1. I am planning to go a party tonight, but it's raining very hard now.
I wish ______________ raining now.
a. it stops.
b. it would stop.
c. it had stopped.
d. it has stopped.
2. If only his son had studied harder. It means ________
a. his son doesn't study harder.
b. his son didn't study harder.
c. his son has studied harder.
d. his son will not study harder.
3. Anton has won a medal for swimming. I wish I __________ as good as he is.
a. was.
b. have.
c. can be.
d. am
4. I am sure he is not the man in charge of the sales department. But now, he _________
a. acts as if he is the sales manager.
b. is acting as if he would be the sales manager.
c. would have acted as if he had been sales manager.
d. acts as if he were the sales manager.
5. The past few years last decade the rate of crime has been high due to the increase in the rate of unemployment. Today people wish the local government ___________ first priority to the solution of this problem.
a. gives.
b. would give.
c. will give.
d. should give.
6. "Rini would rather live in a country than in a town."
From this sentence we know that Rini __________
a. likes living in a town.
b. hates living in a country.
c. prefers living in a country.
d. doesn't like living in a town or country.
7. I would prefer to go swimming ____________ go fishing
a. than.
b. to.
c. rather than.
d. better than.
8. I would rather you ___________ at home now.
a. stay.
b. stays.
c. a staying.
d. stayed.
9. I wish I could go home soon, but I must work over time.
From the sentence above we can conclude that ____________
a. I could go home.
b. I can't go home.
c. I will go home soon.
d. I must work overtime at home.
10. If only you had been here last night, your uncle must have given you some money. This sentence means _______________
a. you were here last night and your uncle gave you some money.
b. you were given some money because you were here last night.
c. you were not here last night, so you didn't get money.
d. you are here now and you get money.
11. "Tita, are you going to see the dentist this afternoon?".
"I wish i didn't have to."
We may conclude that _____________ to the dentist.
a. she doesn't have to go.
b. she needs to go.
c. she is not going this afternoon.
d. she has gone.
12. "You didn't like the horror film you saw yesterday, did you?"
"You're right. I really wish ___________"
a. I did not see it.
b. I would not see it.
c. I had not seen it.
d. I have not seen it.
13. "Problems of transportation have caused donated food and clothing for the tsunami victims to be pilled up at airport."
a. the victims should have not worried.
b. the government can ask for help.
c. the problem will be solved immediately.
d. there were more helicopters available.
14. The past few years last decade the rate of crime has been high due to the increase in the rate of unemployment. Today people wish the local government __________ first priority to the solution of this problem.
a.gives.
b. would give.
c. had given.
d. will give.
15. She went to the blackboard as if she knew how to solve the problem. The underlined words mean ____________
a. she actually can't solve the problem.
b. she ought to know how to solve the problem.
c. she definitely knew how to solve the problem.
d. she should know how to solve the problem.
answer key :
1.B
2. B
3.B
4.D
5. B
6.C
7.C
8.D
9.B
10.C
11.B
12.D
13.D
14.B
15.A