Modal verbs

1-The secretary ______ the reports before they ______ to the vice- manager.

• a) must have typed / are sent

• B) was to type / have been sent

• C) had to type / were sent

• D) should have typed / will be sent

• E) would have typed / were sent

2) You ______ your car in front of the garage entrance any time.

• A) shouldn't be parking

• B) can’t park

• C) mustn’t have parked

• D) wouldn’t have parked

• E) don't have to park

3) Tom is not here. Then he _____ be working in the garden.

• A) may as well

• B) will

• C) should

• D) has to

• E) must

4)A: I don't know why Alice started crying when I mentioned the wedding. B: It _____ what you said about her sister or perhaps she was just nervous. After all, the big day is tomorrow.

• A) can be

• B) must be

• C) must have been

• D) should have been

• E) might have been

5) A thesis statement ____ express an opinion; it _____ express a fact.

• A) may / couldn’t

• B) must / doesn’t have to

• C) should / won’t

• D) will / wouldn’t

• E) need to / needn’t

6) -Our finding that increased body fatness is associated with the earlier onset of puberty provides additional evidence that growing rates of obesity among children in this country _____ to the trend of early maturation.

• A) contributed

• B) would contribute

• C) may be contributing

• D) should contribute

• E) must contribute

7) Any information that _____ from the Spanish flu virus may help provide better understanding of the H5N1, which experts fear _____ the next pandemic once it learns to transmit efficiently among people.

• A) could be gleaned / may unleash

• B) should be gleaned / might unleash

• C) will be gleaned / has to unleash

• D) must be gleaned / could unleash

• E) might be gleaned / would unleash

8) She ______ out without taking permission from her parents for the previous anniversary party, but she did.

• A) needn’t have gone

• B) wouldn’t have gone

• C) couldn’t go

• D) shouldn't have gone

• E) didn't need to go

9) I heard that she went to town by bike. She ______ by bike. I would have given her a lift in my car.

• A) mustn’t have gone

• B) didn't need to go

• C) couldn’t have gone

• D) needn't have gone

• E) can’t have gone

10) Students ______ to manage the bookstore soon.

• A) were to be allowed

• B) should have been allowed

• C) need to be allowed

• D) will be allowed

• E) shall be allowed