第十三章 虚拟语气

1. If Mrs. Brown ______ Mary to literature in junior high school, she wouldn’t be a writer now.

A. hadn’t introduced B. didn’t introduce C. shouldn’t introduce D. hasn’t introduced

2.Many coral reefs in warm water areas would not be dying out ______ for the pollution accumulated over the previous years.

A. if it is not B. were it not

C. had it not been D. if they were not

3. It has been suggested that the school sports meet ______ till next weekend because of the recent storm.

A. should be put off B. should put off C. put off D. would be put off

4. It’s high time that we ______ great emphasis on the improvement of food safety.

A. place B. placed

C. placing D. has placed

5. The violence in Hong Kong has threatened its stability. We would rather it ______ its former order soon.

A. would restore B. will restore C. restored D. had restored

6. The two boys had so much in common as if they ______ brought up in the same family.

A. should be B. would be

C. have been D. had been

7. Jack is a great talker. It’s high time that he ______ something instead of just talking.

A. does B. did

C. has done D. was doing

8.Without coconuts, most of the tropical islands in the South Pacific ______ uninhabitable for both animals

and people.

A. must have remained B. may have remained C. need have remained D. would have remained

9. I wish I ______ her the news and then she wouldn’t be worried now.

A. don’t tell B. didn’t tell C. haven’t told D. hadn’t told

10. George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I’d rather he ______ more on its culture.

A. focus B. focused

C. would focus D. had focused

11. I regret not having taken your advice. Otherwise I ______ this mistake at the moment.

A. didn’t make B. wouldn’t make

C. hadn’t make D. wouldn’t have made

12. The workers were not better organized, otherwise they ______ the task in half the time.

A. accomplished B. had accomplished

C. would accomplish D. would have accomplished

13. The coach ______ the Lucy’s name on the race list yesterday but for her recent injury.

A. will put B. would put

C. will have put D. would have put

14. ______ you ______ further problems with your fax machine, please contact your dealer for advice and

help.

A. If; have B. Have; had

C. Should; have D. In case; have

15. It was commanded that the coal mine survivors ______ to the nearest hospital for treatment.

A. must send B. be sent

C. would be sent D. should send

16. He messed the project up, but he behaved as if nothing ______.

A. had happened B. happened

C. would happen D. would have happened

17. Mr. White ______ at 8:30 am for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.

A. ought to arrive B. should arrive

C. should have arrived D. was supposed to arrived

18. ______ with the severe situation, the expert suggested the market referred to ______ at once.

A. Facing; be shut down B. Faced; being shut down C. To Face; being shut down D. Faced; be shut down

19. I suggested to my roommates that we ______ for a picnic, and all of them agreed.

A. had gone B. would do

C. go D. went

20.Mary often shares her deepest thoughts and fears with friends through WeChat, as if they ______ chatting in her living room.

A. were B. are

C. had been D. has been