.1 The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.
A. that he is thinking B. to be thinking C. that he is to think D. to think
2 If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ________ able to advise you much better than I can.
A. would be B. will have been C. was D. were 3 James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _________ until yesterday. A. will come B. was coming C. had been coming D. came 4 I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ________ the journey in exactly two days.
A. must take B. must have made C. was able to make D. could make 5 It’s high time we __ cutting down the rainforests. A. stopped B. had to stop C. shall stop D. stop
6 The student said there were a few points in the essay he __ impossible to comprehend.
A. has found B. was finding C. had found D. would find
7 Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone__ an opportunity to hear the speech.
A. ought to have B. must have C. may have D. should have 8 I am surprised__ this city is a dull place to live in. A. that you should think B. by what you are thinking C. that you would think D. with what you were thinking
9 It is imperative that the government __ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.
A. attracts B. shall attract C. attract D. has to
10 If only the patient ______ a different treatment instead of using the antibiotics, he might still be alive now.
A. had received B. received C. should receive D. were receiving 11 She _____ fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.
A. must be B. had been C. could be D. must have been
12 He would have finished his college education, but he ____to quit and find a job to support his family.
A. had had B. has C. had D. would have
13 It is absolutely essential that William ____ his study in spite of some learning difficulties.
A. will continue B. continued C. continue D. continues
14 Had Judy been more careful on the maths exam, she ____ much better results now. A. would be getting B. could have got C. must get D. would get
15 If there were no subjunctive mood, English _____ much easier to learn. A. could have been B. would be C. will be D. would have been
