Тесты на модальные глаголы

Упр.6.7.1.Выберите вариант ответа, который вы считаете правильным. В некоторых заданиях возможно более одного правильного ответа.

a. The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody ______________ .

A was able to escape B managed to escape C could escape

b. The phone is ringing. It ______________ be Tom.

A might B can C could

c. Why did you stay at a hotel when you went to New York? You ____________ with Barbara.

A can stay B could stay C could have stayed

d. I’ve lost one of my gloves. I ___________ it somewhere.

A must drop B must have dropped C must be dropping

D must have been dropping

e. Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It _____________ rain later.

A may B might C can D could

f. What was wrong with you? Why _______________ go to hospital?

A had you to B did you have to C must you

g. There’s plenty of time. You __________ hurry.

A don’t have to B mustn’t C needn’t

h. It was a great party last night. You __________ come. Why didn’t you?

A must have B should have C ought to have D had to

i. I think all drivers _________________ seat belts.

A should wear B had better wear C had better to wear

Упр.6.7.2. Выберите вариант ответа, который вы считаете правильным.

a. The author ________ extremely ambitious indicating only desirable targets instead of attainable ones.

A. must have been B.ought to have been

C. should have been D. was to have been

b. The company is considering whether any new products ____________ to the line for sale in foreign countries.

A need to be added B should be adding

C need add D ought to add

c. Price restrictions __________ prevent firms from using the strategies they consider optimal in achieving their ends.

A may B should C must D ought to

d. If you have a high blood pressure, you __________ stop eating salt and go on a saltless diet.

A had better B are better C need better D may better

f. You _________ go out without coat.

A are better not B were better not C better not D had better not

g. “When _________ we ________ expect you?”

“Soon after half past five.”

A are ____ to B must ___ ___

C do ______ have to D need _____

h. Don’t contradict her. You _________ respect her old age.

A are to B have to C should D ought to

i. All the samples of new products must be ready by Friday because the exhibition __________ on Saturday.

A is to open B has to open

C should be open D should open

j. Travelers __________ their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Christmas holidays.

A had better to get B had to get better

C had better get D had better got

k. Thanks to a letter of credit the importer is able to buy without ________ in advance.

A having to pay B having paid

C have paid D have to pay

l. Because of variety of developing countries participated in OPEC, their potential impact ___________ no longer _________ .

A had _____ ignored B could _____ be ignored

C had ____ to be ignored D should _____ have been ignored

m. “I am going to visit Ann.”

“You __________ to telephone her first”

A ought B might C should D must

c. The Ford theatre where Lincoln was shot _________ .

A must restore B must be restoring

C must have been restored D must restored

o. If we __________ succeed, we need to change the structure of our company.

A have to B must C should D are to

p. No two corporations have the same name. For example, if the company’s name is Maxwell Manufacturing, no other company _____________ under that name.

A must get incorporated B should become incorporated

C need be incorporated D may incorporate

q. If you have a credit card you __________ carry a lot of cash with you.

A must not B do not have to C have not D might not

r. This rule _____ here. It’s an exception.

A doesn’t apply B is not apply

C shall not be applied D must not have been applied

Упр.6.7.3. Определите, какой из подчеркнутых элементов предложения содержит ошибку.

a. “Black box” is a device whose (A) internal workings (B) are immaterial: its (С) behavior must (D) be examined only at its input and output terminals.

b. Whoever (A) inspected this (B) radio should have put (C) their (D) identification number on the box.

c. When a patient’s blood pressure is much (A) higher than (B) it should be (C), a doctor usually insists that he will not (D) smoke.

d. The more (A) profits US corporation earn in another (B) countries, the less (C) they need to care (D) about infrastructure and education in their country.

Глава 7. Прямая и косвенная речь. Правило согласования времен. Типы высказываний. Глаголы речи