Quiz 1 - Unit 6 - Top Notch 3

Match the following situations with the appropriate expressions from the vocabulary.

• It's hard to make a living...

• Alicia used to like science, but now she prefers humanities.

• She changed her mind.

• Molly wanted to study aviation but her father conviced her to study finance.

• Her tastes changed.

• Miriam thought she would work after high school, but she decided to study dentistry.

• He didn't pass the exam.

• Chase has three jobs and he's always on a budget.

• Her father talked her out of it.

• Sam wasn't admitted in law school after her test results.

Wow, I ​ (a)   have been so crazy back then... I ​ (b)   have followed my grandma's advice. She told me to wait a semester or even a year and study English or French, but I decided to start my studies at uni immediately. I ​ (c)   have made a better decision, and I ​ (d)   have been so miserable those years.

• must
• should
• could
• wouldn't
• couldn't
• would
• shouldn´t
• mustn't

We cannot change the past, can we? Sometimes, I think I ​ (a)   have been so obedient to my family. I ​ (b)   have chosen a better career, or I ​ (c)   have been able to make a wise decision then, which ​ (d)   have been awful for me, because I hate being at home doing nothing.

• might
• may not
• would
• shouldn't
• should
• wouldn't

I thought I ____________ medicine, but I changed my mind and I decided to study law.

• was going to

• would study

• wasn't going to study

• wouldn't study

My mom ______________ a flight attendant, but my grandpa talked her out of it.

• was going to be

• was going to

• would be

• wouldn't be

I always thought I ______________ go to Brasil after all I did to prepare for that trip with the choir. Staying in Colombia while my choirmates were there will always be an awful memory.

• would

• would go

• wouldn't go

• wouldn't

My parents ________ stay in Monteria, but my mom got pregnant, so they came back to Cartagena.

• would

• were going to

• was going to

• weren't going to