Modals Quiz 6

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Modals Quiz 6

#1. Your mother ---------------- a restaurant. She is such a wonderful cook. If she opened a restaurant, I'm sure it would be full every night.

a) must have opened

b) used to open

c) should open

d) would open

e) was able to open

Answer : c) should open

#2. I .......... at a research centre but I decided to work for an oil company since the pay was much better.

a) could have worked

b) may work

c) had to work

d) had better work

e) have been working

a) could have worked

#3. The tyres of my car ---------------- thin already. I only replaced them in January. I'll have to buy better quality ones next time.

a) shouldn't have worn

b) needn't have worn

c) didn't wear

d) aren't supposed to wear

e) haven't worn

Answer : a) shouldn’t have worn

#4. Trade is so poor these days! We ---------------- just two cars since I started working here a month ago.

a) have been able to sell

b) used to sell

c) had to sell

d) will have sold

e) are supposed to sell

Answer : a) have been able to sell

#5. I'm glad that you ---------------- your father to let you come on this trip with us. It wouldn't be so enjoyable without you!

a) must have persuaded

b) could have persuaded

c) might be persuading

d) were able to persuade

e) used to persuade

Answer : d) were able to persuade

#6. Please Mum, ---------------- I watch the film tonight? I have finished all my homework.

a) would

b) may

c) do

d) should

e) must

Answer : b) may

#7. I was just about to buy a new pair when the police rang to say my handbag had been found with my glasses still inside, so I ---------------- a new pair after all.

a) needn't have bought

b) mustn't buy

c) wasn't supposed to buy

d) shouldn't have bought

e) didn't need to buy

Answer : e) didn’t need to buy

#8. Oh dear, we seem to have run out of salt. I ---------------- to the corner shop before dinner.

a) am able to go

b) needed to go

c) could have gone

d) must have gone

e) will have to go

Answer : e) will have to go

#9. I suppose I ---------------- to type his report for him, but, at the time, I didn't know how important it was.

a) have had to offer

b) may have offered

c) could have offered

d) would rather offer

e) was able to offer

Answer : c) could have offered

#10. I was falling asleep while I was typing my speech last night. The only way I ---------------- awake was by drinking lots of strong coffee.

a) ought to stay

b) would rather stay

c) have stayed

d) may stay

e) could stay

Answer : e) could stay

#11. Alfred ---------------- his ankle badly as we ---------------- in the mountains last Saturday.

a) used to sprain/hiked

b) has sprained/could be hiking

c) must have sprained/have hiked

d) sprained/were hiking

e) may sprain/have been hiking

Answer : d) sprained/were hiking

#12. A: Julester looks so slim. B: Has she been dieting? A: Not that I'm aware of. B: Well, she ---------------- very hard then. She goes horse-riding, doesn't she?

a) must have been exercising

b) was exercising

c) had better exercise

d) was able to exercise

e) will have been exercising

Answer : a) must have been exercising

#13. Ever since he took on this part-time job, he ---------------- enough time on his studies.

a) can't spend

b) isn't able to spend

c) hasn't been able to spend

d) wasn't able to spend

e) couldn't spend

Answer : c) hasn’t been able to spend

#14. I ---------------- to the office to send e-mail any longer. The company has bought me a lap top computer and a mobile phone which can be used for electronic mail and the Internet.

a) didn't use to return

b) may not return

c) needn't have returned

d) don't have to return

e) must not have returned

Answer : d) don’t have to return

#15. You ---------------- some more appointments to get some more business. You're never going to achieve your sales target at this rate.

a) used to make

b) were making

c) should make

d) have made

e) would make

Answer : c) should make

#16. My brother's eyesight is perfect, but I ---------------- glasses since I was seven years old.

a) ought to wear

b) must have worn

c) have to wear

d) had better wear

e) have had to wear

Answer : e) have had to wear

#17. I'd like to have some people for dinner tonight, but it is too late to ask anyone because they ---------------- their plans already.

