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(1)CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND WISH CLAUSES 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 uncle’s accident A B C D
2 If a student takes a course on Computer Science, it will take him four years doing the course A B C D
3 Unless it did not rain, Peter would pay us a visit A B C D
4 If had I known you were in financial difficulty, I would have helped you A B C D
5 If I had knew the time when the match started, I would have told you A B C D
6 If she had finished the work, she can go home A B C D
7 If I had spoken more confident at the interview, they would have offered me the job A B C D If we had had a map, we would not be lost yesterday
A B C D
9 Had I known Alice’s address, I would write to her A B C D
10.If I had realized that the traffic lights were red, I would stop A B C D
11.If had you sent the application form to that company, you would have been offered a job A B C D
12.If you don’t care conservation the environment, we will get unavoidable disasters
A B C D /,ʌnə'vɔidəbl/ kh thể tránh được; tất yếu
13.He spends money carelessly as if he was a millionaire A B C D
14.Unless you work harder, you will be sack because of your laziness A B C D
15.Unless there had been the heavy storm, the climbers will not have died A B C D
16.She has found that nobody can help her if she did not try her best to it herself A B C D
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
1 If the oceans _of fresh water, there _ plenty of water to irrigate all the deserts on earth
A is / will be B.were / would be C would be / were D had been / would have been
2 _have enough apples, she’ll bake an apple pie this afternoon
A.Should she B If she C Will she D Unless she
3 If you _to me, you wouldn’t have got so much trouble
A listened B would listen C had listened D Would have listened
4 If you don’t know how to spell a word, you _ look it up in the dictionary
A must B will C should D ought
5 If the sun _, we _for a walk
A shines / will go B shone / will go C shone / would go D had shone / would go
6 The campfire _ if it _ last night
(2)C would have been cancelled / hadn’t rained D will be cancelled / rains But for our parents, we _ successful in life
A will never be B would never be C wouldn’t have be D would have never been
8 If I _ my wallet at home this morning, I _ money for lunch now
A leave / will have B didn’t leave / would have
C hadn’t left / would have D hadn’t left / would have had
9 It is too bad, Lam isn’t here If he _ here, he _ what to
A were / would know B is / will know
C had been / would have known D was / would know
10.If we _ the plans carefully, we would not have had so many serious mistakes
A study B had studied C studied D were studying
11.I will never talk to you again _ you apologize me _ your being rude
A if / for B unless / for C or / of D whether / or
12. _ if you work harder, you will be sacked
A Whether B If C However D Unless
13.I think you should stop smoking
A If I am you, I will stop smoking B If I were you, I will stop smoking
C If I were you, I would stop smoking D If I had been you, I would stop smoking 14.If you take the ice out of the fridge, it _
A vaporizes B melts C heats D disappears
15.We should something to protect water from being polluted _we will have nothing to drink in the future
A if B whether C or D unless
16.If / you / want / get ahead / this company / have / be prepared / work / long hours
A If you want to get ahead this company, you have to be prepared work long hours
B If you want to get ahead in this company, you have to be prepared working long hours C If you want to get ahead for this company, you have to be prepared working long hours D If you want to get ahead in this company, you have to be prepared to work long hours 17.not / forget / keep / touch / me / if / you / come / Singapore
A Don’t forget keeping in touch with me if you come to Singapore
B Don’t forget to keeping in touch with me if you come to Singapore
C Don’t forget to keep in touch with me if you come to Singapore
D Don’t forget kept in touch with me if you come to Singapore
18.If I can’t afford something, I never buy it A I never buy anything that I can’t afford
B I never buy something that I can’t afford
C I never buy anything that I can afford
D The thing that I can’t afford I never buy anything 19.The police want to contact with people if they saw him
A The police want to talk to anyone who sees the man
B The police want to talk to anyone who saw the man
C The police wants to talk to anyone who saw the man
D The police who saw the man want to talk to someone
20.How should people be punished if they start a fire?
A What we should with someone who starts the fire?
B What should we with someone starts the fire?
C What with someone who starts the fire should we do?
