情态动词与虚拟语气易错题集锦

情态动词与虚拟语气易错题集锦

1. To be frank, if it were not for the fact that you __ a reliable person, I would not take such pains to help you.

A. were B. are C. had been D. have been

2. I ___ thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home. A. won’t B. can’t C. can D. will

3. _____ more energy to my study instead of being crazy about Internet games, I would be sitting in a comfortable office now.

A. If I devoted B. Had I devoted C. Would I be devoted D. Should I be devoted 4. Don’t let your head out of a moving car, which ____ lead to a terrible accident. A. can B. should C. must D. will

5. --- I had a big fight with my parents yesterday. --- You ____ be sorry for it one day, I tell you. A, can B. need C. shall D. may

6. My uncle who passed away many years ago loved books. Whenever he had time, he ____ do some reading.

A. must B. may C. should D. would

7. These days some young people just ____ work hard because they have got used to the easy life provided by their parents.

A. mustn’t B. won’t C. mightn’t D. shouldn’t

8. It’s said that they have finished the whole project, but they ____ because it has been raining recently.

A. can’t have done it B. mustn’t have done it C. shouldn’t have done it D. needn’t have done it

9. I can’t understand why you ___ work so late every night when you have plenty of time. A. shall B. must C. should D. need

10. --- Do you know where David is? I can’t find him anywhere. ---Well, he ____ have gone far; his coat is still here. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. wouldn’t 11. --- He looks hot and dry.

--- So ___ you if you had a temperature of 40 C. A. may B. would C. must D. should

12. ____ the young couple not bought the house then, they ___ now for the price is two times as much as that of that year.

A. If, would have regretted B. Had, would have regretted C. Had, would regret D. If, would regret

13. It’s strange that you ____ nothing about Zhu Zhiwen, a very popular farmer singer. A. knew B. had known C. should know D. would know

14. The woman insisted that she ____ anyone and that she ____ set free as soon as possible. A. shouldn’t cheat, be B. hadn’t cheated, were C. hadn’t cheated, be D. shouldn’t cheat, were

15. If he ____ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now. A. lies B. lay C. had lain D. should lie

16. Grace doesn’t want to move to New York because she thinks if she ___ there, she wouldn’t be able to see her parents very often.

A. lives B. would live C. has lived D. were to live

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17. Days later, my brother called to say he was all right, but ___ say where he was. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. wouldn’t D. mightn’t

18. Jack is a great talker. It’s high time that he ____ something instead of just talking. A. will do B. has done C. do D. did

19. I ____ sooner but I didn’t know that they were waiting for me.

A. had come B. was coming C. would come D. would have come

20. Maybe if I ____ science, and not literature then, I would be able to give you more help. A. studied B. would study C. had studied D. was studying 21. --- Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.

--- I ___ it, but I was busy preparing for a job interview.

A. attended B. had attended C. would attend D. would have attended 22. --- Why didn’t you come to Simon’s party last night?

--- I wanted to, but my mom simply ___ not let me out so late at night. A. could B. might C. would D. should

23. Teachers recommend parents __ their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety. A. not allow B. do not allow C. mustn’t allow D. couldn’t allow 24. I forget where I read the article, or I____ it to you now.

A. will show B. would show C. am going to show D. am showing

25. ____ for his outstanding ability, Liu Lu couldn’t have become a professor at the age of 22. A. If it wasn’t B. If it wouldn’t be C. Were it not D. Had it not been 26. It’s high time that effective measures ___ to stop cutting down trees. A. were taken B. be taken C. will be taken D. would be taken 27. --- Jack fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now?

--- What a lucky dog! He ____ himself badly.

A. should injure B. might injure C. should have injured D. could have injured 28. The doctor insisted that the boy ____ seriously ill and that he ____ on at once. A. be, should be operated B. was, be operated C. be, was operated D. was, was operated

29. --- Tommy, what’s wrong with your pen again?

--- The ink ___ come out.

A. doesn’t B. won’t C. hasn’t D. can’t

30. I tried more than once to persuade the taxi driver to slow down, but he just ____ listen. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. wouldn’t 31. ---______ I turn on the light, mum?

--- Yes, thank you, my dear. You are so considerate. A. May B. Shall C. Will D. Need

32. We ____ the difficulty together, but why didn’t you tell me?

A. should face B. might face C. could have faced D. must have faced 33. Mary ____ my letter, otherwise she would have replied to it. A. has received B. ought to have received

C. couldn’t have received D. shouldn’t have received

34. _____ harder on his science project, he would win the first prize in the competition to be held in Harbin.

A. Would he work B. Should he work C. Had he worked D. If he works 35. --- If only I _____ the key with me!

---- Then you would not have to wait for your wife’s rescue. A had had B. have had C. had D have

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36. Doctors in Washington area said it might have been prevented ______ the dental care he needed.

A. had he received B. did he receive C. he had received D. he received 37. --- Would you rather ___ there tomorrow? ---- No, I’d rather he ___ there instead of me.

A. go, went B. to go, will go C. go, will go D. going, shall go

38. --- I dripped in at your office yesterday. A young lady received me, but I had never seen her before.

--- Oh, it ____ my new secretary Lucy.

A. must be B. must have been C. might be D. can have been 39. You were stupid to try climbing up there. You ____ yourself.

A. can kill B. might kill C. might have killed D. must have killed

40. ____ the program the Voice of China during the summer of 2012, singers such as Liang Bo, Wu Mochou and Zhang Wei might not be so famous now.

A. Had it not been for B. If it wouldn’t be for C. Should it not be for D. If there were not 41. ____ you always be finding fault with that little girl? After all, she is only five years old. A. Will B. Need C. Must D. May

42. --- Why didn’t you ask Mr White to lend you one of his newly-bought books? --- I didn’t want one, but he would have lent me one if I ___. A, did B. do C. had D. have

43. We are so tired. ____ we could take the day off tomorrow! A. Only if B. What if C. If only D. If so

44. He ____ it on schedule, but somehow he fell behind.

A. must have done B. might finish C. could have finished D. could finish 45. This kind of gel pen which ___ smoothly is quite popular with students. A. is written B. is writing C. wrote D. writes 46. If you ____ go, at least wait until the rain has stopped. A. can B. may C. must D. will 47. --- Come to have lunch with us, John. ---- Great! I ____ bring a bottle of wine. A. can B. may C. need D. will 48. --- David is often absent from class.

--- Tell him he ____ answer for it if he goes on behaving like that. A. shall B. might C. would D. can

49. --- The research on the new flu virus vaccine is challenging and demanding. Who do you think can do the job?

--- ____ my students have a try?

A. May B. Must C. Will D. Shall

50. You ___ return the novel to the library by tomorrow, or you will be fined. A. shall B. will C. can D. may

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