Conditionals and Wish Clauses Advanced Level MCQs Test With Answers 2
Question 1 |
I wish our history teacher ____ us so much homework. I never have enough time to finish it.
A | wouldn’t give |
B | couldn’t give |
C | shouldn’t give |
D | doesn’t give |
E | hasn’t given |
Question 2 |
After we have been to the cinema, we ____Bowling, if you ____it’s a good idea.
A | have been / are thinking |
B | were going / had thought |
C | went / thought |
D | could go / think |
E | are going / might think |
Question 3 |
If he ____ in the woods at that particular time, he ________ the suicide.
A | wouldn’t be / hadn’t witnessed |
B | weren’t / hasn’t been witnessing |
C | wasn’t / ought not to witness |
D | hasn’t been / weren’t witnessing |
E | hadn’t been / wouldn’t have witnessed |
Question 4 |
Bed-wetting is common in children up to the age of five, but if the problem ____ beyond this age, a physical examination ____ in case there is a serious medical problem.
A | has persisted / may recommend |
B | persists / is recommended |
C | persisted / were recommended |
D | will persist / has recommended |
E | would persist / will recommend |
Question 5 |
Just think! If we ____ our degree course to music, we ____ professionally now
A | weren’t changing / couldn’t sing |
B | wouldn’t have changed / may not sing |
C | hadn’t changed / wouldn’t be singing |
D | didn’t change / weren’t singing |
E | wouldn’t change / didn’t sing |
Question 6 |
Unlike Walt Disney’s cartoon chipmunks, which always appear up a tree, real chipmunks ________ to stay near their underground burrows in case they ____to escape from a predator.
A | will prefer / have needed |
B | prefer / need |
C | preferred / will be needed |
D | have preferred / are needed |
E | had preferred / would need |
Question 7 |
Oh, I am so embarrassed! I wish the ground ____ open and swallow me.
A | should |
B | may |
C | will |
D | would |
E | might |
Question 8 |
OK, I ____ your Tuesday evening class provided you ________ the lesson plan because I hate doing it.
A | covered / would be writing |
B | can cover / wrote |
C | will cover / write |
D | have covered / would write |
E | am covering / had written |
Question 9 |
________ he finds a job soon, he will have to sell his car.
A | Unless |
B | As if |
C | Providing |
D | Only if |
E | As though |
Question 10 |
The garage can’t have adjusted the brakes properly; ________, they wouldn’t be making such horrible noise
A | therefore |
B | as though |
C | in case |
D | even if |
E | otherwise |
Question 11 |
A cheap guitar won’t be much good to you ____ you are hoping to play professionally later on.
A | until |
B | if |
C | whether |
D | even if |
E | as if |
Question 12 |
I’m sure Jessie ____ to play this Saturday provided someone ____ her a lift to the stadium.
A | will agree / can give |
B | agrees / were to give |
C | has agreed / gave |
D | agreed / will have given |
E | would agree / has given |
Question 13 |
We really should have looked at the timetable when we got off the ferry. We ____ the six-thirty train, but now we have to hang around here until twenty past eight
A | would be catching |
B | had caught |
C | could have caught |
D | have been catching |
E | might catch |
Question 14 |
If they ____ you at the London School of Economics, which other universities ____ you apply to?
A | won’t be accepting / did |
B | aren’t accepted / could |
C | wouldn’t accept / should |
D | don’t accept / will |
E | weren’t accepted / might |
Question 15 |
My mother is an excellent cook, and I really wish she ____ our wedding cake, but she’ll be very busy with other things.
A | should make |
B | has made |
C | will make |
D | can make |
E | could make |
Question 16 |
____ the press ____ Princess Diana’s privacy more, she might not have been killed in a traffic accident. She was trying to avoid the newspaper photographers when the accident happened.
A | Had / respected |
B | Should / respect |
C | Does / respect |
D | Would / respect |
E | Were / to respect |
Question 17 |
If you ____ a baby seat for your car, you ____ that it meets European Standards.
A | will buy / might check |
B | are buying / should check |
C | have bought / are checking |
D | bought / were checking |
E | can buy / would check |
Question 18 |
Scientifically minded people generally believe in cause-effect relationships, ____ they feel there is a perfectly natural explanation for most things.
