Trang chủ Đề thi & kiểm tra Lớp 12 Tiếng anh Luyện tập về Động từ khuyết thiếu

Luyện tập về Động từ khuyết thiếu

Câu 1 : They were travelling on the same train so they ___________. But, of course, we don’t know if they did.

A may have met                                         

B should probably meet

C might meet                                              

D could meet

Câu 2 : Initially I was opposed to the idea, but after I had seen the research, I _________ that the project was a good one.

A must have agreed                                           

B would have agreed

C ought to agree                                                 

D had to agree

Câu 3 : He __________ them to promote him to manager; after all, he isn’t even a qualified engineer.

A shouldn’t be expecting                                  

B needn’t have expected

C can’t have expected                                    

D wouldn’t be expecting

Câu 4 : If you like, we ________ volleyball with the children while the men ____________ up the barbecue.

A could play – are setting                                     

B could have played – have set

C will play – were setting                                     

D can play – had been setting

Câu 5 : We really should have checked whether the covered bazaar is open on Sundays. We ______ somewhere else, but now we ‘ve wasted our after-noon coming here.

A visited     

B had visited

C could have visited                                          

D have been visiting

Câu 6 : The sun appears to be shining on your computer screen. __________ I close the curtains for you as it ________ you?

A Let – has disturbed                                       

B Will – were disturbing

C Do – is disturbing                                         

D Shall – must be disturbing

Câu 7 : We really should have locked at the timetable when we got off the ferry.We _________ the six-thirty train, but now we have to hang around here un-til twenty past eight.

A would be catching                                         

B could have caught

C had caught                                                        

D might catch

Câu 8 : Shall I put a hot water bottle in your bed for you as it _____________ quite cold tonight?

A might get                                                   

B may have got

C could have got                                            

D would be getting

Câu 9 : She __________ , but luckily, a lifeguard spotted her and rescued her.

A has drowned                                                  

B ought to drown

C could have drowned                                       

D might drown

Câu 10 : As a child, my son ____________ such vegetables as cabbages and leeks; none- theless, he can’t even bear the sight of them any longer.

A used to  eat                                                     

B was eating

C had eaten                                                        

D would eat

Câu 11 : The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they ‘d mistyped the salary they were offering for the position. Luckily, they ____________ the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it.

A could have asked                                            

B must have asked

C were able to ask                                               

D might have asked

Câu 12 : I think ___________ the battery before going to Vienna. Do you know Lucy had problems starting the car last night?

A you ‘d better change                                   

B you ‘d better changed

C you ‘ve better changed                                

D you will better change

Câu 13 : He _________ us on the last day of the congress so his presence at the opening ceremony was something of a surprise.

A must have joined                                          

B was to join

C had to join                                                   

D should join

Câu 14 : It ‘s absurd! In the first section they praise us for preventing a “major epidemic” and in the next one they write that we ________ so many people.

A needn’t have vaccinated                                           

B didn’t need to vaccinate

C didn’t need vaccinate                                                

D needn’t to have vaccinated                        

Câu 15 : To remain on the safe side, we should not take things for granted and should be able to cope with all kinds of contingency; in Salts, for in stance, the villagers ____________ for accommodating all the visitors.

A may have been unprepared                           

B need not to be prepared

C must not be prepared                                    

D may be unprepared

Câu 16 : “Must I take my umbrella?” – “No, you _______. It ‘s not going to rain.”

A  mustn’t                      

B have to                         

C needn’t  

D don’t

Câu 17 : A: I wish I hadn’t criticised Mark ‘s drawings yesterday because he hasn’t spoken to me today. Do you think he ‘ll come to my party on Friday?B: Possibly, he __________ you by then.

A has forgiven                                                   

B was able to forgive

C must have forgiven                                           

D might have forgiven

Câu 18 : In fact the criminals __________ in because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in.

A needn’t have broken                                              

B didn’t need break

C didn’t need to break                                              

D needn’t to have broken

Câu 19 : And what shall we do if the meetings ends after ten? I’d rather you __________ alone through the park at night.

