INTERMEDIATE /UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

51. I _____ to the butcher’s on the way home, but I forgot.
A) need to go

B) ought to have gone

C) must have gone

D) should go

52. She _____ about the time. Her friends were also late.
A) needn’t worry

B) won’t need to worry

C) doesn’t need to worry

D) needn’t have worried

53. The plane _____ already-it’s not due to go until 9.55.
A) must not leave

B) needn’t have left

C) can’t leave

D) can’t have left

54. A: Is it Sunday? All the shops are closed.
B: Well, if all the shops are closed, it _____ Sunday.
A) can’t be

B) might have been

C) must be

D) must have been

55. A: You bought the tickets, didn’t you?
B: No. I _____, but I didn’t have enough money.
A) couldn’t

B) ought to have been

C) was supposed to

D) must have

56. The boy _____ walk again soon after he had had an operation.
A) can

B) is able to

C) might

D) was able to

57. He was crying just a moment ago. He _____ singing already.
A) is not able to

B) must be

C) must not

D) can’t be

58. George is reading a Spanish newspaper. He _____ Spanish.
A) is to know

B) must know

C) had to know

D) need to know

59. No wonder you always look pale. You _____ get more fresh air.
A) will need

B) ought to

C) had to

D) must have

60. To keep fit and stay healthy, you _____ enough of the right kinds of exercise.
A) have to take

B) used to take

C) might have taken

D) ought to have taken

61. Transport systems _____ likely to change in the future. One probable difference is that there _____ more electric vehicles.
A) is / will be

B) will / are

C) are / will be

D) will / would be

62. If you want antibiotics, you _____ to ask the doctor for a prescription.
A) must

B) had better

C) will have

D) should

63. “You weren’t supposed to do that.” means: _____.
A) You should do that, but you don’t.

B) You should have done it, but you didn’t.

C) You shouldn’t have done it.

D) You shouldn’t do that, but you do.

64. The wound has healed now. You _____ that bandage any longer.
A) needn’t have worn

B) didn’t need to wear

C) don’t have to wear

D) didn’t have to wear

65. You _____ this to Kate, or she’ll get upset.
A) needn’t tell

B) shouldn’t have told

C) mustn’t have told

D) mustn’t tell

66. A: His office is empty. He must have gone home.
B: But his briefcase is here. He _____ home.
A) might not go

B) can’t have gone

C) ought not to go

D) could have gone

67. He _____ with us if he doesn’t want to.
A) needs to come

B) needn’t have come

C) didn’t need to come

D) needn’t come

68. The package _____ to the wrong address.
A) must have been sent

B) ought to be sent

C) could have sent

D) might have sent

69. Since you have been working for hours, you _____ tired.
A) could be

B) can’t be

C) must have been

D) might have been

70. We _____ or we’ll be late,
A) had better hurry

B) didn’t need to hurry

C) had to hurry

D) needn’t have hurried

71. The car broke down, and we _____ have it towed to a service station.
A) have to

B) had to

C) should

D) ought to

72. No one likes _____ work at the weekend.
A) has to

B) had to

C) will have to

D) having to

73. It is very difficult choice to _____ make.
A) have to

B) having to

C) had to

D) must

74. You _____ to see a doctor. You’re perfectly healthy.
A) mustn’t

B) don’t need

C) may not

D) shouldn’t

75. Alcohol _____ be bad for his health, but it is for me.
A) must not

B) didn’t need to

C) doesn’t have to

D) may not

76. Children under twelve _____ travel free of charge.
A) can

B) is able to

C) can not be

D) must be

77. Father is mending the car. After that we _____ to go for a drive.
A) can

B) might

C) may

D) will be able

78. It is very important to me, and I really_____ be late.
A) might not

B) ought not

C) don’t have to

D) mustn’t

79. We _____ write an essay on the book after we’d read it.
A) had to

B) have to

C) will have to

D) must

80. The sky _____ seen because of the pollution.
A) can not

B) can’t be

C) might be

D) must be

81. I_____ sorry if she had left.
A) will be

B) would’ve been

C) would be

D) had been

82. Robert is a millionaire’s son. He _____ never_____ worry about
anything in life.
A) is / has to

B) had / had to

C) has / had to

D) doesn’t / have to

83. You’d better not try to bribe him. He _____ you to the police.
A) could report

B) might have reported

C) needs to report

D) could have reported

84. I wish you’d told me they were on the phone. I _____ all the way to
their house.
A) didn’t have to go

B) didn’t need to go

C) needn’t go

D) needn’t have gone

85. If only you’d mentioned that your friend played tennis. We _____ a
game of doubles.
A) can have

B) could have had

C) might have

D) could have

86. If my car _____ stuck in a traffic jam, I’d be very angry, but I _____ my horn.
A) is / won’t bang

B) was / don’t bang

C) were / won’t bang

D) were / wouldn’t bang

87. I wouldn’t buy it unless I _____ it.
A) can’t afford

B) could have afforded

C) could afford

D) couldn’t afford

88. A: Williams. Jack Williams.
B: Sorry. I _____ the wrong number.
A) must dial

B) must have dialed

C) might dial

D) might have been dialed

89. A: He was driving on the right in Cyprus when he crashed.
B: He _____ on the left.
A) had to be driving

B) could be driving

C) ought to have been driving

D) shouldn’t have been driving

90. A: The attendant was smoking near the petrol pump.
B: He _____ smoking there.
A) shouldn’t be

B) ought not to be

C) wouldn’t be

D) shouldn’t have been

91. You say you saw him sitting in the canteen today. He _____ sitting there. He has been in hospital for two days.
A) couldn’t have been

B) must not be

C) can not be

D) might have been

92. A: Look at the magician. He is sawing that woman in half!
B: He _____ sawing her in half. It _____ a trick.
A) mustn’t be / might be

B) can not be / must be

C) ought not to be / can be

D) must be / might be

93. A: His brother won the marathon last year.
B: He _____ very fast.
A) might have been B) must be
C) may have been D) might be
94. A: How on earth did the thief get in?
B: He _____ a window.
A) is able to break

B) might have been broken

C) could have broken

D) had to break

95. I wish he _____ a little more tactful!
A) must be

B) would be

C) will be

D) might be

96. The Government recommended that the housing problem _____
speeded up.
A) would be

B) must be

C) is to be

D) should be

97. A: Surely he has woken up.
B: Well, I can hear snoring coming from his room.
A: He _____ then.
A) can’t wake up

B) might not wake up

C) must have woken up

D) can not have woken up

98. You cannot wash these curtains. They _____.
A) to be dry-cleaned

B) must have been dry-cleaned

C) have been dry-cleaned

D) have to be dry-cleaned

99. The reports _____ by four o’clock because the manager is going to sign them.
A) must be finished

B) must finish

C) should have been finished

D) had to be finished

100. I _____ very hard but I do now.
A) don’t need to work

B) don’t have to work

C) didn’t have to work

D) should have worked

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