Mini test 8

I. Rewrite the following sentences

1. It’s necessary for her to ask the boss about her futrure.
→It’s necessary that she should ask the boss about her future.
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2. What about going to the concert tonight?
→I suggest that we should go to the concert tonight.
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3. We are anxious for him to catch the last train home in time for dinner.
→We’re anxious that he should catch the last train home in time for dinner.
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4. It’s better for you to call in the policeman.
→It’s better that you should call in the policeman.
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→I think you should call in the policeman.
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→If I were you, I would call in the policeman.
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→Why don’t you call in the policeman?
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5. They determined to cut down on the red meat we eat every day.
→They’re determined that they should cut down on the red meat we eat every day.
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→ They’re determined that the red meat we eat every day (should) be cut down
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6. Why don’t you invite her to the party?
→I advise that you should invite her to the party.
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→ I advise that she (should) be invited by you to the party.
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7. If you by chance to find my passport, please call me on 0912402224
→Should you find my passport, please call me on 0912402224
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8. It was stupid of him to keep the papers in the back trousers pocket.
→He shouldn’t have kept the papers in the back trousers pocket.
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9. She had to wash all the dirty clothes this morning but she didn’t.
→She should have washed all the dirty cloths this morning.
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10. You must take some cash with you when you travel abroad because they may not take
cheques.
→Lest they shouldn’t take cheques, you must take some cash with you when you travel.
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11. People kept some candles in the house because there might be a power cut at night
→People kept some candles in the house in case there is a power cut at night.
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→Lest there should be a power cut at nigh people kept some candles in the house.
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12. You were wrong to tell Brook about it. You know he can’t keep a secret.
→You shouldn’t have told Brook about it because you know he can’t keep a secret.
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13. It’s about time you told the police the truth about what you did during your stay in
London.
→I think you have told the police the truth about ưhat you did during your stay in
London.
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14. It’s essential for them to be aware of the danger of polluted air for man’s health.
→It’s essential that they should be aware of the danger of polluted air for man’s health.
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15. The man insisted on my taking him back to the police station.
→The man insisted that I should talk him back to the police station.
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II. Rewrite the following sentences
1. It is as if she knew all about what we did.
→She seems to have known all about what we did.
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2. It looks as if they are searching for something in the deserted house at present.
→They seem to be searching for something in the deserted house at present.
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3. It looks as if this man comes from an English-speaking country as he is fluent in
English.
→This man seems to come from an English-speaking country as he is fluent in English.
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4. It’s possible that they have left the station already.
→It looks as if they had left the station already.
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→They might have left the station already.
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→They seem to have left the station already.
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5. I’m not certain that they got out of the room through the back door.
→It is impossible that they have got out of the room through the back door.
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→They can’t have got out of the room through the back door.
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6. There is no doubt that the car was stolen from the garage last night.
→The car must have been stolen from the garage last night.
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7. I’m not certain of her staying at home at the moment..
→She can’t be staying at home at the moment.
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9. He possibly sent your letter yesterday.
→He might have sent your letter yesterday.
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10. I’m not sure that she is waiting for us at the airport now.
→She can’t be waiting for us at the airport now.
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III. Open the verbs in brackets.
1. If you (be)…were…………my boss, you (act)……would have acted……….. as he did
last week.
2. If she (pass) had passed the exam last month, she (work)…will be
working…………..here now.
3. If she (be)…were… as rich as you are, she (not ask)…wouldn’t have asked……….
you to pay for her air fare yesterday.
4. I’d rather you (not/ call) …didn’t call…………..me late at night.
5. It was time she (get) …got………..married as she was old enough.
6. She doesn’t take any English lessons but she says as if she (be)…was………fluent in
English.
7. The man is talking to them as though he (see)…saw……….the plane crash with his
eyes.
8. If only my mom (be) was……here with me today. If she (be)…were…, she (be)…
would be…..proud of her son.
9. I wish I (take)………..his advice when I was in trouble. Now it’s too late.
10. Would you mind if I (ask)…asked………. you one more question?- No, I (not/mid)
……didn’t mind……
10. May I put on the air conditioning? It’s very hot inside –I’d rather you (not/do)…
didn’t do………..
11. If only it (not/ rain)………didn’t rain………… yesterday. If the weather (be)……had
been ……………… nice, we (have)…would have had …………. a wonderful picnic.
12.( you/ ever /wish)…Have you ever wished…….. you (can/fly)…could fly……. like a
bird?
13. I wish you (not/mention)…wouldn’t mention……… his name again. I hate ( hear)…
to hear…………. it.
14. It (rain)…hadn’t rained… since yesterday. The ground (be)…wouldn’t have been..
wet and muddy. I wish it(stop)…would stop… raining
15. I’d rather she (not/ meet)……didn’t…..them yesterday.
16. I’m terrified lest she (meet)…should meet……….with some trouble. She (not/ come)
…hasn’t come…… back yet.
17. We’re worried lest he (fail)…should fail……… the driving test again.
18. Unless she (park)…parked…….. her car on the pavement yesterday, she (not/be )
……wouldn’t be…..given a ticket by the traffic policeman.
19. If she (not/ miss)…hadn’t missed………. the flight this morning, she (give)…will be
giving……. us a lecture now.
20. I hope everything (go)………..well in the future. God (bless)……….us!
IV. Circle the correct answer
1. ………….I have a look at the purse in the window, please?
A. Must B. Would C. Could D. Should
2. We …………pay for the tickets as Jack won them in th competition.
A. mustn’t B. don’t have to C. didn’t have to D. hadn’t to
3. You……..make such a mountain out of a molehill
A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. mightn’t D. won’t
4. I hope you …………find a good job easily
A. could B. may C, can D. might
5. You .....him of the time for the meeting. He read the notice on the school board
yesterday.
A. shouldn’t have told B. needn’t tell C. needn't have told D. mustn’t
have told
6. Forina can’t ……………..about the meeting. I reminded her this morning
A. forget B. have forgotten C. be forgetting D. forgot
7. You………tell the police that your house was broken into.
A. will have to B. must C. should D. need to
8. We couldn’t find the hotel last night so we…….sleep in the car. It was awful.
A. had to B. could C. should D. must
9. I………..to Oxford last year but I decided to go to a more modern univercity in
London.
A. must have gone B. should have gone C. could have gone D. ought to hav
gone
10. You…………. it to the students in detailed as they learnt it at school.
A. needn’t explain B. shouldn’t explain
C. oughtn’t to have explained D. mustn’t explain