1. - Is Jeff a good student?
- He . I don't know him well, but I heard he got a scholarship for next year.
a. must be b. could be c. is
2. - Do you know where Eva is?
- She at Barbara's house. She said something about wanting to visit after work today, but I'm really not sure.
a. must be b. could be c. is
3. - I stayed up all night finishing this report for the boss.
- You really tired.
- I do.
a. must feel b. might feel c. feel
4. - Where's the leftover chicken from dinner last night?
- I just saw it when I got some ice cubes. It in the freezer.
a. must be b. might be c. is
5. - It's supposed to rain tomorrow.
- I know, but the forecast wrong. Weather forecasts are far from 100 percent accurate.
a. must be b. could be c. is
6. - I heard that Junko has received a scholarship and will be able to attend the university in the fall.
- Wonderful! That's good news. She very happy to have the matter finally settled.
a. must be b. may be c. is
7. - Excuse me. Could you tell me which bus I should take to the City Hall?
- Hmmm. Bus number 63 there. But you’d better ask the driver.
a. must go b. might go c. goes
8. - Which bus should I take to get to the main post office?
- Bus number 39. It right to the post office.
a. must go b. could go c. goes
9. - Do you suppose Mrs. Chu is sick?
- She . I can't think of anything else that would have kept her from coming to this meeting.
a. must be b. may be c. is
10. - Is that Adam's brother standing with him in the cafeteria line?
- It , I suppose. He does look a little like Adam.
a. must be b. could be c. is
11. - Let's be really quiet when we go into the baby's room. The baby , and we don't want to wake her up.
- Okay.
a. might sleep b. might be sleeping c. might have been sleeping
12. - I wonder why the radio is on in the den. No one's in there.
- Grandma to turn it off. She was in the den earlier and was probably listening to it.
a. must forget b. must have forgotten c. must be forgetting
13. A: Where's Angie? Didn't she come back after lunch?
B: I'm not sure where she is. But she the presentation that Human Resources is giving right now.
a. is attending b. could attend c. could be attending
14. A: You're taking Spanish at 8:00 A.M. every day? Why did you choose such an early class?
B: Because Ms. Cardenas is the teacher. She excellent. I've been in the class for a month now, and I don't mind the early hour.
a. should be b. must be c. is
15. A: The meteorologists predicted five major hurricanes for this hurricane season.
B: They wrong, you know. Sometimes they make mistakes.
a. must be b. might be c. are
16. A: Is this chicken in the refrigerator still good?
B: I don't think so. It's been in there for over a month! It spoiled by now
a. may be b. must be c. could be
17. A: Can you tell me if Flight 86 is on time?
B: It is on time, sir. It at Gate B21 in about five minutes.
a. might arrive b. might be arriving c. should be arriving
18. A: Did you know that Mike got a scholarship to State School of Engineering?
B: Yes, I know that! I was the first one he told about it. He very happy.
a. might be b. must be c. is
19. A: Did you know that Li received a scholarship to the City School of Music?
B: No, I didn't. That's great news! He very happy.
a. might be b. must be c. is
20. A: Who's going to win the election?
B: It's a close call. The senator with all his experience, but the opposition candidate is stronger than anyone expected.
a. must win b. must be winning c. should win
21. A: Where's Harold? He's supposed to be at this meeting. Didn't Jim tell him about it?
B: Jim to tell him.
a. must forget b. must have forgotten c. should have forgotten
22. A: This soup has an interesting flavor, but there's too much salt in it.
B: Yes, it is too salty. I so much salt in it.
a. must not have put b. shouldn't have put c. may not have put
1. b
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. a
7. c
8. c
9. a
10. b
11. b
12. b
13. c
14. c
15. b
16. b
17. c
18. c
19. b
20. c
21. b
22. b
1. - Is Jeff a good student?
- He . I don't know him well, but I heard he got a scholarship for next year.
a. must be b. could be c. is
2. - Do you know where Eva is?
- She at Barbara's house. She said something about wanting to visit after work today, but I'm really not sure.
a. must be b. could be c. is
3. - I stayed up all night finishing this report for the boss.
- You really tired.
- I do.
a. must feel b. might feel c. feel
4. - Where's the leftover chicken from dinner last night?
- I just saw it when I got some ice cubes. It in the freezer.
a. must be b. might be c. is
5. - It's supposed to rain tomorrow.
- I know, but the forecast wrong. Weather forecasts are far from 100 percent accurate.
a. must be b. could be c. is
6. - I heard that Junko has received a scholarship and will be able to attend the university in the fall.
- Wonderful! That's good news. She very happy to have the matter finally settled.
a. must be b. may be c. is
7. - Excuse me. Could you tell me which bus I should take to the City Hall?
- Hmmm. Bus number 63 there. But you’d better ask the driver.
a. must go b. might go c. goes
8. - Which bus should I take to get to the main post office?
- Bus number 39. It right to the post office.
a. must go b. could go c. goes
9. - Do you suppose Mrs. Chu is sick?
- She . I can't think of anything else that would have kept her from coming to this meeting.
a. must be b. may be c. is
10. - Is that Adam's brother standing with him in the cafeteria line?
- It , I suppose. He does look a little like Adam.
a. must be b. could be c. is
11. - Let's be really quiet when we go into the baby's room. The baby , and we don't want to wake her up.
- Okay.
a. might sleep b. might be sleeping c. might have been sleeping
12. - I wonder why the radio is on in the den. No one's in there.
- Grandma to turn it off. She was in the den earlier and was probably listening to it.
a. must forget b. must have forgotten c. must be forgetting
13. A: Where's Angie? Didn't she come back after lunch?
B: I'm not sure where she is. But she the presentation that Human Resources is giving right now.
a. is attending b. could attend c. could be attending
14. A: You're taking Spanish at 8:00 A.M. every day? Why did you choose such an early class?
B: Because Ms. Cardenas is the teacher. She excellent. I've been in the class for a month now, and I don't mind the early hour.
a. should be b. must be c. is
15. A: The meteorologists predicted five major hurricanes for this hurricane season.
B: They wrong, you know. Sometimes they make mistakes.
a. must be b. might be c. are
16. A: Is this chicken in the refrigerator still good?
B: I don't think so. It's been in there for over a month! It spoiled by now
a. may be b. must be c. could be
17. A: Can you tell me if Flight 86 is on time?
B: It is on time, sir. It at Gate B21 in about five minutes.
a. might arrive b. might be arriving c. should be arriving
18. A: Did you know that Mike got a scholarship to State School of Engineering?
B: Yes, I know that! I was the first one he told about it. He very happy.
a. might be b. must be c. is
19. A: Did you know that Li received a scholarship to the City School of Music?
B: No, I didn't. That's great news! He very happy.
a. might be b. must be c. is
20. A: Who's going to win the election?
B: It's a close call. The senator with all his experience, but the opposition candidate is stronger than anyone expected.
a. must win b. must be winning c. should win
21. A: Where's Harold? He's supposed to be at this meeting. Didn't Jim tell him about it?
B: Jim to tell him.
a. must forget b. must have forgotten c. should have forgotten
22. A: This soup has an interesting flavor, but there's too much salt in it.
B: Yes, it is too salty. I so much salt in it.
a. must not have put b. shouldn't have put c. may not have put