A didn’t walk                     

B won’t walk                   

C don’t walk              

D not walk

Câu 20 : If the company’s bank account remains blocked, they _______ to pay us back next month.

A may have been unable                                           

B might not be able

C can’t be able                                                          

D can be unable

Câu 21 : On that evening the landlady let us into her kitchen and so we ________ the normal gas cooker with four rings. Making so many pancakes on my two-ring electric stove would have taken too long.

A could use                                                              

B could have used

C were able to use                                                   

D may have used

Câu 22 : Since Bernie and Alf couldn’t take part in the last training games, we ___________ some problems with team coordination. Well, we ‘ll find that out tomorrow.

A might have expected                                                        

B might now expect

C had better expected                                                          

D have better expected

Câu 23 : Since the day his manager transferred him to the foundry section of the steel works, he _________ safety goggles.

A will be wearing                                                           

B must have worn

C ought to wear                                                               

D has had to wear

Câu 24 : The weather was perfect and so we ___________ the little shelter at the top in just two hours while normally the climbing would have taken at least half an hour longer.

A were able to reach                                                    

B could reach

C could have reached                                                   

D might have reached

Câu 25 : All the afternoon the kids were out on the beach, so Evs and I _________ some serious talk about what was going wrong in our marriage. With the children around, such discussion would have been impossible.

A might have                                                                 

B were able to have

C could have had                                                          

D had to have

Câu 26 : Even if she thought the ride and the tickets would be free, she _________  Jimmy some pocket money. As it was, the boy couldn’t even buy himself an ice cream.

A ought to have given                                                

B should give

C had to give                                                              

D could give

Câu 27 : Doctor Delors was very fluent in English and so I ________ an interpreter, which greatly reduced the cost of the lecture.

A needn’t have hired                                                 

B didn’t need hire

C needn’t to have hired  

D didn’t need to hire

Câu 28 : You know how upset she was that night. You ________ her everything all right. Why were you so cruel?

A should tell                      

B ought tell                    

C could have told               

D may have told

Câu 29 : A: This student has circled the mistakes in the text, but he had corrected them, so he ‘ll only get half marks.B: He ______ the instructions properly.

A would rather not read                                      

B must not have read

C needn’t have read                                           

D shouldn’t have read

Câu 30 : If the postal strike doesn’t end by next week, we ________ to the bank short-term loan.

A may have turned                                          

B can have to turn

C may have to turn                                          

D will have turned

Câu 31 : I suppose in the end they didn’t have enough money to carry out all redecorations, or the landlord __________ to the changes.

A may have objected                                    

B has objected

C might be forced to go                                

D may have to go

Câu 32 : After so many defeats the team ‘s manager ___________. Most supporters be happy if he does.

A may have had to go                                 

B must have gone

C might be forced to go                               

D may have to go

Câu 33 : “How many people ______ ? Remember we will have to cover their expenses.”“Well, it ‘s up to you. I can assure you I won’t protest.”

A will we invite                                         

B should we invite

C we want to invite                                  

D would we invite

Câu 34 : As a single woman, Lucy ______ quite a lot of money on clothers, jewelry and cosmetics, but now married with two children, she can’t spend much money on them.

A might spend              

B had spent                  

C would spend                 

D would rather spend

Câu 35 : It ‘s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny _____ the poison the it for her asthma medicine because the bottle was unmarked.

A might have swallowed                                            

B had swallowed

C could swallow                                                        

D was able to swallow

Câu 36 : I can’t believed it. She __________ it by herself. It weighs over a ton.

A couldn’t lift                                                           

B might not lift

C may not have been able to lift                              

D can’t have lifted

Câu 37 : We _________ him up at five because he hadn’t been sleeping since four.

A didn’t need to wake                                            

B didn’t need wake

C needn’t to have woken                                       

D needn’t have woken

Câu 38 : Barbara ‘s letter from Sydney ________ the last one, so I was very surprised to find another blue envenlope with Australian stamps in my mail.

