41. I wish I …………. so much money when I was in town yesterday.
A. wouldn’t have spent B. hadn’t spent
C. wouldn’t spend D. didn’t spend
42. You talk as though it …………….. a small thing to leave your country forever.
A. is B. were C. will be D. would be
43. Everybody feels sorry for him and says that “If only he ………….. more time revising.”
A. should have spent B. would have spent
C. had spent D. spent
44. He looks as though he ……………. a square meal in his life, but in fact his wife feeds him very well.
A. has never got B. never gets C. never got D. had never got
45. If only he ………… accept some help with the work instead of trying research.
A. can B. may C. would D. were
46. If only he ……………. told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn’t have gone so wrong.
A. had B. has C. would have D. should have
47. I wish I……………. to rewrite my essay. I only made it worse.
A. wouldn't have tried B. wouldn’t try C. hadn’t tried D. didn’t try
48. I wish I ……………. you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend
49. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing but this year it looks …… we shall have a better crop.
A. as though B. like that C. like D. to be that
50. That man has brought us nothing but trouble. I wish I………. eyes in him.
A. would never have set B. had never set
C. would have never set D. would have set
51. When he is asked to say about it, it is clear that he knows nothing about their
secret but they treat him as if he …………… all about it.
A. knew B. had known C. would know D. must know
52. I feel terrible. The heavy truck raced by me at full speed. I feel as if I … over.
A. was run B. have been run C. had been run D. was being run
53. She speaks English as though it ………….. her native language.
A. is B. being C. were D. be
54. My sister says she can’t come to the party with us. We wish she ………… her mind and ………… to come with us.
A. changed - decided B. would change - decide
C. will change - decide D. had changed - decided
55. The cat turned her head toward John and looked at him quizzically, almost as if
she ……………. what he said.
A. understands B. understood
C. had understood D. would have understood
56. This evening the surface of the lake is completely still. It looks as if it ……… of glass.
A. is made B. was made C. were made D. has been made
57. Why didn’t you tell me about this before? I certainly wish I ………… earlier.
A. would be informed B. was informed
C. were informed D. had been informed
58. I know a farmer who talks to his animals as if they …………… people.
A. are B. would be C. were D. had been
59. Ann is grown up now. You shouldn’t speak to her as if she ……………a child.
A. is B. were C. had been D. would be
60. We became good friends almost immediately. After talking to each other for only a short time, we felt as if we ………… each other all of our lives.
A. knew B. had known C. know D. have known
41. I wish I …………. so much money when I was in town yesterday.
A. wouldn’t have spent B. hadn’t spent
C. wouldn’t spend D. didn’t spend
42. You talk as though it …………….. a small thing to leave your country forever.
A. is B. were C. will be D. would be
43. Everybody feels sorry for him and says that “If only he ………….. more time revising.”
A. should have spent B. would have spent
C. had spent D. spent
44. He looks as though he ……………. a square meal in his life, but in fact his wife feeds him very well.
A. has never got B. never gets C. never got D. had never got
45. If only he ………… accept some help with the work instead of trying research.
A. can B. may C. would D. were
46. If only he ……………. told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn’t have gone so wrong.
A. had B. has C. would have D. should have
47. I wish I……………. to rewrite my essay. I only made it worse.
A. wouldn't have tried B. wouldn’t try C. hadn’t tried D. didn’t try
48. I wish I ……………. you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend
49. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing but this year it looks …… we shall have a better crop.
A. as though B. like that C. like D. to be that
50. That man has brought us nothing but trouble. I wish I………. eyes in him.
A. would never have set B. had never set
C. would have never set D. would have set
51. When he is asked to say about it, it is clear that he knows nothing about their
secret but they treat him as if he …………… all about it.
A. knew B. had known C. would know D. must know
52. I feel terrible. The heavy truck raced by me at full speed. I feel as if I … over.
A. was run B. have been run C. had been run D. was being run
53. She speaks English as though it ………….. her native language.
A. is B. being C. were D. be
54. My sister says she can’t come to the party with us. We wish she ………… her mind and ………… to come with us.
A. changed - decided B. would change - decide
C. will change - decide D. had changed - decided
55. The cat turned her head toward John and looked at him quizzically, almost as if
she ……………. what he said.
A. understands B. understood
C. had understood D. would have understood
56. This evening the surface of the lake is completely still. It looks as if it ……… of glass.
A. is made B. was made C. were made D. has been made
57. Why didn’t you tell me about this before? I certainly wish I ………… earlier.
A. would be informed B. was informed
C. were informed D. had been informed
58. I know a farmer who talks to his animals as if they …………… people.
A. are B. would be C. were D. had been
59. Ann is grown up now. You shouldn’t speak to her as if she ……………a child.
A. is B. were C. had been D. would be
60. We became good friends almost immediately. After talking to each other for only a short time, we felt as if we ………… each other all of our lives.
A. knew B. had known C. know D. have known
