虚拟语气专项

高考虚拟语气专项练习题

1. If only he ____quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.

A. lies B. lay C. had lain D. should lie

2. How I wish every family ____a large house with a beautiful garden.

A. has B. had C. will have D. had had

3. You did not let me drive. If we ____in turn, you ____ so tired

A. drove; didn’t get B. drove; wouldn’t get

C. were driving; wouldn’t get D. had driven ; wouldn’t have got

4. _____it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the visit to the Yangpu Bridge

A. Were B. Should C. Would D. Will

5. I suggested the person _____ to be put into prison

A. refers B. referring C. referred D. refer

6. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it____

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A. breaks B. has broken C. were broken D. had been broken

7. I insisted _____to see a doctor, but he insisted nothing ___ wrong with him

A. on him to go; should be B. he went; be C. he go; was D. he should go; is

8. ---Your aunt invites you to the movies today

---I would rather she ____ me tomorrow than today

A. tells B. told C. would tell D. had told

10. I was ill that day, otherwise I ____ the sports meet

A. would have taken part in B. took part in

C. had taken part in D. would take part in

11. ___the clouds, you would find the airplane in the sky easily

A. Had it not been for B. If it were not

C. If it had not been for D. Were it not for

12. If my lawyer ____here last Sunday, he ____ me from going

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A. had been, would have prevented B. had been, would prevent

C. were, prevent D. were, would have prevented

13. ____hard, he would have passed the exam

A. If he were to work B. Had he worked C. Should he work D. Were he to work

14. ____today, he would get there by Friday

A. Were he to leave B. If he had left C. Did he to leave D. Had he left

15. Had you listened to the doctor, you ____all right now

A. are B. were C. would be D. would have been

16. I did not see your sister at the meeting. If she ____, she would have met my brother

A. has come B. did come C. come D. had come

17. He ____busy yesterday, or he ___you with your experiment.

A. was, had helped B. was, would have helped

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C. had been, would have helped D. were, would have helped

18. If it ____for the snow, we____ the mountain yesterday

A. were not, could have climb B. were not, could climb

C. had not been, could have climbed D. hadn’t been, could climb

19. Without electricity, human life ____quite difficult today

A. is B. will be C. would have been D. would be

20. ---I am going to tell her the news

---I would as soon as you _____her about it

A. didn’t tell B. don’t tell C. hadn’t tell D. won’t tell

21. Mike’s father, as well as his mother, insisted he ____home

A. stayed B. could stay C. has stayed D. stay

22. It was requested that the play ____again

A. should put on B. would put on C. be put on D. put on

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23. She insisted that a doctor _____ immediately

A. had sent for B. send C. be sent for D. was sent

24. ---Did you scold him for his carelessness

----Yes, but ____it

A. I’d rather not do B. I’d rather not have done

C. I should’ t do D. I’d better not do

25. If only I ___my car

A. hadn’t lost B. wouldn’t lose C. didn’t lose D. haven’t lost

26. But for water, it ____impossible to live in the earth

A. is B. would be C. were D. wouldn’t be

27. I would rather you ____anything about it for the time being

A. do B. didn’t do C. don’t D. didn’t

28. The kind-hearted couple treat the orphan very well as though he ____ their own son

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A. is B. were C. had been D. should be

29. How the old people wish that they ____young once more

A. were B. could become C. had been D. should be

30. It is high time that we ____ a meeting to discuss this problem

A. hold B. held C. have held D. had held

31. The thief closed his eyes ____ he ____dying

A. even if , was B. though, would be C. even, had been D. as if, were

32. I wish that you ____ such a bad headache because I am sure that you would have enjoyed the concert

A. had not B. did not have had C. hadn’t had D. hadn’t have

33. The chairman insisted that we ____the question again

A. will discuss B. to discuss C. should discuss D. will be discussed

34. He requested that the students ____them get in crops

A. help B. to help C. helped D. helping

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35. The guard at the gate insisted that everybody _____the rules

A. obeys B. Obey C. will obey D. would obey

36. I wish I ____here then

A. was B. had been C. were D. would be

37. It is strange that he ____back so early

A. came B. will come C. had come D. should have come

38. Mother suggested that I ___my homework first before watching TV

A. did B. do C. shall do D. have done

39. My suggestion is that the meeting ____off till nest Sunday

A. be put B. put C. should put D. had been put

40. He is talking so much about America as if he ____ there

A. had been B. has been C. was D. been

41. The teacher demanded that the exam _____ before eleven

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A. must finish B. would be finished C. be finished D. must be finished

42. ---Sorry, Joe. I did not mean to……

----Don’t call me “Joe”, I am Mr. Parker to you, and ____ you forget it!

A. do B. didn’t C. did D. don’t

43. I did not attend the lecture by Pro. Jackson. I ____ but I ____ all this morning

A. would, have washed B. could, have been washing

C. would have, have been washing D. could have, had washing

44. How I wish I ____ to repair the watch! I only made it worse

A. had tried B. hadn’t tried C. have tried D. didn’t try

45. ----How could I thank you enough?

----Don’t mention it. Any other man ____it

A. must do B. could do C. would have done D. should have done

46. Key European governments insist Iraq’s co-operation ____ good and

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military action______ to allow inspections to continue

A. be, be delayed B. is, delay C. should be, be delayed D. is , be delayed

47. If the hurricane had happened during the day-time, ____more deaths

A. it would have been B. it would be C. there would be D. there would have been

48. What the customers_____ from the company is that the goods ____ right to their homes.

A. requested, deliver B. demand, be delivered

C. request, should deliver D. demand, delivered

49. If law-breakers _____ the society will be in disorder

A. made unpunished B. came unpunished

C. went unpunished D. not punished

50. We took a taxi to the airport. Otherwise we ____late

A. would be B. were C. will be D. would have been

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51. Supposing he never ____, what would happen then

A. come B. came C. would come D. will come

52. What do you think his proposal that we ____ a play at the English meeting

A. had put on B. should put on C. have put on D. will put on

53. I hope that you ____ right

A. will be B. should be C. were D. would be

54. As you know, I am a disabled man, but I would be happy if I ___of service to you

A. am B. have been C. should be D. would be

55. He insisted that we ____early the next morning

A. start B. started C. would start D. had started

56. I did not see your sister at the meeting. If she ____, she would have met my brother

A. has come B. did come C. had come D. came

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57. We ____last night, but we went to the cinema instead

A. must have studied B. might study C. would study D. would have studied

58. If it _____the snow, we _____the Simian Mountain last week

A. were not, could have climbed B. were not, could climb

C. had not been , could have climbed D. had not been, could climb

59. If only I _____ my watch!

A. hadn’t lost B. haven’t lost C. didn’t lost D. don’t lose

60. 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

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