8 ) ........ lending me 25,000 liras so that I don ' t have to give the Dolmus driver a 5 million lira note ?
MODALS TEST 1
12 ) Oh dear , my fruit cake is a little too sweet . I ........ the amount of sugar I add to the mixture next time .
A ) Would you like B ) Would you rather C ) Would you mind D ) Had you better E ) Do you mind if
9 ) A : Jack doesn ' t work for a computer company , so why has he gone to the computer exhibition ? B : I don ' t know . He ......... interested in buying a computer to use at home or perhaps he is thinking of starting his own company .
A ) must be B ) has to be C ) will be D ) ought to be E ) could be
10 ) You .......... anything to me . If you want to spend virtually your entire wages on lottery tickets , then that ' s up to you .
A ) couldn ' t have explained B ) don ' t have to explain C ) weren ' t able to explain D ) shouldn ' t have explained E ) weren ' t supposed to explain
11 ) You .......... anything until after your operation . The nurses will tell you when it is all right .
A ) needn ' t eat B ) don ' t have to eat C ) couldn ' t eat D ) mustn ' t eat E ) might not eat
A ) have been reducing B ) should have reduced C ) will have to reduce D ) have had to reduce E ) must be reducing
13 ) Isn ' t it great that Tim and Sue have given up smoking ? They both ........ too much .
A ) used to smoke B ) ought to be smoking C ) must be smoking D ) would rather smoke E ) have been smoking
14 ) A : What ' s happened to Mr Meyer ? B : He is ill in hospital . They ......... keep him in overnight , and if they do , he ........ travel back to Germany tomorrow morning .
A ) may / won ' t be able to B ) would / ought not to C ) shall / doesn ' t have to D ) can / couldn ' t E ) ought to / didn ' t use to
15 ) A : ......... we paint the kitchen this weekend ? B : We could , but I ......... wait until the weather gets better because we ' ll have to open the windows .
A ) Ought / prefer B ) May / must C ) Can / would like D ) Shall / would sooner E ) Would / had better