B. Choose the correct answer among A , B C or D                                                                                                            1. “I wish..............eat vegetables”, he said. 

A. my children will  B. my children would   C. whether my children would    D. my children must 

2.  He wants to know whether I_____________ back tomorrow. 

A. come      B. came      C. will come    D. would come  

3.  I wonder why he______________ love his family. 

A. doesn’t      B. don’t      C. didn’t      D. hasn’t 

4.  He begged them --------------. 

A. help him   B. should help him  C. to help him   D. help to him 

5.  Peter asked Jane why -------------- the film on T.V the previous night. 

A. didn’t she watch    B. hadn’t she watched    C. she doesn’t watch      D. she hadn’t watched 

6.  He advised them -------------- in class. 

A. to not talk   B. not to talk   C. to talk not   D. don’t talk  

7.  Some one was wondering if the taxi -------------- yet. 

A. had arrived   B. arrived   C. arrives   D. has arrived 

8.  The government has announced that taxes --------------. 

A. would be raised   B. had been raised   C. were raised   D. will be raised 

9.  He proved that the earth -------------- round the Sun.  

A. had gone     B. was going   C. goes     D. would go 

10.  Claire wanted to know what time --------------. 

A. do the banks close     B. the banks closed  C. did the banks close    D. the banks would close 

11. Julia said that she ___________ there at noon.   

A. is going to be B. was going to be C. will be D. can be  

12. He _______ that he was leaving that afternoon. 

A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me 

13. She said to me that she __________ to me the Sunday before. 

A. wrote B. had written C. was writing D. has written 

14. Nam wanted to know what time ________. 

A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin C. the movie begins D. the movie began 

15. He asked me _______ Robert and I said I did not know _______. 

A. that did I know / who were he B. that I knew / who he had been 

C. if I knew/ who he was D. whether I knew / who had he been 

16. I asked Martha ______ to enter law school. 

A. was she planning B. is she planning C. if she was planning D. are you planning 

17. I wondered_______ the right thing. 

A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing C. was I doing D. am I doing 

18. Thu said she had been___________ the day before. 

   A. here  B. there C. in this place  D. where 

19. Peter said that if he ________rich, he _________ a lot. 

A. is – will travel B. were- would travel C. was – will travel C. been–would  travel 

20. They said that they had been driving through the desert__________. 

A. the previous day B. yesterday C. the last day D. Sunday previously 

21. He asked the children _________too much nois 

A. not to make B. not making C. don’t make D. if they don’t make 

22. Laura said she had worked on the assignment since _______.  

A. yesterday  B. two days ago  C. the day before D. the next day 

23. Mr Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the………..day 
      A. previous  B. following C. before  D. last 

24. John said he _________ her since they ________ school. 

A. hasn’t met–left B. hadn’t met-had left C. hadn’t met/ left D. didn’tmeet – left 

25. The woman asked __________get lunch at school. 

A. can the children B. whether the children could C. if the children can D. could the children 

26. She said that when she_________ to school, she saw an accident. 

A. was walking . has B walked C. had been walking D. has been walking 

27. He asked, “Why didn’t she take the final exam?” - He asked why __________ the final exam. 

A. she took B. did she take C. she hadn’t taken D. she had taken               

28. Peter said he__________ some good marks the semester before. 

    A. gets  B. got C. had gotten  D. have got 

29. They told their parents that they___________ their best to do the test. 

   A. try  B. will try  C. are trying  D. would try 

30. Mary asked me where I___________ from. 

    A. came  B. coming  C. to come D. come 

31. She asked me _______ my holidays _______. 

A. where I spent / the previous year  B. where I had spent/ the previous year  

C. where I spent / last year  D. where did I spend / last year 

32. He asked me who____________ the editor of that book.  

    A. was B. were  C. is  D. has been 

33. Jason told me that he _______ his best in the exam the _______ day. 

A. had done/ following  B. will do/previous C. would do/ following D. was going/ previous 

34. The guest told the host that _______.  

A. I must go now  B. he must go now  C. he had to go now  D. he had to go then 

1 i wish my summer holiday ...................... longer a will be b is c were d has been 2 he said he ......................... come back later a will be b will c would be d would 3 the children sang ........................... during the trip a happily b happiness c unhappy d happy 4 kangaroos , which come .......................... australia , have long tails a to b in c from d for 5 nowadays the .......................... can know when a volcano will erupt a scientifically b scientific c scientists d science 6 a ............... looks like a funnel a typhoon b thunderstorm c hurricane d tornado 7 he is........................-known for his generosity a well b good c better d best 8 my brother is the most effective ..........................in my town a activist b activists c activity d action

 CONDITIONALS 

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I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. If you press that button what _____?

