MODAL VERBS IN THE PASSIVE

I/ Choose the best answer: active or passive

1. Jack has a right to know. He ...................the news immediately. If you don't do it, I will.
A. ought to tell            B. ought to be told     C. may tell             D. may be told
2. What I told Bill was a secret. He ..............it to you.
A. shouldn't have repeated  B. shouldn't repeat (lặ p lạ i)
C. shouldn't be repeat                               D. shouldn't have been repeated
3. A package ...............carefully before it is mailed.
A. has to be wrapped     B. has to wrap (gó i) C. had to bewrapped  D. had to wrap
4. I don't know why Jessica wasn't at the meeting. She .................about it.
A. must forget             B. must be forgotten C. must have been forgotten     D. must have forgotten
5. The games are open to anyone who wants to join in. Everyone .................
A. can be participated    B. could be participated C. can participate    D. could participate
6. This burnt out light bulb (bó ng đèn chá y) .................days ago. Could you do it for me?
A. might be replaced     B. might have been replaced
C. should have been replaced                      D. should be replaced
7. You'd better not drink that river water. It ................
A. could be polluted     B. could pollute         C. can be polluted      D. can pollute
8. I think everyone .............this paperback (sá ch bìa mềm) on the economic crisis. It contains information
that everyone should have.
A. should be read        B. should read         C. should have been read D. should have read
9. Your passport ................... It is invalid (vô hiệu lự c) without your signature (chữ ký).
A. is supposed to sign (ký tên)                     B. is supposed to be signed
C. was supposed to sign                            D. was supposed to be signed
10. A bald eagle (đạ i bà ng đầ u trắ ng) ................from the other large birds by its white head and white tail.
A. can distinguish (phâ n biệt)                     B. can be distinguished
C. could distinguish                                 D. could be distinguished
11. When you are on duty (đang trự c), your uniform (đồ ng phụ c) .................at all times (luô n)
A. must be worn          B. must wear C. must have worn   D. must have been worn
II/ Change into passive:
1. You can't wash this dress.
→.................................................................................................................
2. You should open the wine about 3 hours before you use it.
→.................................................................................................................
3. Members may keep books for 3 weeks.
→.................................................................................................................
4. Passengers shouldn't throw away their tickets as inspectors may check them during the journey.
→.................................................................................................................
5. We shall have to tow the car to the garage.
→.................................................................................................................
6. Visitors must leave umbrellas and sticks in the cloakroom
7. You should have taken those books back to the library.
→.................................................................................................................
8. We cannot exchange articles (mó n hà ng) which customers have bought during the sale.
→.................................................................................................................
9. You mustn't move this man; he's too ill.
→.................................................................................................................
10. When they have widened this street, the roar of the traffic will keep residents awake all night.
→.................................................................................................................
11. You will have to pull down this skyscraper as you have not complied with the town planning
regulations →.................................................................................................................
12.They ought to have reported the accident to the police.
→.................................................................................................................
13. You must dry-clean it.
→.................................................................................................................
14. After that they must return them.
→.................................................................................................................
15. You'll have to leave him here.
→..............................................................................................................…
III. Rewrite the sentence using modal verbs in passive.
1. Parents should give children a lot of love.
→..............................................................................................................…
2. Governments should offer poor women more help.
→..............................................................................................................…
3. We must do something before it's too late.
→..............................................................................................................…
4. Each student must write an essay on gender equality.
→..............................................................................................................…
5. The Vietnamese government will make more progress in gender equality
→..............................................................................................................…
6. They should give men and women equal pay for equal work
→..............................................................................................................…
7. He can't repair my bike.
→..............................................................................................................…
IV. Find and correct the mistake
1. I think fast food should be sold in schools.
2. Domestic violence against women and girls will eliminated when governments and people co-
operate.
3. Do you think that overeating can cause people being overweight?
4. Your car must serviced regularly if you want it to be in good condition.
-The end-