1. --- Are you in a hurry?
--- No, in fact I’ve got plenty of time. I _____ wait.
A. must B. need C. may D. should
2. --- Someone is knocking at the door. _____ it be Venis?
--- No, it _____ be her; she left for New York this morning.
A. Can; mustn’t B. Might; can’t
C. May; doesn’t D. Can; can’t
3. He didn’t agree with me at first, but I _____ persuade him to sign the agreement later.
A. could B. might C. should D. was able to
4. --- Is there a movie on in the cinema tonight?
--- There _____ be. I will phone the cinema and find it out.
A. might B. should C. can D. could
5. You _____ be careful when you cross here --- the traffic lights aren’t working.
A. can B. ought to C. might D. may
6. You _____ out last night. I called you several times, but nobody answered.
A. must have been B. must be
C. might have been D. could be
7. You _____ fail to pass the entrance examination if you don’t study harder.
A. shall B. could C. must D. should
8. When I was studying at Beijing University, I _____ take a walk along the lake every evening.
A. will B. would C. could D. shall
9. The party turned out to be a failure. I would rather _____ it.
A. not have attended B. not attend
C. not to attend D. not to have attended
10. Sir, you _____ be sitting in this seat. It is for women or children only.
A. can’t B. oughtn’t to C. won’t D. needn’t
11. --- Shall I tell Li Ming about the matter?
--- No, you _____. He has known about it already.
A. oughtn’t to B. needn’t
C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
12. --- Must I take a bus?
--- No, you _____. You can walk there.
A. must not B. don’t
C. don’t have to D. had better not to
13. --- Why do you make me do so?
--- I am sorry that you _____ do such a thing.
A. would B. can C. should D. may
14. --- Will you stay for lunch?
--- Sorry, I _____. My brother is coming to see me.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. won’t
15. What would have happened _____, as far as the riverbank?
A. if Bob has walked farther
B. if Bob should walk farther
C. had Bob walked farther
D. should Bob walk farther
16. Oh, Jane, you’ve broken another glass. You ought _____ when you washed it.
A. be careful B. to care
C. have cared D. to have been careful
17. It’s high time we _____ to the theater.
A. will go B. shall go C. are going to D. went
18. --- Could I use your telephone?
--- Yes, of course you _____.
A. could B. will C. can D. might
19. It’s strange that they _____ nothing about this matter.
A. should know B. would know
C. had known D. knew
20. --- Do you still remember the day when we went to the Great Wall?
--- I can’t remember it well, but _____ sometime last autumn?
A. might it be B. could it have been
C. could it be D. must it have been
--- No, in fact I’ve got plenty of time. I _____ wait.
A. must B. need C. may D. should
2. --- Someone is knocking at the door. _____ it be Venis?
--- No, it _____ be her; she left for New York this morning.
A. Can; mustn’t B. Might; can’t
C. May; doesn’t D. Can; can’t
3. He didn’t agree with me at first, but I _____ persuade him to sign the agreement later.
A. could B. might C. should D. was able to
4. --- Is there a movie on in the cinema tonight?
--- There _____ be. I will phone the cinema and find it out.
A. might B. should C. can D. could
5. You _____ be careful when you cross here --- the traffic lights aren’t working.
A. can B. ought to C. might D. may
6. You _____ out last night. I called you several times, but nobody answered.
A. must have been B. must be
C. might have been D. could be
7. You _____ fail to pass the entrance examination if you don’t study harder.
A. shall B. could C. must D. should
8. When I was studying at Beijing University, I _____ take a walk along the lake every evening.
A. will B. would C. could D. shall
9. The party turned out to be a failure. I would rather _____ it.
A. not have attended B. not attend
C. not to attend D. not to have attended
10. Sir, you _____ be sitting in this seat. It is for women or children only.
A. can’t B. oughtn’t to C. won’t D. needn’t
11. --- Shall I tell Li Ming about the matter?
--- No, you _____. He has known about it already.
A. oughtn’t to B. needn’t
C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
12. --- Must I take a bus?
--- No, you _____. You can walk there.
A. must not B. don’t
C. don’t have to D. had better not to
13. --- Why do you make me do so?
--- I am sorry that you _____ do such a thing.
A. would B. can C. should D. may
14. --- Will you stay for lunch?
--- Sorry, I _____. My brother is coming to see me.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. won’t
15. What would have happened _____, as far as the riverbank?
A. if Bob has walked farther
B. if Bob should walk farther
C. had Bob walked farther
D. should Bob walk farther
16. Oh, Jane, you’ve broken another glass. You ought _____ when you washed it.
A. be careful B. to care
C. have cared D. to have been careful
17. It’s high time we _____ to the theater.
A. will go B. shall go C. are going to D. went
18. --- Could I use your telephone?
--- Yes, of course you _____.
A. could B. will C. can D. might
19. It’s strange that they _____ nothing about this matter.
A. should know B. would know
C. had known D. knew
20. --- Do you still remember the day when we went to the Great Wall?
--- I can’t remember it well, but _____ sometime last autumn?
A. might it be B. could it have been
C. could it be D. must it have been
