Modals Quiz 15

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Modals Quiz 15

#1. 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

#2. Apparently, the man across the road --------------- his car after all because he took down the for-sale sign a week ago and he is still driving to work.

a) used to keep

b) had better keep

c) was keeping

d) was able to keep

e) is keeping

Answer : e) is keeping

#3. 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

#4. 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

#5. The weather is awful again today. Let's look in the newspaper. There --------------- a good film showing at the cinema.

a) can be

b) had to be

c) would rather be

d) might be

e) should have been

Answer : d) might be

#6. When it was completed, the Eiffel Tower --------------- the tallest building in the world, but now there are many others which are taller than the Eiffel Tower.

a) would be

b) must be

c) used to be

d) was

e) has been

Answer : d) was

#7. 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

#8. A: I didn't think Paul and Sam were coming to the picnic. B: They --------------- their minds. A: Well, it's nice to see them again.

a) would rather change

b) used to change

c) must have changed

d) should have changed

e) had better change

Answer : c) must have changed

#9. 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

#10. 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

#11. Isn't it great that Tim and Sue have given up smoking? They both --------------- too much.

a) used to smoke

b) ought to be smoking

c) must be smoking

d) would rather smoke

e) have been smoking

Answer : a) used to smoke

#12. 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

#13. 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

#14. 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

#15. 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

#16. You --------------- anything until after your operation. The nurses will tell you when it is all right.

a) needn't eat

b) don't have to eat

c) couldn't eat

d) mustn't eat

e) might not eat

Answer : d) mustn’t eat

#17. --------------- I ask you a favour? --------------- you work on Thursday night this week instead of Friday night?

a) Can/Will

b) Would/Will

c) May/Could

d) Might/Shall

e) Must/Would

Answer : c) May/Could

#18. When I lived in England, I --------------- Indian food several times a month, but here in Istanbul it's virtually impossible to find.

a) shall eat

b) would eat

c) ought to eat

d) have eaten

e) had eaten

Answer : b) would eat

#19. --------------- you take this screwdriver back to Mr Smith next door and thank him for lending it to us?

a) Will

b) Must

c) Ought

d) Shall

e) May

Answer : a) Will

#20. A: --------------- we paint the kitchen this weekend? B: We could, but I --------------- wait until the weather gets better because we'll have to open the windows.

a) Ought/prefer

b) May/must

c) Can/would like

d) Shall/would sooner

e) Would/had better

Answer : d) Shall/would sooner

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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

You ————— all your holiday money on the first day. You will need some for the rest of the week.

a) didn’t use to spend
b) mustn’t spend
c) don’t spend
d) might not spend
e) haven’t spent

Answer : b) mustn’t spend

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

Living cells exist in a variety of shapes; for example, they ————— cube-shaped or flat.

a) may be
b) must be
c) were
d) have been
e) ought to be

Answer : a) may be

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

Oh no, look at the sign! We ————— here. These spaces are for doctors and emergency patients only.

a) needn’t have parked
b) won’t be parking
c) haven’t got to park
d) aren’t supposed to park
e) couldn’t have parked

Answer : d) aren’t supposed to park

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

It’s not easy learning Turkish at home. Do you think I ————— an evening course?

a) must have taken
b) have taken
c) should take
d) had to take
e) used to take

Answer : c) should take

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

He ————— safety goggles, but he wasn’t land, as a result, the hot steel badly damaged his eyes.

a) could have been wearing
b) must have been wearing
c) had been wearing
d) should be wearing
e) ought to have been wearing

Answer : e) ought to have been wearing

#1. 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.

#2. Apparently, the man across the road --------------- his car after all because he took down the for-sale sign a week ago and he is still driving to work.

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

#4. 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.

#5. The weather is awful again today. Let's look in the newspaper. There --------------- a good film showing at the cinema.

#6. When it was completed, the Eiffel Tower --------------- the tallest building in the world, but now there are many others which are taller than the Eiffel Tower.

#7. We --------------- get a visa before we --------------- go to Bulgaria.

#8. A: I didn't think Paul and Sam were coming to the picnic. B: They --------------- their minds. A: Well, it's nice to see them again.

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

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

#11. Isn't it great that Tim and Sue have given up smoking? They both --------------- too much.

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

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

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

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

#16. You --------------- anything until after your operation. The nurses will tell you when it is all right.

#17. --------------- I ask you a favour? --------------- you work on Thursday night this week instead of Friday night?

#18. When I lived in England, I --------------- Indian food several times a month, but here in Istanbul it's virtually impossible to find.

#19. --------------- you take this screwdriver back to Mr Smith next door and thank him for lending it to us?

#20. A: --------------- we paint the kitchen this weekend? B: We could, but I --------------- wait until the weather gets better because we'll have to open the windows.

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Modals Quiz 15

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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.

You ————— all your holiday money on the first day. You will need some for the rest of the week.

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.

Living cells exist in a variety of shapes; for example, they ————— cube-shaped or flat.

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

Oh no, look at the sign! We ————— here. These spaces are for doctors and emergency patients only.

You ————— your children some freedom; otherwise, they will resent you.

It’s not easy learning Turkish at home. Do you think I ————— an evening course?

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.

He ————— safety goggles, but he wasn’t land, as a result, the hot steel badly damaged his eyes.

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