虛擬語氣3——虛擬語氣用在其它名詞從句中

　　注：如果主語是單數(shù)第一，三人稱，動詞 be常用 was 。

　　Example:

　　We’ve been sitting here doing nothing about it for days. It’s time we ______ the problem.

　　a. shook hands with   b. got to brass tacks with

　　c. got to grips with   d. reached the bottom of

　　詞組 get (or come) to grips with 為“開始努力對付”。

　　It is high time we _______ off.

　　a. are   b. were   c. be   d. will be

　　It is ______ we did something about redecorating the sitting room.

　　a. high time   b. long time   c. good time   d. full-time

　　EXERCISE

　　a. will take  b. would take   c. take  d. took

　　2.We demand that atomic weapons ____ .

　　a. be prohibited   b. will be prohibited   c. are prohibited  d. ought to be prohibited

　　3.It was suggested that transistors _____ in such devices.

　　a. should be used  b. should use   c. can be used   d. were using

　　4.The tutor recommended that she _______ this book.

　　a. must buy  b. buy   c. should have bought   d. buys

　　5.The housemaster was strict. He requested that we ______ television on week nights.

　　a. not watch   b. must not to watch   c. not be watching   d. have not watched

　　6.My father did not go to New York, the doctor suggested that he ______ there.

　　a. not to go   b. won’t be   c. not go   d. not go to

　　7.I demanded that the students each ______ a plan for the summer vacation.

　　a. would make  b. will make   c. make  d. made

　　8.It is surprising enough that such a horrible thing ____ there.

　　a. happened   b. will happen   c. should happen   d. has happened

　　9.It was urgent that she ______ the master immediately.

　　a. call   b. calls   c. called   d. would call

　　10.He looks as if he _____ nothing about it before.

　　a. knows   b. had known   c. has known   d. wouldn’t know

　　11.My idea is that we ______ the challenge.

　　a. ought accept   b. will accept   c. accept   d. are accepted

　　12.The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so it seems as if the sun ______ round the earth.

　　a. is circling  b. has circled   c. should circle   d. were circling

　　13.It was suggested at the meeting that effective measures _______ to solve the problem.

　　a. be taken   b. must be taken  c. were taken   d. take

　　14.It’s advisable that he ______ with a clearly defined goal in mind.

　　a. must go  b. go   c. will go   d. goes

　　15.It seemed as if all of sudden the animal _____ danger in the air.

　　a. has smelt   b. had smelt   c. smelt   d. would smell

　　16.It is better that the book ______ on the low stool.

　　a. put b. puts   c. should be put   d. be put

　　17.He moved that the report ______.

　　a. should accept   b. should be accepted   c. be accept   d. would be accepted

　　18.   The professor gave orders that the test ______ before 5:30.

　　a. be finished   b. will be finished   c. will finish   d. shall finish

　　19.It’s time he ______ something for his coming examination.

　　a. do b. does   c. will do   d. did

　　20.It was essential that all the necessary documents ______ to the dean’s office before Friday.

　　a. be handed in   b. must be handed in  c. had been handed in  d. should hand in

　　21.It is highly desirable that a new president _____ for our institute.

　　a. appointed  b. be appointed   c. has been appointed   d. is appointed

　　22.The government ordered that the pollution problem of this city ______ within six months.

　　a. would solve   b. would be solved  c. should be solved  d. must solve

　　23.It is natural that much research ______ to overcome corrosion.

　　a. should make   b. will make   c. is made   d. should have been made

　　24.It is important that a consultant engineer ______ familiar with modern developments.

　　a. is   b. being  c. be   d. has been

　　25.Since her blood pressure is much higher than it should be, her doctor insists that she _____.

　　a. will not smoke   b. is not smoking  c. didn’t smoke   d. not smoke