I wish I____________able to accept that role, but I was preparing for another play at the time.
Đáp án C
Đáp án C - câu hỏi giả định
Mệnh đề theo sau “wish” - ước rằng - được chia ở thức giả định.
Xét thời gian của câu này ở quá khứ do có mệnh đề “but I was preparing for another play at the time.” chia ở quá khứ tiếp diễn, nên mệnh đề sau “wish” được chia ở thức giả định loại 3, tức là thì quá khứ hoàn thành hoặc quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn.
Vì vậy, đáp án C - had been (quá khứ hoàn thành) là phù hợp.
Tạm dịch: Tôi ước rằng tôi đã có thể nhận vai đó, nhưng khi đó tôi đang phải tập cho một vở kịch khác.
* Mở rộng: Ngoài “wish”, mệnh đề theo sau “if only” cũng chỉ mong ước và được chia ở thức giả định (loại 2 hoặc loại 3) - tức là thì quá khứ đơn/ quá khứ tiếp diễn (loại 2) và quá khứ hoàn thành/ quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn (loại 3).Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I don’t know much about computer, so I asked the assistant for____________advice.
I would have cooked something special if I____________you were coming.
There is still widespread____________against older people in the job market.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Keith had so interesting and creative plans that everyone wanted to work on his committee.
Everyone thought she would accept the offer. ____________, she turned it down immediately.
Even though she had been studying hard, she had only a____________chance of passing the exam.
This is a rare opportunity. You should take advantage of it to get a better job.
The arrested man is suspected of____________government funds for himself.
Most headaches____________with aspirin unless they are too severe.
Women have proved repeatedly that they are equal and often superior____________men in almost every field.
A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea.
Amy and Jacob are talking about the two-day excursion at the end of the school year. Amy: “You look so sad. ____________”
Jacob: “I couldn’t get my parents’ permission to stay the night away from home.”
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.