有時一些介詞也可以表示條件：In your position I would kill myself. = If I were in your position...

　　此類詞有：otherwise/ but for/ without/ with

　　虛擬語氣中 If 可以省略，但是句序要變，If I were you... 改為Were I you...

　　[P34-34]________ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.

　　A) Had they arrivedB) Would they arriveC) Were they arrivingD) Were they to arrive

　　[P34-33]Last year the advertising rate ________ by 20 percent.

　　A) raised B) aroused C) arose D) rose

　　[P16-42]

　　Had he worked harder, he _________ the exams.

　　A) must have got throughB) could get through C) would get throughD) would have got through

　　注：條件部分省略了if 用了倒裝。

　　[P28-44]Jean doesn’t want to work right away because she thinks that if she _________ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to see her friends very often.

　　A) has to ge tB) were to get C) had got D) could have got

　　[P31-42]_________ right now, she would get there on Sunday.

　　A) Would she leave B) If she leaves C) Were she to leave D) If she had left

　　[P12-46]We didn’t know his telephone number, otherwise we _________ him.

　　A) had telephoned B) must have telephoned C) would telephon D) would have telephoned

　　[P12-52]_____ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home.A) Until B) Before C) From D) Since

　　注：not... until... 的句型。

　　[P13-58]Liquids are like solids _________ they have a definite volume.

　　A) with that B) for that C) in that D) at that

　　[P2-51]He must have had an accident, or he _________ then.

　　A) would have been here B) had to be here C) should be here D) would be here

　　注：1. must have done 表示對過去事實的肯定推測 2. or 表否定

　　[P2-52]It was essential that the application forms _____ back before the deadline.

　　A) must be sent B) would be sent C) be sent D) were sent

　　[P3-62]_____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work..

　　A) For now B) Now that C) Ever sine D) By now

　　注：1. for now 眼下，目前 2. now that 既然 3. ever since 自從以來 4. by now 至今為止

　　特殊句型：

　　1. would rather 加賓從時用一般過去時表示虛擬。

　　I would rather you didn't appear in my life.

　　聯想單詞記憶: Cupid 丘比特 Venus 維納斯;金星 volcano 火山

　　Mars 戰神 Apollo 阿波羅，太陽神 Diana 月亮女神

　　meander 蜿蜒而流 laurel 月桂樹，桂冠 cupidity 貪婪

　　avenue 林蔭大 revenue 收入，稅入 adamant 堅強的

　　Adam's apple 喉結