E11-U1-ADVANCED GRAMMAR

He ______ straight along the highway, but instead, he ______ to follow the scenic country road.

• A. had driven - would decide
• B. must have driven - had decided
• C. could have driven - decided
• D. was driving - decided

A: I can’t believe Jane isn’t here to collect her award. - B: She ______ the invitation. We definitely should have checked that she had got it.

• A. must not have received
• B. had better not receive
• C. isn’t supposed to receive
• D. needn’t have received

Our plane ______ in Cairo hours ago, but we haven’t even taken off from Heathrow yet.

• A. must have landed
• B. was supposed to land
• C. ought to be landing
• D. will have landed

This steak is a little bit undercooked for my taste. ______ putting it back under the grill for another five minutes?

• A. Would you mind
• B. Why don’t you
• C. Would you like
• D. Do you prefer

A: I wonder why Mary didn’t want to come shopping in Oxford street with us. - B: I don’t know. She ______ short of money these days because her new kitchen cost her a lot of money.

• A. would be
• B. has been
• C. can be
• D. could be

He is so poor now it’s hard to believe that when he was young, he ______ down the street in his Rolls Royce or sometimes his Jaguar car.

• A. has been driving
• B. should have driven
• C. would drive
• D. has driven

You ______ so envious of your brother. He is successful because, unlike you, he works extremely hard.

• A. haven’t been
• B. shouldn’t be
• C. may not be
• D. won’t be

Oh dear, we seem to have run out of salt. I ______ to the comer shop be­fore dinner.

• A. am able to go
• B. needed to go
• C. must have gone
• D. will have to go

A: ______ we drive to Macoda City in our new car? - B: Well, I ______ take the ferry to avoid the traffic.

• A. May - must
• B. Can - would like
• C. Shall - would sooner
• D. Would - had better

Trade is so poor these days! We ______ just two cars since I started working here a month ago.

• A. have been able to sell
• B. are supposed to sell
• C. had to sell
• D. will have sold