1. “Can I talk to you, please?”
“Sorry, I…….go now. I’m late for a meeting.”
A. mustn’t B. has to C. must
2. “The test was too difficult for me.”
“Oh dear, I…….do it quite easily.”
A. was able to B. can’t C. can
3. Hot weather makes ….. uncomfortable.
A. me feeling B. me to feel C. me feel
4. “Where’s your father?” “He……..be in the garage.”
A. might B. can C. mustn’t
5. “Sorry Mum. I’ve broken a plate.” “You…….be more careful.”
A. may B. should C. might
6. ‘Where’s Tom?” “He’s not at work, so he…….be at the library.”
A. must B. can’t C. can
7. “Is Tom good at languages?”
“Yes, he…….already speak French, German and Italian.”
A. can’t B. can C. could
8. “I……swim until I was ten.”
“Well, I didn’t learn until I was eleven.”
A. can B. can’t C. couldn’t
9. “I………feed the dog at lunchtime. My brother did it in the morning.”
“You can do it this evening, then.”
A. didn’t need to B. needn’t have C. need
10. “Did you deliver that parcel for me?”
“No, I……find the house, so I’ve come back to get a map.”
A. can B. could C. couldn’t
| 11. “Jim…….lose some weight. His doctor said so.”
“Then he must go on a diet.”
A. mustn’t B. can C. has to
12. “Todd was a very talented child.”
“I know. He ……play the piano well when he was seven.”
A. couldn’t B. could C. can
13. “How was the test?”
“Easy. All the children……pass it.”
A. were able to B. could C. can’t
14. “What are you doing this summer?”
“I hope I’ll…….go on holiday with my friends.”
A. could B. be able to C. can
15. “I’ve just taken a loaf out of the oven.”
“Oh, that’s why I……..smell fresh bread when I came home.”
A. was able to B. can’t C. could
16. The problem of pollution…….worse these days.
A will get B. got C. is getting
17. This time yesterday we…….in the sea.
A. swam B. are swimming C. were swimming
18. Doris ……in the office since April.
A. has been working B. works C. is working
19. …….the housework, Maggie sat down to rest.
A. Doing B. Having done C. Done
20. He was hot because he…….in the sun.
A. sat B. had been sitting C. is sitting
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