A had been                          

B would have been                    

C was to be               

D ought to be

Câu 39 : Don't you think that, since the two brothers do not speak to each other, we ___________  big problems getting their wives to sit together at the party?

A could have got                                                    

B may have had

C may be able to have                                            

D might have

Câu 40 : After paying the bill I had some money left and so I ________ a T-shirt with Magic Johnson, which my son said was the best present he had ever received.

A was able to buy                                                   

B might buy

C could have bought                                              

D might have to buy

Câu 41 : A: Are you going to enrol on the second course when we finish this one?B: I don’t know. It ‘s tiring coming every day after work. I ________ a month before I start the second course.

A have to wait                                                   

B am supposed to wait

C could have waited                                          

D may wait

Câu 42 : How very lucky you you were ! You ________ in the crowd.

A could get lost                                                 

B could have lost

C could have got lost                                         

D didn’t lose

Câu 43 : As some of the senior officers had very little English at school, additional interpreters _________ needed. The exact number should be known on their arrival.

A have better been                                                

B might have been

C had better been                                                  

D may now be

Câu 44 : Being so terribly busy, I could do nothing more than meet her at the air-port. Don’t tell me I ________ her the city as well.

A must have shown                                                  

B should have shown

C ought to show                                                       

D might show

Câu 45 : James will book the hotel rooms for the German representatives and you ______ them at the airport at eight o’clock. Is that clear?

A are to meet                                                              

B can meet

C have meet                                                                

D would meet

Câu 46 : The Prince ‘s aircraft had to undergo a security check and so we ________ to him for almost an hour. Father was very impressed as normally he could have counted on nothing more than a handshake.

A might talk                                                                     

B were able to talk

C could have taked                                                           

D may have talked

Câu 47 : “I’m sorry I can’t do the shopping today.” – “OK, _____- it then.”

A I ‘m going to do                                                         

B I ‘m doing

C I’ll do                                                                         

D I do

Câu 48 : Since she was too weak to walk, we _________ her back to the gallery where her husband was waiting for her in a rented car.

A must have driven                                                       

B had to drive

C have driven                                                               

D ought to drive

Câu 49 : Let ‘s not discuss this problem now if we ________ a decision tomorrow.

A don’t need to reach                                              

B needn’t to reach

C won’t need to reach                                             

D needn’t to be reaching

Câu 50 :  “Where __________ Doctor Lee for the weekend? I’m afraid we will have to invite his wife, as well”.“Well, the place doesn’t really matter. Of course, I wouldn’t like to spend a fortune."

A we are to take                                                   

B shall we take

C will we take                                                      

D would we take

Câu 51 : They were travelling on the same train so they ___________. But, of course, we don’t know if they did.

A may have met                                         

B should probably meet

C might meet                                              

D could meet

Câu 52 : Initially I was opposed to the idea, but after I had seen the research, I _________ that the project was a good one.

A must have agreed                                           

B would have agreed

C ought to agree                                                 

D had to agree

Câu 53 : He __________ them to promote him to manager; after all, he isn’t even a qualified engineer.

A shouldn’t be expecting                                  

B needn’t have expected

C can’t have expected                                    

D wouldn’t be expecting

Câu 54 : If you like, we ________ volleyball with the children while the men ____________ up the barbecue.

A could play – are setting                                     

B could have played – have set

C will play – were setting                                     

D can play – had been setting

Câu 55 : We really should have checked whether the covered bazaar is open on Sundays. We ______ somewhere else, but now we ‘ve wasted our after-noon coming here.

A visited     

B had visited

C could have visited                                          

D have been visiting

Câu 56 : The sun appears to be shining on your computer screen. __________ I close the curtains for you as it ________ you?

A Let – has disturbed                                       

B Will – were disturbing

C Do – is disturbing                                         

D Shall – must be disturbing

Câu 57 : We really should have locked at the timetable when we got off the ferry.We _________ the six-thirty train, but now we have to hang around here un-til twenty past eight.

A would be catching                                         

B could have caught

C had caught                                                        

D might catch

Câu 58 : Shall I put a hot water bottle in your bed for you as it _____________ quite cold tonight?

