情态动词

1. I _____ like someone to take me to the theatre.

A. will    B. may   C. would     D. shall

答：C。would like (love) to...为固定用法，表示“宁愿”。

2. You’re late. You __________ here earlier.

A. should come          B. ought to come

C. should have come    D. ought have come

        should have done 本应该做但实际上没有做到的事

答：C。   needn’t have done本来不必做但实际上做了的事

         oughm’t to have done本不该做但实际上做了的事

      could have done本来能做但役有做的事

这类结构通常表示责备、埋怨或遗憾的语气。

3. I thought you ________like something to read, so I have brought you some books.

A. may     B. might    C. could    D. must

答：B。thought为过去式，must没有过去式，could一般只用于疑问或否定句中表示推测。

4. There was plenty of time. She_______.

A. mustn’t have hurried

 B. couldn’t have hurried

C. must not hurry   

D. needn’t have hurried

答：D。 needn’t have done 本不必做但实际上做了的事

7. The plant is deaD. I________ it more water.

A. will give       B. would have given

C. must give      D. should have given

答：D。 should have done 本应做但实际上没有做的事

6. You___________ return the book now. You can keep it till next week if you like.

A. can’t            B. mustn’

 C. needn’t         D. may not

答：C。needn’t表示“不必”。从后一句可判断出C项。

7. Where is my pen? I________it.

A. might lose         B. would have lost

C. should have lost     D. must have lost