    A. would happen                B. would have happened        C. will happen             D.  happen

2. I ____ one of my special desserts for dinner if you like.

    A. make                               B. will make                            C. am going to make   D. am making

3. The car ________ if somebody takes it there.

    A. will be repaired              B. would be repaired               C.  will been repaired  D.  is repair

4. The room ______ if it is not empty.

    A. couldn’t be repainted     B. cannot be repainted            C.  could be repainted D. can be repainted

5. If you ______ Mary by chance, please give her my phone number

    A. met                                 B. meet                                    C. could meet              D. will meet

6. If you put salt in water, it ______.

    A. dissolves                         B. would dissolve                   C. could dissolve         D. dissolved

7. Unless it rains soon, a lot of plants ______ .

    A. die                                  B. will die                               C. won’t die                D. would die

8. If I ________ an Angel, I would try to make happy all the children.

    A. am                                  B. have been                           C.  were                       D.  had been

9. If she _____ the truth, she’d never want to see you again

    A. would know                   B. knows                                 C. will know               D. knew

10. If the wall weren't so high, he _____ it up to take his ball down.

    A. climbed                          B. could climb                         C. is climbing              D.  climb

11. I think he is not at home. If he _____ in, he ______ the phone.

    A. was / answered                                                               B.  were/ would answer

    C. were / would have answered                                          D. had been / would have answered

12. You would study Italian if it ­­­­­­­­_____ here.

    A. was teaching                  B. were taught                         C.  would be taught     D.  is taught

13. I would have visited you before if there _____ a lot of people in your house.

    A. hadn't                             B. hadn't been                         C. wouldn't be    D. wasn't

14. You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____  better if you _____ to her.

    A. would have been / hadn't lied                                        B. would be / didn't lie

    C. will be / don't lie                                                             D. would be / hadn't lied

15. John would take a great risk now if he _____ his money in that business last year.

    A. would invest                  B. invested                              C. had invested           D.  invests

16. Carol was late for work this morning. But for the traffic jam, she  ____ half an hour earlier.

    A. could come                     B. could have come                C. had come                D. can have come

17. If I were a better conversationalist, _____ to parties more often?

    A. I would be invited                                                          B. I would have been invited

    C. would I be invited                                                          D. would I have been invited

18. Should she have some more money, she  ______ a better car.

    A. would buy                      B. will buy                              C. buys                        D. bought

19. Had you been more careful, such typing mistakes _____ avoided.   

    A. can have been                 B.would be                              C. might have been     D. should be

20. Don’t worry ____ home late tonight

    A. when I’ll be                    B. if I’ll be                              C. unless I’ll be           D. if I’m

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions from 3 to 8

7.. I wish I …………get goods grades in my exam .

            A. would                     B. will                         C. can                          D. would have

8 Exams are never enjoyable,........................?

            A. are there                 B. aren’t there             C. are they                   D. aren’t they

9.. This student is very…………………..There are many mistakes in his test.

            A. care                        B. careless                    C. careful                    D. cared

10.. He told me he …………………..leave the city the following day.

            A. will have to            B. has to                      C. have to                    D. would have to

11.. Don’t worry about Tom and me. We can look after.......

            A. myself                    B. himself                    C. ourselves                 D. themselves

12. She hopes she can talk to people……………………the world.

            A. through           B. on          C. from all over              D. over all

I. Choose the correct answer A, B, c or D to fill each blank in the following passage. (1.5 pts)

My friend, Ben, has had a few problems with his health. He didn’t feel well, (1)     he told his parents about that. His mum said, “You should eat (2)                vegetables. You shouldn’t eat (3)             every day.” His dad said, “You should go to bed (4)      . You (5)        stay up so late at night.” He phoned me and told me about the problems. I said, “Don’t play so (6)                        computer games. Go outside (7)                       play football.”

