Modals Quiz 13

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Modals Quiz 13

#1. I'd rather --------------- the match on television than here in the pouring rain. I'm sure we'll all catch a cold!

a) I watched

b) have watched

c) to watch

d) to have watched

e) be watching

Answer : e) be watching

#2. I think Victoria --------------- to the party, although she really wants to, because she is flying to Paris the next day and has to pack her things.

a) may not come

b) couldn't come

c) wouldn't come

d) didn't come

e) must not come

Answer : a) may not come

#3. You --------------- for the cocktail party after the conference if you are worried about arriving home late.

a) needn't have stayed

b) don't have to stay

c) haven't stayed

d) weren't able to stay

e) didn't use to stay

Answer : b) don’t have to stay

#4. When their baby was born, Lucy --------------- up work until they found someone to look after the baby.

a) must give

b) ought to give

c) had to give

d) used to give

e) has given

Answer : c) had to give

#5. Using lasers to produce extremely short and repeatable pulses of light, today scientists --------------- events happening in time intervals as short as l. trillionth of a second.

a) must have measured

b) were measuring

c) used to measure

d) may have measured

e) are able to measure

Answer : e) are able to measure

#6. We --------------- the football match on television yesterday, but we --------------- because there was a power cut.

a) should be watching/may not

b) were supposed to watch/haven't

c) were going to watch/couldn't

d) had better watch/needn't

e) were watching/aren't

Answer : c) were going to watch/couldn’t

#7. A: I missed this week's episode of 'The Simpsons'. What happened? B: I don't know. I don't watch it any more. A: Why not? I thought you were a fan of the show like me. B: Yes. I --------------- it three times a week, but now I go to German lessons every night.

a) used to watch

b) had watched

c) must have watched

d) have watched

e) was able to watch

Answer : a) used to watch

#8. The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they'd mistyped the salary they were offering for the position. Luckily, they --------------- the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it.

a) could have asked

b) were able to ask

c) must have asked

d) were supposed to ask

e) might have asked

Answer : b) were able to ask

#9. Would you mind --------------- your cigarette smoke in my face? It is getting on my nerves.

a) not to blow

b) didn't blow

c) not blowing

d) haven't blown

e) not blow

Answer : c) not blowing

#10. You --------------- your children some freedom; otherwise, they will resent you.

a) used to allow

b) must allow

c) have allowed

d) allow

e) are able to allow

Answer : b) must allow

#11. James will book the hotel rooms for the German representatives and you --------------- them at the airport at eight o'clock. Is that clear?

a) have met

b) can meet

c) are to meet

d) had met

e) would meet

Answer : c) are to meet

#12. Do you think he --------------- to watch the match with us? I know he enjoys football.

a) would sooner

b) had better

c) would mind

d) preferred

e) would like

Answer : e) would like

#13. A: Jack doesn't work for a computer company, so why has he gone to the computer exhibition? B: I don't know. He --------------- interested in buying a computer to use at home or perhaps he is thinking of starting his own company.

a) must be

b) has to be

c) will be

d) ought to be

e) could be

Answer : e) could be

#14. Our father --------------- a small present for me and my sister every month when he --------------- his salary.

a) was buy ing/had received

b) has had to buy/was receiving

c) must have bought/could receive

d) would buy/received

e) bought/could have received

Answer : d) would buy/received

#15. In parts of Africa women still--------------- water a long way to their villages.

a) used to carry

b) might carry

c) could have carried

d) have to carry

e) must have carried

Answer : d) have to carry

#16. I only had a brief chat with Mary at the bus stop, so I --------------- to ask her how she --------------- on in her new job.

a) might forget/could get

b) forgot/was getting

c) have forgotten/used to get

d) would forget/gets

e) must have forgotten/should get

Answer : b) forgot/was getting

#17. Since the day his manager transferred him to the foundry section of the steel works, he --------------- safety goggles.

a) will be wearing

b) has had to wear

c) ought to wear

d) must have worn

e) is wearing

Answer : b) has had to wear

#18. Cellulose is indigestible by humans, but herbivores, such as cows and horses, --------------- it because they retain it long enough for digestion by microorganisms present in their digestive systems.

a) can digest

b) have to digest

c) used to digest

d) have digested

e) ought to digest

Answer : a) can digest

#19. refused to give my son any money for the 'Mega Death' sweatshirt he wants to buy, but I'm sure he'll try to get some from his grandmother. I'd really rather she --------------- him the money, because I don't want him to wear such an awful thing.

a) didn't lend

b) won't lend

c) not to lend

d) not lending

e) had better not lend

Answer : a) didn’t lend

#20. As a single woman, Lucy --------------- quite a lot of money on clothes, jewellery and cosmetics, but now married with two children, she can't spare so much money on them.

a) might spend

b) had spent

c) would rather spend

d) would spend

e) should have spent

Answer : d) would spend

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We ————— get a visa before we ————— go to Bulgaria.

a) could/would
b) are to/must
c) have to/can
d) may/have to
e) will/shall

Answer : c) have to/can

I only had a brief chat with Mary at the bus stop, so I ————— to ask her how she ————— on in her new job.

a) might forget/could get
b) forgot/was getting
c) have forgotten/used to get
d) would forget/gets
e) must have forgotten/should get

Answer : b) forgot/was getting

A: Well, I’ve got lots of great ideas, but I haven’t written anything down yet.
B: But you ————— us a written outline of your section of the project today!
A: Don’t panic. I’ll do it tomorrow.

a) would rather have given
b) were able to give
c) must have given
d) were supposed to give
e) had to give

