Key to Exercises
4 What would you do if you were in a lift and it stopped between floors?
38.3
2 If he took his driving test, he'd fail (it). /... he would fail (it).
3 If we stayed at a hotel, it would cost too much.
4 If she applied for the job, she wouldn't get it.
5 If we told them the truth, they wouldn't believe us.
6 If we invited Bill, we'd have to invite his friends too. / ... we would have to ...
38.4
Example answers:
2 I'd be very angry if somebody broke into my house.
3 If I didn't go to work tomorrow, I'd have a much nicer day than usual.
4 Would you go to the party if you were invited?
5 If you bought some new clothes, you'd feel much better.
6 Would you mind if I didn't go out with you this evening?
UNIT 39
39.1
3 'd help / would help
4 lived
5 'd live / would live
6 would taste
7 were/was
8 wouldn't wait...'d go / would go
9 didn't go
10 weren't ... wouldn't be
39.2
2 I'd buy it /1 would buy it if it weren't/wasn't so expensive, or  ... if it were/was cheaper.
3 We'd go out / We would go out more often if we could afford it.
4 If I didn't have to work late, I could meet you tomorrow, or ... I'd meet /1 would meet... or  ... I'd be able to meet...
5 We could have lunch outside if it weren't raining / wasn't raining.
6 If I wanted his advice, I'd ask for it /1 would ask for it.
39.3
2 I wish I had a mobile phone.
3 I wish Helen were/was here.
4 1 wish it weren't/wasn't (so) cold.
5 I wish I didn't live in a big city.
6 I wish I could go to the party.
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7 I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow.
8 I wish I knew something about cars.
9 I wish I were feeling / was feeling better.
39.4
Example answers:
1 I wish I was at home.
2 I wish I had a big garden.
3 I wish I could tell jokes.
4 I wish I was taller.
UNIT 40
40.1
2 If he'd missed / he had missed the train, he'd have missed / he would have missed his flight.
3 I'd have forgotten /1 would have forgotten ... you hadn't reminded
4 Fd had / I had had ... I'd have sent /1 would have sent
5 we'd have enjoyed / we would have enjoyed ... the weather had been
6 It would have been ... I'd walked / I had walked
7 I were / I was
8 I'd been /1 had been
40.2
2 If the road hadn't been icy, the accident wouldn't have happened.
3 If I'd known / If I had known (that Joe had to get up early), I'd have woken /1 would have woken him up.
4 If Jane hadn't lent me the money, I wouldn't have been able to buy the car.   or  ... I couldn't have bought the car.
5 If Karen hadn't been wearing a seat belt, she'd have been injured / she would have been injured (in the crash).
6 If you'd had / If you had had (some) breakfast, you wouldn't be hungry now.
7 If I'd had / If I had had (some) money, I'd have got / I would have got a taxi.
40.3
2 I wish I'd applied /1 wish I had applied for it. or ... for the job.
3 I wish I'd learned /1 wish I had learned to play a musical instrument (when I was younger).
4 I wish I hadn't painted it red. or   ... the gate red.
5 I wish I'd brought /1 wish I had brought my camera.
6 I wish they'd phoned /1 wish they had phoned first (to say they were coming), or I wish I'd known /1 wish I had known they were coming.