D What should we with someone who starts the fire?
21.Let’s knock on their door to see _ home
A if they’re B unless they’re C whether they were D if they were
(3)A will have B have C have had D had 23.You’ll fail the exam _ you start revising
A if B until C when D unless
24.Unless you wash the car, you _ not drive it at the weekend
A would B could C have to D may
25.If Peter _ his car before the drive, he _ the problem of out of petrol
A checked / will not get B had checked / would not have got
C checks / will not have got D would be checking / will not have got
26.He stepped on the mine, and it exploded
A If he doesn’t step on the mine, it doesn’t explode B If he doesn’t step on the mine, it won’t explode C If he didn’t step on the mine, it wouldn’t explode
D If he hadn’t stepped on the mine, it wouldn’t have exploded 27.In my experiments, the liquid is cooled to 32 ºF It always freezes A If you cool the liquid to 32 degrees, it froze
B If you cooled the liquid to 32 degrees, it would freeze C If you cool the liquid to 32 degrees, it will freeze
D If you had cooled the liquid to 32 degrees, it would have frozen
28.It may rain this afternoon I hope it doesn’t because I don’t want the match to be cancelled A 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 have been cancelled
29.Unfortunately, I don’t know Philosophy, so I can’t answer your question
A If I know Philosophy, I can answer your question
B If I know Philosophy, I will be able to answer your question
C If I knew Philosophy, I would be able to answer your question
D If I had known Philosophy, I would have been able to answer your question
30.If the bag had not been heavy, we would have taken it with us A The bag is heavy, so we cannot take it with us
B The bag was heavy, so we could not take it with us
C Because the bag was heavy so we could not take it with us
D We took the bag with us although it was heavy
31. _ there are some more ideas, we can end the meeting now
A If B As if C Unless D In case
32.If he _ with us now, he _ the beauty of nature of the National Park
A is / can enjoy B was / will enjoy C has been / would enjoy D were / could enjoy
33.If they had searched more carefully, they…the watch sooner
A will find B would find C found D would have found
34.If I had got up early, I _ to have breakfast now
A have B.I had C would have D would have had
35.He talked as if nothing _
A has happened B had happened C will happen D would happen
36.Can you imagine what _ if everyone _
A will happen / can fly B would happen / could fly
C had happened / could have flown D happened / will have happened
37.The wind was so strong that the cottage collapsed A The wind was too strong to collapse the cottage
B If the wind were not so strong, the cottage would not collapse C Due to the strong wind, the cottage collapsed
D It is the strong wind made the cottage collapsed
(4)A In case you will get and accident
B Provided that you would get and accident C And you will get and accident
D Or you will get an accident
39.I regret behaving so impolitely with her and she was disappointed A Unless I behave so impolitely with her, she would not be disappointed
B Provided that I did not behave so impolitely with her, she would not be disappointed C I wish I did not behave so impolitely with her
D If I had not behaved so impolitely with her, she would not have been disappointed 40.I cannot buy a new computer _ I save enough money
A if B even if C unless D as if
41.Most people you meet will be polite to you _
A if you are polite to them B if you will be polite to them
C unless you are polite to them D if you were polite to them
42.Take an umbrella with you _
A in case it rains B unless it rains C if it will rain D even if it would rain 43.If you so, it _ the matter worse
A makes only B would only make C will only make D had only made
44.You _ English fluently unless you practice it every day
A will speak B will not speak C can speak D did not speak
45.Hurry up _ you will miss the bus and be late for school
A if B and C or D as
46.You will get a good seat if you _ first
A come B came C have come D will come
47.The baby will die if nobody sends for a doctor
A unless a doctor is sent for B if a doctor is sent for
C unless nobody sends for a doctor D if a doctor will be sent
48.He needs a lot of money to cure his daughter’s illness _ he works day and night
A if B unless C then D so
49.Sam will not graduate _
A 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 50. _ , we cannot continue our journey
A If there is not enough food B If only there is not enough food
C Only if there is enough food D If there was enough food
51.If I had been more confident, I would have passed the driving test I failed my driving test because of my lack of confidence
I had failed my driving test because of my lack of confidence I passed the driving test in spite of my lack of confidence I passed the driving test with confidence
52.You / in need / I / help
A If you are in need, I will help you with something B If you are in need, and I will help you with something C If you are in need or I will help you with something
D Otherwise you are in need, I will help you with something
53.Ok / I / pick you up / o’clock / afternoon?
