高中情态动词练习及答案
情态动词专项练习及答案
1. It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it ____ be rather cold sometimes.
A. must
B. can
C. should
D. would
2. You ______ be hungry already ---- you had lunch only two hours ago!
A. wouldn’t
B. can’t
C. mustn’t
D. needn’t
3. ---- What do you think we can do for our aged parents?
---- You ____ do anything except to be with them and be yourself.
A. don’t have to
B. oughtn’t to
C. mustn’t
D. can’t
4. John promised his doctor he ______ not smoke. And he has never smoked ever since.
A. might
B. should
C. could
D. would
5. What a pity! Considering his ability and experience, he ______ better.
A. need have done
B. must have done
C. can have done
D. might have done
6. Liza ______ well not want to go on the trip ---- she hates traveling.
A. will
B. can
C. must
D. may
7. She ______ have left school, for her bike is still here.
A. can’t
B. wouldn’t
C. shouldn’t
D. needn’t
8. According to the air traffic rules, you _____ switch off your mobile phone before boarding.
A. may
B. can
C. would
D. should
9. ---- I can’t find my purse anywhere.
---- You ______ have lost it while shopping.
A. may
B. can
C. should
D. would
10. ---- I’m sorry. I _______ at you the other day.
---- Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.
A. shouldn’t shout
B. shouldn’t have shouted
C. mustn’t shout
D. mustn’t have shouted
11. ---- What sort of house do you want to have? Something big?
---- Well, it _______ be big ---- that’s not important.
A. mustn’t
B. needn’t
C. can’t
D. won’t
12. ---- What does the sign over there read?
---- “No person _______ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.”
A. will
B. may
C. shall
D. must
13. Some aspects of a pilot’s job ______ be bring; and pilots often _______ work at inconvenient.
A. can; have to
B. may; can
C. have to; may
D. ought to; must
14. My MP4 player isn’t in my bag. Where _______ I have put it?
A. can
B. must
C. should
D. would
15. The weather turned out to be fine yesterday, I _____ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.
A. should have taken
B. could have taken
C. needn’t have taken
D. mustn’t have taken
16. In crowded places like airports and railway stations, you ______ take care of your luggage.
A. can
B. may
C. must
D. will
17. ---- She looks very happy. She ______ have passed the exam.
---- I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.
A. should
B. could
C. must
D. might
18. I told your friend how to get to the hotel, but perhaps I _______ have driven her there.
A. could
B. must
C. might
D. should
19. ---- Mr. Gordon asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon. Don’t forget it!
----OK, I _______.
A. won’t
B. don’t
C. can’t
D. needn’t
20. ---- How is your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful?
---- It _______ be, but it is now heavily polluted.
A. will
B. would
C. should
D. must
21. The biggest problem for most plants, which ______ just get up and run away when threatened,
is that animals like to eat them.
A. shan’t
B. can’t
C. needn’t
D. mustn’t
22. ---- Where is my dictionary? I remember I put it here yesterday.
---- You _______ it in the wrong place.
A. must put
B. should have put
C. might put
D. might have put
23. ---- What’s the name?
---- Khulaifi. ______ I spell that for you?
A. Shall
B. Would
C. Can
D. Might
24. ---- Who is the girl standing over there ?
---- Well, if you ______ know, her name is Mabel.
A. may
B. can
C. must
D. shall
25. I was really anxious about you. You _______ home without a word.
A. mustn’t have left
B. shouldn’t have left
C. couldn’t have left
D. needn’t have left
26. My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he ______ have attended your
lecture.
A. couldn’t
B. needn’t
C. mustn’t
D. shouldn’t
27. ---- Are you coming to Jeff’s party?
---- I’m not sur. I _______ go to the concert instead.
A. must
B. would
C. should
D. might
28. Johnny, you ________ play with the knife. You ________ hurt yourself.
A. won’t; can’t
B. mustn’t; may
C. shouldn’t; must
D. can’t; shouldn’t
29. You _______ pay too much attention to your reading skill, as it is so important.
A. shouldn’t
B. cannot
C. mustn’t
D. needn’t
30. ---- Is John coming by train?
