Modals Quiz 16
Modals Quiz 16
#1. 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.
Answer : a) didn’t lend
#2. Ton --------------- your jacket on a clothes hanger and not leave it on the chair. You'll crease it!
Answer : d) ought to hang
#3. We --------------- anything tonight. We --------------- the leftovers from yesterday's dinner party.
Answer : e) needn’t cook/can eat
#4. We --------------- the football match on television yesterday, but we --------------- because there was a power cut.
Answer : c) were going to watch/couldn’t
#5. I'm glad that I --------------- hard to persuade my parents because they were already keen on the idea.
Answer : b) didn’t need to try
#6. A: I couldn't persuade John to come to the match with us. He said he couldn't afford it. B: You --------------- to lend him the money. A: I did, but he said he --------------- borrow any money at the moment.
Answer : b) could have offered/would rather not
#7. 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.
Answer : a) can digest
#8. I knew that Marcus didn't have much money, but he has just bought a new car. He --------------- the money from someone.
Answer : b) must have borrowed
#9. Amy Johnson, the first woman pilot who --------------- from England to Australia, --------------- several times during her flight to fill her plane with petrol.
Answer : e) flew/had to stop
#10. A: Mrs Parkinson --------------- three accidents in the last month. B: She --------------- a very careful driver, then. A: Couldn't it have been just bad luck?
Answer : c) has had/must not be
#11. I believe you --------------- this computer programme in your previous job, so you --------------- it difficult at times. Please don't hesitate to ask me for help.
Answer : a) didn’t use/might find
#12. A: What's happened to Mr Meyer? B: He is ill in hospital. They --------------- keep him in overnight, and if they do, he --------------- travel back to Germany tomorrow morning.
Answer : a) may/won’t be able to
#13. Cats are very alert to any movement. For this reason they will pounce when a victim --------------- but --------------- prey that remains still.
Answer : e) moves/may not attack
#14. My dictionary isn't in its usual place; someone --------------- it.
Answer : d) must have borrowed
#15. You --------------- your children some freedom; otherwise, they will resent you.
Answer : b) must allow
#16. A: Hopefully, Peter booked the tickets for us yesterday. B: He --------------- them yesterday. The booking office is closed on Saturdays. A: Oh well, I'm sure he'll order them tomorrow then.
Answer : c) couldn’t have booked
#17. Oh dear, my fruit cake is a little too sweet. I --------------- the amount of sugar I add to the mixture next time.
Answer : c) will have to reduce
#18. You ------------------------------ your doctor before you started dieting.
Answer : d) should have consulted
#19. They --------------- their house yet. They only put it up for sale yesterday.
Answer : e) can’t have sold
#20. 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.
Answer : e) are able to measure
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