情态动词(四).doc

练习（四）
1. Sweet scents, such as the smell of roses, ________ help to relieve pain but the effect only seems to work in woman.
A. must B. could C. should D. need
2. The super girl’s story helped her understand how a girl of her age _______ feel when she suddenly realized she had become famous.
A. shall B. must C. can D. might
3. Betty complained her husband ________ come back with three guests when she was busy with her housework.
A. might B. would C. must D. could
4. You _______ be driven out of the school if you dare to cheat in the exam.
A. may B. must C. will D. shall
5. Mother has promised me that she____ be back before long to attend my coming-of-age ceremony.
A. shall B. ought to C. may D. can
6. --- Shall I go and buy more food and drinks for the party?
--- No, we have prepared a fridge of those. That ________ be quite enough.
A. can B. should C. might D. may
7. If you pour oil into water, it ______ float.
A. shall B. will C. can D. may
8. When she was a Senior 2 student, she ________ spend some spare time reading some famous works on Sundays.
A. should B. would C. could D. might
9. It is really surprising that the hotel _______ be heavily booked even at this time of the year.
A. should B. would C. can D. might
10. It is said that few situations are more annoying than struggling with a computer that _____ start.
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. won’t D. shan’t
11. The kid is crying, for he_______ jump over the ditch.
A. dares not B. dares not to
C. dare not to D. doesn’t dare to
12. The man you saw in the meeting room just now _______ be Mr. Johnson; he is on a business trip in Asia.
A. won’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. can’t
13. He learned to speak the language so quickly and well that he _________ have been taken for
a foreigner.
A. must B. could C. should D. need
14. ---Do you think we are going the right way to the City Hall?
---Sorry, I’m not sure. But it ________ be.
A. might B. should C. must D. can
15. A mature individual is one who can see a problem from all sides. In fact, those who cannot or ________ not apologize are not truly mature people.
A. will B. may C. must D. could
16. ---When do you think you will get home?
---I am not sure. Still I _______ be home by 8 o’clock. If it’s later than that, I’ll call you.
A. should B. must C. can D. need
17. The train was ten minutes late, so I ________ have run all the way to the station.
A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t
18. 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
19. Often listening to MP3 with a high-volume ________ lead to permanent hearing loss.
A. must B. may C. should D. need
20. Some aspects of a pilot’s job _________ be exciting, but pilots often have to work at inconvenient time.
A. would B. can C. need D. ought to
21. ---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
22. Alex said he had a wonderful book Emma _______ like, and that he’d be happy to lend it to her.
A. have to B. should C. can D. might
23. The purpose of education ________ be to provide students with a value system------rather than to prepare them for a specific job.
A. will B. should C. could D. may
24. It’s nearly 7 o’clock. Jack ________ be here at any moment.
A. must B. need C. should D. can
25. I _________ admit the truth of your remarks, although they go against my interests.
A. can but B. may not to C. can’t but D. need but

Translation
1. 你以前常常旅游吗？ (use)

2. 灯亮着，他一定在房间里。 (must)

3. 年轻时，他总是熬夜。 (would)

4. 她去法国之前已经会说一点法语。 (able)

5. 昨天他不可能看电视，因为他知道快要考试了。 (can)

6. 今日事今日毕，决不要拖到明天。 （put off）