情态动词
1. It's nearly seven o'clock. Jack ______ be here at any moment.
A: must              B. need                 C. should             D. can
2 .--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
3. -- I'll tell Mary about her new job. -- You______ her last week.
A. tell          B. tell          C. would have told    D. should have told
4. You _____ show your pass at the entrance unless the guard asks you for it.
A. mustn't      B. can't                  C. needn't             D. won't
5. Such a businessman______ honest, he gets his money in honest ways.
A. can't be       B. can't have been       C. may be            D. may not be
6.-- I didn't see her yesterday. -- Oh, but you______.
A. must have     B. ought to             C. should have        D. cannot ha4e
7. The dictionary ______ be in your desk; it______ be anywhere else.
A. may, isn't able to   B, must, can't         C. can, mustn't      D. must mustn't
8. Tom didn't see her in the meeting room this morning, She ______at the meeting,
A, couldn't have spoken                           B. mustn't have spoken
C. shouldn't have spoken                            D. needn't have spoken
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. If you really want yourself to be in good health, you must_____ always_____.
A. not be smoking    B. not have smoked     G. not to smoke      D. be not smoking
11. I wonder how he______ that to the teacher. Usually he is a shy boy.
A. dare to say          B. dare saying            C. dare not say        D. dared say
12.- You know that you were driving at 100 miles per hour, don't you?
--No, officer, I______ have been, This car can't do more than 80.
A. mustn't            B. may not              C. couldn't            D. needn't
13.- I wonder if I could call you by your first name, Mr. Carter,
--Yes, you______. Just call me Jimmy.
A. will                    B. could                C. may             D. might
14. Why did you just sit and watch? You______ me.
A. could help      B. should help           C. could have helped  D. must have helped
15: --_____I take a rest tomorrow? Mum ? --Sure, You_____ work tomorrow if you don't want to.
A. May, needn't       B. Must, mustn't       C. Need, can't        D. Shall, may not
16.-- Is there a flight to Pairs this evening? --There _____ be. I'll phone the airport and find it out.
A. must              B. would           C. might             D. can
17. I was really anxious about you. You_______ home without a word.
A. shouldn't have left    B. needn't leave       C. couldn't have left  D. mustn’t leave
18.  -- Why does Mike look sad? --He ______ that he failed in the exam.
A. must be told                        B. should gets the news
C. should have got the news              D. might have been told
19.-- ______ he come in or wait outside? -- Let him in, please,
A. Shall                  B. Will                C. Does              D. Has
20. They didn't want to come with us at first, but then we______ persuade them.
A. would         B. could                C. had to             D. were able to
21. --There is a lot of smoke coming out of the teaching building there.
--Really? It ______ be a fire, most probably.
A. can                   B. ought to             C. have to            D. must
22.--Mary looks sad, Did you tell her about the accident? --Yes, but I______ her.
A. should have told                   B. would rather not have told
C. should not tell                     D. would! rather not tell
23. We had been away for twenty years. You______ imagine how delighted we were when meeting
A, must            B. can                 C. will               D. might
24. There_____ a house before the Second World War.
A. would be            B. will be              C. was used to be    D. used to be
25.--Did you_____ go to the Swimming pool to have a swim when you were young?
-- Yes, I_____.
 A. use to, would          B. used to, used        C. will, used to      D. use, will
26. With the development of modern science, man_____ live on the moon one day.
A. can               B. will can              C. will be able to     D. was able to
27. We tried hard to stop him from going there, but he just _____ listen.
A. won't                  B. wouldn't            C. might not         D. may not
28.  Shut your mouth. --Nothing_____ stop me once I've made up my mind.
A. will               B. ought to            C. must             D. shall
29. --Please don't make a noise.--_____ . I'll be as quiet as a mouse.
A. Yes ,I won't  B. No, I won't    C. No, I will         D. Yes, I will.
30. Tom. you_____ say sorry to your sister. After all, It's you who made her angry first.
A. had better           B. must                C. may              D. ought to
31.--I called you last night, but nobody answered me.
--Oh, I stayed at home, but I_____ when you rang me up last night.
A. must be sleeping                     B. must have slept
C. must have been sleeping             D. must have been slept
32. Tom ought not to_____ me your secret, but he meant no harm.
A. have told            B. tell                C. be telling          D. having told
33.--It's getting dark now. You_____ stop reading. –I _____finish reading it today.
A. had better to, would rather to                 B. had better, would rather
C. had better, had better                         D. would rather, had better
34. I have neither a raincoat nor an umbrella. That's why I_____ until the rain stops.
A. ought to     B. have to wait       C. should have waited  D. must wait
35. -- We always get home late for supper. --You're right, So we _____be late this time.
A. needn't               B. mustn't              C. don' t need to      D. don't haw to
36. --Would you lend me your bike for a while? Certainly I_____.
A. will       B. would  C. should      D. do
37. --Don't forget to come to my birthday party. --______.
