虚拟语气练习题精选 (2008-4-16)
3. He is talking so much about America as if he ____ there. A. had been B. has been C. was D. has gone 4. The young man insisted that he ____ nothing wrong and ____ free.
A. did; set B. had done; should be set C. should do; be set D. had done; must be set
5. I suggested there ____ be a kind of language all could understand and use ____. A. can; it B. /; / C. would; it D. may; / 6. The suggestion has been made ____ the basketball game ____ put off. A. for; to B. that; be C. which; should be D. to; being
7. The order came that the medical supplies ____ to Beijing for the SARS soon. A. would be sent B. should send C. be sent D. must be sent
8. It is important that we ____ wild animals.
A. will protect B. should protect C. shall protect D. are protecting
9. Had you listened to the doctor, you ____ all right now. A. are B. were C. would be D. would have been 10. ____ any change about the date, please tell me immediately. A. Will there be B. Should there be C. There will be D. There should be
11. ____ today, he would get there by Friday. A. Would he leave B. Was he leaving C. Were he to leave D. If he leave
12. Should it rain, the crops ____.
A. would be saved B. would have been saved C. will be saved D. had been saved
13. You ____ come earlier. The bus left a moment ago.
A. would B. should have C. may D. have 14. He treated me as though/as if ____ his own son.
A. I am B. I would be C. I was D. I were 15. I ____ you some money, but I hadn’t any on me then. A. would lend B. would have lent C. could lend D. may have lent
16. A few minutes earlier and we ____ the train. A. have caught B. had caught C. could have caught D. were to catch
18. I’m glad I went over all my notes; otherwise ____. A. I may have failed B. I’d fail C. I’d have failed D. I’ll have failed 19. — “What will you do during the summer holiday?” — “I don’t know, but it’s high time ____ something.”
A. I’m deciding B. I’ll decide C. I decided D. I decide 20. What should we do if it ____ tomorrow?
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A. should snow B. would snow C. snow D. will snow 21. If only I ____ my watch! A. hadn’t lost B. haven’t lost C. didn’t lost D. don’t lose 22. You ____ such a serious mistake if you had followed his advice. A. may not make B. might not make
C. shouldn’t have made D. might not have made 23. We ____ the work on time without your help. A. hadn’t had finished B. didn’t have finished C. couldn’t have finished D. can’t have finished 24. — “Where have you been?”
— “I got caught in traffic; otherwise ____ sooner.”
A. I would be here B. I have been here C. I had been here D. I would have been here
25. Were it not for the snowy weather, we ____ all right. A. would be B. would have been C. were D. may be 26. ____ more careful, his ship would not have sunk. A. If the captain were B. Had the captain been C. Should the captain be D. If the captain would have been 27. If he ____ me tomorrow, I would let him know.
A. should call B. should not have been able C. were not able D. are not able
28. ____ today, he would get there by Friday.
A. Would he leave B. Was he leaving C. Were he to leave D. If he leaves
29. ____ I you, I would go with him to the party.
A. Was B. Had been C. Will be D. Were 30. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ____ our chairman now. A. must have been B. would have been C. were D. would be
31. ____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday
A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for 32. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I ____ your advice
A. follow B. would follow C. had followed D. have followed
33. If you hadn’t taken such a long time to get dressed, we’d ____ there by now. A. be B. circles C. is circling D. be circling 34. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so it seems as if the sun ____ round the earth.
A. were circling B. circles C. is circling D. be circling 35. The picture exhibition bored me to death. I wish I ____ to it.
A. had not gone B. have not gone C. did not go D. can not have gone
37. If the Watergate Incident ____ Nixon would not have resigned from the presidency. A. did not occur B. had not occurred C. was not occurring D. be circling
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38. I hadn’t expected James to apologize but I had hoped ____.
A. him calling me B. that he would call me C. him to call me D. that he call me 39. The teacher suggested that her students ____ experiences with ESP.
A. write a composition on their B. to write composition about the
C. wrote some compositions of his or her D. had written any compositions for his 40. He speaks Chinese as fluently as if he ____ a Chinese.
A. were B. had been C. is D. has been 41. As usual, he put on a show as though his trip ____ a great success.
A. had been B. has been C. were D. was 42. Looking round the town, he felt as though he ____ away for ages.
A. has been B. was C. is D. had been 43. He described the town as if he ____ it himself.
A. had seen B. has seen C. saw D. sees 45. Without electronic computers, much of today’s advanced technology ____. A. will not have been achieved B. have not been achieved C. would not have been achieved D. had not been achieved 46. He told her to return the book in time so that others ____ a chance to read it . A. may have B. will have C. would have D. might have 47. It is time that the government ____ measures to protect the rare birds and animals. A. takes B. took C. has taken D. taking 48. He was very busy yesterday, otherwise he ____ to the meeting.
