1. I wish _____ go to the movie with you tonight, but I have to finish my homework then.
A. I can B. I could
C. I will D. I would
2. We surely desire that the tour leader _____ us immediately of any change in the travel schedules.
A. inform B. informs
C. informed D. has informed
3. I’d rather you _____ about it for the time being.
A. don’t think B. didn’t think
C. would not think D. had not thought
4. We ____a solution to this problem by the end of this month.
A. must B. will
C. must find D. can
5. I would have come sooner but I _____ that you were waiting.
A. haven’t known B. hadn’t known
C. didn’t known D. have known
6. The old woman neither _____ anything when the policemen asked her about the accident.
A. replied nor say B. replied nor said
C. reply nor said D. replied nor says
7. Most pubs in the street _____ until 1:00 in the morning.
A. not close B. close not
C. do not close D. not closed
8. They ____ had an enormous dinner like this.
A. rarely not have B. rarely have not
C. have not rarely D. have rarely
9. If you had told me in advance, I _____ him at the airport.
A. would have met B. would meet
C. had met D. met
10. It is necessary that Mark _____ in time to attend the meeting.
A. come B. came
C. comes D. will come
11. It is imperative that Hurstwood ______ to hospital at once.
A. is taken B. shall be taken
C. should be taken D. must be taken
12. The girl smiled, got up, ____ from the schoolmaster.
A. receive the gold medal B. and receiving the gold medal
C. and receive the gold medal D. and received the gold medal
13. The burglar took away more than ____.
A. he wanted to take B. he wanted to taken
C. he wanted to D. he wanted to have taken
14. He ____ after climbing the mountain.
A. has scarcely no energy left B. had scarcely any energy left
C. scarcely has no energy left D. scarcely has not any energy left
15. It was essential that all the necessary data _____ to the President’s office before the end of this month.
A. sent B. should be sent
C. should send D. must be sent
16. They demand that the right to vote _____ to every adult man and woman.
A. should give B. would be given
C. be given D. ought to give
17. Had I known her name, I _____ .
A. would invite her to lunch B. would have invited her to lunch
C. invited her to lunch D. could invite her to lunch
18. It is about time that the government _____ strong actions against embezzlement and official profiteering.
A. is taking B. takes
C. took D. will take
19. The driver looked over the engine carefully lest it _____ on the way.
A. breaks down B. broke down
C. would break down D. should break down
20. She apologized for ____ the party.
A. not her being able to attend B. her not being able to attend
C. her being able not to attend D. her being not able to attend
21. Entering the lecture hall, ____ from their clothing.
A. snow beat off B. they beat off snow
C. snow was beaten off by them D. they were beaten off snow
22. I advised ____, but he turned me a deaf ear.
A. him not to smoke again B. him to smoke not again
C. him to not smoke again D. not him to smoke again
23. The clerk is going to take bus ____ money.
A. by saving B. to save
C. for to save D. saving
24. Everybody has arrived. It’s time we _____ the meeting.
A. would start B. had started
C. shall start D. started
25. _____ available, we would certainly have sent him to the meeting.
A. John was B. Wasn’t John
C. Had John been D. John had been
26. Look at the terrible I am in now! If only I _____ your advice!
A. follow B. had followed
C. would follow D. have followed
27. Tony does not dare to leave the house in case _____ .
A. he will recognize B. he should be recognized
c. he is recognized D. he recognizes
28. Tom is working hard for fear that he _____ .
A. fell behind B. may fall behind
C. should fall behind D. would fall behind
29. They are busy _____ .
A. to do this B. doing this
C. to this D. did this
30. Henry and Bady _____ to the parties at the Trade Union every Saturday.
A. are used to go B. use to go
C. used to go D. were used to go
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