1. Modal verbs

2. 1.---When Can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon. ---They ___ be ready by 12:00. A. can B. should C. might D. need

3. 2.---Could I call you by your first name? ---Yes, you _____. A. will B. could C. may D. might

4. 3.The fire spread through the hotel very quickly, but everyone ___ get out. A. had to B. would C. could D. was able to

5. 4.Johnny, you ___ play with the knife, you ___ hurt yourself. A.won’t; can’t B.mustn’t; may C.should; must D.can’t; shouldn’t

6. 5. ---There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well. ---It ___ a comfortable trip. A. can’t be B. shouldn’t be C. mustn’t have been D. couldn’t have been.

7. 6. It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack ___ be here at any moment. A.must B. need C. should D. can

8. 7.---Shall I tell John about it? ---No, you ___, I’ve told him already. A.needn’t B. wouldn’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t

9. 8.Peter ___ come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet. A. must B. may C. can D. will

10. 9.A computer ___ think for itself, it must be told what to do. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. might not

11. 10. Where is my pen? I ___ it. A. might lose B. would have lost C. should have lost D. must have lost

12. 11.---Shall we go skating or stay at home? ---Which ___ do yourself? A. do you rather B. would you rather C. will you rather D. should you rather

13. 12.He ___ you more help, even though he was very busy. A. might have given B. might give C. may have given D. may give

14. 13.I thought you __ like something to read, so I have brought you some books. A. may B. might C. could D. must

15. 14.The plant is dead. I ___ it more water. A. will B. would have given C. must give D. should have given

16. 15.---Will you stay for lunch? ---Sorry, ____. My brother is coming to see me. A. I mustn’t B. I can’t C. I needn’t D. I won’t

17. 16.---May I go there before lunch? ---No, ___. A. you mustn’t B. you may not C. you’d better not D. all the above

18. 17.---___ we go out for a walk? ---Good idea. What time shall we meet? A.Shall B. Let C. Will D. Must

19. 全国高考试题回放 1.A left—luggage office is a place where bags ____be left for a short time, especially at a railway station. A. should B. can C. must D. will 2.How ___ you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article? A.can B.must C.need D.may B A

20. 3.—The room is so dirty._____ we clean it? --Of course. A. Will B. Shall C. Would D. Do B 4. My English-Chinese dictionary has disappeared. Who ___ have taken it? A. should B. must C. could D. would C

21. 5.—Is John coming by train? ---He should, but he ____ not. He likes driving his car. A. must B. can C.need D. may 6.—I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter. --It ____ true because there was little snow there. A. may not be B.won’t be C. could’t be D. mustn’t be D C

22. 7.It has been announced that candidates _____ remain in their seats until all the paper have been collected. A. can B. will C. may D. shall 8.—I hear you’ve got a set of valuable Australian coins.___ I have a look? --Yes, certainly. A.Do B.May C.Shall D.Should D B

23. 9.Oh, I’m not feeling well in the stomach, I ____ so much fried chicken just now. A. shouldn’t eat B. mustn’t have eaten C. shouldn’t have eaten D. mustn’t eat C 10.I was really anxious about you. You ___ home without a word. A. mustn ’ t leave B. shouldn ’ t have left C. couldn ’ t have left D. needn ’ t leave B

24. 11.You can’t imagine that a well- behaved gentlemen ___ be so rude to a lady. A.might B.need C. should D. would 12.—Write to me when you get home. --__________. A.I must B.I should C.I will D.I can C C

25. 13.Mr.Bush is on time for everything. How ___it be that he was late for the opening ceremony? A. can B. should C. may D. must 14.—Are you coming to Jeff’s party? --I’m not sure. I ___ go to the concert instead. A. must B. would C. should D. might A D

26. 15.My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he ___ your lecture. A. couldn ’ t have attended B. needn ’ t have attended C. mustn ’ t have attended D. shouldn ’ t have attended A 16.Sorry, I ’ m late. I ____ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again. A. might B. should C. can D. Will A

27. 17.There was a lot of fun at yesterday’s party. You ___ come, but why didn’t you? A. must have B.should C. need have D.ought to have 18.—When can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon. --They ___ be ready by 12:00. A. can B.should C. might D. need D B

28. 19.—I stayed at a hotel while in New York. --Oh, did you? You ___ with Barbara. A. could have stayed B. could stay C. would stay D. must have stayed 20.The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ____ get out. A. had to B. would C. was able to D. could A C

29. 21.Jack ___ yet, otherwise he would have telephoned me. A. mustn ’ t have arrived B. shouldn ’ t have arrived C. can ’ t have arrived D. needn ’ t have arrived C 22.When he was there, he ___ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day. A.would B. should C. had better D. might A

30. 23.Sir, you ___ be sitting in this waiting room. It is for woman and children only. A.oughtn’t to B.can’t C.won’t D.needn’t 24.It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack ___ be here at any moment A.must B.need C. should D.can 25. I wonder how he ___ that to the teacher. A. dare to say B. dare saying C. not dare say D. dared say A D C

31. 26.I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I ____ for her. A. had to write it out B. must have written it out C. should have written it out D. ought to write it out 27.Michael ___ be a policeman, for he is much too short. A.needn’t B.can’t C.should D.may C B

32. Thank you !