a) had better make

b) used to make

c) are making

d) may have made

e) can make

Answer : d) may have made

#18. During the strike of the railway workers, many commuters ---------------- a taxi to and from work by coming three or four people together so that they could afford it.

a) have been hiring

b) had to hire

c) ought to hire

d) will be hiring

e) might hire

Answer : b) had to hire

#19. Jennifer ---------------- the promotion that she is expecting as she hasn't reached her sales target yet.

a) shouldn't have got

b) hadn't got

c) didn't use to get

d) wasn't getting

e) may not get

Answer : e) may not get

#20. A: Peter in the accounts department retired yesterday. B: He ---------------- permanently yesterday. I saw him at his desk only this morning. A: Oh, well, he had his retirement presentation yesterday, but perhaps that was because the Chairman was here. Maybe he is leaving on Friday.

a) can't have left

b) ought not to leave

c) hasn't left

d) needn't have left

e) had better not leave

Answer : a) can’t have left

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Modals Quiz 6

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Modals Quiz 6

You —————- your own canoe in order to join the canoe club. They cost a lot of money. You —————- mine whenever you want to go canoeing.

a) mustn’t buy/had borrowed
b) won’t have bought/should borrow
c) needn’t buy/can borrow
d) might not buy/would borrow
e) can’t buy/used to borrow

Answer : c) needn’t buy/can borrow

He is so poor now it’s hard to believe that when he was young, he —————- down the street in his Rolls Royce or sometimes his Jaguar car.

a) has been driving
b) would drive
c) should have driven
d) has driven
e) may be driving

Answer : b) would drive

Just as my daughter was about to leave the house on her wedding day, my son spilt some tea on her dress. Fortunately, we —————- the stain with some special soap before the wedding took place.

a) were able to remove
b) must have removed
c) might be removing
d) could remove
e) used to remove

Answer : a) were able to remove

A: Is Julian not visiting Aunt May with us today?
B: Well, he’s been called out to an emergency, but he —————- us there if he finishes early.

a) has joined
b) could have joined
c) was joining
d) might join
e) would be joining

Answer : d) might join

A: What were you doing at the bank yesterday?
B: I —————- my bank manager for a loan to repair our house, and luckily, I managed to get it.

a) must have asked
b) used to ask
c) had to ask
d) should have asked
e) ought to ask

Answer : c) had to ask

A: I can’t believe Jane isn’t here to collect her award.
B: She —————- the invitation. We definitely should have checked that she had got it.

a) would rather not receive
b) had better not receive
c) isn’t supposed to receive
d) needn’t have received
e) must not have received

Answer : e) must not have received

A: Did you speak to Sam about the plans for the cake sale to raise money for charity?
B: Yes, I did and she —————- bake some biscuits and cakes if she has time.

a) might be able to
b) was able to
c) used to
d) had better
e) has had to

Answer : a) might be able to

Our plane —————- in Cairo hours ago, but we haven’t even taken off from Heathrow yet.

a) was supposed to land
b) must have landed
c) ought to be landing
d) will have landed
e) might be landing

Answer : a) was supposed to land

This steak is a little undercooked for my taste. —————- putting it back under the grill for another five minutes?

a) Why don’t you
b) Would you mind
c) Would you like
d) Do you prefer
e) Do you mind if I

Answer : b) Would you mind

A: I wonder why Mary didn’t want to come shopping in Oxford Street with us.
B: I don’t know. She —————- short of money these days because her new kitchen cost her a lot of money.

a) will be
b) has been
c) can be
d) would be
e) could be

Answer : e) could be

Modals Quiz 6

#1. Your mother ---------------- a restaurant. She is such a wonderful cook. If she opened a restaurant, I'm sure it would be full every night.

#2. I .......... at a research centre but I decided to work for an oil company since the pay was much better.

#3. The tyres of my car ---------------- thin already. I only replaced them in January. I'll have to buy better quality ones next time.