He didn’t go to school last week. He went to (8) the doctor. The doctor said, “You should stay at home for a week. Don’t go out and don’t turn on your computer.”

At school today, he looked sad. We asked him, “What’s (9)                 ? You should be happy. You weren’t here last week.”

Ben is (10)                 his school work from last week. He’s not happy at all.

1.   A. because              B. or                             C. and                          D. but

2.   A. more                   B. less                          C. most                        D. the more

3.   A. ready food         B. fresh food               C. junk food               D. traditional food

4.   A. late                     B. lately                       C. earlier                     D. more earlier

5.   A. should                B. shouldn’t                C. must                        D. needn’t

6.   A. many                  B. much                       C. lot                            D. lots

7.   A. or                        B. so                             C. and                          D. but

8.   A. look                    B. look at                     C. find                         D. see

9.   A. bad                     B. trouble                    C. problem                  D. wrong

10. A. doing                  B. making                    C. playing                   D. taking

·      Choose the best answer.

1. I wish my brother …………. up smoking.

         A. gives            B. would give            C. will give          D. would be giving

2. My garden is too small. I wish it …………. bigger so that I could grow lots of flowers.

         A. is                 B. was                                    C. were                      D. would be

         3. We wish it ………….. now.

                 A. doesn’t rain      B. hasn’t rained               C. didn’t rain           D. wasn’t raining

         4. I have to work tomorrow. I wish I …………… in bed.

                 A. stayed          B. should stay                       C. stay                          D. would stay

         5. I like my new boss but I wish she …………… more responsibility.

                 A. gives            B. would give            C. has given                  D. give

         6. I’m getting bored with my recent job. I wish I ………….. another job.

                 A. did                       B. do                          C. am doing                 D. will do

         7. They wish they …………… in their hometown now to enjoy the festival.

A. can be           B. are                     C. will be                         D. could be

         8. I wish the boss ……………. us to stay home tomorrow.

A. had allowed  B. allows                C. allowed                      D. would allow

         9. I wish my father ………….. soccer at night. It’s so annoying.

                 A. won’t watch       B. doesn’t watch    C. can’t watch                  D. wouldn’t watch

         10. He wishes his son …………….. harder on his study.

A. would try                B. will try               C. tried                  D. tries

         11. She wishes she …………… strong enough to be a volleyball player.

A. is                   B. will be               C. were                  D. are

         12. I really enjoy our trip to the theater. I wish we ……………. more often.

 A. go                          B. went                  C. will go                           D. would go

         13. I’ve no idea where we are. I wish we ………….. a map.

A. have               B. would have       C. had                             D. will have

         14. I wish you …………….. your dirty shoes in your bedroom.

A. won’t leave       B. don’t leave        C. aren’t left                            D. wouldn’t leave

         15. She wishes she …………… not so fat.

A. were             B. is                       C. was                     D. will be

         16. I wish I ……………. Russian to talk to the man who is sitting beside me on the train.

 A. can speak     B. speak                 C. could speak                D. will speak

         17. The test is too difficult for me. I wish it ………….. a bit easier.

A. is                             B. were              C. will be                  D. would be

         18. She wishes she …………… a bigger house for her family.

A. has                         B. will have            C. can have                       D. had

         19. I wish I ……………. a plane.

 A. could fly      B. can fly               C. will fly                        D. fly

         20. The mother wishes her little daughter ………….. how to look after herself.

A. knows           B. knew              C. will know                      D. can know

         21. People are cutting a lot of trees. I wish they …………… their action to protect the environment.

 A. would stop   B. stopped             C. will stop                      D. stop

         22. The boss wishes the employees ………….. their work again more seriously after the strike.

A. will start                 B. start                C. would start            D. started

         23. He wishes his business …………… better in the coming time.

