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1．Were it not for the snowy weather, we ______all right. A. would be B. would have been C. were D. may be 2.___________ 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 3. 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 4. If you asked your father ,you _______ permission. A. may get B. might get C. should have called D. maybe get 5. _________today, he would get there by Friday. A. Would he leave B. Was he leaving C. Were he to leave D. If he leaves 6. ______I you, I would go with him to the party. A. Was B. Had been C. Will be D. Were 7.The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ______all practical value by the time they were finished. A. could lose B. would have lost C. might lose D. ought to have lost 8. 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 9. If you _________Jerry Brown until recently, you’d think the photograph on the right was strange. A. shouldn’t contact B. didn’t contact C. weren’t to contact D. hadn’t contacted 10.__________he English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for 11. Look at the terrible situation I am in! If only I your __________advice A. follow B. would follow C. had followed D. have followed 12. 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. hadn’t contacted 13. If the horse won today, it ________thirty races in five years. A. would have won B. won C. must have won D. did have won 14. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _______a sudden loud noise. A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there having been 15. The board deemed it urgent that these files________ right away. A. had to be printed B. should have been printed C. must be printed D. should be printed 16. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it________________ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference. A. is to be analyzed B. has been analyzed C. be analyzed D. should have been analyzed 17. I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I ______ fully occupied the whole of last week. A. were B. had been C. have been D. was 18. I apologize if I __________you, but I assure you it was unintentional. A. offend B. had offended C. should have offended D. might have offended 19. 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 20. 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 21. I wish that I ______ with you last night. A. went B. have gone C. could go D. could have gone 22. I wish I ________with her. A. would be B. am C. was D. were 23. I wish that I _________the concert last night. A. could B. have attended C. could have attended D. attended 24. 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 25. “I wish you _______me to put these things away,” he said. A. will help B. help C. are helping D. would help 26. 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 27. 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 28. George would certainly have attended the proceedings__________ . A. if he didn’t get a flat tire B. if the flat tire hadn’t happened C. had he not had a flat tire D. had the tire not flattened itself 29. 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 30. He speaks Chinese as fluently as if he ______a Chinese. A. were B. had been C. is D. has been 31. As usual, he put on a show as though his trip _______a great success. A. had been B. has been C. were D. was 32. Looking round the town, he felt as though he____ away for ages. A. has been B. was C. is D. had been 33. John is so strongly built that he looks as if he _____as elephant. A. lifts B. is lifting C. lifted D. could lift 34. He described the town as if he_______ it himself. A. had seen B. has seen C. saw D. sees 35. At that thought he shook himself, as though he_______ from an evil dream. A. woke B. wakes C. would wake D. had woke 36. Most insurance agents would rather you_____ anything about collecting claims until they investigate the situation. A. do B. don’t C. didn’t D. didn’t do 37. Although most adopted persons want the right to know who their natural parents are, some who have found them wish that they __________the experience of meeting. A. hadn’t B. didn’t have had C. hadn’t had D. hadn’t have 38. It is important that the TOEFL office _________your registration. A. will confirm B. confirm C. confirms D. must confirm 39. 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 40. 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 41. It is time that the government measures to protect the rare birds and animals. A. takes B. took C. has taken D. taking 42. Some people are too particular about school records, insisting that every applicant ______all diplomas from elementary school to university. A. has B. will have C. should have D. must have 43. He was very busy yesterday, otherwise he _________to the meeting. A. would come B. came C. would have come D. had come 44. I must say he reads very well, and I shouldn’t be surprised if he _____acting for a living one day. A. had taken up B. takes up C. have taken up D. would have taken up 45. 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 46. I hadn’t expected Henry to apologize but I had hoped ________. A. him t call me up B. him calling me up C. that he would call me up D. that he will call me 47. I had hoped that John ______a year in Africa, but he stayed there only for three months. A. spends B. spent C. would spend D. will spend 48. I had hoped that Jennifer_______ a doctor, but she wasn’t good enough at science. A. will become B. became C. would become D. becomes 49. I’d rather you________ anything about it for the time being. A. do B. didn’t do C. don’t D. didn’t 50. I’d just as soon_______ rudely to her. A. that you won’t speak B. you not speaking C. you not speak D. you didn’t speak 51. It’s high time they________ this road. A. mend B. mended C. must have mended D. will mend 52. It’s about time people______ notice of what women did during the war. A. take B. took C. have taken D. will take 53. Everybody has arrived. It’s time we _______the class. A. shall start B. would start C. had started D. start 54._________ 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 55. 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 56. John did not feel well yesterday; otherwise he _______to see his classmates off. A. came B. would come C. would have come D. should be coming 57. He’s working hard for fear that he___________ . A. should fall behind B. fell behind C. may fall behind D. would fall behind 58. Without the dreams of the youth, this invention might _________for a century. A. have been postponed B. has been postponed C. postpone D. be postponed 59. In the past men generally preferred that their wives______ in the home. A. worked B. would work C. work D. were working 60. For a child to give up his less mature idea for a more mature one, it requires that the child psychologically ___________ready for the new idea. A. is B. were C. be D. would be 61. Tom’s father, as well as his mother,____________ in New York for a few days more. A. ask him to stay B. ask he to stay C. asks he stays D. asks he stay 62. Your advice that______ till next week is reasonable. A. she waits B. she wait C. wait she D. she waited 63. The board deemed it urgent that these files___________ right away. A. had to be printed B. should have been printed C. must be printed D. should be printed 64. It was essential that we ________lease before the end of the month. A. sing B. singed C. had signed D. were signing 65. It is appropriate that some time ______thorough study of the results of the Apollo mission. A. devotes to B. devoted to C. is devoted to D. be devoted to