高中情态动词专项练习

情态动词（二）

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. As is natural, a man as old as he ____ be very forgettable.

A. can

B. must

C. should

D. would

3. A computer ____ think for itself; it must be told what to do.

A. can’t

B. couldn’t

C. may not

D. might not

4. --- Could I borrow your bike?

--- Yes, of course you_____.

A. might

B. will

C. can

D. should

5. 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

6. ---Isn’t that Mary’s husband over there?

--- No, it ____ be him---- I’m sure he doesn’t wear sunglasses.

A. can’t

B. mustn’t

C. won’t

D. may not

7. You ____ be tired---- you’ve only been working for an hour.

A. mustn’t

B. won’t

C. can’t

D. may not

8. --- I heard that they went skating in the mountains last winter.

--- It ____ be true because there was little snow there.

A. may not

B. won’t

C. couldn’t

D. mustn’t

9 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

10. ---- Well done, Bob.

---- Thanks. But given more time, I ____ it better.

A. shouldn’t have done

B. Could have done

C. might not

D. could do

11. Bob _____ to Norfolk yet. He knows nothing about the place at all.

A. can’t have been

B. mustn’t have been

C. shouldn’t have been

D. needn’t have been

12. English is a language that many young people around the world ____ not speak perfectly but

____ at least understand.

A. may; can

B. would ; might

C. will ; must

D. could ; might

13. ---- I’m told that Tom had another car accident this morning.

---- I believe not. He ____ so careless.

A. shouldn’t have been

B. wouldn’t have been

C. couldn’t have been

D. mustn’t have been

14. ---- Didn’t you explain it to the boss?

----The boss drove away before I ___ get in a word.

A. would

B. could

C. dared

D. might

15. ---- Did you go to the movie the day before yesterday?

---- No. We _____, but we decided not to.

A. should have gone

B. could go

C. should go

D. could have gone