Question:
Jane really wants to buy a new computer. She doesn’t have enough money.
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A.
Provided that Jane has enough money, she can’t buy a new computer. -
B.
If only Jane had had enough money, she couldn’t have bought a new computer. -
C.
If Jane had had enough money, she couldn’t have bought a new computer. -
D.
Jane wishes she had enough money so that she could buy a new computer.
Reference explanation:
Correct Answer: EASY
Knowledge: Wishes
Explain:
The topic sentence is giving the present situation
=> use the structure: S + wish + S + V (past simple) to give a hypothetical situation contrary to the present
Jane really wants to buy a new computer. She doesn’t have enough money.
Translation:
A. Provided Jane has enough money, she cannot buy a new computer. => wrong meaning
B. If only Jane had had enough money, she wouldn’t be able to buy a new computer => wrong
C. If Jane has enough money, she cannot buy a new computer. => wrong meaning
D. Jane wishes she had enough money to be able to buy a new computer => make sense + structure
Choose D.
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