EXERCISES: CHOOSE THE BEST MODAL TO COMPLETE EACH OF THESE SENTENCES

1. I'm not sure. I ………… come a few minutes late.

a. may b. must c. mightn't d. needn't

2. Bring your umbrella. It ……… rain later today.

a. must b. may c. might d. b & c

3. – What are you doing this weekend \? – I haven't decided yet. I ……….. go on a picnic with my family.

a. may b. may not c. must d. needn't

4. I think we ………… be on time for the meeting after all, so don't worry.

a. must b. need c. may d. shouldn't

5. – Do you think they will come today? – Well, they ………. come today. But I think they'll want to look around first.

a. must b. needn't c. might d. can't

6. You ………. wash the car. I just had it done yesterday.

a. mustn't b. needn't c. might d. can't

7. "Have you seen Jack?" – "No. but he …….. be studying in the laboratory."

a. must b. should c. needn't d. may

8. It's secret. You ……….. let anyone know about it.

a. mustn't b. needn't c. mightn't d. may not

9. "I didn't have time for breakfast this morning." "You ……….. be very hungry now"

a. might b. may c. must d. a and b

10. She ___ be ill. I have just seen her playing basket ball in the school yard.

a. needn't b. shouldn't c. mustn't d. can't

11. Hiking the trail to the peak ______ be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes. You _______ research the route a little more before you attempt the ascent.

a. might / can b. may / mustn't c. can / should d. must / needn't

12. Peter has been working for 10 hours. He _______ be very tired now.

a. needn't b. must c. has to d. should

13. He is unreliable. What he says _______ be believed.

a. cannot b. must not c. may not d. might not

14. I _______ find my own way there. You _______ wait for me.

a. should / can't b. have to / must c. can / needn't d. might/mustn't

Help me ~~T_T

Will you please speak louder? I _________hear you.

A. mustn't B. needn't C. can't D. shouldn't

Câu 3: Candidates _________ bring books into the examination room.

A. shouldn't B. won't C. mustn't D. needn't

Câu 4: Taking soup is easy and fast; just put it in your mouth and_________

A. digest B. taste C. swallow D. chew

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following sentences, from 5 to 9

Câu 5: The new school (A) will be open (B) soon by (C) the local government (D)

Câu 6: All the homework (A) must been (B) done (C) before we go to (D) school.

Câu 7: The plants (A) should (B) be (C) water (D) every day.

Câu 8: Be careful (A) of that dog! (B) It need (C) bite (D) you.

Câu 9: Peter is driving (A) fast (B) , he can (C) be in (D) a hurry.

Câu 10: Mai: Do you have any plan for the weekend?

Lan: I haven't decided yet. I _________ go to the countryside to visit my grandparents.

A. will B. may C. can D. must

Câu 11: _________ is the natural environment in which a plan or an animal lives.

A. habitant B. habit C. inhabitant D. Habitat

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group, from 12 to 14

Câu 12: A. faced B. mended C. waited D. invited

Câu 13: A. resort B. visit C. forest D. reason

Câu 14: A. natural B. nation C. nature D. native

Câu 15: It's a serious problem. I don't know how it _________

A. can solve B. can be solved C. could be solved D. could solve

Câu 16: Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _________ species

A. endanger B. endangered C. danger D. dangerous

Câu 17: We ______ drive fast; we have plenty of time.

A. needn't B. mustn't C. must D. need

Câu 18: Endangered species are plant and animal species which are in danger of _________

A. exist B. extinction C. extinct D. existence

Câu 19: Leave early so that you ______ miss the bus.