A might get                                                   

B may have got

C could have got                                            

D would be getting

Câu 59 : She __________ , but luckily, a lifeguard spotted her and rescued her.

A has drowned                                                  

B ought to drown

C could have drowned                                       

D might drown

Câu 60 : As a child, my son ____________ such vegetables as cabbages and leeks; none- theless, he can’t even bear the sight of them any longer.

A used to  eat                                                     

B was eating

C had eaten                                                        

D would eat

Câu 61 : The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they ‘d mistyped the salary they were offering for the position. Luckily, they ____________ the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it.

A could have asked                                            

B must have asked

C were able to ask                                               

D might have asked

Câu 62 : I think ___________ the battery before going to Vienna. Do you know Lucy had problems starting the car last night?

A you ‘d better change                                   

B you ‘d better changed

C you ‘ve better changed                                

D you will better change

Câu 63 : He _________ us on the last day of the congress so his presence at the opening ceremony was something of a surprise.

A must have joined                                          

B was to join

C had to join                                                   

D should join

Câu 64 : It ‘s absurd! In the first section they praise us for preventing a “major epidemic” and in the next one they write that we ________ so many people.

A needn’t have vaccinated                                           

B didn’t need to vaccinate

C didn’t need vaccinate                                                

D needn’t to have vaccinated                        

Câu 65 : To remain on the safe side, we should not take things for granted and should be able to cope with all kinds of contingency; in Salts, for in stance, the villagers ____________ for accommodating all the visitors.

A may have been unprepared                           

B need not to be prepared

C must not be prepared                                    

D may be unprepared

Câu 66 : “Must I take my umbrella?” – “No, you _______. It ‘s not going to rain.”

A  mustn’t                      

B have to                         

C needn’t  

D don’t

Câu 67 : A: I wish I hadn’t criticised Mark ‘s drawings yesterday because he hasn’t spoken to me today. Do you think he ‘ll come to my party on Friday?B: Possibly, he __________ you by then.

A has forgiven                                                   

B was able to forgive

C must have forgiven                                           

D might have forgiven

Câu 68 : In fact the criminals __________ in because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in.

A needn’t have broken                                              

B didn’t need break

C didn’t need to break                                              

D needn’t to have broken

Câu 69 : And what shall we do if the meetings ends after ten? I’d rather you __________ alone through the park at night.

A didn’t walk                     

B won’t walk                   

C don’t walk              

D not walk

Câu 70 : If the company’s bank account remains blocked, they _______ to pay us back next month.

A may have been unable                                           

B might not be able

C can’t be able                                                          

D can be unable

Câu 71 : On that evening the landlady let us into her kitchen and so we ________ the normal gas cooker with four rings. Making so many pancakes on my two-ring electric stove would have taken too long.

A could use                                                              

B could have used

C were able to use                                                   

D may have used

Câu 72 : Since Bernie and Alf couldn’t take part in the last training games, we ___________ some problems with team coordination. Well, we ‘ll find that out tomorrow.

A might have expected                                                        

B might now expect

C had better expected                                                          

D have better expected

Câu 73 : Since the day his manager transferred him to the foundry section of the steel works, he _________ safety goggles.

A will be wearing                                                           

B must have worn

C ought to wear                                                               

D has had to wear

Câu 74 : The weather was perfect and so we ___________ the little shelter at the top in just two hours while normally the climbing would have taken at least half an hour longer.

A were able to reach                                                    

B could reach

C could have reached                                                   

D might have reached

Câu 75 : All the afternoon the kids were out on the beach, so Evs and I _________ some serious talk about what was going wrong in our marriage. With the children around, such discussion would have been impossible.

A might have                                                                 

B were able to have

C could have had                                                          

D had to have

Câu 76 : Even if she thought the ride and the tickets would be free, she _________  Jimmy some pocket money. As it was, the boy couldn’t even buy himself an ice cream.

A ought to have given                                                

B should give

C had to give                                                              

D could give

Câu 77 : Doctor Delors was very fluent in English and so I ________ an interpreter, which greatly reduced the cost of the lecture.