---- He should, but he ______ not. He likes driving his car.
A. must
B. may
C. can
D. need
31. ---- 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
32. Sir, you _______ be sitting in this waiting room. It is for women and children only.
A. oughtn’t to
B. can’t
C. won’t
D. needn’t
33. It is raining very hard. We _________ stay here until the rain stops.
A. dare
B. must
C. have to
D. are able to
34. It’s a fine day. Let’s go fishing, ________ ?
A. won’t we
B. will you
C. don’t you
D. shall we
35. When he was there, he ______ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.
A. would
B. should
C. might
D. had better
36. My brother _____ come to your party tonight because he _____ prepare for tomorrow’s exam.
A. can’t; should
B. mustn’t; can
C. can’t; must
D. mustn’t; had to
37. English is a language that many people around the world _____ not speak perfectly but _____
at least understand.
A. would; might
B. will; must
C. might; could
D. can; may
38. ---- ________ I book a table for dinner a few days ahead of time?
---- Yes, you ________. The restaurant is always full, especially during the holidays.
A. Must; will
B. Must; can
C. Shall; shall
D. Shall; must
39. ---- It _______ be Mary in the office.
---- I’m sure it _______ be her. I saw her off at the bus station just ten minutes ago.
A. must; shouldn’t
B. should; can’t
C. must; can’t
D. can; mustn’t
40. Their answers are exactly the same ---- one of them ______ from the other.
A. must copy
B. must have copied
C. should copy
D. should have copied
41. ---- _________ I tell John about it?
---- No, you needn’t. I have told him already.
A. Shall
B. Will
C. Can
D. May
42. ________ you please help me with my English?
A. Would
B. Do
C. Shall
D. Can
43. ---- Must I start at once?
---- No, you ___________.
A. needn’t
B. mustn’t
C. can’t
D. won’t
44. ---- Need I hand in my exercise book at once?
---- Yes, you __________
A. must
B. need
C. can
D. will
45. ---- Could I borrow your dictionary?
---- Yes, of course you _______.
A. might
B. will
C. can
D. should
46. ---- Listen! Someone is knocking at the door. I ________ be Father.
---- It _______ be him; he is supposed to be back home tomorrow.
A. may; may
B. must; can’t
C. can; ca n’t
D. could; must
47. Twenty minutes have passed; the bus _______ come at any moment.
A. shall
B. should
C. can
D. must
48. She ________ have flown to Beijing last night, for I stayed with her all the time.
A. mustn’t
B. may not
C. shouldn’t
D. can’t
49. You ______ the work better, but you didn’t try your best.
A. must have done
B. will have done
C. could have done
D. can have done
50. The light is on. We _______ have forgotten to turn it off before we went out.
A. should
B. must
C. could
D. might
51．May I stop my car here? No, you_＿＿＿.
A. can't
B. mustn't
C. needn't
D. don't have to
52 Must we clean the house now? No, you _______.
A. needn't
B. may not
C. mustn't
D. can't
53. John ________ his father about his failure in the exam.
A. dares not tell
B. dares not telling
C. dare not tell
D. dares not to tell
54. You________ return the book now. You can keep it next week if you like.
A. can't
B. mustn't
C. needn't
D. may not
55. Johnny, you _______ play with the knife, you hurt yourself.
A. won't; can't
B. mustn't; may
C. shouldn't, must
D. can't; shouldn't
56. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ________ get out.
A. had to
B. would
C. could
D. was able to
57. ---- Would you go out for a walk with me?
---- No, I______ . My girl friend is coming.
