在職碩士英語復習：虛擬語氣練習題

Exercise 6.1

1. ______, I would take an umbrella with me.
A. Had I been you                    B. were I you
C. I were you                            D. I had been you
2. Had she been given some information, she ______ the question.
A. can answer                                             
B. can have answered
C. could have answered                              
D. could answer
3. I had hoped that she ______ a doctor, but she wasn’t good enough at science.
A. will become                         B. became            
C. would become                    D. become
4. I’d rather you ______ with him.
A. didn’t interfere                                        
B. don’t interfere
C. should not interfere                                 
D. would not interfere
5. The job would require that ______ at seven o’clock every morning.
A. he will be at the factory                           
B. he be at the factory
C. he was at the factory                              
D. he has been at the factory

6. I’d just as soon ______ those important papers with you.
A. that you won’t take                     B. you not taking
C. don’t you take                           　D. you didn’t take

7. You looked so tired tonight. It is high time you ______.
A. go to sleep                     B. went to sleep         
C. go to bed                       D. went to bed
8. I wish I ______ to talk this over with him when he was here last night.
A. was able                              B. were able              
C. had been able                    D. should be able
9. It was ordered ______ put in order.
A. the classroom be                                     
B. that the classroom be
C. the classroom to                                    
D. that the classroom was

10. The Reform Club proposed that wages ______.
A. would be raised                                      
B. be raised
C. were raised                                             
D. would have been raised

11. Your advice that she ______ till next week is reasonable.
A. will wait                     B. is going to wait      
C. waits                         D. wait
12. He felt as if he ______ more time to study for the test.
A. needs                     B. were needed         
C. needed                  D. need

13. Jane appears as though she ______ the secret.
A. knows                            B. knew                     
C. had known                     D. has known
14. Supposing Tom ______, what would you do then?
A. never come                             B. never comes
C. shall never come                    D. will never come

16. She listened carefully ______ she might discover exactly what she wanted.
A. so as that                  B. in case               
C. in order                      D. providing

17. It is imperative ______.
A. that you shall finish it in time                     
B. that you must finish it in time
C. that you could finish it in                           
D. that you finish it in time

18. If I had had a bike, I ______ it to you yesterday.
A. had lent                                  B. lent                    
C. would have lent                     D. lend
19. I was ill that day. Otherwise I ______ part in the parade
A. should take                    B. would have taken    
C. took                                 D. would take
20. Please take a message ______ he call. (… if he should call.)
A. may                           B. shall                   
C. should                     D. will

Exercise 6.2

1. Isn’t it about time you _____ to do the work?
A. start                       B. come                  
C. begin                    D. began

2. If only we _____ a phone! I’m tired of lining up outside the public phone box.
A. have                           B. had                     
C. will have                     D. are to have
3. It is required that all members _____ present.
A. can be                     B. will be                 
C. be                            D. are
4. A: I’ll pay you by cheque monthly.
B: I’d rather you _____ me cash weekly.
A. pay                                 B. will pay               
C. are to pay                     D. paid
5. We strongly urge that you _____ interfere in this matter.
A. don’t                      B. won’t                  
C. not                          D. are not going to

6. I didn’t know his telephone number; otherwise I _____ him.
A. telephoned                                                
B. had telephoned
C. would have telephoned                              
D. was telephoning

7. Had she been given some information, she _____ the question.
A. would answer                                 B. could answer
C. could have answered                     D. answered
8. We hung out a lantern lest he _____ lost in the mist.
A. gets                         B. should get           
C. will get                     D. got
9. It is best that you _____ your trip at once.
A. cancel                           B. canceled             
C. will cancel                     D. are to cancel
10. I feel very uncomfortable. I wish I _____ so much.
A. do not eat                           B. did not eat           
C. had not eaten                     D. have not eaten

11. It is essential that he _____ the dentist at once.
A. sees                          B. see                      
C. will see                    D. is to see
12. The committee proposed that a lawyer _____ consulted regarding their legal rights.
A. were                       B. was                    
C. be                         D. to be

13. I could go myself but I would sooner you _____.
A. go                             B. have gone           
C. will go                      D. went
14. His hair is very long. His parents wish he _____ it cut.
A. will have                     B. has                      
C. had                            D. would have
15. The law requires that everyone _____ a test for a driver’s license.
A. takes                     B. will take              
C. took                       D. take
16. If the waters of the ocean _____ moved away, the sea floor with its wide valleys, uneven mountains and submarine rivers would be an unbelievable sight.
A. is                              B. can                     
C. may be                    D. could be
17. If we did not have atmospheric pressure, we _____ automobile tires.
A. can not have                     B. could not have
C. will not have                     D. are not having
18. _____ electronic computers not been used, it would have taken them a long time to solve the complicated problem.
A. Had                    B. Have                   
C. Has                   D. Were

19. Without air, we _____ forced to seek shelter from the sun, as there _____ no atmosphere to protect us from the sun’s deadly rays.
A. will be, will be                            　B. may be, may be   
C. would be, would be                    D. are, is
20. In the absence of friction, belts _____ in conveying power from one machine to another.
A. will not be used                                         
B. may not be used
C. can not be used                                         
D. could not be used