A Do you OK if I pick you up at o’clock in the afternoon?
(5)A I would like to get the refund if you can change me another sweater
B Unless I would like to get the refund or you can change me another sweater C I would like to get the refund or you can change me another sweater
D I would like to get the refund; consequently, you can change me another sweater 55.If I had time, I would go with you
A.I am free and surely go with you B.I am too busy to go with you
C I will go with you because I have time D I am free enough to go with you
56.America/if/college tuition/high/they/may/need/work/part-time/help pay/their education
A In America, if college tuition was high, they may need working part-time to help pay for their education
B In America, if college tuition is high, they may need working part-time to help pay 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 America, if college tuition is high, they may need to working part-time to help pay for their education
57.If Margaret hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, she… Injured
A has been B would has been C would be D would have been
58.If I _ the rain yesterday, I _ ill
A had not caught / would have been B had not caught / would have not been
C have not caught / were not D have not caught / would have been
59.He looked frightened as if he _ a ghost
A sees B is seeing C has seen D had seen
60.What _if there _ a serious nuclear accident
A will happen / was B happens / were
C would happen / were D would happen / had been
ĐÁP ÁN BÀI TẬP
Exercise 1: One of the four underlined parts marked A, B, C, D in each sentence is not correct in standard English Identify them
17.If Lucia had been here now, she would find out the truth about her uncle’s accident A B C D
18.If a student takes a course on Computer Science, it will take him four years doing the course A B C D
19.Unless it did not rain, Peter would pay us a visit A B C D
20.If had I known you were in financial difficulty, I would have helped you A B C D
21.If I had knew the time when the match started, I would have told you A B C D
22.If she had finished the work, she can go home A B C D
23.If I had spoken more confident at the interview, they would have offered me the job A B C D 24.If we had had a map, we would not be lost yesterday
A B C D
25.Had I known Alice’s address, I would write to her A B C D
26.If I had realized that the traffic lights were red, I would stop A B C D
(6)28.If you don’t care conservation the environment, we will get unavoidable disasters A B C D
29.He spends money carelessly as if he was a millionaire A B C D
30.Unless you work harder, you will be sack because of your laziness A B C D
31.Unless there had been the heavy storm, the climbers will not have died A B C D
32.She has found that nobody can help her if she did not try her best to it herself A B C D
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
61.If the oceans _of fresh water, there _ plenty of water to irrigate all the deserts on earth
A is / will be B.were / would be C would be / were D had been / would have been
62. _have enough apples, she’ll bake an apple pie this afternoon
A.Should she B If she C Will she D Unless she 63.If you _to me, you wouldn’t have got so much trouble
A listened B would listen C had listened D Would have
listened
64.If you don’t know how to spell a word, you _ look it up in the dictionary
A must B will C should D ought
65.If the sun _, we _for a walk
A shines / will go B shone / will go C shone / would go D had shone / would go 66.The campfire _ if it _ last night
A wouldn’t be cancelled / hadn’t rained B wouldn’t have been cancelled / hadn’t rained
C would have been cancelled / hadn’t rained D will be cancelled / rains 67.But for our parents, we _ successful in life
A will never be B would never be C wouldn’t have be D would have never been
68.If I _ my wallet at home this morning, I _ money for lunch now
A leave / will have B didn’t leave / would have
C hadn’t left / would have D hadn’t left / would have had 69.It is too bad, Lam isn’t here If he _ here, he _ what to
A were / would know B is / will know
C had been / would have known D was / would know
70.If we _ the plans carefully, we would not have had so many serious mistakes
A study B had studied C studied D were studying
71.I will never talk to you again _ you apologize me _ your being rude
A if / for B unless / for C or / of D whether / or
72. _ if you work harder, you will be sacked
