modal verbs

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???? modal verbs
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1.--Is John coming by train? --He should,
but he ____ not. He likes driving his car.
(2002???)
A. must B. can C. need D.
may 2.It has been announced that candidates(???)
____ remain in their seats until all the
papers have been collected.
(2002?????) A. can B.will C. may
D. shall 3.--I heard they went skiing in
the mountains last winter.
(2002?????) --It ____ true
because there was little snow there. A. may
not be B. wont be C. couldnt
be D. mustnt be
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can could may might shall should must
will would ought to

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have to dare (darent) need (neednt) used to
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I darent ask her for a rise. ????????. How did
you dare to tell her that? I wonder whether he
dare stand up in public. I dont know how she
dares to wear that dress. Do you need any
help? I wonder whether he need send it
immediately. I need hardly tell you that the work
is dangerous. The garden doesnt need watering at
the moment. You neednt finish that work today.
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????????????need ? dare
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1.????????
?????? (sb.) need to do dare to
do (sth.) need to be done (sth.) need
doing
2.????

need
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?if/whether??
.
??hardly, never, no one, nobody??

dare
3.??neednt ?darent ?????
4.dare?????dared.
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How dare you say such a thing?
How dare you to say such a thing?
He darent to speak English before such a
crowd, did he? He darent speak English before
such a crowd, dare he?
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Nobody need to be afraid of catching the
disease. Nobody need be afraid of catching the
disease.
These dishes need be cleaned carefully. These
dishes need to be cleaned carefully. These
dishes need cleaning carefully.
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???need????? --Need I finish the work
today? --Yes, ________________. No,
________________. No, ________________.
you must
you neednt
you dont have to
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neednt ?????????? --Shall I tell John about
it? --No, you __________.
--Must we do it now? --No, you
__________.
neednt (dont have to)
neednt (dont have to)
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?????????????.
1. You must be Mr Smith----I was told to expect
you here. 2. He must have known what we
wanted. 3. We may have read the same report. 4.
He cant have slept through all that noise. 5.
Theres someone outside----who can it be? 6. What
can they be doing? 7. These pills might help to
cure your disease. 8. You could be right, I
suppose.
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??? ??? ???
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must/should
V. V. have
done ??must be be doing
V. V. have
done be doing
???not?????
may, might
V. V. have
done be doing
cant, couldnt
V. V. have
done be doing
can, could
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1. I don't know where she is, she _______ be in
Wuhan. 2. At this moment, our teacher
________________ our exam papers.
??,???????????? 3. The road is wet. It
________________ last night.
(rain) 4. Your mother
______________________ for you. ???????????
may
must be marking
must have rained
must have been looking
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5. Philip ________________________ seriously in
the car accident. ?????????????. 6. ---Linda
has gone to work, but her bicycle is still
here. ---She _____________________ (go) by
bus. 7. Mike ________________ his car, for he
came to work by bus this morning.
????????????,??????? ?????????
may (might) have been hurt
may (might) have gone
cant have found
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???? 1. I thought you _____like something to
read, so I have brought you some books.
A. may B. might C. would D.
must 2. Where is my pen? I ____it. A.
might lose B. would have lost
C. should have lost D. must have lost 3. I
didnt hear the phone. I ___asleep A. must be
B. must have been C.
should be D. should have been
B
D
B
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4. ---There were already five people in the car,
but they managed to take me as well.
----It ____a comfortable journey A. cant
be B. shouldnt be
C. mustnt have been D. couldnt have been
5. Its nearly seven oclock . Jack ___be
here at any moment. A. must B.
need C. should D. could
D
C
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??????????????? He is at home. (??) He must
be at home.(???????) He could be at home.(???)
He ought to be at home.(???) He may be at
home.(??????) He might be at home.(??, ?????)
He might not be at home.(?????) He may not be at
home. (?might??) He couldnt be at home.(??????)
He cant be at home.(?????) He isn't at
home.(??)
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????????????, ?????????
1. ???????????????? 2. ????????????? 3. shall ?
will ????????? 4. ?????????? 5. ?????????????
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1. ????????????????
???? can, could, be able to be able to
???????? can / could ????????????? was /
were able to ?????? ??? managed to do
sth. succeeded in doing
sth.?
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1. A computer ______ think for itself it must
be told what to do. A. cant
B. couldnt C. may not
D. might not
A
2. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly
but everyone ______ get out. A. had to
B. would C. could
D. was able to
D
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3. They will ______ run this machine on their own
in three months. A. can B. could C. may
D. be able to 4. That big cinema ______ seat
2,000 people. A. can B. should C. ought to
D. is able to
D
A
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???? may / might, can / could might, could
????, ????????. can, may ?????????. ??could,
might ???????? ??????,???????can, may.
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5. Could I borrow your dictionary? Yes,
of course you _______. A. might B. will
C. can D. should 6. Might I
watch TV after supper? Yes, you ________.
A. may B. must C. might D.
can
C
A
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2. ???????????? ??????????????????? ???

mustnt ??, ?? neednt ??? ( dont
have to ) cant ?? ??? may not ???
??? shouldnt ??? ( ought not to )
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7. You ______ return the book now. You can
keep it till next week if you like. A. cant
B. mustnt C. neednt D. may not 8.
Johnny, you ______ play with the knife, you
______ hurt yourself. A. wont cant
B. mustnt may C. shouldnt
must D. cant shouldnt
C
B
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9. --Will you stay for lunch? --Sorry, _____.
My brother is coming to see me. A. I mustnt
B. I cant C. I neednt
D. I wont 10. --May I pick a flower in
the garden? -- ________. A. No, you
neednt B. Not, please. C. No, you
mustnt D. No, you wont
B
C
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????shall, will ?????
3.

shall / will ????
??????? ???? should, would.
shall ????????? ???????.
will ????????????????? ????????.
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11. He ______ be punished if he disobeys.
??????, ??????. 12. We are not going to quarrel
at all if you ____ only let me speak.
???????, ?????????. 13. --Sir, ____ he go or
stay? --Let him go. A. will B. shall
C. might D. could
shall
will
B
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14. The door _______ open. ???????. 15.
Ronald ______ stay in his small garden for
a long time every day in the past. A. could
B. might C. should D. would 16. You _____
have the book after I read it.
?????????????.
wont
D
shall
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4. ?????????
would like to do would rather do would rather
?? would prefer to do... had better do...
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?? 1. Would you like having some tea? 2. Id
prefer going to the lecture this evening. 3. Id
rather you to go to the meeting. 4. He would
rather to die than to give in. 5. Youd better
to have your hair cut today.
Would you like to have some tea?
Id prefer to go to ...
you went to ...
He would rather die than give in.
Youd better have ...
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5. ???????????
should might could would neednt ought to
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C
1. Put on more clothes. You         be feeling
cold with only a shirt on.  A. can  B.
could  C. must  D. would 2. "Must I
drive to his house and pick up the
children?"   "No,         ."  A. you
shouldn't  B. you might not   C. you
needn't   D. you mustn't
C
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3. We didn't see Tom at the meeting yesterday.
He         it.  A. mustn't have
attended  B. cannot have attended  C.
needn't have attended  D. would have not
attended 4. We         play chess than bridge.
Some of us don't know how to play bridge. 
A. had better  B. would better  C. would
rather  D. had rather
B
A
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5. There is someone knocking at the door.        
it be Tom?  A. can  B. must  C.
should  D. ought to 6. Two year ago, my husband
bought me a bicycle. If you live in town, it
is often faster than a car and you        
worry about parking.    A. must not   B. may
not   C. should not   D. don't have to
A
D
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