情态动词练习1(含答案)

情态动词练习1
1. —May I stop my car here? —No, you ________.
A. can't
B. mustn't
C. needn't
D. don't have to
2. John _______ his father about his failure in the exam.
A. dares not t ell
B. dares not telling
C. dare not tell
D. dares not to tell
3. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ______ get out.
A. had to
B. would
C. could
D. was able to
4. —Would you go out for a walk with me?
—No, I ______. My girl friend is coming.
A. wouldn't
B. shall not
C. won't
D. shouldn't
5. This pen looks like mine, yet it isn't. Whose________ it be?
A. must
B. can
C. may
D. might
6. ______I go back before lunch? No, I don't think you________.
A. Need...must
B. Do...need to
C. Must...have to
D. May .... ought to
7. The taxi ____ only hold six passengers. It is full. You__________ take the next one.
A. may...may
B. can...may
C. may...can
D. must...can
8. I _______ a little earlier, but I met a friend of mine on the way.
A. may come
B. may have come
C. could have come
D. must have come
9. I wish to go home now, _________ I?
A. may
B. can't
C. must
D. do
10. He must have finished his homework, _________ he?
A. mustn't
B. didn't
C. needn't
D. hasn't
11. Mr. Baker, a number of students want to see you. _____ they wait here or outside?
A. Should
B. Will
C. Shall
D. Are
12. As a soldier, you _________ do as the head tells you.
A. will
B. shall
C. may
D. ought
13. —They have not finish the work up to now. —Well, they ________.
A. should have
B. should
C. ought to
D. ought have
14. Since it is already midnight, we________.
A. had better leaving
B. ought to have leave
C. should take our leave
D. might as well leave
15. ________ you be happy!
A. May
B. Can
C. Must
D. Would
16. In case I _______, I would try again.
A. will fail
B. would miss
C. should fail
D. shall miss
17. _________ open the door for you ?
A. Would you like that I
B. Do you want that I
C. Will I
D. Shall I
18. Isn't it strange that the lazy boy ______ pass the exam?
A. should
B. has
C. might
D. would
19. Please open the window, ________?
A. can't you
B. aren't you
C. do you
D. will you
20. —Please don't make a noise. —_________ I'll be as quiet as a mouse.
A. Yes, I won't.
B. No, I won't.
C. No, I will.
D. Yes, I will.
21. —Where is Mary? —She isn't here. I think she_____.
A. may have gone home
B. must have gone home
C. might have gone home
D. All the above
22. She is already two hours late. What _______ to her?
A. can have happened
B. may have happened
C. should have happened
D. must happen
23. You must have seen him last night, __________?
A. haven't you
B. didn't you
C. don't you
D. must you
24. —Excuse me, is this the right way to the Summer Palace?
—Sorry, I am not sure. But it ______ be.
A. might
B. will
C. must
D. can
25. “The interest ______ be divided into five parts, according to the agreement made by both
sides,” declared the judge.
A. may
B. should
C. must
D. shall
26. —Who is the girl standing over there? —Well, if you ______ know, her name is Mabel.
A. may
B. can
C. must
D. shall
27. —Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.
—You _____have my computer if you don't take care of it.
A. shan't
B. might not
C. needn't
D. shouldn't
28. Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They ____ from South America on rafts.
A. must have sailed
B. can sail
C. might have sailed
D. should have sailed
29. Mary ____my letter, otherwise she would have replied before now.
A. should have received
B. has received
C. couldn't have received
D. ought to have received
30. —I don't mind telling you what I know.
—You ______. I'm not asking you for it.
A. mustn't
B. may not
C. can't
D. needn't
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