It is vital that the United States focus on improving its public education system.
A.It is important for the United States to focus on improving its public education system.
B.It is vital for the United States focuses on improving its public education system.
C.The United States is vital to focus on improving its public education system.
D.It is important that the United States focuses on improving its public education system.

She wishes you would pick her up this evening.
A.You would rather pick her up this evening.
B.She would rather pick you up this evening.
C.She would sooner you picked her up this evening.
D.She would sooner you pick her up this evening.

It is high time the children prepare their lesson. They are watching TV now.
A.It is high time for the children prepare their lesson.
B.It is high time that the children prepare their lesson.
C.The children are in the high time to prepare their lesson.
D.It is high time for the children to prepare their lesson.

If only it were warm and sunny today. I’m fed up with snow and cold.
A.I would rather it is warm and sunny today.
B.I wish it were warm and sunny today.
C.I would sooner that it were warm and sunny today.
D.I wished it had been warm and sunny today.

She was sorry for having come late for my birthday party.
A.She regreted having come late for for my birthday party.
B.She wishes she came late for my birthday party.
C.She would rather she not come late for my birthdat party.
D.She wishes she had come late for my birthday party.

I’m afraid I can’t get time to listen to you.
A.I wish I could get time to listen to you.
B.I regret not having got time to listen to you.
C.I wish I had got time to listen to you.
D.I regret not getting time to listen to you.

I think it may rain.
A.It looks as if it will rain.
B.It looks as though it would rain.
C.It is certain to rain.
D.It might have rained.

I’m really sorry I didn’t invite her to my house.
A.I would rather invite her to my house.
B.I’m sorry to invite her to my house.
C.I would rather I invited her to my house.
D.I really wish I had invited her to my house.

I’d prefer you not to phone me at work.
A.I’d rather you didn’t phone me at work.
B.If only you hadn’t phoned me at work.
C.I wish you not phone me at work.
D.I’d sooner you don’t phone me at work.

He appears running from a fierce dog.
A.It looks as though he is running from a fierce dog.
B.It looks as if he was running from a fierce dog.
C.He looks as though to run from a fierce dog.
D.It looks as though he runs from a fierce dog.