UNIT 41
41.1
Key to Exercises
hope wish wished hope
wish ... hope
41.2
2 I wish Jane/she would come, or   ... would hurry up.
3 I wish somebody would give me a job.
4 I wish the/that baby would stop crying.
5 I wish you would buy some new clothes,   or  I wish you would get some new clothes.
6 I wish you wouldn't drive so fast.
7 I wish you wouldn't leave the door open (all the time).
8 I wish people wouldn't drop litter in the street.
41.3
2 OK
3 I wish I had more free time.
4 I wish our flat was/were a bit bigger.
5 OK
6 OK
7 I wish everything wasn't/weren't so expensive.
41.4
3 I knew
4 I'd taken / I had taken
5 I could come
6 I wasn't /1 weren't
7 they'd hurry / they would hurry
8 we didn't have
9 we could have stayed
10 it wasn't / weren't
11 he'd decide / he would decide
12 we hadn't gone
UNIT 42
42.1
2 is made
3 was damaged
4 were invited
5 are shown
6 are held
7 was written ... was translated
8 were overtaken
9 is surrounded
42.2
2 When was television invented?
3 How are mountains formed?
4 When was Pluto discovered?
5 What is silver used for?
42.3
3 covers
4 is covered
5 are locked
6 was posted ... arrived
7 sank ... was rescued
8 died ... were brought up
9 grew up
10 was stolen
11 disappeared
12 did Sue resign
13 was Bill sacked
14 is owned
15 called ... was injured ... wasn't needed
16 were these photographs taken ... Did you take
17 'm not bothered / am not bothered
42.4
2 All flights were cancelled because of fog.
3 This road isn't used much.
4 I was accused of stealing money.
5 How are languages learned/learnt?
6 We were warned not to go out alone,
UNIT 43
43.1
2 it can't be broken
3 it can be eaten
4 it can't be used
5 it can't be seen
6 it can be carried
43.2
3 be made
4 be spent
5 have been repaired
6 be carried
7 have been caused
8 be woken up
9 have been arrested
43.3
2 The meeting has been postponed.
3 The computer is being used at the moment.
4 I didn't realise that our conversation was being recorded.
5 ... we found that the game had been cancelled.
6 A new ring road is being built round the city.
7 A new hospital has been built near the airport.
43.4
3 It's been stolen! / It has been stolen!
4 Somebody has taken it. or ... taken my umbrella.
5 He's been promoted. / He has been promoted.
6 It's being redecorated. / It is being redecorated.
7 It's working again. / It is working again. ... It's been repaired. / It has been repaired.
8 The furniture had been moved.
9 He hasn't been seen since then.
10 I haven't seen her for ages.
11 Have you ever been mugged?
UNIT 44
44.1
2 I was asked some difficult questions at the interview.
3 Linda was given a present by her colleagues when she retired.
4 I wasn't told about the meeting.
5 How much will you be paid for your work?
6 I think Tom should have been offered the job.
Z Have you been shown what to ''' do?
44.2
2 being invited
3 being given
4 being knocked down
5 being treated
6 being stuck
44.3
2-6 Beethoven was born in 1770. Agatha Christie was born in 1890.
Galileo was born in 1564. Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869.
Martin Luther King was born in 1929.
Elvis Presley was born in 1935.
Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452.
William Shakespeare was born in 1564. 7    I was born in ...
44.4
2 got stung
3 get used
4 got stolen
5 get paid
6 got stopped
7 get damaged
8 get asked
UNIT 45
45.1
2 The weather is expected to be good tomorrow.
3 The thieves are believed to have got in through a window in the roof.
4 Many people are reported to be homeless after the floods.
5 The prisoner is thought to have escaped by climbing over a wall.
6 The man is alleged to have been driving at 110 miles an hour.
7 The building is reported to have been badly damaged by the fire.
8 a The company is said to be
losing a lot of money, b The company is believed to
have lost a lot of money
last year, c  The company is expected
to make a loss this year.
45.2
2 He is supposed to know a lot of famous people.
3 He is supposed to be very rich.
4 He is supposed to have twelve children.
5 He is supposed to have been an actor when he was younger.
45.3
2 You're / You are supposed to be my friend.
3 I'm /1 am supposed to be on a diet.
4 It was supposed to be a joke.
5 Or maybe it's / it is supposed to be a flower.
6 You're / You are supposed to be working.
45.4
2 're / are supposed to start
3 was supposed to phone
4 aren't / 're not / are not supposed to block
5 was supposed to arrive
UNIT 46
46.1
1 b
2 a
3 a
4 b
46.2
2 To have my jacket cleaned.
3 To have my watch repaired.
4 To have my eyes tested.
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