A Whether B If C However D Unless
73.I think you should stop smoking
A If I am you, I will stop smoking B If I were you, I will stop smoking
C If I were you, I would stop smoking D If I had been you, I would stop smoking 74.If you take the ice out of the fridge, it _
A vaporizes B melts C heats D disappears
75.We should something to protect water from being polluted _we will have nothing to drink in the future
A if B whether C or D unless
76.If / you / want / get ahead / this company / have / be prepared / work / long hours
E If you want to get ahead this company, you have to be prepared work long hours
(7)H. If you want to get ahead in this company, you have to be prepared to work long hours 77.not / forget / keep / touch / me / if / you / come / Singapore
E Don’t forget keeping in touch with me if you come to Singapore
F Don’t forget to keeping in touch with me if you come to Singapore
G. Don’t forget to keep in touch with me if you come to Singapore
H Don’t forget kept in touch with me if you come to Singapore
78.If I can’t afford something, I never buy it E. I never buy anything that I can’t afford
F I never buy something that I can’t afford
G I never buy anything that I can afford
H The thing that I can’t afford I never buy anything 79.The police want to contact with people if they saw him
E The police want to talk to anyone who sees the man
F. The police want to talk to anyone who saw the man
G The police wants to talk to anyone who saw the man
H The police who saw the man want to talk to someone
80.How should people be punished if they start a fire?
E What we should with someone who starts the fire?
F What should we with someone starts the fire?
G What with someone who starts the fire should we do?
H. What should we with someone who starts the fire? 81.Let’s knock on their door to see _ home
A if they’re B unless they’re C whether they were D if they were 82.Unless we _ more snow, we can’t go skiing
A will have B have C have had D had
83.You’ll fail the exam _ you start revising
A if B until C when D unless
84.Unless you wash the car, you _ not drive it at the weekend
A would B could C have to D may
85.If Peter _ his car before the drive, he _ the problem of out of petrol
A checked / will not get B had checked / would not have got
C checks / will not have got D would be checking / will not have got
86.He stepped on the mine, and it exploded
E If he doesn’t step on the mine, it doesn’t explode F If he doesn’t step on the mine, it won’t explode G If he didn’t step on the mine, it wouldn’t explode
H. If he hadn’t stepped on the mine, it wouldn’t have exploded 87.In my experiments, the liquid is cooled to 32 ºF It always freezes E If you cool the liquid to 32 degrees, it froze
F If you cooled the liquid to 32 degrees, it would freeze G. If you cool the liquid to 32 degrees, it will freeze
H If you had cooled the liquid to 32 degrees, it would have frozen
88.It may rain this afternoon I hope it doesn’t because I don’t want the match to be cancelled A 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 have been cancelled
89.Unfortunately, I don’t know Philosophy, so I can’t answer your question
E If I know Philosophy, I can answer your question
F If I know Philosophy, I will be able to answer your question G. If I knew Philosophy, I would be able to answer your question
(8)90.If the bag had not been heavy, we would have taken it with us E The bag is heavy, so we cannot take it with us
F. The bag was heavy, so we could not take it with us
G Because the bag was heavy so we could not take it with us
H We took the bag with us although it was heavy
91. _ there are some more ideas, we can end the meeting now
A If B As if C Unless D In case
92.If he _ with us now, he _ the beauty of nature of the National Park
A is / can enjoy B was / will enjoy C has been / would enjoy D were / could
enjoy
93.If they had searched more carefully, they…the watch sooner
A will find B would find C found D would have found
94.If I had got up early, I _ to have breakfast now
A have B.I had C would have D would
have had
95.He talked as if nothing _
A has happened B had happened C will happen D would happen
96.Can you imagine what _ if everyone _
A will happen / can fly B would happen / could fly
C had happened / could have flown D happened / will have happened
97.The wind was so strong that the cottage collapsed E The wind was too strong to collapse the cottage
