MODALS TEST 3 (25 QUESTIONS)

1.I ---- my car last week if I had accepted James’s offer. He offered me two thousand dollars for it, but I wanted more.

A)   used to sell
B)   could have sold
C)   had sold
D)   may have sold
E)   was able to sell

2.In parts of Africa, women still ---- water a long way to their villages.

A)   used to carry
B)   might carry
C)   could have carried
D)   have to carry
E)   must have carried

3.Why did you bother so much trying to change your money? You ---- it, you know, as they accept US dollars in Mexico.

A)   couldn't have changed
B)   haven't changed
C)   didn't use to change
D)   needn't have changed
E)   can't change

4.I'd rather ---- the match on television than here in the pouring rain. I'm sure we'll all catch a cold.

A)   I watched
B)   have watched
C)   to watch
D)   to have watched
E)   be watching

5.You knew that we had to walk a long way today, so you really ----- those high heeled shoes. You only have yourself to blame for your aching feet.

A)   don't have to wear
B)   must not have worn
C)   shouldn't have worn
D)   might not wear
E)   can't have worn

6.I think Victoria ----- to the party, although she really wants to, because she is flying to Paris the next day and has to pack her things.

A)   may not come
B)   couldn't come
C)   wouldn't come
D)   didn't come
E)   must not come

7.You ---- this report to the managing director personally. Do you understand?

A)   would sooner hand
B)   would like to hand
C)   may have handed
D)   are to hand
E)   have handed

8.You ---- for the cocktail party after the conference if you are worried about arriving home late.

A)   needn't have stayed
B)   don't have to stay
C)   haven't stayed
D)   weren't able to stay
E)   didn't use to stay

9.He ---- handball quite often, but his new job requires him to travel a lot now, so he doesn't have time any more.

A)   must have played
B)   has to play
C)   should be playing
D)   could have played
E)   used to play

 

10.Would you mind ---- your cigarette smoke in my face? It is getting on my nerves.

A)   not to blow
B)   not blowing
C)   didn't blow
D)   haven't blown
E)   not blow

11.You ---- your jacket on a clothes hanger and not leave it on the chair. You'll crease it

A)   must have hung
B)   would hang
C)   may hang
D)   ought to hang
E)   will have hung

12.It is a long journey and there may not be any restaurants on the way. You----something before you leave.

A)   might have eaten
B)   would eat
C)   had better eat
D)   are able to eat
E)   must have eaten

13.I knew that Marcus didn't have much money, but he has just bought a new car. He ---- the money from someone.

A)   could borrow
B)   must have borrowed
C)   would rather have borrowed
D)   is able to borrow
E)   is supposed to borrow

14.----I get some plates while you are cutting the cake?

A)   Do
B)   Shall
C)   Let
D)   Did
E)   Would

15.We ---- anything tonight. We ---- the leftovers from yesterday's dinner party.

A)   didn't cook/used to eat
B)   must not have cooked/will eat
C)   won't have cooked/should eat
D)   might not cook/would eat
E)   needn't cook/can eat

16.You ---- your own canoe in order to join the canoe club. They cost a lot of money. You ---- mine whenever you want to go canoeing.

A)   mustn't buy/had borrowed
B)   won't have bought/should borrow
C)   needn't buy/can borrow
D)   might not buy/would borrow
E)   can't buy/used to borrow

17.He is so poor now it's hard to believe that when he was young, he ---- down the street in his Rolls Royce or sometimes his Jaguar car.

A)   has been driving
B)   would drive
C)   should have driven
D)   has driven
E)   may be driving

18.Just as my daughter was about to leave the house on her wedding day, my son spilt some tea on her dress. Fortunately, we ---- the stain with some special soap before the wedding took place.

A)   were able to remove
B)   must have removed
C)   might be removing
D)   could remove
E)   used to remove

19.A: Is Julian not visiting Aunt May with us today?

B: Well, he's been called out to an emergency, but he ---- us there if he finishes early.

A)   has joined
B)   could have joined
C)   was joining
D)   might join
E)   would be joining

20.A: What were you doing at the bank yesterday?

B: I ---- my bank manager for a loan to repair our house, and luckily, I managed to get it.

A)  must have asked
B)  used to ask
C)  had to ask
D)  should have asked
E)  ought to ask

21.A: I can't believe Jane isn't here to collect her award.

B: She ---- the invitation. We definitely should have checked that she had got it.

A)   would rather not receive
B)   had better not receive
C)   isn't supposed to receive
D)   needn't have received
E)   must not have received

22.A: Did you speak to Sam about the plans for the cake sale to raise money for charity?

B: Yes, I did and she ---- bake some biscuits and cakes if she has time.

A)   might be able to
B)   was able to
C)   used to
D)   had better
E)   has had to

23.Our plane ---- in Cairo hours ago, but we haven't even taken off from Heathrow yet.

A)   was supposed to land
B)   must have landed
C)   ought to be landing
D)   will have landed
E)    might be landing

24.This steak is a little undercooked for my taste. ---- putting it back under the grill for another five minutes?

A)   Why don't you
B)   Would you mind
C)   Would you like
D)   Do you prefer
E)   Do you mind if I

25.A: I wonder why Mary didn't want to come shopping in Oxford Street with us.

B: I don't know. She ---- short of money these days because her new kitchen cost her a lot of money.

A)    will be
B)    has been
C)    can be
D)    would be
E)    could be