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Modals Quiz 16

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

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

#2. 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

#3. 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

#4. My dictionary isn't in its usual place; someone --------------- it.

Answer : d) must have borrowed

#5. They --------------- their house yet. They only put it up for sale yesterday.

Answer : e) can’t have sold

#6. You ------------------------------ your doctor before you started dieting.

Answer : d) should have consulted

#7. 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

#8. 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

#9. 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

#10. 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

#11. 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

#12. Ton --------------- your jacket on a clothes hanger and not leave it on the chair. You'll crease it!

Answer : d) ought to hang

#13. 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

#14. 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

#15. 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

#16. 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

#17. 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

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

Answer : b) must allow

#19. We --------------- anything tonight. We --------------- the leftovers from yesterday's dinner party.

Answer : e) needn’t cook/can eat

#20. 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

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I————— my car last week if I had accepted James’ offer. He offered me two thousand dollars for it, but I wanted more.

a) used to sell
b) could have sold
c) had sold
d) may have sold
e) was able to sell

Answer : b) could have sold

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

Why did yon bother so much trying to change your money? You ————— it, you know, as they accept US dollars in Mexico.

a) couldn’t have changed
b) haven’t changed
c) didn’t use to change
d) needn’t have changed
e) can’t change

Answer : d) needn’t have changed

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

You knew that we had to walk a long way today, so you really ————— those high heeled shoes. You only have yourself to blame for your aching feet.

a) don’t have to wear
b) must not have worn
c) shouldn’t have worn
d) might not wear
e) can’t have worn

Answer : c) shouldn’t have worn

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

You ————— this report to the managing director personally. Do you understand?

a) would sooner hand
b) would like to hand
c) may have handed
d) are to hand
e) have handed

Answer : d) are to hand

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

He ————— handball quite often, but his new job requires him to travel a lot now. so he doesn’t have time any more.

a) must have played
b) has to play
c) should be playing
d) could have played
e) used to play

Answer : e) used to play

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

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