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1．without water，what ________like?
a．will the world be b．would the world be
c．the world would be d．the world will be
[解析] 根据句意，没有水，世界会是什么样？这是对现在的虚拟，要用would。
[答案] b
2．george is going to talk about the geography of his country，but i’d rathr he________more on its culture.
a．focus b．focused
c．would focus d．had focused
[解析] 句意：乔治打算谈论本国的地理，但是我宁愿他把话题多集中于文化上。本题考查虚拟语气。would rather后加从句，如果表示过去的动作应用过去完成时态，如果表示现在或将来的动作则用过去时态。根据句意可知答案为b项。
[答案] b
3．if my mother________me about it when i________young，i would not have made such mistakes.
a．has told；were b．told；was
c．told；had been d．had told；was
[解析] 通过分析主句可判断这是对过去的虚拟，因而从句用had told。从句中when引导的时间状语是真实语气，要用was。
[答案] d