Answer : d) were supposed to give

Our father ————— a small present for me and my sister every month when he ————— his salary.

a) was buy ing/had received
b) has had to buy/was receiving
c) must have bought/could receive
d) would buy/received
e) bought/could have received

Answer : d) would buy/received

I ————— listening to pop music at all, but recently I have realised that I quite like certain pop songs.

a) didn’t use to enjoy
b) ought not to enjoy
c) must not have enjoyed
d) can’t have been enjoying
e) wasn’t enjoying

Answer : a) didn’t use to enjoy

When their baby was born, Lucy ————— up work until they found someone to look after the baby.

a) must give
b) ought to give
c) had to give
d) used to give
e) has given

Answer : c) had to give

They had their baby daughter in June and, since then, they ————— in restaurants very often.

a) didn’t use to eat
b) couldn’t eat
c) aren’t supposed to eat
d) haven’t been able to eat
e) weren’t able to eat

Answer : d) haven’t been able to eat

Do you think he ————— to watch the match with us? I know he enjoys football.

a) would sooner
b) had better
c) would mind
d) preferred
e) would like

Answer : e) would like

Would you mind if I ————— the secretary for half an hour, Mr Pitt? She has two thousand leaflets to send out.

a) helping
b) helped
c) help
d) have helped
e) to help

Answer : b) helped

A: I missed this week’s episode of ‘The Simpsons’. What happened?
B: I don’t know. I don’t watch it any more.
A: Why not? I thought you were a fan of the show like me.
B: Yes. I ————— it three times a week, but now I go to German lessons every night.

a) used to watch
b) had watched
c) must have watched
d) have watched
e) was able to watch

Answer : a) used to watch

#1. I'd rather --------------- the match on television than here in the pouring rain. I'm sure we'll all catch a cold!

#2. I think Victoria --------------- to the party, although she really wants to, because she is flying to Paris the next day and has to pack her things.

#3. You --------------- for the cocktail party after the conference if you are worried about arriving home late.

#4. When their baby was born, Lucy --------------- up work until they found someone to look after the baby.

#5. Using lasers to produce extremely short and repeatable pulses of light, today scientists --------------- events happening in time intervals as short as l. trillionth of a second.

#6. We --------------- the football match on television yesterday, but we --------------- because there was a power cut.

#7. A: I missed this week's episode of 'The Simpsons'. What happened? B: I don't know. I don't watch it any more. A: Why not? I thought you were a fan of the show like me. B: Yes. I --------------- it three times a week, but now I go to German lessons every night.

#8. The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they'd mistyped the salary they were offering for the position. Luckily, they --------------- the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it.

#9. Would you mind --------------- your cigarette smoke in my face? It is getting on my nerves.

#10. You --------------- your children some freedom; otherwise, they will resent you.

#11. James will book the hotel rooms for the German representatives and you --------------- them at the airport at eight o'clock. Is that clear?

#12. Do you think he --------------- to watch the match with us? I know he enjoys football.

#13. A: Jack doesn't work for a computer company, so why has he gone to the computer exhibition? B: I don't know. He --------------- interested in buying a computer to use at home or perhaps he is thinking of starting his own company.

#14. Our father --------------- a small present for me and my sister every month when he --------------- his salary.

#15. In parts of Africa women still--------------- water a long way to their villages.

#16. I only had a brief chat with Mary at the bus stop, so I --------------- to ask her how she --------------- on in her new job.

#17. Since the day his manager transferred him to the foundry section of the steel works, he --------------- safety goggles.

#18. Cellulose is indigestible by humans, but herbivores, such as cows and horses, --------------- it because they retain it long enough for digestion by microorganisms present in their digestive systems.

#19. refused to give my son any money for the 'Mega Death' sweatshirt he wants to buy, but I'm sure he'll try to get some from his grandmother. I'd really rather she --------------- him the money, because I don't want him to wear such an awful thing.

#20. As a single woman, Lucy --------------- quite a lot of money on clothes, jewellery and cosmetics, but now married with two children, she can't spare so much money on them.

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Modals Quiz 13

Modals

We ————— get a visa before we ————— go to Bulgaria.

I only had a brief chat with Mary at the bus stop, so I ————— to ask her how she ————— on in her new job.

A: Well, I’ve got lots of great ideas, but I haven’t written anything down yet. B: But you ————— us a written outline of your section of the project today! A: Don’t panic. I’ll do it tomorrow.

Our father ————— a small present for me and my sister every month when he ————— his salary.

I ————— listening to pop music at all, but recently I have realised that I quite like certain pop songs.

When their baby was born, Lucy ————— up work until they found someone to look after the baby.

They had their baby daughter in June and, since then, they ————— in restaurants very often.

Do you think he ————— to watch the match with us? I know he enjoys football.

Would you mind if I ————— the secretary for half an hour, Mr Pitt? She has two thousand leaflets to send out.

A: I missed this week’s episode of ‘The Simpsons’. What happened? B: I don’t know. I don’t watch it any more. A: Why not? I thought you were a fan of the show like me. B: Yes. I ————— it three times a week, but now I go to German lessons every night.

Modals Quiz II

A: Well, I’ve got lots of great ideas, but I haven’t written anything down yet.
B: But you ————— us a written outline of your section of the project today!
A: Don’t panic. I’ll do it tomorrow.

A: I missed this week’s episode of ‘The Simpsons’. What happened?
B: I don’t know. I don’t watch it any more.
A: Why not? I thought you were a fan of the show like me.
B: Yes. I ————— it three times a week, but now I go to German lessons every night.