English grammar

1. CONDITIONALS
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Diagnostic Quiz
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2. CHOOSE the best answer
Whenever we travel, we ___ new food.
a. ---
b. enjoy
c. will enjoy
d. trying
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3. to miss out on– not have the opportunity; fail to
have a chance
If a traveler is unwilling to taste new
food, he or she________ out on
wonderful new experiences.
a. ---
b. will miss
c. misses
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4. In Greece, if a traveler wanted to eat
something sweet, he ___some
baklava.
a. ---
b. tries
c. would try
d. will try
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5. If he or she_____ in Istanbul,
then "Turkish Delight" would be
the treat to try.
lokum (Turkish Delight) – a soft candy of sugar
and starch
a. ---
b. is
c. are
d. was
e. were
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6. ______ a person dislikes nuts, he
should try a torte in Vienna.
torte (n.) – a rich cake, esp. one containing little or no
flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts
a. ---
b. If
c. Unless
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7. Don't you wish you________ to France
and try a freshly made eclair?
a. ---
b. can go
c. could go
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8. You can eat 1 or 2 of them if you ____.
a. ---
b. wish to
c. are wishing
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9. I wish I _______ how to take a
Spanish flan home with me in my
suitcase.
a. ---
b. know to
c. knows
d. knew
e. would know
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10. a. ---
b. if
c. whether
People should try a little of everything
___or not they think they will like it .
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11. Sometimes a person doesn't know
whether________ something or not.
a. ---
b. he tries
c. trying
d. to try
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12. Afterwards, the person might regret
not tasting foods he________ while he
was there.
a. ---
b. can try
c. could try
d. could have tried
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13. Then the person will realize ___ more.
a. ---
b. he should try
c. he should have tried
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14. If an oil spill _____offshore, it ____
very hard to stop.
a. ---
b. occurs
c. will occur
a. ---
b. is
c. was
d. would be
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15. A terrible spill occurred in the Gulf of
Mexico in April 2010. If the oil
company_____ and maintained its
equipment, this disaster_____.
a. ---
b. inspect
c. inspected
d. had inspected
a. ---
b. wouldn’t happen
c. didn’t happen
d. wouldn’t have
happened
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16. The explosion killed 11 men. The
government ____ on higher safety
standards _____ how unsafe
the oil rig was.
a. ---
b. had insisted
c. would insist
d. would’ve insisted
a. ---
b. had they realized
c. they had realized
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17. a. ---
b. They could have
c. They should have
The oil company had several options. They
____used back-up equipment, but they____.
a. ---
b. did.
c. didn't.
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18. Since the accident, a great number of
birds, fish and mammals have been
dying. The oil company______ more
to protect wildlife.
a. ---
b. should have done
c. could have done 18

19. This oil spill affects the future of
offshore drilling in the U.S. ______
other companies will be permitted to
drill offshore, _____ on new clean-up
technology.
a. ---
b. Whether or not
c. If
a. ---
b. depends
c. will depend
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20. __ better methods are used to contain
the oil, more animals ____.
a. ---
b. If
c. Unless
a. ---
b. will die
c. would die
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21. People who live along the coast wish
____ clean beaches again.
a. ---
b. that they had
c. that they have 21

22. If oil______ offshore, there will be safe
coastal land for wildlife to survive.
a. ---
b. is kept
c. will be kept
d. would be kept 22

23. If the government_____ offshore oil
drilling in the future, some people
would object.
a. ---
b. will restrict
c. were to restrict 23

24. Some people doubt ______ will come
of this. Birds, fish and other wildlife
will continue to die.
a. ---
b. if anything good
c. if there is any good
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25. _____ the gulf and the coastal waters
wouldn't be in this terrible situation.
a. ---
b. If it hadn't been for their carelessness,
c. If hadn't been their carelessness, 25

26. have one's head up– be attentive, be watching, be concerned
a. we aren’t picking up
b. we weren’t picking up
c. we wouldn't be picking up
d. we wouldn't have picked up
If everyone had had his head up,
_______ dead wildlife off our oily
beaches now.
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