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CONDITIONALS

1. If you _______ to my advice, you _______ in trouble now.

a. listened / were not b. listen / are not.c. had listened / would not have been d. had listened / would not be

2. If you take the 8 a.m. flight to New York you _______ change planes.

a. could not have to b. will not have toc. had not had to d. would not to have to

3. If it _______ warm yesterday, we would have gone to the beach.

a. was b. were c. had been d. could be

4. If it _______ an hour ago, the streets _______ wet now.

a. were raining / will be b. had rained / would bec. rained / would be d. had rained / would have been

5.  _______ here, he would helped us with these troubles.

a. Were Peter  b. If were Peter c. Unless were Peter d. Unless Peter were

6.  _______ that problem with the car, we wouldn't have missed the speech.

a. If we had had b. If had we hadc. Unless we had had d. Provided that we had had

7. If I were a little taller, I _____ be able to water the plant on tl.1etop shelf.

a. did b. would c. had d. would have

8. If you hear from Susan today, _______ her to ring me.

a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. will tell

9.She had to have the operation _______.a. unless she would dies b. if she would diec. otherwise she will die d. or she would die

10. If the traffic _______ bad, I may get home late.

a. is b. were c. was d. had been

11. If it …………last night, it _______ so hot today.

a. rained / is not b. was raining / were notb. had rained / would not have been d. had rained / would not be

12. Without your recommendation, we _______ any success last year.

a. had not got b. did not get c. will not have got d. would not have got 

13. ______ he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.

a. Suppose b. Provided c. Unless d. If 

14. _______ as much money as Bill Gates of Microsoft, I would retire.

a. Did I have b. If did I have c. Unless I had d. If I had had

15. If I _______ it was a formal party, I wouldn't have gone wearing jeans and a jumper.

a. knew b. had known c. had been knowing d. could know

16. Tom's company will almost certainly fire him _______ he improves his attitude.

a. unless b. or c. otherwise d. if 

17. If my client _______ me her fax number, I _______ to post a letter to her.

a. gave,/ will not have b. will give / do not havec. had given / wouldn't have had d. had given / will not have had

18. _______ I had brought my laptop to the meeting yesterday.

a. If  b. If only c. Even if d. As if 

19. If I _______ the lottery last week, I _______ rich now.

a. had won / would be b. had won / would have been

c. won / would be d. won / would have been20. Carrie said she will join the company if the starting salary _______ her expectations.

a. meets b. met c. has met d. had met

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

21. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf:

a. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.b. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.c. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.d. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.

22. If only I had studied hard enough to pass the final exam.a. I regret not studying hard enough to pass the final exam.b. I had studied hard enough and I passed the final exam.

c. I studied too hard to pass the final exam.

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d. I studied hard otherwise I would fail the final exam.23. John speaks Chinese fluently because he used to live in China for ten years.

a. Suppose John has lived in China for ten years, he can speak Chinese fluently.b. Provided that John lived in China for ten years, he could speak Chinese fluently.c. Unless John had lived in China for ten years, he could not have spoken Chinese fluently.d. John could not speak Chinese fluently if he had not lived in China for ten years.

24. Peter said if he were me he would stop smoking.a. I wanted Peter to stop smoking and he promised to do.b. Peter promised to stop smoking.c. Peter said he would stop smoking as I wanted him to.d. Peter advised me to stop smoking.

25. I will agree to these conditions provided that they increase my salary.a. They did not increase my salary so I quit the job.b. I will only agree these conditions if they give me more money.c. They give me more money or I will only agree these conditions.d. Unless they give me more money, I will only agree these conditions.