#4. Trade is so poor these days! We ---------------- just two cars since I started working here a month ago.

#5. I'm glad that you ---------------- your father to let you come on this trip with us. It wouldn't be so enjoyable without you!

#6. Please Mum, ---------------- I watch the film tonight? I have finished all my homework.

#7. I was just about to buy a new pair when the police rang to say my handbag had been found with my glasses still inside, so I ---------------- a new pair after all.

#8. Oh dear, we seem to have run out of salt. I ---------------- to the corner shop before dinner.

#9. I suppose I ---------------- to type his report for him, but, at the time, I didn't know how important it was.

#10. I was falling asleep while I was typing my speech last night. The only way I ---------------- awake was by drinking lots of strong coffee.

#11. Alfred ---------------- his ankle badly as we ---------------- in the mountains last Saturday.

#12. A: Julester looks so slim. B: Has she been dieting? A: Not that I'm aware of. B: Well, she ---------------- very hard then. She goes horse-riding, doesn't she?

#13. Ever since he took on this part-time job, he ---------------- enough time on his studies.

#14. I ---------------- to the office to send e-mail any longer. The company has bought me a lap top computer and a mobile phone which can be used for electronic mail and the Internet.

#15. You ---------------- some more appointments to get some more business. You're never going to achieve your sales target at this rate.

#16. My brother's eyesight is perfect, but I ---------------- glasses since I was seven years old.

#17. I'd like to have some people for dinner tonight, but it is too late to ask anyone because they ---------------- their plans already.

#18. During the strike of the railway workers, many commuters ---------------- a taxi to and from work by coming three or four people together so that they could afford it.

#19. Jennifer ---------------- the promotion that she is expecting as she hasn't reached her sales target yet.

#20. A: Peter in the accounts department retired yesterday. B: He ---------------- permanently yesterday. I saw him at his desk only this morning. A: Oh, well, he had his retirement presentation yesterday, but perhaps that was because the Chairman was here. Maybe he is leaving on Friday.

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Modals Quiz 6

You —————- your own canoe in order to join the canoe club. They cost a lot of money. You —————- mine whenever you want to go canoeing.

He is so poor now it’s hard to believe that when he was young, he —————- down the street in his Rolls Royce or sometimes his Jaguar car.

Just as my daughter was about to leave the house on her wedding day, my son spilt some tea on her dress. Fortunately, we —————- the stain with some special soap before the wedding took place.

A: Is Julian not visiting Aunt May with us today? B: Well, he’s been called out to an emergency, but he —————- us there if he finishes early.

A: What were you doing at the bank yesterday? B: I —————- my bank manager for a loan to repair our house, and luckily, I managed to get it.

A: I can’t believe Jane isn’t here to collect her award. B: She —————- the invitation. We definitely should have checked that she had got it.

A: Did you speak to Sam about the plans for the cake sale to raise money for charity? B: Yes, I did and she —————- bake some biscuits and cakes if she has time.

Our plane —————- in Cairo hours ago, but we haven’t even taken off from Heathrow yet.

This steak is a little undercooked for my taste. —————- putting it back under the grill for another five minutes?

A: I wonder why Mary didn’t want to come shopping in Oxford Street with us. B: I don’t know. She —————- short of money these days because her new kitchen cost her a lot of money.

A: Is Julian not visiting Aunt May with us today?
B: Well, he’s been called out to an emergency, but he —————- us there if he finishes early.

A: What were you doing at the bank yesterday?
B: I —————- my bank manager for a loan to repair our house, and luckily, I managed to get it.

A: I can’t believe Jane isn’t here to collect her award.
B: She —————- the invitation. We definitely should have checked that she had got it.

A: Did you speak to Sam about the plans for the cake sale to raise money for charity?
B: Yes, I did and she —————- bake some biscuits and cakes if she has time.

A: I wonder why Mary didn’t want to come shopping in Oxford Street with us.
B: I don’t know. She —————- short of money these days because her new kitchen cost her a lot of money.