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GRAMMAR
TEST-69
1) Lots of men died whose lives ...........
A) could be saved
B) can be saved
C) might be saved
D) must have' been saved
E) might have been saved
2) She needn't have done the washing-up this evening.
She .......... it until tomorrow.
A) can leave
B) could leave
C) must leave
D) could have left
E) must have left
3) When I've had a few more courses, I .......... to
speak English fluently.
A) have been able
B) will be able
C) was able
D) could have been able
E) must have been able
4) A: Have you ever read " War and Peace"?
B: No. I .......... never .......... to get beyond the
first 123 pages.
A) will/be able
B) would /be able
C) was/able
D) haven't/been able
E) have/ been able
5) After queuing for hours yesterday evening, I
.......... a ticket.
A) was able to get
B) would have got
C) have got to get
D) was to get
E) must have been able to get
6) I .......... a mistake with the bill, since I used a
calculator.
A) can't make
B) may not make
C) can't have made
D) couldn't make
E) could've made
7) Are you saying you want me to work all weekday? You
.......... be serious!
A) mustn't
B) can't
C) might not
D) haven't got to
E) needn't
8) .......... I have an apple juice, please?
A) Shall
B) Must
C) Will
D) Could
E) Should
9) Joseph was invited to a formal party but had nothing
suitable to wear and no money to buy new clothes.
Fortunately a friend lent him a suit. He .......... new
clothes.
A) needn't buy
B) doesn't need to buy
C) hasn't got to buy
D) didn't need to buy
E) needn't have bought
10) It took, me five hours to do my homework. The next
day my teacher said my essay was rather long. He had
asked for 160 - not 1600 words. I .......... so much.
A) needn't have written
B) didn't need to write
C) haven't got to write
D) don't need to write
E) needn't write
11) A: I've brought some flowers to the Minister.
B: You .......... me some too. You know I like flowers
so much.
A) may bring
B) must have brought
C) will bring
D) will have brought
E) might have brought
12) My father was sick. The doctor gave him some
medicine to try but suggested that an operation was
probably the only solution. The medicine worked and my
father got better quickly. He .......... the operation.
A) needn't have had
B) didn't need to have
C) hasn't got to have
D) needn't have
E) doesn't need to have
13) She .......... a model however she became a nurse.
A) is able to become
B) might become
C) was able to become
D) may become
E) could have become
14) Jack was so rude I .......... him, but controlled my
feelings,
A) could hit
B) was able to hit
C) might hit
D) might have been hit
E) could have hit
15) Everybody who works .......... pay taxes.
A) have to
B) has to
C) have got to
D) had to
E) would rather
16) There was a bus strike last month so I .......... to
work.
A) ought to walk
B) must have walked
C) should have walked
D) could walk
E) had to walk
17) John .......... an accident if he hadn't braked in
time.
A) could have been caused
B) might cause
C) must have caused
D) might have caused
E) would cause
18) I .......... to work yesterday therefore I stayed in
bed till lunchtime.
A) didn't .have to go
B) needn't have gone
C) shouldn't have gone
D) couldn't have gone
E) wasn't able to go
19) I .......... early this morning, since I had an
appointment at 9 o'clock, but I forgot to set the alarm.
A) ought to get up
B) had to get up
C) should've got up
D) must have got up
E) must get up
20) When uranium is used up, it.......... in a safe
area.
A) must keep
B) ought to have been kept
C) must be keeping
D) has to be kept
E) must have been kept
21) I ......... go out than lie there all day.
A) would sooner
B) have to
C) would
D) should
E) might
22) You .......... the windows before you came in.
A) must knock
B) had to knock
C) must have knocked
D) ought to knock
E) should have knocked
23) A: I returned the library books today.
B: Oh, .......... you .......... them last month?
A) oughtn't /to return
B) shouldn't/have returned
C) mustn't/return
D) did/have to return
E) needn't/have returned
24) Her life .......... if she had worn a seat belt.
A) might be saved
B) could be saved
C) might have been saved
D) should have saved
E) might have saved
25) A: This is not your suitcase.
B: It.......... your brother's.
A) could be
B) may have been
C) might have been
D) could've been
E) must have been
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