高中英语语法情态动词专项练习题一
( ) 1. You _____ return the book now. You can keep it till next week if you like.
A. can’t
B. mustn’t
C. needn’t
D. may not
( ) 2. Where is my pen? I _____ it.
A. might lose
B. would have lost
C. should have lost
D. must have lost ( ) 3. I wish I _____ you yesterday.
A. seen
B. did see
C. had seen
D. were to see
( ) 4. I didn’t hear the phone. I _____ asleep.
A. must be
B. must have been
C. should be
D. should have been ( ) 5. If my lawyer _____ here last Saturday, he _____ me from going.
A. had been; would have prevented
B. had been; would prevent
C. were; would prevent
D. were; would have prevented
( ) 6. He _____ you more help, even though he was very busy.
A. might have given
B. might have
C. may have given
D. may give
( ) 7. If it _____ for the snow, we _____ the mountain yesterday.
A. were not; could have climbed
B. were not; could climb
C. had not been; could have climbed
D. had not been; could climb
( ) 8. Without electricity human life _____ quite difficult today.
A. is
B. will be
C. would have been
D. would be
( ) 9. A computer _____ think for itself, it must be told what to do.
A. can’t
B. couldn’t
C. may not
D. might not
( ) 10. Jenny _____ have kept her word. I wonder why she changed her mind.
A. must
B. should
C. need
D. would
( )11. We _____ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied
B. might study
C. should have studied
D. would study
( ) 12. —Could I borrow your dictionary?
—Yes, of course you _____.
A. might
B. will
C. can
D. should
( ) 13. Tom ought not to _____ me your secret, but he meant no harm.
A. have told
B. tell
C. be telling
D. having told
( ) 14. —If he _____, he _____ that food.
—Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.
A. was warned; would not take
B. had been warned; would not have taken
C. would be warned; had not taken
D. would have been warned; had not taken
( ) 15. Peter _____ come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet.
A. must
B. may
C. can
D. will
( ) 16. I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I _____ for her.
A. had to write it out
B. must have written it out
C. should have written it out
D. ought to write it out
( ) 17. I didn’t see your sister at the meeting. If she _____, she would have met my brother.
A. has come
B. did come
C. came
D. had come
( ) 18. —Shall I tell John about it?
