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#1. 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.

Answer : d) don’t have to return

#2. You ---------------- so envious of your brother. He is so successful because, unlike you, he works extremely hard.

Answer : d) shouldn’t

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

Answer : e) will have to go

#4. I can't understand why Dad is now so careful with his money. He ---------------- such a generous person.

Answer : c) used to be

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

Answer : a) have been able to sell

#6. A: ---------------- we drive to Sultan Ahmet in our new car? B: Well, I---------------- take the ferry to avoid the traffic.

Answer : d) Shall/would sooner

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

a) could have worked

#8. ---------------- you do me a favour please? ---------------- you ask Mrs Green if the interview room is available?

Answer : e) Could/Would

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

Answer : e) could stay

#10. ---------------- you hold this shelf here while I go and get my hammer?

Answer : d) Will

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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
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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

You —————- so envious of your brother. He is so successful because, unlike you, he works extremely hard.

a) haven’t been
b) won’t be
c) weren’t
d) shouldn’t
e) be may not be

Answer : d) shouldn’t

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

I can’t understand why Dad is now so careful with his money. He —————- such a generous person.

a) would be
b) has been
c) used to be
d) will be
e) must be

Answer : c) used to be

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

A: —————- we drive to Sultan Ahmet in our new car?
B: Well, I—————- take the ferry to avoid the traffic.

a) May/must
b) Can/would like
c) Must/prefer
d) Shall/would sooner
e) Would/had better

Answer : d) Shall/would sooner

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

Answer : a) could have worked

—————- you do me a favour please? —————- you ask Mrs Green if the interview room is available?

a) Might/May
b) May/Could
c) Would/Do
d) Shall/Might
e) Could/Would

Answer : e) Could/Would

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

—————- you hold this shelf here while I go and get my hammer?

a) May
b) Must
c) Should
d) Will
e) Shall

Answer : d) Will
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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

According to their letter, we —————- them, with a copy of our company’s accounts before we can order any cars on contract hire.

a) have supplied
b) have to supply
c) may have supplied
d) used to supply
e) had supplied

Answer : b) have to supply

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

A: Why is Mum still in hospital? She —————- home today.
B: They wanted to do some more tests.

a) must have come
b) was supposed to come
c) had better come
d) used to come
e) may have come

Answer : b) was supposed to come

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

George —————- better in the tennis tournament than I thought he —————- because he got through to the finals.

a) must have played/could
b) will have played/ought to
c) should be playing/did
d) ought to play/can
e) had better play/should

Answer : a) must have played/could

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

Now that they have raised the prices at the gym, I—————- going there, or I’ll have difficulty paying it.

a) must have stopped
b) used to stop
c) had better stop
d) might have stopped
e) had stopped

Answer : c) had better stop

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

Would you mind if I —————- these trade magazines home to read? I never get time to read them in the office.

a) to take
b) took
c) am taking
d) taking
e) have taken

Answer : b) took
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I am really surprised that Robby hasn’t signed up yet for the skiing holiday this year. He —————- the first to book every year.

a) will be
b) may have been
c) would be
d) could be
e) used to be

Answer : e) used to be

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

We —————- offices soon. I saw the boss this morning viewing the new office block next to the station.

a) would rather be moving
b) had better move
c) would have moved
d) may be moving
e) have been moving

Answer : d) may be moving

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

A: Did you have a busy day at the shop? If you did, you —————- rushed off your feet without me there.
B: No, I wasn’t. It was quite a quiet day.

a) must have been
b) have been
c) used to be
d) would rather be
e) might be

Answer : a) must have been

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

A: Why is she still perspiring? She —————- too hot — I’ve taken herjuniper off.
B: In that case, she —————- a fever. You’d better take her temperature.

a) can’t be/must have
b) isn’t/would rather have
c) wouldn’t be/is having
d) needn’t be/ought to have
e) shouldn’t be/had

Answer : a) can’t be/must have

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

I really miss Istanbul, where I lived when I was younger. On summer evenings, we —————- along the coast by the Sea of Marmara when the Sun was setting behind Kınalıada.

a) ought to walk
b) have walked
c) would walk
d) had walked
e) might walk

Answer : c) would walk

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
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You —————- a tie on Friday. They don’t let men into the restaurant unless they are wearing a tie.

a) would wear
b) must wear
c) can wear
d) may wear
e) could wear

Answer : b) must wear

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

Mum, according to what the doctor instructed you to do, you —————- any salt on your food, you know! If you insist on eating that much salt, you’re bound to have another heart attack!

a) needn’t have put
b) didn’t use to put
c) haven’t put
d) don’t have to put
e) aren’t supposed to put

Answer : e) aren’t supposed to put

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

—————- I look after Katie for a couple of hours so that you and Kevin can go to the cinema?

a) Would
b) Let
c) Do
d) Did
e) Shall

Answer : e) Shall

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

We —————- by the river, but unfortunately, the riverside car park was full.

a) should be parking
b) had parked
c) had better park
d) were going to park
e) are supposed to park

Answer : d) were going to park

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

You haven’t got time to do the gardening. I think you —————- a gardener, don’t you think so?

a) ought to employ
b) have employed
c) are employing
d) must have employed
e) employed

Answer : a) ought to employ

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
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