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1. We ____ more on outgoings and souvenirs if we ____ a

cheaper hotel. 6. If the TEM motorway ____, the traffic in Istanbul _____
to a standstill.
A) will be spending / chose
B) were to spend / might choose A) wasn’t building / should have come
C) are spending / would have chosen B) isn’t going to be built / would have come
D) have spent / have chosen C) hadn’t been built / would have come
E) could have spent / had chosen D) won’t be built / has come
E) doesn’t build / would come

2. If you ____ me for suggestions before you left, I ____

you some nice restaurants around here. 7. Jim is having difficulty doing his maths assignments,
and he wishes he ____ to the instructions of his
A) are asking / can recommend teacher more carefully.
B) could have asked / were to recommend
A) was listening
C) asked / had been recommending
B) should listen
D) had asked / would have recommended
C) would listen
E) would ask / have been recommending
D) had listened
E) has been listening

3. I wish everybody ____ the same language all over the

world. Then we ____ so hard to learn English now.
8. If anyone ____ with a five thousand lira note, please
A) would speak / won’t study hold it up to the light to check if it ____ a forgery.
B) speaks / weren’t studying
A) pays / is
C) could speak / aren’t studying
B) is paid / wasn’t
D) has been spoken / don’t study
C) has paid / can’t be
E) spoke / wouldn’t be studying
D) paid / wouldn’t be
E) will pay / won’t be

4. I’m sure we ____ on better terms with the manager if

she ____ us so disrespectfully all the time.
9. We keep a spare set of car keys in case we ____ the
A) would be / didn’t treat originals.
B) have been / weren’t treating
A) have lost
C) were / hadn’t been treating
B) will lose
D) will have been / isn’t treating
C) should lose
E) can be / hadn’t treated
D) lost
E) are losing

5. If the classroom ____ with an overhead projector, it

____ lessons more interesting.

A) had equipped / could have made

B) were equipped / would make
C) had been equipped / will have made
D) won’t be equipped / might make
E) equipped / should make

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10. Many people believe that football stadiums ____ safer 14. Because of the swearing it contains, this film ____ on
places for families to go if strict measures ____ to national television if it had been released twenty
solve the problem of football hooliganism. years ago.

A) had been / would be taken A) wasn’t shown

B) were to be / are taken B) couldn’t be showing
C) have been / could have been taken C) hadn’t been shown
D) should be / will be taken D) wouldn’t have been shown
E) would be / were taken E) didn’t use to show

11. If nature reserves ____ to protect the turtles, 15. I wish I ____ with you longer, but unfortunately, I have
undoubtedly they ____ rarer today. a lecture at four o’clock.

A) weren’t establishing / could have been A) could stay

B) hadn’t been established / would be B) would stay
C) aren’t established / have been C) will stay
D) won’t be established / might be D) can stay
E) haven’t been established / are E) have stayed

12. Why are you buying so many books all the time? If 16. I do wish Mr Swan ____ so aggressive in discussions.
you ____ a library, you ____ money by borrowing Every time we have a meeting, he tries to pick an
them. argument with someone.

A) were joining / saved A) isn’t

B) joined / would be able to save B) couldn’t be
C) have joined / could have saved C) might not be
D) could join / have saved D) weren’t
E) had joined / were able to save E) hasn’t been

13. You ____ your manager if you think that you ____ by 17. I wish international communications like the ‘internet’
that supplier. ____ more frequently to aid environmental and health
projects instead of for promoting big business.
A) have informed / have been overcharging
B) would rather inform / overcharged A) are used
C) had better inform / are being overcharged B) have been used
D) will be informing / were overcharging C) were used
E) are informing / were overcharged D) will be using
E) could have used

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18. If we ____ baby sitters, we ____ out more often, but 22. I wish you ____ to repair the boiler yourself. You have
we prefer to leave our children in the care of our made the problem worse actually.
parents, whom we don’t want to bother too often.
A) hadn’t attempted
A) have trusted / had gone B) couldn’t attempt
B) trust / would have gone C) won’t attempt
C) can trust / might have gone D) haven’t attempted
D) had trusted / will go E) didn’t attempt
E) trusted / could go

23. I wish we ____ enough money to buy a camper van.

19. If Florence Nightingale ____ alive today, I’m sure she Then we ____ to go on holiday more often.
____ impressed with the current standard of nursing
care in the majority of the world. A) have / can afford
B) had / could afford
A) were / would be
C) would have / might afford
B) was / could have been
D) were having / should afford
C) is / will be
E) can have / were to afford
D) has been / might be
E) could be / was