A needn’t have hired                                                 

B didn’t need hire

C needn’t to have hired  

D didn’t need to hire

Câu 78 : You know how upset she was that night. You ________ her everything all right. Why were you so cruel?

A should tell                      

B ought tell                    

C could have told               

D may have told

Câu 79 : A: This student has circled the mistakes in the text, but he had corrected them, so he ‘ll only get half marks.B: He ______ the instructions properly.

A would rather not read                                      

B must not have read

C needn’t have read                                           

D shouldn’t have read

Câu 80 : If the postal strike doesn’t end by next week, we ________ to the bank short-term loan.

A may have turned                                          

B can have to turn

C may have to turn                                          

D will have turned

Câu 81 : I suppose in the end they didn’t have enough money to carry out all redecorations, or the landlord __________ to the changes.

A may have objected                                    

B has objected

C might be forced to go                                

D may have to go

Câu 82 : After so many defeats the team ‘s manager ___________. Most supporters be happy if he does.

A may have had to go                                 

B must have gone

C might be forced to go                               

D may have to go

Câu 83 : “How many people ______ ? Remember we will have to cover their expenses.”“Well, it ‘s up to you. I can assure you I won’t protest.”

A will we invite                                         

B should we invite

C we want to invite                                  

D would we invite

Câu 84 : As a single woman, Lucy ______ quite a lot of money on clothers, jewelry and cosmetics, but now married with two children, she can’t spend much money on them.

A might spend              

B had spent                  

C would spend                 

D would rather spend

Câu 85 : It ‘s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny _____ the poison the it for her asthma medicine because the bottle was unmarked.

A might have swallowed                                            

B had swallowed

C could swallow                                                        

D was able to swallow

Câu 86 : I can’t believed it. She __________ it by herself. It weighs over a ton.

A couldn’t lift                                                           

B might not lift

C may not have been able to lift                              

D can’t have lifted

Câu 87 : We _________ him up at five because he hadn’t been sleeping since four.

A didn’t need to wake                                            

B didn’t need wake

C needn’t to have woken                                       

D needn’t have woken

Câu 88 : Barbara ‘s letter from Sydney ________ the last one, so I was very surprised to find another blue envenlope with Australian stamps in my mail.

A had been                          

B would have been                    

C was to be               

D ought to be

Câu 89 : Don't you think that, since the two brothers do not speak to each other, we ___________  big problems getting their wives to sit together at the party?

A could have got                                                    

B may have had

C may be able to have                                            

D might have

Câu 90 : After paying the bill I had some money left and so I ________ a T-shirt with Magic Johnson, which my son said was the best present he had ever received.

A was able to buy                                                   

B might buy

C could have bought                                              

D might have to buy

Câu 91 : A: Are you going to enrol on the second course when we finish this one?B: I don’t know. It ‘s tiring coming every day after work. I ________ a month before I start the second course.

A have to wait                                                   

B am supposed to wait

C could have waited                                          

D may wait

Câu 92 : How very lucky you you were ! You ________ in the crowd.

A could get lost                                                 

B could have lost

C could have got lost                                         

D didn’t lose

Câu 93 : As some of the senior officers had very little English at school, additional interpreters _________ needed. The exact number should be known on their arrival.

A have better been                                                

B might have been

C had better been                                                  

D may now be

Câu 94 : Being so terribly busy, I could do nothing more than meet her at the air-port. Don’t tell me I ________ her the city as well.

A must have shown                                                  

B should have shown

C ought to show                                                       

D might show

Câu 95 : James will book the hotel rooms for the German representatives and you ______ them at the airport at eight o’clock. Is that clear?

A are to meet                                                              

B can meet

C have meet                                                                

D would meet

Câu 96 : The Prince ‘s aircraft had to undergo a security check and so we ________ to him for almost an hour. Father was very impressed as normally he could have counted on nothing more than a handshake.

A might talk                                                                     

B were able to talk

C could have taked                                                           

D may have talked

Câu 97 : “I’m sorry I can’t do the shopping today.” – “OK, _____- it then.”