A. will be           B. is                        C. were                   D. would be

         24. I wish I ……………. afford a laptop.

 A. can      B. could                 C. is                                D. can be

         25. I wish my parents ………….. to work so much.

A. don’t have          B. had            C. didn’t have            D. won’t have

1. I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I ______ it better.
A. understood B. would understand C. had understood D. understands
2. It never stops raining here. I wish it ______ raining.
A. stopped B. would stop C. had stopped D. will stop
3. I miss my friends. I wish my friends ______ here right now.
A. were B. would be C. had been D. was
4. I should never have said that. I wish I ______ that.
A. didn't say B. wouldn't say C. hadn't said D. says
5. I speak terrible English. I wish I ______ English well.
A. spoke B. would speak C. had spoken D. speaks
6. I cannot sleep. The dog next door is making too much noise. I wish it ______ quiet.
A kept B. would keep C. had kept D. will keep
7. This train is very slow. The earlier train was much faster. I wish I ____ the earlier train.
A. caught B. would catch C. had caught D. catches
8. I didn't see the TV programme but everybody said it was excellent. I wish I ___ it.
A. saw B. would see C. had seen D. seen
9. I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold. I wish I ______ out.
A. didn't go B. wouldn't go C. hadn't gone D. went
10. This movie is terrible. I wish we ______ to see another one.
A. went B. would go C. had gone D. go
11. I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ______ in Spain.
A. lived B. would live C. had lived D. live
12. I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ______ more time there but I had to go on to New York.
A. had B. would have C. had had D. have
13. You drive too fast. I wish you__________ more slowly.
A. drive B. drove C. had driven D. would drive
14. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes that he _______ it. 
A. watched B. would watch C. had watched D. watches
15. My face is bright red. I wish I ______ in the sun so long yesterday
A. didn't sit B. wouldn't sit C. hadn't sat D. sat
16. It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ______ him.
A. didn't tell B. wouldn't tell C. hadn't told D. tell
17. They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______ it to me.
A. offered B. would offer C. had offered D. offer
18. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice. I wish you __________ the doctor's advice.
A. took B. would take C. had taken D. could take
19. I hate having red hair. I wish I ______ blonde hair.
A. had B. would have C. had had D. am having
20. This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher ______ us some more interesting things to do.
A. gave B. would give C. had given D. will give
21. I wish I__________ a doctor in the future.
A. am B. were C. had been D. would be
22. I wish that some day I ___________ able to marry her.
A. will be B. am C. would be D. had been
23. I wished I_________ enough money to buy the house. 
A. had B. have C. had had D. would have
24. John wishes he ________ a scientist when he grows up. 
A. is B. was C. will be D. would be

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER AMONG A,B,C OR D TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

1. “I wish..............eat vegetables”, he said.

A. my children will

B. my children would

C. whether my children would

D. my children must

2.Julia said that she….there at noon

a.is going to be

b.was going to be

c.will be

d.can be

3.He...that he was leaving right away that afternoon

a.told me

b.told to me

c.said me

d.says to me

4.She said to me that she…...to me the Sunday before

a.wrote

b.has written

c.was writing

d.had written

5.I…..him to sell that old motorbike

a.said to

b.suggested

c.advised

d.recommended

6.My parent reminded me….the flowers

a.remember to plant

b.plant

c.to plant

d.planting

7.I asked Martha….to enter law school

a.are you planning

b.is she planning

c.was she planning

d.if she was planning

8.Nam wanted to know what time……

a.does the movie begin

b.did the movie begin

c.the movie begins

d.the movie began

9.I wondered…..the right thing

a.whether I was doing

b.if I am doing

c.was I doing

d.am I doing

10.The scientist said the earth….the sun

a.goes round

b.is going around

c.went around

d.was going around

11.Peter said that if he….rich, he…..a lot

a.is-will travel

b.were-would travel

c.had been-would have travelled

d.was-will travel

12.They said that they had been driving through the desert……

a.the previous day

b.yesterday

c.the last day

d.Sunday previously

13.He asked the children….too much noise

a.not to make

b.not making

c.don’t make

d.if they don’t make

14.The man said that money…..the passport to everything

a.will be

b.is

c.was

d.can be

15.The teacher said Columbus…..America in 1492

a.discovered

b.had discovered

c.was discovering

d.would discover

16.John said he….her since they….school

a.hasn’t met- left

b.hadn’t met-had left

c.hadn’t met-left

d.didn’t meet-has left

II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. My mother goes to church in ______ morning.

