Test 2. choose the correct modal verb. 1. mike play the piano very well. and what about you? a) can b) should c) must 2. i skate when i was little. a) can’t b) couldn’t c) mustn’t 3. we hurry. we’ve got plenty of time. a) can’t b) needn’t c) must 4. you help me with this task? a) could b) must c) may 5. i’m sorry i’m late. i come in? a) must b) should c) may 6. you speak any foreign languages? a) can b) should c) may 7. it’s raining. you take an umbrella. a) can’t b) don’t have to c) should 8. i’m afraid i come to the party on friday. a) can b) can’t c) may 9. you go there at once. it’s really very urgent. a) don’t have to b) needn’t c) must 10. when i was young, i run for miles. a) could b) must c) should 11. ‘ i smoke here? ’ ‘no, you mustn’t.’ a) must b) may c) should 12. ‘ i translate this sentence? ’ ‘no, you needn’t.’ a) can b) may c) must 13. i looked everywhere for the book but i find it. a) couldn’t b) mustn’t c) shouldn’t 14. you drive carefully on a busy road. a) can b) may c) should 15. there’s nothing i do about it. a) can b) may c) don’t have to 16. schools teach children the difference between right and wrong. a) can’t b) mustn’t c) must 17. i don’t feel well today. i leave a bit earlier? a) should b) may c) must 18. that be true! it’s absolutely impossible. a) can’t b) must c) needn’t 19. yesterday i stayed at home because i help my father. a) must b) had to c) can 20. you use my dictionary as long as you like. a) must b) have to c) may
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