If he had spent more time practising speaking English before, he ________ able to speak it much better now.
A.will be | B.would be |
C.has been | D.would have been |
Mary is ill today. If she _____, she ____ here at school
A.were not ill;would be |
B.had been ill;wouldn't have been |
C.were ill;should have been |
D.hadn't been ill;could be |
He did not regret saying what he did but felt that he________it differently.
A.could express | B.would express |
C.could have expressed | D.must have expressed |
The scientists recommend that studies ________ to find out what side effects the medicine might cause.
A.be done | B.should do |
C.will be done | D.are done |
His pale face suggested he ________ angry and I suggested that he ________ at once.
A.should be; should leave | B.was; left |
C.was; leave | D.be; left |
When my father is upset, he would rather ________.
A.leave alone | B.we left him alone |
C.left alone | D.we leave him alone |
________ a little earlier, you could have got a copy of his latest book.
A.If you would arrive | B.If you arrived |
C.Should you arrive | D.Had you arrived |
They advocate the proposal we were opposed ________ rediscussed at the next meeting.
A.to be | B.should be |
C.to was | D.was |
My suggestion is that you ________ much meat.
A.wouldn't take | B.shall not take |
C.not have | D.won't have |
Jack not to do that, he wouldn’t have made such a serious mistake.
A.If I persuade | B.If I should persuade |
C.Had I persuaded | D.If I persuaded |
—Will you join us in the party this Saturday evening?
—If I ____ ,I would ;but I will have left for Japan on business by then.
A.am free | B.were to be free | C.will be free | D.would be free |
______________________, I would have given you his address.
A.If you asked me |
B.You had asked me |
C.Should you have asked me |
D.Had you asked me |
Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy ________.
A.would have been saved | B.had been saved |
C.will be saved | D.was saved |
— Bob, did you go to the film at the weekend?
— I ____, but I remembered I had a lot of homework to do.
A.had | B.would | C.was going to | D.did |