A. shouldn't B. didn't C. won't D. mustn't

Câu 20: If I didn't do my job properly, I _________

A. will sack B. would be sacked C. would sack D. will be sacked

1 we did not visit the museum because we had no time a if we have time , we will visit the museum b if we had time , we would visit the museum c if we had had time , we would have visited the museum d if we had had time , we will visit the museum 2 he looked frightened as if he ................ a ghost a sees b is seeing c has seen d had seen 3 ........... resigned , we would have been forced to sack him a had he not b had not he c he had not d he not had 4 if you ................ me about the bad service , we’d have eaten there a did not tell b would not have told c had not told d had told 5 the teacher was absent today, so class was canceled . if she ........... absent again tomorrow , class ........ tomorrow,too a is/will cancel b is / will be canceled c was / would be canceled d was/ would cancel 6 if you .................. to my advice in the first place , you............... in this mess right now a listen/will be b had listened / would not have been c will listened / would not be d had listened/ would not be 7 if i had been absent from class yesterday , i ............. the math test a would missed b would have missed c will miss d miss 8 if you ............... here earlier , you ............. her a had come / would have met b come / meet c came / would meet d comes will meet 9 i think you should stop smoking a if i am you , i will stop smoking b if i were you , i will stop smoking c if i were you , i would stop smoking d if i had been you , i would stop smoking 10 if i were , i would work harder a you would rather not work so hard c you should work harder c you should work with me d do not work so hard

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

"Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"

Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.

"Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.

"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time."

Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me."

"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.

The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.

"Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.

Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.

Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face.

"I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!"

Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court?

A. Because they do not want Bill to know they were there

B. Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s instructions

C. Because Joe is telling Bill what to do

D. Because Bill likes to practice alone

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

"Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"

Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.

"Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.

"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time."

Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me."

"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.

The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.

Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.

Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.

Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face. "I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!" 

Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court?

A. Because they do not want Bill to know they were there  

B. Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s instructions  

C. Because Joe is telling Bill what to do  

D. Because Bill likes to practice alone

VII. Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the root one.
1. " I couldn't have made it without your help' means
A. I couldn't have made it if you helped me.
B. I couldn't have made it if you had helped me.
C. I couldn't have made it if you hadn't helped me.
D. I couldn't have made it if you didn't help me.
2. She didn't stop her car because she didn't see the signal.
A. If she saw the signal, she would stop her car.
B. If she had seen the signal, she would stop her car.
C. If she had seen the signal, she would have stopped her car.
D. If she saw the signal, she would have stopped her car.
3. His flight was deplayed so he couldn't be here on time.
A. He would be here in time if his flight were not deplayed.
B. He would have been here in time if his flight hadn't been deplayed.
C. He would be here in time if his flight hadn't been deplayed.
D. He would have been here in time if his flight weren't deplayed.
4. Without your help, I couldn't overcome the problem.
A. If you don't help me, I can't overcome problem.
B. If you didn't help me, I couldn't overcome problem.
C. If you hadn't helped me, I couldn't overcome problem.
D. If you hadn't helped me, I couldn't have overcome problem.

41. He usually has his father........................(clean) the room.

44. We ......................(learn) the lesson this time next month.

45. If she.................(be not) ill, she would have taken part in the charity activities.

46. We.....................(meet) our old friends if we had gone to the meeting.

47. If you..................... (have) a motorbike, you would travel around the city.

48. Were he...........,......(get) up early, he would go to school on time.

49. Had they....................... (watch) TV a lot, they would have become obesity.

50. If I ....................(have) her address, I would have visited her.

51. She said that she......................(read) a book then.

52. She asked me if I ....................(go) to school the next day.

53. The teacher asked me how many pens I .........................(have).

54. She asked her sister what she................... (do) the day before.

55. She wish she......................... (have) a great time in Ha Long Bay next week.

56. I wish I......................(have) a car now.

57. She sometimes gets the flowers............................(arrange).

58. Van..................(not finish) the work yet, has she.

59. After he....................(di) the housework., she .....................(go) to school .

60. Vui tried to learn hard in order............................ (not punish) by the teacher.

61. She is talkative. She keeps.......................(talk) all day.

62. Mrs Mai.....................(sing) a song when the phone rang.

63. What.......,.............you.......................(do) if you.................... (be) Lan?

64. I wish I .................(meet) him last week.

65. The bike...................(make) in Japan is very nice.

66. The man..................(sit) next to Nam is my uncle.

67. I like cakes...................... (make) by my father.

68. Before she listened to music, she do her homework.

69. Please help me ic you............... (be) free.

70. She always wears a hat to avoid......................... (get) sunburnt.

71. Despite................ (be) a strict teacher, she is loved by all tbe students.

72. Be passed the exam in spite of........................(study) lazily.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

  "Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"

Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.

"Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly.

"Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time."

Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.

"Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

"But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me."

"You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.

The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.

"Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute."

Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find - two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.

Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.

Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face.

I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!"

What would be the best title for the story?

A. Practice Makes Perfect

B. Joe Joins the Team 

C. Bill Wins the Big Game

D. Bill's Basketball Problem