专四情态动词历年真题.doc

TEM4 情态动词历年真题

1. Which of the following sentences expresses "willingness"? 2012
A. By now she will be eating dinner. B I shall never do that again.
C. You shall get a promotion. D My brother will help you with the luggage.
2. Which of the following best explains the meaning of “Shall we buy the tickets first”? 2012
A.He said that we were going to buy the tickets first. B.He requested that we buy the tickets first.
C. He suggested that we buy the tickets first. D.He advised us to buy the tickets first.
3. Nancy's gone to work but her car's still there. She ___ by bus. 2010
A. must have gone B. should have gone C. ought to have gone D. could have gone
4. She _____ fifty or so when I first met her at a conference. 2009;2007
　　A. had been B. must be C. has been D. must have been
5. Aren’t you tired? I ____ you had done enough for today. 2009
　　A. should have thought B. must have thought
C. might have thought D. could have thought
6. Which of the following sentences expresses "probability"? 2008
　　A. You must leave immediately. 　 B. You must be feeling rather tired.
　　C. You must be here by eight o'clock. D. You must complete the reading assignment on time.
7.“You ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,” I told my friend. 2007
A.could B.should C.must  D.can
8. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone______ an opportunity to hear the speech.
A ought to have B must have C may have D should have 2006
9. I am surprised__ this city is a dull place to live in. 2006
A that you should think B by what you are thinking
C that you would think D with what you were thinking
10. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ____ the
journey in exactly two days. 2005
A. must take B. must have made C. was able to make D. could make
11. You _____Jim anything about it. It was none of his business.
a. needn‘t have told b. needn’t tell c. mustn’t have told d. mustn’t tell 2000
12. He ______unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful.
a. may have acted b. must have acted c. should act d. would act 1999
13. Much as______, I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn’t have that much spare cash.
a. I would have liked to b. I would like to have
c. I should have to like d. I should have liked to 1999
14. You ______Mark anything. It was none of his business.
a. needn’t have told b. needn’t tell c. mustn’t have told d. mustn’t tell 1998
15. As it turned out to be a small house party, we _____so formally.
a. need not have dressed up b. must not have dressed up
c. did not need to dress up d. must not dress up 1996
16. The meeting’s been cancelled. Ann _____ all that work.
a. need to do b. need have c. needn’t have done d. needed not to do 1995
17. We could ____him with a detached house when he came, but he had specifically asked for a small flat.95
A. provide B. have provided C. not provide D. not have provided
18. “She must be in the dormitory now.” “No, she ____ be there. I saw her in the classroom a minute ago.”
a. mustn’t b. can’t c. couldn’t d. wouldn’t 1994
19. He _____ the 8:20 bus because he didn’t leave home till 8:25.
a. couldn’t have caught b. ought to have caught
c. shouldn’t have caught d. must not have caught 1994