选择题
1. Mr Wang ______ be in Nanjing now, hewent to Beijing only this morning.
A. mustn’t B. may not C. can’t D. needn’t
2. –Must I saty at home, Mum? --No, you______.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. don’t D. may not
3. –Can you go swimming with us thisafternoon?
--Sorry, I can’t. I _____ take care of my little sister at home because my mother is ill.
A. can B. may C. would D. have to
4. –May I go to the cinema, Mum? --Certainly. But you ______ be back by 11 o’clock.
A. can B. may C. must D. need
5. To make our city more beautiful, rubbish ______ into the river.
A. needn’t be thrown B. mustn’t be thrown C. can’t throw D. may not throw
6. –May I go out to play basketball, Dad?
--No, you ______. You must finish your homework first.
A. mustn’t B. may not C. couldn’t D. needn’t
7. –Where is Jack, please ? --He _____ be in the reading room.
A. can B. need C. would D. must
8. –Who is the man over there? Is it Mr Li?
--No, it ______ be him. Mr Li is much taller.
A. musn’t B. may not C. can’t D. needn’t
9. These books ______ out of the reading room. You have to read them here.
A. can’t take B. must be taken C. can take D. mustn’t be taken
10. –Mum, may I watch TV now?
--Sure, but you ______ help me with my housework first.
A. can B. may C. must D. could
11. The boy said he had to speak English in class, but he ______ speak it after calss.
A. could B. didn’t have to C. might D. shouldn’t
12. –Must we hand in the papers now? --No, you ______.
A. can’t B. may not C. mustn’t D. needn’t
13. John ______ go there with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure about it.
A. must B. can C. will D. may
14. Even the top students in our class can’t work out this problem. So it ______ be verydifficult.
15. Put on more clothes. You ______ be feeling cold with only a shirt on.
A. can B. could C. would D. must
16. It’s still early. You ______.
A. mustn’t hurry B. wouldn’t hurry C. may not hurry D. don’t have to hurry
17. –May I stop here? --No, you ______.
A. mustn’t B. might not C. needn’t D. won’t
18. A computer ______ think for itself, it must be told what to do.
A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. might not
19. –Could I borrow your dictionary? -- Yes, of course you _______.
A. might B. will C. can D. should
20. Peter ______ come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet.
A. must B. may C. can D. will
21. Michael ______ be a policeman, for he’s much too short.
A. needn’t B. can’t C. should D. may
22. ______ I know your name?
A. May B. Will C. Shall D. Must
23. You ______ be more careful next time.
A. have to B. may C. must D. might
24. You ______ miss the lesson, though we ______ have it on Thursday.
A. mustn’t; needn’t B. needn’t; mustn’t C. mustn’t; mustn’t D. needn’t; needn’t
25. This pen looks like mine, yet it isn’t. whose ______ it be?
A. must B. may C. would D. can
26. What kinds of homes will we live in the future? Nobody ______ be sure, butscientists are working out new ideas now.
A. will B. may C. can D. must
27. I ______ like to know where you were born.
A. shall B. should C. do D. may
28. ______ you be happy!
A. Might B. Must C. Wish D. May
29. A teacher ______ do every exercise, but a student must.
A. may not B. needn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t
30. The matter ______ be changed into a gas, but it _______ be heated to its boilingpoint.
A. may; needn’t B. may; can C. mustn’t; needn’t D. can; must
31. Teachers and students ______ look coldly at you for a day or two, but there arefriendly feelings in their hearts.
A. must B. can C. may D. should
32. Cars and buses ______ stop when the traffic lights turn red.
A. can B. need C. may D. must
33. –Do you think his story ______ true? --I don’ think so. But it sounds good.
A. must be B. may be C. can be D. has to be
34. Look out! The knife is very sharp. You ______ cut your finger.
A. need B. must C. should D. may
35. –How long ______ the book be kept?
--For two weeks, but you ______ return it on time.
A. can; may B. may; need C. can; must D. must; need
36. – May I have an apple, Mum?
--Certainly. But you ______ wash your hands first?
A. may B. must C. can D. need
37. –There is a lot of smoke coming out of the teaching building there.
--Really? It ______ be a fire, most probably.
A. can B. ought to C. may D. must
38. –Shall I tell John about the bad news?
--No, you ______. I think that will make him sad.
A. needn’t B. wouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
39. –Could I call you by your first name? --Yes, you ______.
A. will B. could C. may D. might
40. –Let’s go to the cinema, shall we? -- _______.
A. No, I can’t B. Yes, I will C. Yes, thank you D. No, we’d better not
41. --______ the man there be our new teacher?
--He ______ be, but I’m not sure.
A. May; mustn’t B. Can; may C. Must; can’t D. Can; can’t
42. –Sometime is knocking at the door. Who ______ it be?
--It ______ be Tom. He is still in the school.
A. can; can’t B. can; mustn’t C. might; could D. might; may