24. I’ve been sitting here all morning wishing my son ____
to tell me that he has arrived in Germany safely.
20. Measures to combat global warming ____ if all
countries ____ on a solution together. A) will have telephoned
B) has telephoned
A) will fail / don’t work
C) telephones
B) will be failing / didn’t work
D) telephoned
C) must fail / hadn’t worked
E) would telephone
D) would be failing / haven’t worked
E) had failed / couldn’t worked

25. I think John wishes he ____ in the Lake District, but

unfortunately, there are very few employment
21. The weather was beautiful as I left home, so I didn’t opportunities there.
think of bringing my umbrella. I wish I ____ the
weather forecast, so I ____ that it was going to rain. A) is staying
B) has stayed
A) was watching / should know
C) ought to stay
B) could watch / had known
D) could stay
C) had watched / would have known
E) had been staying
D) watched / knew
E) watch / will have known

26. I ____ Susan at her new office sometime next week if I

can find some free time.

A) should have visited

B) would like to visit
C) have visited
D) could have visited
E) must be visiting

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31. Marcus _____ over to help you with the project over
the weekend, but he will be taking his mother to
hospital for some tests.
27. Despite the problems he had with the manager, he
____ to stay with them if he ____ that they were giving A) is coming
all employees a fifty per cent pay rise.
B) will come
A) could decide / would have known C) has come
B) has decided / will know D) would come
C) might have decided / had known E) may come
D) had decided / could have known
E) will decide / has known

32. She ____, but luckily, a lifeguard spotted her and

rescued her.

28. Were it not such a distance from the road, this ____ A) has drowned
an ideal location for a picnic.
B) ought to drown
A) is C) might drown
B) has bee D) could have drowned
C) has been E) will have drowned
D) would be
E) should be

33. Kelly is very nervous about his examinations.

Especially as he knows that his parents ____ very
disappointed if he ____ them.
29. Initially I was opposed to the idea, but after I had
seen the research, I ____ that the project was a good A) are / is failing
one.
B) are going to be / had failed
A) must have agreed C) have been / will fail
B) would have agreed D) were / would fail
C) will have to agree E) will be / fails
D) ought to agree
E) had to agree

34. He ______ them to promote him to manager; after all,

he isn’t even a qualified engineer.

30. We ____ very busy in the office recently; otherwise, I A) shouldn’t be expected
____ to see your baby earlier.
B) needn’t have expected
A) were / was coming C) can’t have expected
B) have been / would have come D) wouldn’t be expected
C) will be / might come E) weren’t expecting
D) had been / will have come
E) are / would be coming

35. I don’t believe the white of Pamukkale will be spoilt

____ the number of new hotels is restricted.

A) as long as
B) as if
C) in case
D) unless
E) even if

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36. ____ they offer him a partnership will the young 41. ____ you are interested in taking lessons, I can give
architect stay with this firm. you their telephone number.

A) Even if A) As if
B) Unless B) Only if
C) Only if C) Even ifEven if
D) In case D) If
E) Providing E) As long as

37. We should be able to hire a car on the island, ________ 42. So many people were killed in the fire ________ the
you remember to take your driving licence. stadium didn’t have enough emergency exits.

A) or else A) if
B) unless B) so long as
C) as if C) in case
D) in case D) unless
E) provided E) because

38. You shouldn’t open the oven while a sponge cake is 43. I’m afraid we won’t be able to come to your baby’s
baking; ________, it will sink in the middle. christening ________ we can find a baby-sitter. Our
regular babysitter is on holiday.
A) in case
B) otherwise A) unless
C) providing B) as if
D) even if C) even if
E) as though D) in case
E) only if

39. You might get better results ____ you take your
photographs with an automatic camera. 44. She described her new house ________ it were a
palace.
A) even if
B) whether A) even if
C) if B) in case
D) as if C) as if
E) in case D) because
E) whether

40. We wouldn’t finish our assignment ____ we stayed up

all night.

A) as if
B) as long as
C) even if
D) in case
E) provided

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45. She hasn’t had much time to socialise ____ she took a
part-time job besides her school studies.

A) when
B) since
C) even if
D) if
E) unless

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Answer Key:

1: E 24: E
2: D 25: D
3: E 26: B
4: A 27: C
5: B 28: D
6: C 29: E
7: D 30: B
8: A 31: D
9: C 32: D
10: E 33: E
11: B 34: C
12: B 35: A
13: C 36: C
14: D 37: E
15: A 38: B
16: D 39: C
17: C 40: C
18: E 41: D
19: A 42: E
20: A 43: A
21: C 44: C
22: A 45: B
23: B

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