BÀI LUYỆN NGỮ PHÁP 2 – PHẦN CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN doc

BÀI LUYỆN NGỮ PHÁP
2 – PHẦN CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN
Exercise 1. Give the correct forms of verbs in brackets
A – I met my wife while I was on a cruise. I fell ill, and ahe was the ship’s doctor. Now, we run a health
food shop. Just think ! If I ( 1 – not go ) ________ on that cruise and ( 2 – fall ) ________ ill, I ( 3 – not
marry ) _________ her, our children ( 4 – not bear ) _________ and I still ( 5 – work ) __________ as a
teacher.
B – I haven’t got a car, but if I ( 6 – have ) _________, I ( 7 – be able ) __________ to drive into the
country at the weekend. I think I ( 8 – try ) _________ to buy one as soon as I ( 9 – can ) ____. It ( 10 –
be ) _________ so convenient.
C – Harry is a really a remarkable chap ! He’s sixty now, and ( 11 – work ) ________ all his life as a
designer. He ( 12 – retire ) ________ next year. He has so much talent that he ( 13 – make ) ____ a
success of any job he ( 14 – turn ) ________ his hand to, but he always ( 15 – say ) _________ he is
happy in what he ( 16 – do ) _______. I think he ( 17 – be ) ________ a very good administrator in
something like the Civil Service. On the other hand, I don’t think he ( 18 – enjoy ) ________ it so much
as ( 19 – be ) _______ a designer, where he ( 20 – be ) __________ his own boss.
Exercise 2. Choose the best answer.
1. If I could speak Spanish, I _________ next year studying in Mexico.
a. would spend b. would have spent c. had spent d. will spend
2. It would have been a much more serious accident _________ fast at the time.
a. had she been driving b. was she driving
c. she had driven d. she drove
3. You cannot borrow my car because Jan’s using it now. If she ______ it back in time, you’re
welcome to borrow.
a. brought b. would bring c. will bring d. brings
4. I didn’t get home until well after midnight last night. Otherwise, I ________ your call.
a. returned b. had returned c. would return d. would have returned
5. If energy _____ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
a. is b. will be c. were d. would be
6. We ______ the game if we’d had a few more minutes.
a. might have won b. won c. had won d. will win

7. _______ William with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along with each other
a. hadn’t brought b. didn’t bring
c. wouldn’t have brought d. won’t bring
8. _______ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
a. Were I b. Should I c. I was d. If I’m
9. If I _______ the same problems you had as a child, I might noy have succeeded in life as well as
you have.
a. have b. would have c. had had d. should have
10. ________ then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the
years.
a. Had I known b. Did I know c. If I know d. If I would know
11. Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people ________ the same language
?
a. spoke b. speak c. had spoken d. will speak
12. If you can give me one good reason for your acting like that, ______ this incident again
a. I will never mention b. I never mention
c. will I never mention d. I don’t mention
13. I didn’t know you were asleep. Otherwise, I ________ so much noise when I came in.
a. didn’t make b. wouldn’t have made c. won’t make d. don’t make
14. Unless you ________ all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you.
a. answered b. answer c. would answer d. are answering
15. If Jack ________ to go on the trip, would you have gone ?
a. doesn’t agree b. didn’t agree c. hadn’t agreed d. wouldn’t agree
Exercise 3. Translate into Vietnamese.
1. Giá mà tôi đã xem bộ phim ấy, thì tối qua tôi đã kể cho bạn nghe rồi.
2. Nếu anh ta có tiền thì anh ta sẽ trả cậu
3. Uớc gì chúng không làm ồn ào quá để tôi có thể tập trung được
4. Nếu cậu có đủ thời gian , nhớ sơn cái ghế ấy trước khi đi nhé.
5. Nếu cô ta đoạt giải, thì đó chính là vì văn của cô ấy rất hay.
6. Jan mong rằng sang năm cô ta được nghỉ hè ở vùng Vịnh

7. Tôi sẽ nhận lời mời nếu họ mời tôi đến dự tiệc
8. Vì Lan làm bài thi quá kém nên cô ta mới ước sao giá tối qua cô ấy học chăm hơn một chút
9. Nếu là hoa tôi sẽ là một đoá hướng dương
10. Cuộc sống giá mà như thế, chỉ có thơ và những nhà thơ
Exercise 4. Give the correct forms of verbs in brackets.
1. Tom’s in trouble with the teacher. Now he wishes he ( 1 – not miss ) _______ class three times
this week.
2. It’s raining, I wish it ( 2 – stop ) ________ and the sun ( 3 – shine ) _______ so that we could go
swimming.
3. Alice doesn’t like her job as a nurse. She wishes she ( 4 – not go ) _______ to nursing school. I
wonder what does she wish she ( 5 – study ) _________ instead of nursing.
4. I wish I ( 6 – not move ) ________ to this town. I can’t seem to make any friends, and everything
is so complex. I wish I ( 7 – take ) _______ the job I was offered in my village.
5. I know I should quit smoking. I wish you ( 8 – stop ) _______ nagging me about it.
6. I wish we ( 9 – can ) _______ buy everything we wanted all the time.
- In that case, you probably wish money ( 10 – grow ) _______ on trees.
7. My ten – year – old daughter wishes she ( 11 – not be ) ________ so tall and wishes her hair ( 12
– be ) _________ black and straight.
- Really ? My daughter wishes she ( 13 – be ) _______ taller and that her hair ( 14 – be )
_________ blond and curly.
8. I wish most world leader ( 16 – meet ) ________ in the near future and reach some agrement on
environmental issues. I’m worried the earth is running out of time.
- I wish I ( 17 – disagree ) ________ with you and ( 18 – prove ) ________ your fears
groundless, but I’m afraid you ( 19 – be ) ________ right.
Exercise 5. Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
Two years ago, I won 1 million dollars on the lottery and to be honest now I really (1) ______ I
hadn’t. I know I’ve got a six – bedroom house with a swimming pool and a tennis court and a Mercedes
convertible. All of this wonderful (2) ________ that the rest of your life is OK, but money has brought
me nothing but unhappiness.
3 months ago my wife, Jan, left me and took our two children. She warned me that (3) _______ I spent

more time with her and the children and less time spending money, she (4) ______ leave, but I didn’t
listen. I was too busy doing other things. If (5) ______ I hadn’t been so self – centred ! I miss them so
much now. There’s no point in having this wealth (6) ________ you don’t have anyone to share. I live
alone in this huge house. Everyday I just watching TV and I jump at everytime the phone rings in (7)
_______ it’s Jan, but it never is. She says she never comes back ( 10) _______ if I beg her, but I still live
in hope.