A | as though |
B | unless |
C | as if |
D | because |
E | otherwise |
Question 19 |
The young boys listened to the words of the famous basketball player as though it ____ a king speaking to them.
A | had been |
B | would be |
C | has been |
D | were |
E | might be |
Question 20 |
Most of the students look as though they ____ answering the questions. I think we can start checking them.
A | completed |
B | will have completed |
C | complete |
D | were to complete |
E | would have completed |
Question 21 |
Because they fly, bats are often mistaken by birds; ____, bats are mammals, not birds.
A | otherwise |
B | as if |
C | however |
D | in case |
E | unless |
Question 22 |
____ Louise were working today, she would know where the accounting records are kept.
A | In case |
B | Even though |
C | As if |
D | Unless |
E | If only |
Question 23 |
Let’s face it! We can’t get the house painted by the date of our golden wedding anniversary ____ we hire professionals or paint it ourselves. There’s just not enough time.
A | even if |
B | unless |
C | in case |
D | otherwise |
E | whether |
Question 24 |
We have to employ a few more workers, ____ we won’t be able to get the order ready by the arranged date.
A | unless |
B | or else |
C | even if |
D | until |
E | before |
Question 25 |
____ you eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, and get plenty of exercises can you be really healthy.
A | Suppose that |
B | Unless |
C | Provided |
D | Only if |
E | As though |
Question 26 |
Your son should stay in bed for a few days, Mrs Wilson; ____, his condition will get worse.
A | only if |
B | however |
C | as if |
D | whether |
E | otherwise |
Question 27 |
I ____ my son to go to the cinema with his friends, but he ____ his schoolwork when they phoned.
A | had allowed / may not finish |
B | could allow / hasn’t finished |
C | would have allowed / hadn’t finished |
D | allowed / didn’t finish |
E | can allow / won’t have finished |
Question 28 |
Without help from chemistry and a microscope, it ____ hard to accept that the rock called limestone comes from seashells and corals.
A | will be |
B | would be |
C | has been |
D | were |
E | had been |
Question 29 |
Unless they ____ by radar, ships and aircraft ____ cautiously or not at all in dense fog.
A | have aided / are moving |
B | aided / should be moving |
C | are aided / must move |
D | were aided / ought to move |
E | would be aided / moved |
Question 30 |
A: I wonder if Josh thinks our idea will work? B: Well, he certainly spoke as if he ____ enthusiastic about the plan.
A | was |
B | might be |
C | has been |
D | had been |
E | will be |
Question 31 |
If you ____ to find any buried treasure while you ____, remember that anything found in this garden belongs to me.
A | happened / have been digging |
B | will happen / will have dug |
C | might happen / were digging |
D | would happen / had dug |
E | should happen / are digging |
Question 32 |
Had their offer been made sooner, he ____ jobs, but he had already signed a contract with his new employer.
A | won’t have changed |
B | might not have changed |
C | shouldn’t be changing |
D | didn’t change |
E | hasn’t changed |
Question 33 |
Please don’t forget to take the cage in ____ it gets dark because little Tweety may be frightened.
A | when |
B | if |
C | in case |
D | until |
E | otherwise |
Question 34 |
Although she was in financial difficulty and behind with her studies, she danced that evening ____ she didn’t have a care in the world.
A | while |
B | if |
C | unless |
D | even if |
E | as though |
Question 35 |
She ____ the head of her department more if he ____ a more professional attitude towards his work.
A | has respected / were taking |
B | could respect / will take |
C | will respect / might take |
D | would respect / took |
E | respect / has been taking |
Question 36 |
Don’t you think if you ____ that other job, then you ____ unemployment now that the factory is closing down?
A | will take / won’t be facing |
B | had taken / wouldn’t be facing |
C | have been taken / haven’t faced |
D | took / weren’t facing |
E | are taking / won’t have faced |
Question 37 |
If you are serious about learning to play the guitar, you ____ your fingernails.
A | had to cut |
B | will have to cut |
C | had been cutting |
D | have cut |
E | were to cut |
Question 38 |
If her health ____ overnight, she ____ to school tomorrow.