A. would come B. came C. would have come D. had come 49. If I had seen the movie, I ____ you all about it now.
A. would tell B. will tell C. have told D. would have told 50. I’d rather you ____ anything about it for the time being.
A. do B. didn’t do C. don’t D. didn’t 51. Mary ____ my letter; otherwise she would have replied before now.
A. has received B. ought to have received C. couldn’t have received D. shouldn’t have received 52. In the past men generally preferred that their wives ____ in the home.
A. worked B. would work C. work D. were working 53. Your advice that ____ till next week is reasonable.
A. she waits B. she wait C. wait she D. she waited 1. If you listened to the questions carefully, you ____ answer them easily. A. were to B. will C. can D. would
2. If it ____ rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the visit to the Yangpu Village. A. were B. should C. would D. will 3. If I ____ it, 1 would do it in a different way. A. am to do B. would do C. were to do D. will do 4. We wish you ____ able to join us in the party last night. A. can be B. had been C. could be D. were 5. I wish I ____ there yesterday. A. could go B. could have gone C. went D. go 7. The doctor suggested that he ____.
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A. had not gone B. would not go C. should not go D. didn't go 8. We insisted that he ____ an English song. A. would sing B. sung C. sings D. sing 9. I suggested he ____ TV.
A. wouldn't watch B. not watch C. didn't watch D. hadn't watched 10. — Your aunt and uncle are leaving tomorrow afternoon. — I would rather they ____ on an early train. A. left B. leave C. would leave D. had left 11. If you had come half an hour earlier, you ____ the writer.
A. had met B. would have met C. would meet D. could meet
12. It is important that we ____ with all that can be united.
A. will unite B. would unite C. should unite D. shall unite 13. It is necessary that he ____ in time to attend the meeting.
A. might come B. would come C. came D. come 14. My suggestion is that he ____ there at once.
A. go B. goes C. went D. would go 15. He gave the order that we ____ there on time. A. be B. are C. had been D. will be 16. If you ____ that late movie last night, you would not be so sleepy now. A. haven't watched B. didn't watch C. wouldn't have watched D. hadn't watched
17. It was ordered that no smoking ____ in the library. A. be allowed B. would be allowed C. was allowed D. had been allowed 18. The kind-hearted couple treat the orphan as though he ____ their own son.
A. has been B. were C. had been D. should be 19. I did this so that I ____ a couple of weeks to prepare my paper.
A. might have B. would have C. have D. had 20. Without air, there ____ no living things.
A. will be B. can be C. would be D. shall be 21. He ____ busy yesterday, or he ____ you with the housework. A. was; had helped B. was; would have helped C. had been; would have helped D. were; would have helped
22. I wish you ____ go to the art gallery with us. If there ____ enough tickets, I’d let you know.
A. can, were B. could, were C. will, learned D. will, learn 23. If I ____ more about diamond, I ____ cheated by that man. A. had known, would not be B. knew, would not have been
C. had known, would not have been D. had known, would never be
24. Thank you for giving me a hand. I ____ in the experiment without your valuable help. A. have failed B. will fail C. would have failed D. must have failed
25. I would have called on her, but I ____ her address.
A. don’t know B. hadn’t known C. didn’t know D. wouldn’t know 26. — -Sorry for having kept you waiting. But for the traffic jam, I ____ 20 minutes earlier.
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— -Never mind. I haven’t been waiting that long.
A. arrived B. would arrive C. would have arrived D. had arrived 27. — -Your sister really worked hard on her science project during the summer. — -Yes, otherwise she ____ the first place in the competition
A. would have won B. didn’t C. wouldn’t have won D. won
虚拟语气练习题
1. I enjoyed the movie very much. I wish I ____ the book from which it was made. A. have read B. had read C. should have read D. are reading
2.You are late. If you ____ a few minutes earlier, you ____ him. A. come; would meet B. had come; would have met C. come; will meet D. had come; would meet 3.The two students talked as if they ____ friends for years. A. should be B. would be C. have been D. had been
4.It is important that I ____ with Mr. Williams immediately. A. speak B. spoke C. will speak D. to speak 5.He looked as if he ____ ill for a long time. A. was B. were C. has been D. had been
6.If the doctor had come earlier, the poor child would not ____.
A. have laid there for two hours B. have been lied there for two hours C. have lied there for two hours D. have lain there for two hours 7.I wish that I ____ with you last night. A. went B. could go
C. have gone D. could have gone
8.Let’s say you could go there again, how ____ feel? A. will you B. should you C. would you D. do you
9.I can’t stand him. He always talks as though he ____ everything. A. knew B. knows
C. has known D. had known
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