A. x            B. every     C. the                   D. a

2. I eat ______ everyday.

A. a banana         B. banana  C. the bananas    D. any banana

3. Harry is a sailor. He spends most of his life at _____ sea.

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

4. There are billions of stars in _____ space.

A. a            B. an          C. x            D. the

5. Can you turn off _____ television, please?

A. the                   B. a             C. an          D. x

6. We had _____ dinner in a restaurant.

A. a            B. an          C. x            D. the

7. We had _____ meal in a restaurant.

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

8. Thank you. That was ______ very nice lunch.

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

9. When was _____ computer invented?

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

10. My daughter plays _____ piano very well.

A. the                   B. a             C. an          D. x

11. Mary loves _____ flowers.

A. a            B. an          C. the                   D. x

12. Jill went to ______ hospital to see her friend.

A. x            B. the                   C. a             D. an

13. Sandra works at a big hospital. She’s _______.

A. nurse     B. a nurse  C. the nurse         D. an nurse

14. She works six days _____ week.

A. in           B. for                   C. a             D. x

15. ______ is a star.

A. Sun                 B. A sun    C. The sun D. Suns

16. What did you have for ______ breakfast this morning.

A. x            B. a             C. an          D. the

17. London is _____ capital of England.

A. an          B. a             C. x            D. the

18. When ______ invented?

A. was telephone         B. was the telephone   C. were telephones      D. were a telephone

19. We visited _______ two years ago.

A. Canada and the United States             B. the Canada and the United States

C. the Canada and United States             D. Canada and United States

20. Are you going away next week? No, _______ week after next week.

A. a            B. the                   C. some      D. x

21. We haven’t been to ______ for years.

A. cinema  B. the cinema      C. a cinema         D. any cinema

22. If you live in _______ foreign country, you should try and learn the language.

A. the                   B. x            C. an          D. a

23. I can’t work here. There’s so much ______.

A. noise     B. noises    C. the noise         D. a noise

24. Do you need ____?

A. an umbrella B. a umbrella C. umbrella       D. an umbrellas

25. I’ve seen ______ good films recently.

A. a            B. the                   C. some      D. an

26. I often watch ______ television for two hours every night.

A. some     B. the                   C. any                  D. x

27. A man and a woman were standing outside my house. ______ man looked English but I think _____ woman was foreign.

A. the / a    B. a / the    C. a/ a                  D. the / the

28. John sat on _____ chair nearest the door.

A. the                   B. a             C. an          D. X

29. For breakfast I had _____ sandwich and _____ apple. The sandwich wasn’t very nice.

A. the / an  B. a / the    C. a / an     D. the / the

30. I would love to live by _____ sea.

A. the                   B. a             C. an          D. x

31. What is ______ longest river in ______ world?

A. the/ a     B. a / the    C. a / a                 D. the / the

32. We live in ______ big house in ______ middle of the village.

A. a / a                 B. a / the    C. the / the D. the / a

33. I’m looking for _____ job. Did Mary get _____ job she applied for?

A. a / the    B. the / a    C. a/ a                  D. the / the

34. Did _______ police find ______ person who stole your bicycle?

A. a /a                  B. the / the C. a / the    D. the / a

35. We went out for ___ meal last night. _____ restaurant we went to was excellent.

A. a /a                  B. the / the C. a / the    D. the / a

36. The Soviet Union was ______ first country to send a man into _____ space.

A. the /the  B. x / x                C. x /the     D. the / x

37. Did you watch “Titanic” on ______ television or at ______ cinema?

A. the/ the  B. x / x                C. x / the    D. the / x

38. Peru is ______ country in South America. _______ capital is Lima.

A. a / a                 B. a / the    C. the / the D. the / a

39. I never listen to _____ radio. In fact I haven’t got ______ radio.

A. a /a                  B. a / the    C. the / the D. the / a

40. It was a beautiful day. _______ sun shone brightly in _____ sky.

A. a / a                 B. a / the    C. the / the D. the / a