A I ‘m going to do                                                         

B I ‘m doing

C I’ll do                                                                         

D I do

Câu 98 : Since she was too weak to walk, we _________ her back to the gallery where her husband was waiting for her in a rented car.

A must have driven                                                       

B had to drive

C have driven                                                               

D ought to drive

Câu 99 : Let ‘s not discuss this problem now if we ________ a decision tomorrow.

A don’t need to reach                                              

B needn’t to reach

C won’t need to reach                                             

D needn’t to be reaching

Câu 100 :  “Where __________ Doctor Lee for the weekend? I’m afraid we will have to invite his wife, as well”.“Well, the place doesn’t really matter. Of course, I wouldn’t like to spend a fortune."

A we are to take                                                   

B shall we take

C will we take                                                      

D would we take

Câu 101 : They were travelling on the same train so they ___________. But, of course, we don’t know if they did.

A may have met                                         

B should probably meet

C might meet                                              

D could meet

Câu 102 : Initially I was opposed to the idea, but after I had seen the research, I _________ that the project was a good one.

A must have agreed                                           

B would have agreed

C ought to agree                                                 

D had to agree

Câu 103 : He __________ them to promote him to manager; after all, he isn’t even a qualified engineer.

A shouldn’t be expecting                                  

B needn’t have expected

C can’t have expected                                    

D wouldn’t be expecting

Câu 104 : If you like, we ________ volleyball with the children while the men ____________ up the barbecue.

A could play – are setting                                     

B could have played – have set

C will play – were setting                                     

D can play – had been setting

Câu 105 : We really should have checked whether the covered bazaar is open on Sundays. We ______ somewhere else, but now we ‘ve wasted our after-noon coming here.

A visited     

B had visited

C could have visited                                          

D have been visiting

Câu 106 : The sun appears to be shining on your computer screen. __________ I close the curtains for you as it ________ you?

A Let – has disturbed                                       

B Will – were disturbing

C Do – is disturbing                                         

D Shall – must be disturbing

Câu 107 : We really should have locked at the timetable when we got off the ferry.We _________ the six-thirty train, but now we have to hang around here un-til twenty past eight.

A would be catching                                         

B could have caught

C had caught                                                        

D might catch

Câu 108 : Shall I put a hot water bottle in your bed for you as it _____________ quite cold tonight?

A might get                                                   

B may have got

C could have got                                            

D would be getting

Câu 109 : She __________ , but luckily, a lifeguard spotted her and rescued her.

A has drowned                                                  

B ought to drown

C could have drowned                                       

D might drown

Câu 110 : As a child, my son ____________ such vegetables as cabbages and leeks; none- theless, he can’t even bear the sight of them any longer.

A used to  eat                                                     

B was eating

C had eaten                                                        

D would eat

Câu 111 : The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they ‘d mistyped the salary they were offering for the position. Luckily, they ____________ the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it.

A could have asked                                            

B must have asked

C were able to ask                                               

D might have asked

Câu 112 : I think ___________ the battery before going to Vienna. Do you know Lucy had problems starting the car last night?

A you ‘d better change                                   

B you ‘d better changed

C you ‘ve better changed                                

D you will better change

Câu 113 : He _________ us on the last day of the congress so his presence at the opening ceremony was something of a surprise.

A must have joined                                          

B was to join

C had to join                                                   

D should join

Câu 114 : It ‘s absurd! In the first section they praise us for preventing a “major epidemic” and in the next one they write that we ________ so many people.

A needn’t have vaccinated                                           

B didn’t need to vaccinate

C didn’t need vaccinate                                                

D needn’t to have vaccinated                        

Câu 115 : To remain on the safe side, we should not take things for granted and should be able to cope with all kinds of contingency; in Salts, for in stance, the villagers ____________ for accommodating all the visitors.

A may have been unprepared                           

B need not to be prepared

C must not be prepared                                    

D may be unprepared

Câu 116 : “Must I take my umbrella?” – “No, you _______. It ‘s not going to rain.”