F If the wind were not so strong, the cottage would not collapse G. Due to the strong wind, the cottage collapsed
H It is the strong wind made the cottage collapsed
98.Slow down _
E In case you will get and accident
F Provided that you would get and accident G And you will get and accident
H. Or you will get an accident
99.I regret behaving so impolitely with her and she was disappointed E Unless I behave so impolitely with her, she would not be disappointed
F Provided that I did not behave so impolitely with her, she would not be disappointed G I wish I did not behave so impolitely with her
H. If I had not behaved so impolitely with her, she would not have been disappointed
100 I cannot buy a new computer _ I save enough money
A if B even if C unless D as if
101 Most people you meet will be polite to you _
A if you are polite to them B if you will be polite to them
C unless you are polite to them D if you were polite to them
102 Take an umbrella with you _
A in case it rains B unless it rains C if it will rain D even if it would rain 103 If you so, it _ the matter worse
A makes only B would only make C will only make D had only made
104 You _ English fluently unless you practice it every day
A will speak B will not speak C can speak D did not speak
105 Hurry up _ you will miss the bus and be late for school
A if B and C or D as
106 You will get a good seat if you _ first
A come B came C have come D will come
(9)A unless a doctor is sent for B if a doctor is sent for C unless nobody sends for a doctor D if a doctor will be sent
108 He needs a lot of money to cure his daughter’s illness _ he works day and night
A if B unless C then D so
109 Sam will not graduate _
A 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 110 _ , we cannot continue our journey
A If there is not enough food B If only there is not enough food
C Only if there is enough food D If there was enough food
111 If I had been more confident, I would have passed the driving test A I failed my driving test because of my lack of confidence
B I had failed my driving test because of my lack of confidence C I passed the driving test in spite of my lack of confidence D I passed the driving test with confidence
112 You / in need / I / help
E. If you are in need, I will help you with something F If you are in need, and I will help you with something G If you are in need or I will help you with something
H Otherwise you are in need, I will help you with something
113 Ok / I / pick you up / o’clock / afternoon?
E Do you OK if I pick you up at o’clock in the afternoon?
F Is it OK if I pick if I pick you up at o’clock in the afternoon?
G. Do you mind it is OK if I pick you up at o’clock in the afternoon? H I wonder is it OK if I pick you up at o’clock in the afternoon?
114 I / get / refund / change / another sweater
E I would like to get the refund if you can change me another sweater
F Unless I would like to get the refund or you can change me another sweater G. I would like to get the refund or you can change me another sweater
H I would like to get the refund; consequently, you can change me another sweater 115 If I had time, I would go with you
A.I am free and surely go with you B.I am too busy to go with you
C I will go with you because I have time D I am free enough to go with you
116 America/if/college tuition/high/they/may/need/work/part-time/help pay/their education E In America, if college tuition was high, they may need working part-time to help pay for their education
F In America, if college tuition is high, they may need working part-time to help pay for their education
G. In America, if college tuition is high, they may need to work part-time to help pay for their education
H In America, if college tuition is high, they may need to working part-time to help pay for their education
117 If Margaret hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, she… Injured
A has been B would has been C would be D would have been
118 If I _ the rain yesterday, I _ ill
A had not caught / would have been B had not caught / would have not been
C have not caught / were not D have not caught / would have been
119 He looked frightened as if he _ a ghost
A sees B is seeing C has seen D had seen
120 What _if there _ a serious nuclear accident
(10)C would happen / were D would happen / had been
Choose the most suitable word or phrase
1 “Would you mind if we _you by your first name?” “Not at all Please call me Tom.”
