1 ) The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they ' d mistyped the salary they were offering for the position . Luckily , they .......... the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it .
A ) Could have asked B ) Were able to ask C ) Must have asked D ) Were supposed to ask E ) Might have asked
2 ) A : I wish I hadn ' t criticised Mark ' s drawings yesterday because he hasn ' t spoken to me today . Do you think he ' ll come to my party on Friday ? B : Possibly , he .......... you by then .
A ) has forgiven B ) was able to forgive C ) might have forgiven D ) must have forgiven E ) used to forgive
3 ) Since the day his manager transferred him to the foundry section of the steel works , he .......... safety goggles .
A ) will be wearing B ) has had to wear C ) ought to wear D ) must have worn E ) is wearing
4 ) Amila : This student has circled the mistakes in the text , but he hasn ' t corrected them , so he ' ll only get half marks . Betty : He ........ the instructions properly .
MODALS TEST 1
A ) would rather not read B ) would rather not read C ) needn ' t have read D ) shouldn ' t have read E ) must not have read
5 ) As a single woman , Lucy ......... quite a lot of money on clothes , jewellery and cosmetics , but now married with two children , she can ' t spare so much money on them .
A ) might spend B ) had spent C ) would rather spend D ) would spend E ) should have spent
6 ) A : Are you going to enroll on the second course when we finish this one ? B : I don ' t know . It ' s tliurtf coming every day after work . I .......... a month before I start the second course .
A ) may wait B ) am supposed to wait C ) have waited D ) have to wait E ) could have waited
7 ) James will book the hotel rooms for the German representatives and you ........ them at the airport at eight o ' clock . Is that clear ?
A ) have met B ) can meet C ) are to meet D ) had met E ) would meet