't
would have sent them a photocopy of it. have completed her first major operation with
such great success.
C) She asked for the help of her superiors so that
107- If we keep attracting as many customers as we are she could carry out her first major operation
at the moment, we'll be able to open a second successfully.
branch next year. D) Her superiors should have helped her with this
operation because it was her first major one
A) If we lose some of our customers, we'll never and she wanted to be successful.
be able to open our second branch. E) Her superior asked his assistants to help her
B) Whether or not we open another branch next year complete this operation successfully because it
depends on how many of our present customers was her first major one.
keep working with us.
C) Because we have so many customers at the
moment, we are opening a second branch next
1. A 2. D 3. E 4. B 5. C
year. 6. B 7. P 8. C 9. A 10. E
D) If we open a second branch next year, I guess it II. B 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. . E
will attract as many customers as this one. 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. A
21. C 22. E 23. E 24. B 25. D
E) We can open a second branch next year as long as 26. E 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. A
we continue to draw as many customers as at 31. E 32. B 33. A 34. E 35. D
36. B 37. B 38. E 39. C 40. A
present. 41. D 42. B 43. E 44. B 45. A
46. A 47. D 48. C 49. A 50. B
108- We can't possibly offer you a higher salary in 51. E 52. E 53. C 54. C 55. E
56. A 57. B 58. D 59. B 60. C
these terrible economic conditions. 61. A 62. D 63. E 64. C 65. B
66. B 67. E 68. C 69. A 70. E
A) It is impossible for us to employ you until the 71. D 72. D 73. A 74. B 75. E
76. D 77. B 78. E 79. C 80. D
economic conditions improve. 81. A 82. C 83. A 84. C 85. E
B) We could have offered you a higher salary if we 86. B 87. D 88. E 89. B 90. C
91. E 92. C 93. C 94. A 95. D
had been better off financially. 96. B 97. A 98. B 99. D 100. E
C) Unless the economic conditions improve, you will 101.B 102.A 103. E 104. D 105. A
not be able to earn a higher salary. 106.C 107. E 108. D 109. B 110. B
D) If the economic climate was better, it would be
possible for us to offer you a higher salary.
E) For fear that the economic conditions worsen,
we are not offering you any pay rise.