专四 情态动词 历年真题

TEM4 情态动词历年真题

1. Which of the following sentences expresses "willingness"? 2012

A.

C.

2. By now she will be eating dinner. B I shall never do that again. You shall get a promotion. Which of the following best explains the meaning of “Shall we buy the tickets first”? 2012

A.He said that we were going to buy the tickets first. B.He requested that we buy the tickets first.

D.He advised us to buy the tickets first.

3. Nancy's gone to work but her car's still there. She ____ by bus. 2010

B. should have gone C. ought to have gone D. could have gone

4. She _____ fifty or so when I first met her at a conference. 2009;2007

A. had been B. must be C. has been D. must have been

5. Aren t you tired? I ____ you had done enough for today. 2009

A. should have thought B. must have thought

C. might have thought D. could have thought

6. Which of the following sentences expresses "probability"? 2008

A. You must leave immediately. B. You must be feeling rather tired.

C. You must be here by eight o'clock. D. You must complete the reading assignment on time.

7.“You ______ borrow my notes provided you take care of them,” I told my friend. 2007

A.could B.should C.must 8. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone______ an opportunity to hear the speech.

A ought to have B must have D should have 2006

9. I am surprised__ this city is a dull place to live in. 2006 B by what you are thinking

C that you would think D with what you were thinking

10. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ________ the

journey in exactly two days. 2005

A. must take B. must have made D. could make

11. You _____Jim anything about it. It was none of his business.

a. b. needn t tell c. mustn t have told d. mustn t tell 2000

12. He ______unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful. b. must have acted c. should act d. would act 1999

13. Much as______, I couldn t lend him the money because I simply didn t have that much spare cash. b. I would like to have

c. I should have to like d. I should have liked to 1999

14. You ______Mark anything. It was none of his business.

a. b. needn t tell c. mustn t have told d. mustn t tell 1998

15. As it turned out to be a small house party, we _____so formally. b. must not have dressed up

c. did not need to dress up d. must not dress up 1996

16. The meeting s been cancelled. Ann _____ all that work.

a. need to do b. need have d. needed not to do 1995

17. We could ____him with a detached house when he came, but he had specifically asked for a small flat.95

A. provide C. not provide D. not have provided

18. “She must be in the dormitory now.” “No, she ____ be there. I saw her in the classroom a minute ago.”

a. mustn t c. couldn t d. wouldn t 1994

19. He _____ the 8:20 bus because he didn t leave home till 8:25. b. ought to have caught

c. shouldn t have caught d. must not have caught 1994