A  mustn’t                      

B have to                         

C needn’t  

D don’t

Câu 117 : A: I wish I hadn’t criticised Mark ‘s drawings yesterday because he hasn’t spoken to me today. Do you think he ‘ll come to my party on Friday?B: Possibly, he __________ you by then.

A has forgiven                                                   

B was able to forgive

C must have forgiven                                           

D might have forgiven

Câu 118 : In fact the criminals __________ in because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in.

A needn’t have broken                                              

B didn’t need break

C didn’t need to break                                              

D needn’t to have broken

Câu 119 : And what shall we do if the meetings ends after ten? I’d rather you __________ alone through the park at night.

A didn’t walk                     

B won’t walk                   

C don’t walk              

D not walk

Câu 120 : If the company’s bank account remains blocked, they _______ to pay us back next month.

A may have been unable                                           

B might not be able

C can’t be able                                                          

D can be unable

Câu 121 : On that evening the landlady let us into her kitchen and so we ________ the normal gas cooker with four rings. Making so many pancakes on my two-ring electric stove would have taken too long.

A could use                                                              

B could have used

C were able to use                                                   

D may have used

Câu 122 : Since Bernie and Alf couldn’t take part in the last training games, we ___________ some problems with team coordination. Well, we ‘ll find that out tomorrow.

A might have expected                                                        

B might now expect

C had better expected                                                          

D have better expected

Câu 123 : Since the day his manager transferred him to the foundry section of the steel works, he _________ safety goggles.

A will be wearing                                                           

B must have worn

C ought to wear                                                               

D has had to wear

Câu 124 : The weather was perfect and so we ___________ the little shelter at the top in just two hours while normally the climbing would have taken at least half an hour longer.

A were able to reach                                                    

B could reach

C could have reached                                                   

D might have reached

Câu 125 : All the afternoon the kids were out on the beach, so Evs and I _________ some serious talk about what was going wrong in our marriage. With the children around, such discussion would have been impossible.

A might have                                                                 

B were able to have

C could have had                                                          

D had to have

Câu 126 : Even if she thought the ride and the tickets would be free, she _________  Jimmy some pocket money. As it was, the boy couldn’t even buy himself an ice cream.

A ought to have given                                                

B should give

C had to give                                                              

D could give

Câu 127 : Doctor Delors was very fluent in English and so I ________ an interpreter, which greatly reduced the cost of the lecture.

A needn’t have hired                                                 

B didn’t need hire

C needn’t to have hired  

D didn’t need to hire

Câu 128 : You know how upset she was that night. You ________ her everything all right. Why were you so cruel?

A should tell                      

B ought tell                    

C could have told               

D may have told

Câu 129 : A: This student has circled the mistakes in the text, but he had corrected them, so he ‘ll only get half marks.B: He ______ the instructions properly.

A would rather not read                                      

B must not have read

C needn’t have read                                           

D shouldn’t have read

Câu 130 : If the postal strike doesn’t end by next week, we ________ to the bank short-term loan.

A may have turned                                          

B can have to turn

C may have to turn                                          

D will have turned

Câu 131 : I suppose in the end they didn’t have enough money to carry out all redecorations, or the landlord __________ to the changes.

A may have objected                                    

B has objected

C might be forced to go                                

D may have to go

Câu 132 : After so many defeats the team ‘s manager ___________. Most supporters be happy if he does.

A may have had to go                                 

B must have gone

C might be forced to go                               

D may have to go

Câu 133 : “How many people ______ ? Remember we will have to cover their expenses.”“Well, it ‘s up to you. I can assure you I won’t protest.”

A will we invite                                         

B should we invite

C we want to invite                                  

D would we invite

Câu 134 : As a single woman, Lucy ______ quite a lot of money on clothers, jewelry and cosmetics, but now married with two children, she can’t spend much money on them.

A might spend              

B had spent                  

C would spend                 

D would rather spend

Câu 135 : It ‘s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny _____ the poison the it for her asthma medicine because the bottle was unmarked.

A might have swallowed                                            

B had swallowed

C could swallow                                                        

D was able to swallow

Câu 136 : I can’t believed it. She __________ it by herself. It weighs over a ton.

