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If & Wish Clauses - Test - 2

9. Imagine that you ---- a glass of water for an hour; in 13. ---- you need medical treatment while you are abroad,
the end, you ---- a great ache in your arm. call your insurer as soon as possible and ask them to
agree to the treatment.
A) will be holding / may have
A) Should
B) were holding / might have had
B) If only
C) have been holding / would have
C) Unless
D) are holding / could have had
D) As if
E) have been holding / would have had
E) In case

10. The fans of The Lord of the Rings said that they would 14. In theory, if we ---- on another planet 300 million light
watch the TV series ---- the director was faithful to years away from Earth now, we ---- dinosaurs with a
the author’s story. telescope by catching the light that had hit them.

A) in case A) are / are able to see
B) on the condition that B) have been / have been able to see
C) supposing that C) used to be / will be able to see
D) as though D) had been / had been able to see

E) imagine that E) were / would be able to see

11. It is claimed that if the ‘Great Famine’, also known 15. Eating meals together as a family, ---- it is takeout
within Ireland as the ‘Great Hunger’, ----, the ---- a home-cooked meal, has a positive impact on
population of Irish people ---- by 20–25 percent children’s diets, not to mention their psychological
between 1841 and 1871. health.
A) has not occurred / might not have decreased A) but / also

B) does not occur / will not decrease B) if / then
C) had not occurred / would not have decreased C) whether / or
D) did not occur / would not decrease D) either / or else
E) will not occur / could not decrease E) as if / and

12. The results of a clinical study indicate that people ---- 16. Because the crane is thought to live for 1,000 years
a lower risk of type 2 diabetes if they ---- diets rich in and has a powerful message of hope in Japanese
magnesium. tradition, it is believed that if you ---- a thousand
paper cranes, your wish ---- true.
A) may have / eat
A) fold / will come
B) could have / ate
B) were folding / came
C) would have had / had eaten
C) had folded / would have come
D) will have / have eaten
D) have folded / has come
E) should have / were eating
E) fold / would come

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