YDS Modals Test 2

1.

I only had a brief chat with Mary at the bus stop, so I ......... to ask her how she .......... on in her new job.

A) must have forgotten/should get

B) might forget/could get

C) forgot/was getting

D) would forget/gets

E) have forgotten/used to get

2.

Do you think he .......... to watch the match with us? I know he enjoys football.

A) preferred

B) would like

C) would sooner

D) had better

E) would mind

3.

We .......... get a visa before we .......... go to Bulgaria.

A) are to/must

B) will/shall

C) may/have to

D) have to/can

E) could/would

4.

Oh dear, my fruit cake is a little too sweet. I ........ the amount of sugar I add to the mixture next time.

A) have been reducing

B) have had to reduce

C) should have reduced

D) will have to reduce

E) must be reducing

5.

.......... you take this screwdriver back to Mr Smith next door and thank him for lending it to us?

A) May

B) Shall

C) Will

D) Must

E) Ought

6.

They had their baby daughter in June and, since then, they .......... in restaurants very often.

A) haven't been able to eat

B) weren't able to eat

C) aren't supposed to eat

D) couldn't eat

E) didn't use to eat

7.

Would you mind if I .......... the secretary for half an hour, Mr Pitt? She has two thousand leaflets to send out.

A) helping

B) helped

C) have helped

D) help

E) to help

8.

Isn't it great that Tim and Sue have given up smoking? They both ........ too much.

A) ought to be smoking

B) have been smoking

C) used to smoke

D) must be smoking

E) would rather smoke

9.

I'm glad that I .......... hard to persuade my parents because they were already keen on the idea.

A) needn't have tried

B) wasn't able to try

C) ought not to try

D) didn't need to try

E) mustn't try

10.

When it was completed, the Eiffel Tower .......... the tallest building in the world, but now there are many others which are taller than the Eiffel Tower.

A) would be

B) was

C) used to be

D) has been

E) must be

11.

Our father ......... a small present for me and my sister every month when he ........ his salary.

A) has had to buy/was receiving

B) bought/could have received

C) was buy ing/had received

D) must have bought/could receive

E) would buy/received

12.

When their baby was born, Lucy ......... up work until they found someone to look after the baby.

A) has given

B) ought to give

C) used to give

D) must give

E) had to give

13.

Amy Johnson, the first woman pilot who ........ from England to Australia, ........ several times during her flight to fill her plane with petrol.

A) used to fly/might stop

B) had flown/has stopped

C) flew/had to stop

D) was flying/would rather stop

E) could fly/was stopping

14.

Apparently, the man across the road .......... his car after all because he took down the for-sale sign a week ago and he is still driving to work.

A) is keeping

B) was keeping

C) was able to keep

D) used to keep

E) had better keep

15.

......... I ask you a favour? ............ you work on Thursday night this week instead of Friday night?

A) Would/Will

B) Must/Would

C) May/Could

D) Can/Will

E) Might/Shall

16.

They ........ their house yet. They only put it up for sale yesterday.

A) ought not to sell

B) can't have sold

C) haven't been selling

D) might not be selling

E) needn't have sold

17.

I believe you ......... this computer programme in your previous job, so you ........ it difficult at times. Please don't hesitate to ask me for help.

A) may not use/will find

B) haven't used/must find

C) hadn't used/can find

D) didn't use/might find

E) couldn't use/have found

18.

I .......... listening to pop music at all, but recently I have realised that I quite like certain pop songs.

A) must not have enjoyed

B) can't have been enjoying

C) wasn't enjoying

D) didn't use to enjoy

E) ought not to enjoy

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