PRACTICE UNIT 9

GRAMMAR: Choose the correct sentence to complete the response.

1
A Alex asked his teacher about her age. She was a little surprised. What was
the problem?
B We don't ask people about their age here. ____
A He shouldn't have done that.
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B He would have done that.
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C He wouldn't have done that.
)

2
A My assistant asked a lot of personal questions during the meeting. People were
a little surprised, but they answered them.
B That's unusual! ____
A I should have answered.
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B I shouldn't have answered.
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C I wouldn't have answered.
)

3.
A Last night I went to a party, and everyone had brought the host a gift except me!
Was I wrong?
B Well, there is a custom here. ____
A You should have brought a gift.
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B You shouldn't have brought a gift.
)
C You wouldn't have brought a gift.
)

4.
A Ricardo came to my party an hour late last night! I got mad at him. Did I do
the wrong thing?
B ____ In Ricardo's country, coming late is fine.
A You should have been upset.
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B You shouldn't have been upset.
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C You wouldn't have been upset.
)

5.
A I asked my sister's boyfriend about his salary, but this made him uncomfortable.
B Oh, my! That's not good. ____
A I shouldn't have asked him about that.
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B I would have asked him about that.
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C I wouldn't have asked him about that.
)
 6.
A When I greeted my manager's wife at the office party, I hugged her.
Is that acceptable?
B Yes, that's fine. ____
A I shouldn't have done that, either.
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B I would have done that, too.
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C I wouldn't have done that, either.
)

Complete the sentence. Use should have, shouldn't have, would have, or wouldn't have
and the verb in parentheses.

7. Thank you so much for this beautiful necklace, but you __shouldn’t have brought__
(bring) it. The invitation specifically said no gifts.

8. I wrote something funny on a birthday card for my boss, but she didn't laugh. What
_____would__________ you ___have written____________ (write)?

9. Did you see how sick Maria is? She ___shouldn`t have come______ (come) to work
today.

10. Christopher posted pictures online from yesterday's office party! Is that appropriate?
________What__would_____ he ___have done____________ (do) that?

11. Why didn't you tell me your flight had been canceled? I ___would have gotten up__
(get up) so early!

12. I apologize for not coming sooner. I ____should have told __________ (tell) you that I
was going to be 45 minutes late.

VOCABULARY: Choose the best word to complete the sentence.

1. Jenny was ____ to learn that she had won the grand prize of $50,000.
A shocked
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B irritated
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C sympathetic
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2. Josh is so ____. He never cleans up the messes he makes.

A hurt
)
B grateful
)
C inconsiderate
)

3. I have to admit my feelings were ____ when I learned that Don hadn't invited me to his
party. I thought we were friends.
A dishonest
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B hurt
)
C friendly
)

4. I wouldn't talk to Mr. Lofaro about handing in your homework late. He's not very ____
to students who don't complete their assignments on time.
A jealous
)
B embarrassed
)
C sympathetic
)

5. I'm so ____ it didn't snow last night! Now my flight to London won't be delayed.
A rude
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B relieved
)
C thoughtful
)

6. Ms. Kelly wasn't ____ by your joke in class. In fact, I think she was more upset by it.
A helpful
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B confused
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C amused
)

7. It was very ____ of you to remember my birthday. Thank you!

A dishonest
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B thoughtful
)
C grateful
)

8. Some people don't like to speak in front of large groups of people. They often feel shy
and ____.
A embarrassed
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B comfortable
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C relieved
)