Exercise 1. Choose the best answer
1. "How was your exam?" "A couple of questions were tricky, but on the _______it was
pretty easy."
A. spot B. general C. hand D. whole
2. If you practice regularly, you can learn this language skill in short _______of a time.
A. period B. aspect C. arrangement D. activity
3. Students can _______a lot of information just by taking an active part in class.
A. concern B. install C. appear D. memorize
4. I have learned a lot about the value of labour from my _______at home.
A. credit B. energy C. chores D. pot plants
5. In the past people believed that women’s _______roles were as mothers and wives.
A. nature B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist
Exercise 2. Choose the best answer
1. If _____ as I told her, she would have succeeded.
A. she has done B. she had done C. she does D. she did
2. Will you be angry if I _____ your pocket dictionary?
A. stole B. have stolen C. were to steal D. steal
3. 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
4. John would be taking a great risk if he _____ his money in that business.
A. would invest B. invested C. had invested D. invests
Exercise 3. Change the following sentences into suitable conditional sentences.
1. He lost his job because he was late every day.
→______________________________________________________.
2. Peter is fat because he eats so many chips.
→______________________________________________________.
3. Robert got a bad cough because he started smoking cigarettes.
→______________________________________________________.
Exercise 4. Circle mistakes of each the following sentences
1. If I had had breakfast this morning, I wouldn’t have been hungry
A B C D
2. Terry will pass the exam less he studies harder.
A B C D
3. Had Jimmyprepared the lessons carefully, she wouldn’t get bad marks.
A B C D
4. If Tan hadn’t played computer games too much, he wouldn’t have been short-sighted
A B C D
Exercise 5. Fill in the following sentences with a suitable tag question.
1. It never works very well, __________?
2. Mr.Smith usually remembered his wife’s birthdays, _____________?
3. Neither of them offered to help you, _____________?
4. He ought to have made a note of it, _____________?
5. There’ll be plenty for everyone, _____________?
Exercise 6. Choose the best answer
1. Your brother's here, ____?
A. is he B. are he C. isn't he D. aren't he
2. Mary wasn't angry, ____?
A. was she B. is she C. wasn't she D. was Mary
3. Susan doesn't like oysters, ____?
A. did she B. does she C. doesn't she D. she does
4. Nothing serious will be expected in the process of building our smart city, ____?
A. will it B. won't it C. will they D. won't they