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CONDITIONALS

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Diagnostic Quiz

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CHOOSE the best answerWhenever we travel, we ___ new food.

a. ---b. enjoyc. will enjoyd. trying

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to miss out on– not have the opportunity; fail to have a chance

If a traveler is unwilling to taste new food, he or she________ out on wonderful new experiences.

a. ---b. will missc. misses

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In Greece, if a traveler wanted to eat something sweet, he ___some baklava.

a. ---b. triesc. would tryd. will try

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If he or she_____ in Istanbul, then "Turkish Delight" would be

the treat to try.

lokum (Turkish Delight) – a soft candy of sugar and starch

a. ---b. isc. ared. wase. were

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______ a person dislikes nuts, he should try a torte in Vienna.

torte (n.) – a rich cake, esp. one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts

a. ---b. Ifc. Unless

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Don't you wish you________ to France and try a freshly made eclair?

a. ---b. can goc. could go

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You can eat 1 or 2 of them if you ____.a. ---b. wish toc. are wishing

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I wish I _______ how to take a Spanish flan home with me in my suitcase.

a. ---b. know toc. knowsd. knewe. would know

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a. ---b. ifc. whether

People should try a little of everything ___or not they think they will like it .

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Sometimes a person doesn't know whether________ something or not.

a. ---b. he triesc. tryingd. to try

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Afterwards, the person might regret not tasting foods he________ while he was there.

a. ---b. can tryc. could tryd. could have tried

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Then the person will realize ___ more.

a. --- b. he should tryc. he should have tried

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If an oil spill _____offshore, it ____ very hard to stop.

a. ---b. occursc. will occur

a. ---b. isc. wasd. would be

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A terrible spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. If the oil company_____ and

maintained its equipment, this disaster_____.

a. ---b. inspectc. inspectedd. had inspected

a. ---b. wouldn’t happenc. didn’t happend. wouldn’t have happened

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The explosion killed 11 men. The government ____ on higher safety

standards _____ how unsafe the oil rig was.

a. ---b. had insistedc. would insistd. would’ve insisted

a. ---b. had they realizedc. they had realized

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a. ---b. They could havec. They should have

The oil company had several options. They ____used back-up equipment, but they____.

a. ---b. did.c. didn't.

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Since the accident, a great number of birds, fish and mammals have been

dying. The oil company______ more to protect wildlife.

a. ---b. should have donec. could have done

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This oil spill affects the future of offshore drilling in the U.S. ______ other companies will be permitted to drill offshore, _____ on new clean-up technology.

a. ---b. Whether or notc. If

a. ---b. depends c. will depend

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__ better methods are used to contain the oil, more animals ____.

a. ---b. Ifc. Unless

a. ---b. will diec. would die

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People who live along the coast wish ____ clean beaches again.

a. ---b. that they hadc. that they have

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If oil______ offshore, there will be safe coastal land for wildlife to survive.

a. ---b. is keptc. will be keptd. would be kept

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If the government_____ offshore oil drilling in the future, some people would object.

a. ---b. will restrictc. were to restrict

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Some people doubt ______ will come of this. Birds, fish and other wildlife will continue to die.

a. ---b. if anything goodc. if there is any good

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_____ the gulf and the coastal waters wouldn't be in this terrible situation.

a. ---b. If it hadn't been for their carelessness,c. If hadn't been their carelessness,

26have one's head up– be attentive, be watching, be concerned

a. we aren’t picking upb. we weren’t picking upc. we wouldn't be picking upd. we wouldn't have picked up

If everyone had had his head up, _______ dead wildlife off our oily beaches now.