情态动词小练

孙玉忠

I. 用所给情态动词的适当形式填空。

1. Im going to Europe on vacation together with John if I ____ find the money. （can / need）

2. —Hows your new babysitter？

—We ____ ask for a better one. All our kids love her so much. （couldnt / mustnt）

3. —____ I take the book out？

—Im afraid not. （may / will）

4. —Excuse me. Is this the right way to the Summer Palace？

—Sorry， I am not sure. But it ____ be. （might / must）

5. If you ____ smoke， please go outside. （must / may）

6. —Good morning. Ive got an appointment with Miss Smith in the Personnel

Department.

—Ah， good morning. You ____ be Mrs. Peters. （must / can）

7. He ____ gave up the plane at that time. （must / have to）

8. One of our rules is that every student ____ wear school uniform while at school. （shall / will）

9. Some young people these days just ____ go out of their homes to contact the real world. （wont / mustnt）

10. Days later， my brother called to say he was all right， but ____ say where he was. （wouldnt / shouldnt）

II. 用情態动词的完成时填空。

1. They ____ （find） a better hotel if they had driven a few more kilometers.

2. —Ill tell Mary about her new job tomorrow.

—You ____ （tell） her last week.

3. We ____ （face） the difficulty together， but why didnt you tell me？

4. We ____ （buy） so much food now that Suzie wont be with us for

dinner.

5. Jack described his father， who ____ （be） a brave boy many years ago， as a strong-willed man.

6. I think that he ____ （go） abroad. I saw him just now.

7. I ____ （watch） that movie—itll give me horrible dreams.

8. I ____ （come） sooner but I didnt know that they were waiting for me.

9. Your uncle ____ （give） up smoking. Its two years ever since he smoked.

10. You ____ （read） widely and put a lot of work into it， for you got an A for term paper again.

III. 用情态动词完成句子，每空一词。

1. 昨晚一定下雨了，因为路很泥泞。

It ____ ____ ____ ____ ____， for the road is quite muddy.

2. 我今天上午没在会议室看见她，她不可能在会议上讲话。

I didnt see her in the meeting room this morning. She ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.

3. 他不可能是我们经理。他已经去北京了。

He ____ ____ ____ ____. He has gone to Beijing.

4. 现在我们必须尽快采取行动。你仅仅告诉我们你能否承担这项任务就行。

We ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ now. Just tell us whether you can undertake the task or not.

5. 天气这么好，我本没必要带雨伞的。

I ____ ____ ____ ____ ____， for the weather is fine.