3.       She ______ into the water but that I caught her.

　　a. would fall  b. would have fallen   c. has fallen   d. wouldn’t fall

　　4.       He had hopped that his son _____ an engineer.

　　a. will be   b. be    c. is   d. would be

　　5.       I would just as soon ______ those  heavy boxes with you.

　　a.       that you won’t take  b. your not taking  c. please don’t you take  d. you didn’t take

　　6.       I did not call to make my airline reservation, but I _____.

　　a. must have  b. may have   c. should have  d. shall have

　　7.       ______ your advice, I would never have got the job.

　　a. But for   b. As for   c. Apart from    d. Except for

　　8.       With all this work on hand, he ______ TV last night.

　　a. mustn’t watch   b. shouldn’t have watched  c. wouldn’t watch  d. ought not to watch

　　9.       He must have missed the train, or he ______ here then.

　　a. should be   b. would be   c. would have been  d. had to be

　　10.   Without electronic computers, much of today’s advanced technology ______ achieved.

　　a. must have been  b. could have been  c. should have   d. would not have been

　　11.   I was in a hurry that day. Otherwise I ______ to talk to you.

　　a.       had stopped  b. would have stopped  c. stopped  d. had to stop

　　12.   “I’m surprised to learn that you’re going back to Chicago.”

　　“Yes. I’d hoped that I ______ have to go back again, but I do.”

　　a. don’t   b. won’t   c. hadn’t   d. wouldn’t

　　13.   Better ______ the butcher than the doctor.

　　a. to pay  b. pay  c. paying   d. paid

　　14.   I would have come sooner but I ______ that you were waiting.

　　a. didn’t know   b. hadn’t known   c. haven’t known   d. couldn’t have known

　　15.   You had better ______ so many questions.

　　a. not to ask   b. ask not   c. not ask    d. not asking

　　16.   “John wants to see you today.” “I would rather he ______ tomorrow than today.”

　　a. comes   b. came   c. has come    d. should come

　　17.   Life today ______ very different without iron and steel.

　　a. would be   b. is not  c. will be   d. has been

　　18.   It ______ wrong not to take this into consideration.

　　a. is said    b. will be   c. would be  d. can be

　　19.   I would sooner not _____ here.

　　a.       have waited  b. waiting  c. waited  d. wait

　　20.   Time is running out. Hadn’t we better______?

　　a. got started  b. got start   c. get started  d. to get starting