A called B call C calling D want to
call
2 She can’t get home _ she has no money
A unless B if C until D without
3 If I had known your new address, we _to see you
A came B will come C would come D would
have come
4 If we took the 10:30 train, _
A we would arrive too early B we should arrive too early
C we will arrive too early D we may arrive too early It’s very crowded here I wish there _ so many people
A aren’t B weren’t C haven’t been D isn’t
6 I wouldn’t go there at night if I _ you
A am B was C were D had been
7 If I _ get a pole, I’ll go fishing
A can B could C may D might
8 If they had enough time, they _ head south
A will B can C must D might
9 If you _ a choice, which country would you visit?
A have B had C have had D will have
10 Trees won’t grow _ there is enough water
A if B when C unless D as
11 _ she agreed, you would have done it
A If B Had C Should D Would
12 If you _ to be chosen for the job, you’ll have to be experienced in the field
A want B wanted C had wanted D wants
13 If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy _
A might be saved B have been saved C was saved D might have
been saved
14 If there _, the rice fields could have been more productive
A had been enough water B were enough water C would be enough water D are enough
water
15 The patient could not recover unless he _ an operation
A had undergone B would undergo C underwent D was
undergoing
16 If she _ him, she would be very happy
A would meet B will meet C is meeting D should
meet
17 If he _ a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post
A had had B had C has D has had
18 If I had enough money, I _ abroad to improve my English
A will go B would go C should go D should
have to go
19 If it _ convenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight
A be B is C was D were
(11)A have B had C have had D has 21 If it _ tomorrow, we may postpone going on a picnic
A rains B will rain C shall rain D raining
22 If you hadn’t watched that late mivie last night, you _ sleepy now
A wouldn’t have been B wouldn’t be C might have not been D wouldn’t have been being
23 If you _ as I told you, you _ sorry now
A did- would not be B had done- had not been C – would not be D had done – would not be
24 If only I _ him now
A see B saw C have seen D seen
25 If I _, I’ll let you know
A am staying B will stay C stay D would stay
26 If only I _ you wanted to invest money in business
A had known B knew C have known D know
27 Linda wishes she _her car
A hasn’t sold B hadn’t sold C doesn’t sell D
won’t sell
28 He looked frightened as if he _a ghost
A had seen B saw C would see D was seeing
29 I wish it _ a holiday today
A were B will be C is D had been
30 “My car broke down when I was leaving Detroit and I had to take the bus “ _, we would have picked you up.”
A Had we known B If we have known C We had known D If we did
know
31 If I _ as young as you are, I _ in a boat round the world
A were- would sail B would be – would sail C were- will sail D would-
would sail
32 If he _tickets yesterday, he _ on the beach now
A had booked- would be lying B had booked- would have lied
C booked – would lie D books- will lie
33 If you _ less last night, you _ so bad today
A had drunk- would not have felt B drank- would not feel
C had drunk- would not feel D would have drunk- would not feel
34 It seemed as if he _ of it before
A would never hear B has never heard C never heard D had never
heard
35 _ today, she would get home by Friday
A Would she leave B Was she leaving C Were she to leave D If she
leaves
36 “He’s a very brave man.” “Yes, I wish I _ his courage.”
A have B had C will have D would
have
37 _he _ hard last year, he would have lost the first prize
A Hadn’t – studied B Had- studied C Didn’t study D If – had
studied
38 We’re going to be late if _
A we not leave right now B we didn’t leave right now
C we won’t leave right now D we don’t leave right now
(12)A isn’t – live B wasn’t – live C weren’t- live D weren’t – lived
40 He acted as though he _ for days
A not eat B hasn’t eaten C hadn’t eaten D didn’t eat
41 We _ the game if we’d had a few more minutes
A might have won B won C had won D will win
42 I _ William with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along with each other
A hadn’t brought B didn’t bring C wouldn’t have brought D won’t
bring
43 If you _ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now
A listen B will listen C had listened D listened
44 _ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it
A Were I B Should I C I was D If I am
45 I _ you sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital
A would have visited B visited C had visited D visit
46 _ then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years
A Had I known B Did I know C If I know D If I would
know
47 Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people _ the same language?
A spoke B speak C had spoken D will speak
48 Unless you _ all of my questions, I can’t anything to help you
A answered B answer C would answer D are
answering
49 Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _ it
A would never have believed B don’t believe C hadn’t believed D can’t
believe
50 If Jake _ to go on the trip, would you have gone?
A doesn’t agree B didn’t agree C hadn’t agreed D wouldn’t