ΜODALS

Underline the correct answer.

1 All the pupils could / were able to answer the last question in the test yesterday

2 Joe mustn’t / can’t be forty! He was in my brother’s class and my brother’s only 32.

3 You don’t have to / mustn’t go to that meeting if you don’t want to.

4 Need we to tidy / tidy our rooms now, mum? There’s a good programme on TV.

5 Could / May you help me with this heavy box?

6 Tony, you really should / ought to phone grandad and see how he is.

7 Oh, dear! The dishwasher won’t / can’t start and I’m in a hurry!

8 It can / may snow today so wear your boots.

9 I don’t dare / daren’t to speak to him when he’s in such a bad mood.

10 Luckily, Steve didn’t need to get up / needn’t have got up early today because he’s got the day off work.

Underline the correct answer.

1 We haven’t to go / don’t have to go shopping today. The fridge’s full of food.

2 George must / can’t feel pleased. He’s just got a promotion.

3 You didn’t need to buy / needn’t have bought so many eggs! We already have a dozen!

4 Shall / Would I type these reports for you?

5 You should be more careful. You could have had / can have an accident yesterday.

6 –Excuse me. Could I borrow this laptop? –Yes, of course you could / can .

7 Jake couldn’t rob / couldn’t have robbed the bank. He was at home with me then.

8 The foreman was able to / could persuade the strikers to return to their machines.

9 Had you to / Did you have to give in your composition last week?

10 You’re likely to reach / that you’ll reach the mountain peak before sunset.

Complete the second sentence using 2-5 words including the word given

. 1 It isn’t necessary for them to pay a large deposit. have

They ........................................................................... a large deposit.

2 Jade is afraid to ask her boss for the day off. dare

Jade ........................................................................... her boss for the day off.

3 He marked all the exams yesterday unaware that it wasn’t necessary. need

He ........................................................................... all the exams yesterday.

4 I’m sure your friends enjoyed the party. Must

Your friends ........................................................................... the party.

5 It wasn’t necessary for Derek to work overtime in his new job. Have

Derek ........................................................................... overtime in his new job.

6 Mary, it isn’t necessary for you to iron all my shirts for me. need

Mary, you ........................................................................... my shirts for me.

7. It’s likely she’ll be shaky after the accident yesterday. be
She’s ........................................................................... after the accident yesterday.
8 I’m sorry I’m late but I had a problem starting my motorbike. Start
I’m sorry I’m late but my ........................................................................... this morning.

E. Complete the second sentence by writing the correct form of the infinitive
. 1 Perhaps they are eating now. They may ......................................................... now.
2 You ought to have reminded them about it. They ought ......................................................... about it.
3 I’m sure she has been using my mobile phone. She must ......................................................... my mobile phone.
4 They should repair that machine immediately. That machine should .........................................................
immediately.

Change the form of the words given to fit the sentences.

1 She can’t stand the .............................. here in summer. hot
2 Many people nowadays are against .............................. . globalise
3 It’s every person’s right to have .............................. in life. Free
4 What time exactly did the bomb ..............................? explosion
5 We love .............................. weather when there’s snow on the ground. Freeze
6 There hasn’t been much .............................. in your work, I’m afraid. improve
7 Grass snakes in England are completely .............................. and can’t hurt you. harm
8 There are many people in the world who are dying of .............................. . hungry
9 Many famous celebrities are renowned for their .............................. . generous
10 It was .............................. of him to keep the wallet he'd found in the street. Honest

Yesterday, my little son asked me for 2 euros to buy a wafer biscuit. I asked him why 1.................... one and he said
that there was a free colourful plastic car with it and “all the kids have at least three of them”. That took me back to
the crazes of my own childhood. One of those was the yo-yo. This appeared in the 2.................. 1990s and it wasn’t
3................ recently that I found out it had been a come-back. The 4.................. yo-yo had been invented as far back
as the 1920s. Another craze I remembered as I looked 5.................. my childhood was the hulahoop, which took the
UK by storm in the 1960s. It 6.................. such popularity that thousands were sold in a matter of months. Then
there was the Pogo-stick and kids everywhere were seen hopping along the pavements and across the streets.

Roller skates have always been popular but roller blades are the most recent development and kids reach
7.................... high speeds that seeing them can take your breath away. Perhaps, like me, you recall soft toy animals
filled with beans. They were a craze for a time and it was 8.................... they would continue to be popular but, like
most crazes, they died out very soon. 9...................., a Japanese electronic game, a more recent invention,
10.................... all other crazes. It was 11...................... to be held in one hand and the user 12.................... buttons
to control the growth of a puppy. How could anyone resist 13.................... like that? 14.................. the end of the
year, millions had been sold all over the world. Do the toy manufacturers, the inventors, or the 15....................
people themselves start these crazes? Perhaps they're just a means of brightening up our dull routine lives.

1. a. did he want b. he wanted c. he did want d. did he wanted

2 a. early b. first c. former d. beginning 3 a. when b. after c. since d. until

4 a. unique b. original c. only d. sole 5 a. down on b. up to c. for d. back on

6 a. gained b. gathered c. took d. collected

7 a. such b. so c. such a d. a such 8 a. wanted b. wished c. hoped d. desired

9 a. Despite b. However c. Although d. Moreover 10 a. overcame b. won c. recovered d. surpassed

11 a. enough small b. too small c. small enough d. very small 12 a. pressed b. pushed c. hit d. switched

13 a. an equipment b. an instrument c. a tool d. a gadget

14 a. Until b. By c. As long as d. By the time 15 a. regular b. ordinary c. normal d. usual