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1. If I (a) had finish a course (b) on computer (c) programming, (d) I would have a better salary now.
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2. If we (a) had more time last week, we would (b) certainly have finished (c) the project (d) on time.
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3. Were you (a) to win a huge (b) sum of money, (c) what would you (d) have bought?
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4. (a) Had the teacher realized that the student (b) couldn't understand him, he (c) would speak (d) louder.
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5. If they (a) took their language lessons seriously, they (b) would be able to communicate (c) with the (d) locals now.
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6. The guests could have had (a) their lunch (b) outside if it (c) weren't (d) so cold.
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7. There is (a) fewer rainfall in the (b) central area than (c) in (d) the north of the country.
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8. Fruits and (a) vegetables provide (b) few protein in (c) relation to (d) their weight and size.
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9. There is (a) still more pollution (b) in the air because (c) its level is increasing (d) all the time.
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10. Your brother spoke (a) in a more interesting (b) way (c) even though he mentioned (d) less details.
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11. (a) Of the two lecturers, the first was (b) by far (c) the best, partly because the person who delivered it had (d) such a dynamic style.
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12. She is an (a) efficient employee; she does twice (b) as more work as (c) other people (d) do.
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13. The United States (a) has a younger population (b) as most (c) other major industrial (d) countries.
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14. When (a) is a flag (b) hung upside down, (c) it is an (d) internationally recognized symbol of distress.
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15. Seldom (a) Antarctic icebergs will move (b) far enough north (c) to disturb South Pacific (d) shipping lanes.
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16. Not (a) until it was (b) too late (c) that I remembered (d) to call Susan.
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17. No sooner (a) had they returned home from the holiday (b) when Tony (c) had to leave (d) for a business trip.
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18. Not until (a) did I get home (b) did I notice (c) that I had (d) the wrong umbrella.
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19. No sooner (a) I had reached the door (b) than I (c) realized it (d) was locked.
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20. So extensive (a) the lakes are that they (b) are viewed as the (c) largest bodies (d) of fresh water in the world.
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