情态动词和虚拟语气40题

情态动词和虚拟语气40题

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. —Are you in a hurry?

—No, in fact I’ve got plenty of time. I _____ wait.

A. must B. need C. may D. should

2. —Someone is knocking at the door. _____ it be Venis?

—No, it _____ be her; she left for New York this morning.

A. Can; mustn’t B. Might; can’t

C. May; doesn’t D. Can; can’t

3. He didn’t agree with me at first, but I _____ persuade him to sign the agreement

later.

A. could B. might C. should D. was able to

4. —Is there a movie on in the cinema tonight?

—There _____ be. I will phone the cinema and find it out.

A. might B. should C. can D. could

5. You _____ be careful when you cross here — the traffic lights aren’t working.

A. can B. ought to C. might D. may

6. You _____ out last night. I called you several times, but nobody answered.

A. must have been B. must be

C. might have been D. could be

7. You _____ fail to pass the entrance examination if you don’t study harder.

A. shall B. could C. must D. should

8. When I was studying at Beijing University, I _____ take a walk along the lake every

evening.

A. will B. would C. could D. shall

9. The party turned out to be a failure. I would rather _____ it.

A. not have attended B. not attend

C. not to attend D. not to have attended

10. Sir, you _____ be sitting in this seat. It is for women or children only.

A. can’t B. oughtn’t to C. won’t D. needn’t

11. —Shall I tell Li Ming about the matter?

—No, you _____. He has known about it already.

A. oughtn’t to B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D.

mustn’t

12. —Must I take a bus?

—No, you _____. You can walk there.

A. must not B. don’t C. don’t have to D. had better not

to

13. —Why do you make me do so?

—I am sorry that you _____ do such a thing.

A. would B. can C. should D. may

14. —Will you stay for lunch?

—Sorry, I _____. My brother is coming to see me.

A. mustn’t B. can’t C. needn’t D. won’t

15. What would have happened _____, as far as the riverbank?

A. if Bob has walked farther

B. if Bob should walk farther

C. had Bob walked farther

D. should Bob walk farther

16. Oh, Jane, you’ve broken another glass. You ought _____ when you washed it.

A. be careful B. to care

C. have cared D. to have been careful

17. It’s high time we _____ to the theater.

A. will go B. shall go C. are going to D. went

18. —Could I use your telephone?

—Yes, of course you _____.

A. could B. will C. can D. might

19. It’s strange that they _____ nothing about this matter.

A. should know B. would know

C. had known D. knew

20. —Do you still remember the day when we went to the Great Wall?

—I can’t remember it well, but _____ sometime last autumn?

A. might it be B. could it have been

C. could it be D. must it have been

21. —I can’t get through to the general manager’s office anyhow.

—The line is busy. Someone _____ the telephone.

A. must use B. uses C. must have been using D. must be

using

22. He suggests we _____ to the cinema at once, otherwise we will be late.

A. must go B. go C. will go D. would go

23. If only he _____ me yesterday!

A. had seen B. would see C. should see D. saw

24. If you _____ wait a moment, I’ll go and find our manager.

A. can B. should C. will D. must

25. —It is rather cold here. Shall we light a fire?

—No, we _____ because things are easy to catch fire.

A. won’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t

26. If I _____ you, I _____ more attention to English idioms and phrases.

A. was; shall pay B. am; will pay

C. would be; would pay D. were; would pay

27. —Would you have told him the answer had it been possible?

—I would have, but I _____ so busy then.

A. had been B. were C. was D. would be

28. —Can children swim in this pool?