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1.Peter ________come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet.

A. must

B. can

C. may

D. will

2.— Could you borrow your dictionary?

— Yes, of course you ________.

A. might

B. will

C. can

D. should

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.I didn’t hear the phone, I ________asleep.

A. must be

B. must have been

C. should be

D. should have

been

5.There was plenty of time, she ________.

A. mustn’t have hurried

B. couldn’t h ave hurried

C. must not hurry

D. needn’t have

hurried

6.The plant is dead. I ________it more water.

A. will give

B. would have given

C. must give

D. should have

given

7.Very loud noises ________make people ill, hurt their ears, or even drive them mad.

A. must

B. need

C. can

D. should

8.He asked me for the dictionary many times; please tell him that he ________have it

tomorrow.

A. must

B. need

C. may

D. dare

9.— Why is she still standing there?

— She ________be waiting for her boyfriend.

A. can

B. must

C. dare

D. need

10.Two eyes________ see more than one.

A. can

B. must

C. might

D. shall

11.What ________he mean? ________you tell me?

A. can; May

B. can; Can

C. may; May

D. must; Should

12.How ________he say that his teacher was unfair?

A. must

B. might

C. could

D. need

13.It ________be very cold in this part.

A. can

B. ought

C. shall

D. dare

14.I’d like to ask a question if I ________.

A. must

B. will

C. may

D. might

15.Even in summer the temperature ________suddenly drop below freezing.

A. might

B. ought

C. must

D. need

16.He decided to join the army so that he ________defend the country.

A. may help

B. might help

C. helps

D. helped

17.You ________always be talking like that.

A. mightn’t

B. mayn’t

C. can’t

D. mustn’t

18.The car ________have broke down just when we were about to start off.

A. must

B. could

C. might

D. should

19.You ________see him while he is in hospital.

A. have better

B. had better

C. would rather

D. had to

20.There is a fine sunset; it ________to be a fine day tomorrow.

A. ought

B. should

C. has to

D. has better

21.You are his father, you ________take care of him.

A. might

B. ought

C. ought to

D. are able to

22.That’s all. It ________be talked about any more.

A. needn’t

B. mightn’t

C. darn’t to

D. needn’t to

23.The question ________discussing.

A. needs

B. need

C. can be

D. must be

24.He ________even look out of the window.

A. daren’t

B. daresn’t

C. dared not to

D. dares not

25.I’m so hungry that I ________find something to eat.

A. have to

B. would

C. may

D. can

26.All the students ________do their best for the modernization of our country.

A. can

B. should

C. may

D. might

27.You ________be careful with your homework.

A. must

B. have to

C. may

D. are used to

28.It is getting darker. You ________not go home.

A. had better

B. have better

C. would rather

D. would like

29.I ________what happened to our school.

A. would like know

B. would like to know

C. would like knowing

D. would like that I know

30.— Would you mind my changing the plan?

— ________.

A. Oh, no, please

B. Yes, I mind not

C. No, I would

D. Yes, I will

31.— It ________ be Jack who is in the library.

—I’m su re it ________be him, I saw him off at the railway station just two days ago.

A. can’t; can’t e

B. must; mustn’t

C. must; can’t

D. can’t; mustn’t

32.I ________tell her the truth about his marriage.

A. can’t help

B. can’t but

C. may not help

D. mustn’t but

33.Since she is angry, we ________.

A. had better to leave her along

B. should leave her alone

C. would rather to leave her alone

D. must leave her alone

34.Look! What you’ve done to me. You ________more careful.

A. maybe

B. had to

C. should have been

D. would be

35.________read the letter for you?

A. Would you like me

B. Do you want me

C. Will you mind me

D. Shall I

36.He promised he ________not make such silly mistakes.

A. would

B. should

C. might

D. could

37.________it be true that his father will go abroad?

A. Can

B. May

C. Need

D. Should

38.Those streams are so small that they ________be shown in the maps.

A. mustn’t

B. may not

C. can’t

D. may