A. wouldn't
B. shall not
C. won't
D. shouldn't
58. Man _______ die without water.
A. will
B. can
C. need
D. shall
59. If he started at 9 0'clock, he _______ be there by now.
A. need
B. shall
C. ought to
D. must
60. I mailed the letter two weeks ago. She _____ it.
A. must receive
B. can't receive
C. might receive
D. must have received
61.The professor gave orders that the experiment _______ before 5:30p.m.
A. be finished
B. will finish
C. must be finished
D. would be finished
62. There was plenty of time. You _____.
A. mustn't hurry
B. mustn't have hurried
C. needn't hurry
D. needn't have hurried
63. Tom was a diligent boy. He ________ go to school though it was raining hard.
A .was able to B. could C. couldn't D. wasn't able to
64. ______I go back before lunch? No, I don't think you________.
A. Need; must
B. Do; need to
C. Must; have to
D. May; ought to
65. The teacher __________ do all the exercises, but a pupil _______.
A. needn't; must
B. may not; must
C. needn't; needn't
D. can't; must
66. ---- Would you open the window please ?
---- Yes, I______.
A. will
B. would
C. do
D. can
67. A lion _______ only attacks a human being when it is hungry.
A. should
B. can
C. will
D. shall
68. ---- Must I finish this novel this morning ?
---- No, you_____.
A. mustn't
B. might not
C. don't have to
D. can't
69. The taxi ____ only hold six passengers. It is full. You _______ take the next one.
A. may...may
B. can...may
C. may...can
D. must...can
70. I _______ a little earlier, but I met a friend of mine on the way.
A. may come
B. may have come
C. could have come
D. must have come
71. I wish to go home now, _______ I?
A. may
B. can't
C. must
D. do
72. He must have finished his homework, __________ he?
A. mustn't
B. didn't
C. needn't
D. hasn't
73. This pen looks like mine, yet it isn't. Whose _________ it be?
A. must
B. can
C. may
D. might
74. He didn't do well in the exam. He ________ hard at his lessons.
A. must have worked
B. ought to have worked
C. would have worked
D. has worked
75. I wonder how he __________ that to the teacher.
A. dare to say
B. dare saying
C. not dare say
D. dared say
76. Mr. Baker, a number of students want to see you. _____ they wait here or outside?
A. Should
B. Will
C. Shall
D. Are
77. You __________ the trees. Look, it is raining now.
A. mustn't have watered
B. needn't have watered
C. could have watered
D. might have watered
78. I ________ give you an answer tomorrow. I promise!
A. must
B. will
C. may
D. shall
79. As a soldier, you ________ do as the head tells you.
A. will
B. shall
C. may
D. ought to
80. The streets are all dry. It _____ during the night.
A. can't have rained
B. must have rained
C. couldn't rain
D. shouldn't have rained
81.Mary was not in her bedroom yesterday afternoon. She ____ in her classroom.
A. should have been
B. must have been
C. must be
D. should be
82. Eve was late for class again. She ____earlier.
A. should get up
B. must get up
C. need to get up
D. should have got up
83. Walking alone in the deserted village, John was scared. He thought he ______ Tom to go with
him.
A. might have asked
B. should asked
C. must have asked
D. should have asked
84. When I got to the cinema, the film had already started; I____ there earlier.
A. ought to get
B. ought to have got
C. must have got
D. must get
85. She can speak quite fluent English. She____.
A. must been in the U.S.A. for some time
B. must have been in the U.S.A. for some time
C. should have been in the U.S.A. for some time
D. May be in the U.S.A. for some time
86. Mary ____my letter, otherwise she would have replied before now.
A. should have received
B. has received
C. Couldn't have received
D. ought to have received
87. When we got to the cinema, the film hasn't started yet, so we ____.
A. needn't hurry
B. didn't need hurry
C. needn't to hurry
D. needn't have hurried
88 .It was really very dangerous; you ____ him seriously.
A. might have injured
B. could injure
C. should have injured
D. must injure
89. I can't find the recorder in the room. It ____ by somebody.
A. may have been taken away
B. may leave
C. may take away
D. must have taken away
90. He ____the 9:20 train because he didn't leave home till 9:25.
A. can reach
B. could catch
C. may not catch
D. couldn't have caught
91. ---- Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there?
