CHUYÊN ĐỀ 5: ĐỘNG TỪ TÌNH THÁI (MODAL VERBS)
30 câu hỏi
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
Dane…………the book we borrowed from the library. It was on the table, but now it has gone.
must have returned
should have returned
cannot have returned
needn't have returned
Chọn A
Complete the text by writing a verb from the box in each space.
might have found | would have meant | must be |
can't have been | might have heard | must have thought |
should have resigned | might have known |
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needn’t have worried | would have had |
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Hi Kate,
Just a quick update on my latest news. As you (1)…………from Paula, I won't be going to Australia after all. Basically, it (2)…………making two months off, and I'm not sure whether I (3)…………a job when I came back. I really like my job at the hospital here, so I decided to play it safe. Maybe I (4)…………from the job and hoped for the best. After all, perhaps I (5)…………a really great job out there, or met the man of my dreams! Do you think I did the right thing? I kept changing my mind right up to the last minute. Bill and Sue in Sydney (6)…………it was really annoying. I thought they'd never speak to me again, but I (7)…………. I got a call from them last week, and they were very sympathetic.
Paula told me you’ve decided to go back to university to study law - that (8)…………an easy decision! You (9) …………the world's coolest looking lawyer! So no more working in the insurance company! I (10)…………you'd find it a bit dull! Good for you.
Keep in touch,
Love Tina
Just a quick update on my latest news. As you (1)…………from Paula, I won't be going to Australia after all.
might have heard
Basically, it (2)…………making two months off, and I'm not sure whether
would have meant
I (3)…………a job when I came back. I really like my job at the hospital here, so I decided to play it safe.
would have had
Maybe I (4)…………from the job and hoped for the best
should have resigned
After all, perhaps I (5)…………a really great job out there, or met the man of my dreams
might have found
Bill and Sue in Sydney (6)…………it was really annoying.
must have thought
I thought they'd never speak to me again, but I (7)…………. I got a call from them last week, and they were very sympathetic.
needn’t have worried
Paula told me you’ve decided to go back to university to study law - that (8)…………an easy decision
can’t have been
You (9) …………the world's coolest looking lawyer!
must be
I (10)…………you'd find it a bit dull! Good for you.
might have known
You…………book the tickets for the play in advance because they sell out quickly.
could
mustn't
have to
may
Chọn C
You can’t mean that! You………….
must be joking
can be joking
can joke
have to joke
Chọn A
Hiking the trail to the peak…………be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes.
shall
should
might
had better
Chọn C
Look! She is laughing. She…………something funny or happy.
must have
must have had
could have had
can't have had
Chọn A
I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room.
It…………around here somewhere. Where…………it be?
should have been/ shall
could lie/ must
must be lying/ can
had to be lying/ will
Chọn C
By the year 2030, it…………possible to travel faster than the speed of light
may be
must be
should be
might have been
Chọn A
Sam…………his collection. I can imagine his wife's anger if he does.
may have to sell
may have sold
could have sold
must have sold
Chọn A
I don’t know why you're doing that now. You know it…………finished yesterday.
should be
must have been
should have been
ought to be
Chọn C
They were traveling on the same train so they…………But, of course, we don't know if they did.
could meet
may have met
might meet
should probably meet
Chọn B
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentencn
A new law may soon be passed to deal with the problem.
There’s a possibility that a new law will soon be passed to deal with the problem.
It is said that a new law will soon be passed to deal with the problem.
To deal with the problem, a new law must be passed soon.
The problem will soon be dealt with by a new law
Chọn A
It is possible that we won't have to take an entrance exam this year.
Perhaps we have to take an entrance exam this year.
We mustn’t take an entrance exam this year.
We mightn’t have taken an entrance exam this year.
It is likely that we won’t take an entrance this year.
Chọn D
We could have helped her out.
We didn't help her when she had difficulty.
We succeeded in helping her out.
Although we didn't help her, she managed to go out.
We could, so we helped her out.
Chọn A
It was wrong of you not to call the fire brigade
The fire brigade was called at the wrong time.
You should have called the fire brigade at once.
You didn't call the fire brigade and it was wrong.
Calling the fire brigade must be done at once.
Đáp án: B
Giải thích:
Câu gốc:
Dịch: Việc bạn không gọi đội cứu hỏa là sai.
Cấu trúc "should have + V3/V-ed" diễn tả một hành động đáng lẽ ra nên làm trong quá khứ nhưng đã không làm.
B. You should have called the fire brigade at once.
Dịch: Lẽ ra bạn nên gọi đội cứu hỏa ngay lập tức.
Xét các đáp án khác:
A. The fire brigade was called at the wrong time. (Sai vì câu này nói về việc gọi nhầm thời điểm, không đúng với ý câu gốc.)
C. You didn't call the fire brigade and it was wrong. (Sai vì câu này chỉ đơn giản tường thuật lại sự việc, không nhấn mạnh đến việc lẽ ra nên làm như câu gốc.)
D. Calling the fire brigade must be done at once. (Sai vì câu này mang nghĩa một quy tắc chung, không liên quan đến quá khứ như câu gốc.)
I’m sure it wasn't Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
It mustn't have been Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
It can't have been Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
It mightn't be Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
It couldn't be Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
Chọn B
Tom ought to have made more effort to locate his brother.
It is necessary for Tom to try harder if he wants to locate his brother.
Tom must have worked hard in order to locate his brother.
Tom didn't try as hard as he should have to find his brother.
Tom has to make the effort himself if he wishes to find his brother.
Chọn C
It couldn't have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is vacationing in Vermont at the moment.
I think Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her yelling last night.
Right now, she is having a holiday in Vermont, so it is nearly impossible that it was Mary whose shouting you heard last night.
Are you sure it was Mary who shouted to you last night, because, as far as I know, she is on vacation in Vermont at the moment?
It it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she can't be taking a vacation in Vermont at the moment.
Chọn B
We expected her to be here hours ago.
She ought to have been here hours ago.
She might have been here hours ago.
She is expected to be here hours ago.
She shouldn’t have been here hours ago.
Chọn A
Andy can't be having a bath.
Andy is not able to have a bath.
Andy is not allowed to have a bath.
Andy will not be having a bath.
It is impossible that Andy is having a bath.
Chọn D
Nam was not at home either. Perhaps he went out with his girlfriend.
Nam must go out with his girlfriend.
Nam probably goes out with his girlfriend.
Nam might have gone out with his girlfriend.
It is sure that Nam went out with his girlfriend.
Chọn C
