The poor man insisted that he ____ not guilty and that he ____ at once.

   A. was; be set free               B. be; set free 

C. was; was set free              D. should; set free

The doctor insisted that the patient _______ in great danger and _______ operated on immediately.

       A. was, be      B. be, be C. was, was    D. be, was

If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it     all day.

A. rained               B. rains                 C. has rained          D. is raining

When you phoned me, I was having a meeting, otherwise I    your call.

A. answered    B. would answer    C. had answered     D. would have answered

I     to the party    at all possible, but I was fully occupied last night.

A. should have gone; were it        B. could go; if it had been

C. would go; it had been                     D. could have gone; had it been

He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ________ a goal.

       A. had scored         B. scored        C. would score              D. would have scored

       She made a request that no one          told of her decision until the next meeting.

       A. be      B. was     C. would be    D. had been

— David gets so frustrated these days.

       — It was all his fault. If he          our English teacher’s advice, he          in the

       exam.

       A. takes; will not fail            B. took; would not have failed

       C. had taken; would not fail  D. had taken; would not have failed