---- No, it ______ be him I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses.
A. mustn’t
B. won’t
C. may not
D. can’t
92. ---- There’s somebody at the door. Who ______ it be? Is it the postman?
---- No, it ______ be him. It’s just seven o’clock. It’s too early.
A. can; can’t
B. will; won’t
C. may; mustn’t
D. must; may not
93. She stood by the door, ________ a word.
A. not daring say
B. daring not say
C. daring not to say
D. not to dare say
94. The big fire last night ______ the whole building. But the heavy rain helped it.
A. might be burning down
B. could have burned down
C. should have been burning
D. must have been burning
95. Children under 12 years of age in that country ________ be under adult supervision when in a
public library.
A. must
B. may
C. can
D. need
96. My English-Chinese dictionary has disappeared. Who ______ have taken it?
A. should
B. must
C. would
D. could
97. ---- ______ we go to the park this Sunday”
---- Good idea!
A. Will
B. Can
C. Must
D. Shall
98. ---- He daren’t climb the tree, dare he?
---- ____________
A. Yes, he dare
B. No, he dare
C. Yes, he daren’t
D. Yes, he dares
99. Even the top students in our class can’t work out this problem, so it ______ be very difficult.
A. may
B. must
C. can
D. need
100. ---- I feel a bit worried.
---- No, you ________. Nothing serious.
A. haven’t
B. needn’t
C. can’t
D. may not
101. A computer ______ think for itself, it must be told what to do.
A. can’t
B. couldn’t
C. may not
D. might not
102. ---- Could I borrow your dictionary?
---- Yes, of course you ________.
A. might
B. will
C. can
D. should
103. Peter ________ come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet.
A. must
B. may
C. can
D. will
104. 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
105. ---- Shall I tell John about it?
---- No, you ______. I’ve told him already.
A. needn’t
B. wouldn’t
C. mustn’t
D. shouldn’t
106. ---- There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well.
---- It ______ a comfortable journey.
A. can’t be
B. shouldn’t be
C. mustn’t have been
D. couldn’t have been 107. It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack ______ be here at any moment.
A. must
B. need
C. should
D. would
108. Johnny, you ______ play with the knife, you ______ hurt yourself.
A. won’t; can’t
B. mustn’t; may
C. shouldn’t; must
D. can’t; should 109. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ______ get out.
A. had to
B. would
C. was able to
D. could
110. ---- When can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon.
---- They ______ be ready by 12:00.
A. must
B. should
C. might
D. need
111. ---- I stayed at a hotel while in New York.
---- Oh, did you? You ______ with Barbara.
A. could have stayed
B. could stay
C. would stay
D. must have stayed 112. ---- Will you stay for lunch?
---- Sorry, ______ . My brother is coming to see me.
A. I mustn’t
B. I can’t
C. I needn’t
D. I won’t
113. ---- Are you coming to Jeff’s party?
---- I’m not sure. I ______ go to the concert instead.
A. must
B. would
C. should
D. might
114. ---- Write to me when you get home.
---- ______________
A. I must
B. I should
C. I will
D. I can
115. I was really anxious about you. You ______ home without a word.
A. mustn’t leave
B. shouldn’t have left
C. couldn’t have left
D. needn’t leave 116. ---- Is John coming by train?
---- He should, but he ______ not. He likes driving his car.
A. must
B. can
C. need
D. may
117. A left-luggage office is a place where bags _________ be left for a short time, especially at a railway station.
A. should
B. can
C. need
D. may
118. 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
119. You ______ to the meeting this afternoon if you have something important to do.
A. needn’t to come
B. don’t need come
C. don’t need coming
D. needn’t come 120. When he was there, he ______ go the that coffee shop at the corner after work every day. A. would B. should C. had better D. might