61. frankly speaking, i’d rather you ______ anything about it for the time being. 
a. didn’t do b. haven’t done c. don’t do d. have done

62. if the whole operation ______ beforehand, a great deal of time and money would have been lost.
a. was not planned  b. has not been planned 
c. were not planned  d. had not been planned  

63. as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, i have directed that all measures ______ for our defense. 
a. be taken  b. would be taken c. had been taken d. to be taken

64. wouldn’t you rather your child ______ to bed early?
a. go b. went c. would go d. goes
65. mike’s uncle insists ______ in this hotel.
a. staying not  b. not to stay 
c. that he would not stay  d. that he not stay 

66. sometimes i wish i ______ in a different time and a different place. 
a. be living b. were living c. would live d. would have lived

67. it is essential that these application forms ______ back as early as possible. 
a. must be sent b. will be sent c. are sent d. be sent

68. the suggestion that the mayor ______ the prizes was accepted by everyone. 
a. would present b. presents c. present d. ought to present

69. the millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, ______ all practical value by the time they were finished. 
a. had lost b. would lose c. would have lost  d. should have lost

70. the article suggests that when a person ______ under unusual stress he should be                 especially careful to have a well-balanced diet. 
a. is              b. were c. be              d. was

71. many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee ______ to investigate the incident.  
a. were set up    b. was set up
c. be set up d. set up

72. things might have been much worse if the mother  ______ on her right to keep the baby.
a. has been insisting   b. had insisted
c. would insist d. insisted

73. who would you rather _____ with you, george or me? 
     a. going      b. to go
     c. have gone      d. went

74. if i ______ harder at school, i would be sitting in a comfortable office now. 
   a. worked                                 c. had worked
   b. were to work                             d. were working
 
75. it is high time that such practices _______. 
    a. are ended         b. be ended         c. were ended         d. must be ended

76. if you had rung up the tv repairman, you ______ the sports program.   
a. could watch b. could be watching
c. could have watched d. could not watch

77. it's time we _____ away with our shabby shelf. 
a. did    b. do    c. have done    d. shall do

78. _____ it left to me to decide, i would never hesitate to choose the former. 
  a. if     b. were    c. had     d. should

79. he gave the order that nothing _____ until the police arrived. 
  a. was touched       b. is touched
  c. be touched       d. could be touched

80. if you had taken your umbrella with you when you went to work this morning, you _____ wet now. 
a. will not be b. will not have been
c. would not be d. would not have been

81. if this university _____ such a good reputation, i would not have come here. 
a. didn’t' t have                  b. doesn't have
c. hadn' t had                        d. hasn't had

82. she did not go to the north, instead she remained here in the south. the doctor suggested that she _____ there. 
a. not go    b. go not   c. couldn't go   d. didn't go

83. i was ill that day. otherwise i _____ the meeting. 
a. would have attended     b. had attended
c. would attend     d. attended

84. “do you know her?” “i remember ______.” 
a. somewhere having seen her b. having somewhere seen her
c. having seen her somewhere d. having seen somewhere her

85. mary’s uncle insists ______ in grand style.
a. living not b. not to living
c. that he would not live d. that he not live

86. i would appreciate ______ it a secret. 
a. your keeping b. you to keep
c. that you keep d. that you will keep

87. mark often attempts to escape ______ whenever he breaks traffic regulations. 
a. having been fined b. to be fined
c. to have been fined d. being fined

88. no matter how frequently ______, the works of beethoven always attract large audiences.
a. performing b. performed c. to be performed d. being performed

89. ______ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention. 
a. being published b. published
c. publishing d. to be published

90. if i had remembered ______ the window, the thief would not have got in. 
a. to close b. closing c. to have closed d. having closed

91. don’t get your schedule ______; stay with us in this class. 
a. to change b. changing c. changed d. change

92. ______ the earth to be flat, many feared that columbus could fall off the edge of the earth.
a. having believed b. believing
c. believed d. being believed

93. if i correct someone, i will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if i were the one ______.
a. to correct b. correcting c. having corrected d. being corrected

94. the traditional approach ______ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems. 
a. to dealing b. in dealing c. dealing d. to deal

95. the ancient egyptians are supposed ______ rockets to the moon.
a. to send b. to be sending
c. to have sent d. to have been sending

96. there’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and i think he means ______ trouble. 
a. making b. to make c. to have made d. having made

97. after the arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well as boys ______ to go to school. 
a. to be encouraged  b. been encouraged 
c. being encouraged  d. be encouraged 

98. i’d rather read than watch television; the programs seem ______ all the time. 
a. to get worse  b. to be getting worse 
c. to have got worse  d. getting worse 

99. when i caught him ______ me i stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop. 
a. cheating b. cheat c. to cheat d. to be cheating

100. ______ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
a. believe b. to believe c. believing d. believed