A | hasn’t improved / couldn’t have gone |
B | won’t improve / hasn’t been going |
C | might not improve / isn’t going to go |
D | didn’t improve / won’t be able to go |
E | doesn’t improve / won’t be able to go |
Question 39 |
If the passport officials ____ so long to pass everybody through the border controls, we ____ in the ski resort in time to ski today, and now we’ve wasted our first day.
A | didn’t take / were going to arrive |
B | don’t take / are going to arrive |
C | hadn’t taken / would have arrived |
D | haven’t taken / would arrive |
E | won’t take / have arrived |
Question 40 |
He was glad that he managed to repair the car himself; otherwise, he ____ a lot of money to the garage.
A | would have had to pay |
B | must have paid |
C | should have paid |
D | would rather have paid |
E | was supposed to pay |
Question 41 |
There are several new photocopiers on the market and some of them copy much faster than ours. If we ____ a faster model, we ____ customers soon.
A | aren’t manufacturing / could have lost |
B | hadn’t manufactured / will have lost |
C | haven’t manufactured / might have lost |
D | don’t manufacture / will lose |
E | won’t manufacture / have lost |
Question 42 |
If he ____ attention, he ____ that the shopkeeper had given him the wrong change.
A | should pay / will notice |
B | had been paying / would have noticed |
C | had paid / will notice |
D | was paying / had noticed |
E | could have paid / noticed |
Question 43 |
Suppose that I ____ on a bitterly cold day, ____you jump in the water and rescue me?
A | had drowned / could |
B | have drowned / will |
C | will be drowning / can |
D | am drowning / did |
E | were drowning / would |
Question 44 |
If you are hiking or climbing in the mountains, you should always take a survival bag ____ you get injured. In an emergency, a survival bag keeps you warm, while the other hikers go for help.
A | as if |
B | in case |
C | unless |
D | when |
E | provided |
Question 45 |
____ you plan to be walking after dark or not, it is a good idea to take a torch along when you are hiking in rough terrain.
A | Whether |
B | In case |
C | Unless |
D | Provided |
E | Even if |
Question 46 |
____ they are not fully booked up, we can stay at the campsite on the island.
A | Providing |
B | As if |
C | Unless |
D | Whether |
E | In case |
Question 47 |
____ you were to qualify for the finals, how would you feel appearing on television?
A | As long as |
B | Whether |
C | Unless |
D | Supposing |
E | In case |
Question 48 |
I ____ for the semi-finals unless last year’s champion ____ his match tomorrow. That’s my only chance.
A | can’t qualify / will lose |
B | couldn’t qualify / has lost |
C | won’t qualify / loses |
D | haven’t qualified / would lose |
E | ought not to qualify / lost |
Question 49 |
I wish the finals ____ on a weekend because most of my friends work on weekdays. I would have liked them to come and see me.
A | had been held |
B | were holding |
C | could have held |
D | have been held |
E | would be holding |
Question 50 |
More of my friends ____ to see me play if the finals ____ on a weekend.
A | will be able to come / were holding |
B | could have come / had been held |
C | are able to come / would hold |
D | have come / are holding |
E | had been able to come / being held |
Question 51 |
If we ____ that our party hosts were only going to offer us drink but no food, I ____ beforehand.
A | guessed / must have eaten |
B | will have guessed / will eat |
C | were guessing / will have eaten |
D | have guessed / should have eaten |
E | had guessed / would have eaten |
Question 52 |
Harold is selling his sports car because he now has two children and it’s no longer practical to keep it. He knows it is for the best, but a large part of him wishes he ____ it because he loves driving it so much.
A | would be kept |
B | had been keeping |
C | is keeping |
D | has been keeping |
E | were keeping |
Question 53 |
The sun appears to be shining on your computer screen. You can avoid the reflection of the sun shining ____ you close the curtains.
A | even if |
B | in case |
C | provided |
D | whereas |
E | unless |
Question 54 |
Nothing went right yesterday. First, my car broke down, then I lost my job and, just to make matters worse, I was robbed at my home. I felt ____ the whole world were against me.
A | even if |
B | unless |
C | as if |
D | in case |
E | supposing |
Question 55 |
He must have been dissatisfied with his job at the bank; otherwise, he ____ his own business now.
A | hasn’t started |
B | isn’t starting |
C | weren’t starting |
D | hadn’t started |
E | wouldn’t be starting |
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