(NMET 94.35)
A. I don't              B. I won't
C. I can't              D. I haven't
38. I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I______ for her.       (NMET 94 No. 16)
A. had to write it out
B. must to have written it out
C. should have written it out
D. ought to write it out
39. - --When can I come for the photos? I need  tomorrow afternoon.
 --They ______be ready by 12:00.
(98 No. 13)
A. can      B. should   C might     D need
40. - -- I stayed at a hotel while in New York.
 --- Oh, did you? You ______ with Barbara.
(NMEF98 No. 19)
A. could have stayed      B. could stay
C. would stay            D must have stayed
41. --Will you stay for lunch?
--Sorry,_____. My brother is coming to see me.
(NMET 99 No. 15)
A.I mustn't B.I can't  C.I needn't  D I won't
42 .--We could have walked to the station; it was so near.
-- Yes. A taxi _________at all necessary.
(NET 92 No.27)
A. wasn't            B. hadn't been
C. wouldn't be        D. won't be
43.I didn't see your sister at the meeting. If she ________,she would have met my brother.    (NMET 94 No. 31)
A. has come           B. did come
C. come              D. had come
44.--lf he________, he________ that food.
-- Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.
(NMET 93 .25)
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
45. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it________.     (NMET 95 No. 14)
A. breaks             B. has broken
C. were broken        D. had been broken
46. You didn't let me drive. If we________ in turn, you________ so tired.  ( NMET 96 No. 19)
A. drove; didn't get
B. drove; wouldn't get
C. were driven; wouldn't get
D. had driven; would not have got
47.---Are you coming to Jeff's party?
 ---I'm not sure. I______ go to the concert instead.(2000)
A. must  B. would      C. should    D. might
48. I was really anxious about you. You________ home without a word.(2001)
A. mustn't leave            B. shouldn't have left
C. couldn't have left         D. needn’ t  leave
KEYS:（情态动词）1c, 2d, 3d, 4c, 5a, 6c,7b, 8a, 9a, 10a, 11d,12c, 13c, 14c, 15a, 16c,17a, 18d, 19a, 20a,21b, 22b, 23b, 24d, 25a, 26c, 27b, 28a, 29b, 30a,31c, 32a, 33b, 34b, 35b, 36a,高考：37b,38c, 39b, 40a, 41b, 42a, 43d, 44b, 45c, 46d,47d, 48b

 The use of IT
(1) I was disappointed with the movie. I had expected_____to be much better. 
     A.that   B.this   C.one   D.it
(2)As we watched, he went to the safe and tried to open_____
    A. it    B. him   C. himself   D. itself
(3)Someone  was moving about the room upstairs, _____ must be a thief.
     A. she   B. he   C. it  D. they
(4)Amy has made _____ clear that she will have nothing to do with the matter.
     A. its   B. that   C. it   D. this
(5)I feel_____ an honour to visit your wonderful country.
    A. it    B. this    C. that    D. one
(6) _____ is said that a bridge is to be laid across the river.
    A, That,   B, This    C. It    D. One
(7)ls_____ any use calling her at this hour?
   A.this  B. that   C. it   D. its
(8)Was_____ raining hard when they arrived}
   A. it  B. that   C. this    D. its
(9) _____is not known whether there was gold in the mine.
   A. This  B. That   C. One    D. It
(10) _____doesn't matter when she will come.
   A. That    B. This    C. It    D. One
(11)Was_____ in the bookstore that I met your brother the other day?
   A. this    B. that    C. one    D. it
(12)_____is five years since I began to study English.
  A. That    B. It    C. This    D. One
(13)-When can we come to visit you?
    -Any time you feel_____
  A. one    B. like it    C. so    D. for it
(14) _____ was between 1830 and 1835 that the modern newspaper was born,
  A That   B. This   C. It   D. They
(15).Who is that girl?
    Was_____her you were referring to?
  A. that    B. it    C. this    D. its
(16) _____is a fact that English is being accepted as an
    international language.          (NMET 95 )
     A.There    B.This    C.That    D.It
(17)It was about 600 yeas ago_____ the first clock with
    a face and an hour hand was made. (NMET 97 )
    A. that      B. until    C. before   D, when
(18)It was not until 1920_____ regular radio broaded
    A. while     B. which   C. that     D. since
 (19) It was not_____ she took off her dark glasses _____ I realized she was a famous film star.                                            (NMET 92)  
  A. when; that         B. until; that        
  C. until; when        D. when; then
                                             
(20) It was only when I reread his poems recently_____I began to appreciate their beauty.  (NMET98 )
      A.until     B.that    C.then    D.so
  (21) The  Parkers bought a new house but_____ will need a lot of work before they can move in.
 A.they    B.it    C.one    D.which    (2001)
(22) _____is known to everyone, the moon travels round the once every month.
 A.It   B.As   C.That    D.What       (2001)
 Keys.1c,2a,3c,4c,5a,6c,7c,8a,9d,10c,11d,12b,13b,14c,15b,16d,17a,18c,19b,20b,21b,22b,