Modals Test 3

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

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

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

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

4) You ______________ more carefully. Now the insurance company won’t pay you anything because the accident was your fault.

5)  I’d rather you ______________ out tonight because, according to the news, there could be trouble downtown.

6) A friend of mine told me that I ______________ India in summer because that is the monsoon season, when it is both too hot and too wet.

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

8) Hawaii is such an expensive place to live and the wages are so low that you ______________ very hard just to get by.

9) We had better hurry if we want to get back to the hotel before the curfew. No one _________________ out after dark, except for the patrol forces, you know.

10) A: I missed this week’s episode of “The Simpsons”. What happened?
     B: I don’t know. I don’t watch it any more.

     A: Why not? I thought you were a fan of the show like me.
     B: Yes, I __________________ it three times a week, but now I go to German lessons every night.

11) 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.

12) 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.

13) A: Hopefully, Peter booked the tickets for us yesterday.
     B: He ________________ them yesterday. The booking office is closed on Saturdays.

     A: Oh well, I’m sure he’ll order them tomorrow then.

14) A: I didn’t think Paul and Sam were coming to the picnic.
     B: They ______________ their minds.

     A: Well, it’s nice to see them again.

15) I’m glad that I ______________ hard to persuade my parents because they were already keen on the idea.

16) 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.

17) Cats are very alert to any movement. For this reason, they will pounce when a victim ______________ but ______________ prey that remains still.

18) When I lived in England, I ______________ Indian food several times a month, but here in Istanbul it’s virtually impossible to find.

19) A: Mrs. Parkinson ____________  three accidents in the last month.
     B: She ____________ a very careful driver, then.

     A: Couldn’t it have been just bad luck?

20) The weather is awful again today. Let’s look in the newspaper. There _______________ a good film showing at the cinema.