1　Circle the most appropriate options from the words in the parentheses.

⑴　If you （ are ; were ） to do it by yourself, it would take you a whole day.

⑵　If the train had not been delayed, we （ will be ; would be ） enjoying the concert now.

⑶　If it（ were not ; had not been ） for the Internet, we would not be able to keep in contact with each other.

⑷　 I was sure that Beth would complete the job; （ otherwise ; meanwhile ） I would not have asked her to do it.

2　Fill in each blank with a suitable word.

⑴　If it had not been for this map, we would have got lost.
＝ Without this map, we would have got lost.

⑵　If you heard her sing, you would take her for an opera singer.
＝ To hear her sing, you would take her for an opera singer.

⑶　 If I should have a chance to try again, I would not make the same mistake.
＝ Should I have a chance to try again, I would not make the same mistake.

3　Put the words in parentheses in the correct order.

⑴　５ 分早く駅に到着していたらなぁ！
( arrived / had / if / only / we ) at the station five minutes earlier!
→ If only we had arrived at the station five minutes earlier!

⑵　ごみの量を減らすことを私たちが考えるべき時です。
( is / thought / time / we / it ) about reducing the amount of garbage.
→ It is time we thought about reducing the amount of garbage.

Put the Japanese sentences into English, referring to the passage. Use the words in the parentheses, changing their form if necessary.

⑴　 ミサ（Misa）はその考えに強く反対していたので，彼女にその考えの重要性を納得してもらうために，私たちには時間が必要だった。（disagree, need, of, how）

⑴　Misa strongly disagreed with the idea, so we needed time to convince her of how important it was.

⑵　 私は忙しくて家事（household chore）をやれなかったが，その皿洗い機（dishwasher）は，それらの多くを取り除いてくれた。 （too, relieve）

⑵　I was too busy to do household chores, but the dishwasher relieved me of a large part of them.