MODALS TEST 4 (25 QUESTIONS)

1.I ---- to the office to send e-mail any longer. The company has bought me a lap top computer and a mobile phone which can be used for electronic mail and the Internet.

A)   didn't use to return
B)   may not return
C)   needn't have returned
D)   don't have to return
E)   must not have returned

2.You ---- so envious of your brother. He is so successful because, unlike you, he works extremely hard.

A)   haven't been
B)   won't be
C)   weren't
D)   shouldn't be
E)   may not be

3.Oh dear, we seem to have run out of salt. I ---- to the corner shop before dinner.

A)   am able to go
B)   needed to go
C)   could have gone
D)   must have gone
E)   will have to go

4.I can't understand why Dad is now so careful with his money. He ---- such a generous person.

A)   would be
B)   has been
C)   used to be
D)   will be
E)   must be
 

5.Trade is so poor these days! We just ---- two cars since I started here a month ago.

A)   have been able to sell
B)   used to sell
C)   had to sell
D)   will have sold
E)   are supposed to sell

6.A: ---- we drive to Sultan Ahmet in our new car?
B: Well, I ---- take the ferry to avoid the traffic.

A)   May/must
B)   Can/would like
C)   Must/prefer
D)   Shall/would sooner
E)   Would/had better

7.I was going to write my essay about the British nuclear tests in the Australian desert, but I ---- the topic when I ---- much information about them.

A)   have changed/wasn't able to find
B)   had to change/couldn't find
C)   must change/haven't found
D)   might have changed/don't find
E)   used to change/might not find

8.---- you do me a favour please? ---- you ask Mrs Green if the interview room is available?

A)   Might/May
B)   May/Could
C)   Would/Do
D)   Shall/Might
E)   Could/Would

9.I was falling asleep while I was typing my speech last night. The only way I ---- awake was by drinking lots of strong coffee.

A)   ought to stay
B)   would rather stay
C)   have stayed
D)   may stay
E)   could stay

10.----you hold this shelf here while I go and get my hammer?

A)   May
B)   Must
C)   Should
D)   Will
E)   Shall

11.The tyres of my car ---- thin already. I only replaced them in January. I'll have to buy better quality ones next time.

A)   shouldn't have worn
B)   needn't have worn
C)   didn't wear
D)   aren't supposed to wear
E)   haven't worn

12.According to their letter, we ---- them with a copy of our company's accounts before we can order any cars on contract hire.

A)   have supplied
B)   have to supply
C)   may have supplied
D)   used to supply
E)   had supplied

13.I suppose I ---- to type his report for him, but, at the time, I didn't know how important it was.

A)   have had to offer
B)   may have offered
C)   could have offered
D)   would rather offer
E)   was able to offer

14.A: Why is Mum still in hospital? She ---- home today.
B: They wanted to do some more tests.

A)   must have come
B)   was supposed to come
C)   had better come
D)   used to come
E)   may have come

15.I'd like to have some people for dinner tonight, but it is too late to ask anyone because they ---- their plans already.

A)   had better make
B)   used to make
C)   are making
D)   may have made
E)   can make

16.George ---- better in the tennis tournament than I thought he ---- because he got through to the finals.

A)   must have played/could
B)   will have played/ought to
C)   should be playing/did
D)   ought to play/can
E)   had better play/should

17.Ever since he took on this part-time job, he ---- enough time on his studies.

A)   can't spend
B)   isn't able to spend
C)   hasn't been able to spend
D)   wasn't able to spend
E)   couldn't spend

18.Now that they have raised the prices at the gym, I ---- going there, or I'll have difficulty paying it.

A)   must have stopped
B)   used to stop
C)   had better stop
D)   might have stopped
E)   had stopped

19.My brother's eyesight is perfect, but I ---- glasses since I was seven years old.

A)   ought to wear
B)   must have worn
C)   have to wear
D)   had better wear
E)   have had to wear

20.Would you mind if I ---- these trade magazines home to read? I never get time to read them in the office.

A)   to take
B)   took
C)   am taking
D)   taking
E)   have taken

21.I am really surprised that Robby hasn't signed up yet for the skiing holiday this year. He ---- the first to book every year.

A)   will be
B)   may have been
C)   would be
D)   could be
E)   used to be

22.Your mother ----- a restaurant. She is such a wonderful cook. If she opened a restaurant, I'm sure it would be full every night.

A)   must have opened
B)   used to open
C)   should open
D)   would open
E)   was able to open

23.We ---- offices soon. I saw the boss this morning viewing the new office block next to the station.

A)   would rather be moving
B)   had better move
C)   would have moved
D)   may be moving
E)   have been moving

24.A: Did you have a busy day at the shop? If you did, you ---- rushed off your feet without me there.

         B: No, I wasn't. It was quite a quiet day.

A)   must have been
B)   have been
C)   used to be
D)   would rather be
E)    might be

25.I was just about to buy a new pair when the police rang to say my handbag had been found with my glasses still inside, so I ---- a new pair after all.

A)   needn't have bought
B)   mustn't buy
C)   wasn't supposed to buy
D)   shouldn't have bought
E)   didn't need to buy