B Sung Modal Verb
B Sung Modal Verb
B Sung Modal Verb
Exercise 1: Choose the correct option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. When she was young, she ______ swim across this river.
A. was able to B. had better C. would D. should
2. He ______ stop making personal calls at work, or he will lose his job.
A. would rather B. had better C. could D. will
5. I think the principal of this school ______ give students more freedom in choosing the
courses they want to study.
A. would B. would like C. might D. ought to
6. You ______ ask for permission before going inside the room.
A. have got to B. would C. might D. must
7. The exhibition is free for all students. We ______ pay any fee.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t
C. may not D. don’t have to
8. Is that Tom over there? - No, it ______ be him. He’s not that tall.
A. shouldn’t B. might not C. can’t D. won’t
9. They are doing very hard on their project. It ______ be very important to them.
A. should B. could C. must D. would
10. I hear that your exams are next week. You ______ very hard right now.
A. must to study B. must be studying
C. had to study D. must have studied
11. The phone rang but I didn’t hear it. I ______ asleep.
A. must be B. had to be
C. ought to be D. must have been
12. She passed me on the street without speaking. She ______ me.
A. mustn’t see B. can’t see
C. mustn’t have seen D. can’t have seen
15. He has made so many mistakes in his essay that he ______ do it all again.
A. ought B. has to C. needs D. used to
16. I ______ hurry. It’s nearly 8.00, and my first class starts at 8.15.
A. had better B. would rather C. would prefer D. can’t help
17. “You ______ put the car in the garage. I’m going out in it later.”
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. haven’t to D. can’t
18. According to the terms of the contract, tenants ______ six months’ notice if they intend to
leave.
A. have to give B. must be given
C. must give D. must have been given
19. My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I______ last week.
A. should have done B. may have done
C. need to have done D. must have done
20. “You ______ have cooked so many dishes. There are only three of us for lunch.”
A. wouldn’t B. oughtn’t C. needn’t D. couldn’t
21. This building ______ finished by the end of last year but there have been so many strikes
that it isn’t finished yet.
A. will have been B. should have been
C. was to have been D. may not have been
23. I know you didn’t see me yesterday because I was in Hanoi. You ______ me.
A. may not have seen B. mustn’t have seen
C. shouldn’t have seen D. can’t have seen
24. They ______ married next week but now they have quarreled and the wedding has been
cancelled.
A. will have B. were to have been
C. will have been D. should have been
25. Why are you so late? You ______ here two hours ago.
A. need have been B. must have been
C. should have been D. oughtn’t to have been
26. “I couldn’t take the history class I wanted last semester.”“Why didn’t you talk to your
advisor? She ______ able to help you get in.”
A. might have been B. wasn’t
C. might be D. couldn’t have been
27. “Did you finally paint your house?”“Yes. It should ______ a long time ago.”
A. have done B. be done C. have been done D. been done
28. It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed for several
hours.
A. hadn’t B. should have C. needn’t have D. mustn’t
29. You ______ me when I struggled. All you ever did was to stand and watch.
A. could have helped B. must have helped
C. might have helped D. need have helped
31. They laughed a lot last night. The film ______ have been very funny.
A. can B. would C. ought D. must
32. I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday. It ______ have been Maria because she was
out all day.
A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. could D. needn’t
35. From that distance he ______ have made out who was involved in the incident.
A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. couldn’t D. oughtn’t to