Modals Test 7

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 

1) A: I wonder why Mary didn’t want to come shopping in Oxford Street with us.

    B: I don’t know. She _______________ short of money these days because her new kitchen cost her a lot of money.

2) I _______________ to the office to send e-mail any longer. The company has bought me a lap top computer and a mobile phone which can be used for electronic mail and the Internet.

3) You _______________ so envious of your brother. He is so successful because, unlike you, he works extremely hard.

4) Oh dear, we seem to have run out of salt. I _______________ to the corner shop before dinner.

5) I can’t understand why Dad is now so careful with his money. He _______________ such a generous person.

6) Trade is so poor these days! We _______________ just two cars since I started working here a month ago.

7) A: _______________ we drive to Sultan Ahmet in our new car?

    B: Well, I _______________ take the ferry to avoid the traffic.

8) _______________ you do me a favour please? _______________ you ask Mrs Green if the interview room is available.

9) I was falling asleep while I was typing my speech last night. The only way I _______________ awake was by drinking lots of strong coffee.

10) _______________ you hold this shelf here while I go and get my hammer?

11) The tyres of my car _______________ thin already. I only replaced them in January. I’ll have to buy better quality ones next time.

12) A: Why is Mum still in hospital? She _______________ home today.

     B: They wanted to do some more tests.

13) I’d like to have some people for dinner tonight, but it is too late to ask anyone because they _______________ their plans already.

14) George _______________ better in the tennis tournament than I thought he _______________ because he got through to the finals.

15) Ever since he took on this part-time job, he _______________ enough time on his studies.

16) Now that they have raised the prices at the gym, I _______________ going there, or I’ll have difficulty paying it.

17) My brother’s eyesight is perfect, but I _______________ glasses since I was seven years old.

18) I am really surprised that Robby hasn’t signed up yet for the skiing holiday this year. He _______________ the first to book every year.

19) Your mother _______________ a restaurant. She is such a wonderful cook. If she opened a restaurant, I’m sure it would be full every night.

20) A: Peter in the accounts department retired yesterday.

      B: He _______________ permanently yesterday. I saw him at his desk only this morning. 

      A: Oh, well, he had his retirement presentation yesterday, but perhaps that was because the Chairman was here. Maybe he is leaving on Friday.