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If & Wish Clauses - Test - 1

9. Statistics show that ---- seatbelts, which reduce the 13. In California, a group of people ---- a party every
force of impact or ejection from the vehicle, the chances year by dressing up in costumes as if they ---- once
of surviving a potential car accident would drop by notable historical figures, such as Alexander the
three-quarters. Great, Marie Curie, and so on.
A) without A) is throwing / will be
B) in the event of B) used to throw / were
C) in case of C) threw / have been

D) if it hadn’t been for D) will throw / are
E) with E) throw / had been

10. Peter Benchley, the author of the popular book Jaws, 14. Private owners of historical buildings ---- moisture
wished he ---- it because the novel ---- many people control and climate stability issues while renovating,
to be scared of the sea afterwards. or else these old buildings ---- in the long term.
A) was not writing / had caused A) must have dealt with / had not survived

B) had not written / caused B) had better deal with / will not survive
C) did not write / was going to cause C) had to deal with / did not survive
D) does not write / causes D) could have dealt with / are not surviving
E) has not written / has caused E) should deal with / have not survived

11. ---- the Rosetta Stone not been discovered, the lives 15. Since dark chocolate lowers cholesterol and
of pharaohs and ordinary Egyptians, as well as the improves blood pressure, eating it on a regular basis
details of their three-thousand-year history, ---- a can be beneficial for your cardiovascular health ----
mystery now. you do not overconsume.
A) Had / would be A) so long as
B) Should / will be B) even if

C) As if / had been C) as though
D) If / could be D) after
E) Were / were E) in case

12. We feel more connected to our natural surroundings 16. Some people insist that a wide range of conflicts
and are more likely to enjoy the advantages of ---- in the world if all people ---- a universal language
spending time in nature ---- we appreciate them. rather than distinct ones.

A) unless A) could be resolved / has spoken
B) before B) is resolved / speak
C) when C) would be resolved / spoke
D) although D) would have been resolved / had spoken
E) if only E) will be resolved / are speaking

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