Adverb Clauses
He found it difficult to read, ______ his eyesight was beginning to fail.
A. and B. for C. but D. or
B. for
There is a good social life in the village, and I wish I ______ a second chance to become more involved.
A. had B. will have C. would have had D. have had
A. had
—Can you give me some advice on how to deal with that guy?
—I ______ him alone if I were you.
A. will leave B. am leaving
C. would leave D. would have left
C. would leave
She woke up feeling _______ and grumpy, so she decided to take a long walk to clear her mind.
A. bad-tempered B. good-natured
C. narrow-minded D. air-conditioned
A. bad-tempered
I wish ________ to the headmaster.
A. speak B. to speak
C. spoke D. had spoken
B. to speak
He had his camera ready ______ he saw something that would make a good picture.
A. even if B. in case C. if only D. so that
B. in case
George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I'd rather he ______ more on its culture.
A. focus B. would focus C. focused D. had focused
C. focused
______ fired, your health care and other benefits would not be immediately cut off.
A. Would you be B. Should you be
C. Could you be D. Might you be
B. Should you be
In the end, it all ______ hard work and dedication if you want to achieve your goals.
A. comes up with B. comes down to
C. gets down to D. gets on with
B. comes down to
______ for the wrong turning on the highway, I would be having dinner with my friends now.
A. Were it not B. It had not been
C. Had it not been D. It were not
C. Had it not been
I told Norman I would invest in his project ______ he agreed to the additional term.
A. as if B. even though
C. as far as D. on condition that
D. on condition that
I wish I __________ at my sister's wedding last Tuesday，but I was on a business trip in New York then.
A. will be B. would be C. have been D. had been
D. had been
We often visit the nursing home and talk to the aged as if they ______ our own grandparents.
A. were B. are C. had been D. will be
A. were
The _______ loan program has some _____, such as the lengthy application process, but it is still a popular option for many people who need financial assistance.
A. self-employed; talents
B. poverty-stricken; standpoints
C. weather-beaten; frameworks
D. government-backed; drawbacks
D. government-backed; drawbacks
Mike is ______ an inspiring model worker ______ we all wish to follow his example.
A. such; as B. such; that
C. so; that D. so; who
B. such; that
Tom is so independent that he never asks his parents' opinion ______ he wants their support.
A. unless B. once C. since D. after
A. unless
We would rather our daughter ______ at home with us, but it is her choice, and she is not a child any longer.
A. would stay B. has stayed C. stayed D. stay
C. stayed
Where have you been?
—I ______ in the heavy traffic. Otherwise I ______ here earlier.
A. got stuck; was
B. got stuck; would have come
C. have got stuck; would have come
D. had got stuck; would come
B. got stuck; would have come
He tends to _____ his opponents during political debates and _____ his frustration ____ them instead of focusing on the issues at hand.
A. point out; face up to
B. cover up; get round to
C. run down; take out on
D. tune in; look forward to
C. run down; take out on
Parents should monitor their kids' social-media actions ______ they would be misled by some false information.
A. in order that B. now that
C. so that D. for fear that
D. for fear that
She will marry him ____ he proposes with a diamond ring.
A. although B. while C. if only D. only if
D. only if
I wish you ________ through the kitchen with your dirty boots on. It creates such a mess.
A. will not come B. came
C. wouldn't come D. had come
C. wouldn't come
If you ______ my advice, you ______ your failure now.
A. took; wouldn't cry over
B. took; aren't crying over
C. had taken; wouldn't have cried over
D. had taken; wouldn't be crying over
D. had taken; wouldn't be crying over
Create a sentence with the phrasal verbs:
(1) back out of (2) put up with (3) look up to
Despite the difficulties, she decided to put up with the challenging job because she looked up to her boss as a successful leader, but eventually, she had to back out of the position due to personal reasons.
So quickly is science and technology advancing ______ is a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow.
A. that what B. which C. what D. that which
A. that what