A couldn’t lift                                                           

B might not lift

C may not have been able to lift                              

D can’t have lifted

Câu 137 : We _________ him up at five because he hadn’t been sleeping since four.

A didn’t need to wake                                            

B didn’t need wake

C needn’t to have woken                                       

D needn’t have woken

Câu 138 : Barbara ‘s letter from Sydney ________ the last one, so I was very surprised to find another blue envenlope with Australian stamps in my mail.

A had been                          

B would have been                    

C was to be               

D ought to be

Câu 139 : Don't you think that, since the two brothers do not speak to each other, we ___________  big problems getting their wives to sit together at the party?

A could have got                                                    

B may have had

C may be able to have                                            

D might have

Câu 140 : After paying the bill I had some money left and so I ________ a T-shirt with Magic Johnson, which my son said was the best present he had ever received.

A was able to buy                                                   

B might buy

C could have bought                                              

D might have to buy

Câu 141 : A: Are you going to enrol on the second course when we finish this one?B: I don’t know. It ‘s tiring coming every day after work. I ________ a month before I start the second course.

A have to wait                                                   

B am supposed to wait

C could have waited                                          

D may wait

Câu 142 : How very lucky you you were ! You ________ in the crowd.

A could get lost                                                 

B could have lost

C could have got lost                                         

D didn’t lose

Câu 143 : As some of the senior officers had very little English at school, additional interpreters _________ needed. The exact number should be known on their arrival.

A have better been                                                

B might have been

C had better been                                                  

D may now be

Câu 144 : Being so terribly busy, I could do nothing more than meet her at the air-port. Don’t tell me I ________ her the city as well.

A must have shown                                                  

B should have shown

C ought to show                                                       

D might show

Câu 145 : James will book the hotel rooms for the German representatives and you ______ them at the airport at eight o’clock. Is that clear?

A are to meet                                                              

B can meet

C have meet                                                                

D would meet

Câu 146 : The Prince ‘s aircraft had to undergo a security check and so we ________ to him for almost an hour. Father was very impressed as normally he could have counted on nothing more than a handshake.

A might talk                                                                     

B were able to talk

C could have taked                                                           

D may have talked

Câu 147 : “I’m sorry I can’t do the shopping today.” – “OK, _____- it then.”

A I ‘m going to do                                                         

B I ‘m doing

C I’ll do                                                                         

D I do

Câu 148 : Since she was too weak to walk, we _________ her back to the gallery where her husband was waiting for her in a rented car.

A must have driven                                                       

B had to drive

C have driven                                                               

D ought to drive

Câu 149 : Let ‘s not discuss this problem now if we ________ a decision tomorrow.

A don’t need to reach                                              

B needn’t to reach

C won’t need to reach                                             

D needn’t to be reaching

Câu 150 :  “Where __________ Doctor Lee for the weekend? I’m afraid we will have to invite his wife, as well”.“Well, the place doesn’t really matter. Of course, I wouldn’t like to spend a fortune."

A we are to take                                                   

B shall we take

C will we take                                                      

D would we take

Câu 151 : They were travelling on the same train so they ___________. But, of course, we don’t know if they did.

A may have met                                         

B should probably meet

C might meet                                              

D could meet

Câu 152 : Initially I was opposed to the idea, but after I had seen the research, I _________ that the project was a good one.

A must have agreed                                           

B would have agreed

C ought to agree                                                 

D had to agree

Câu 153 : He __________ them to promote him to manager; after all, he isn’t even a qualified engineer.

A shouldn’t be expecting                                  

B needn’t have expected

C can’t have expected                                    

D wouldn’t be expecting

Câu 154 : If you like, we ________ volleyball with the children while the men ____________ up the barbecue.

A could play – are setting                                     

B could have played – have set

C will play – were setting                                     

D can play – had been setting

Câu 155 : We really should have checked whether the covered bazaar is open on Sundays. We ______ somewhere else, but now we ‘ve wasted our after-noon coming here.

A visited     

B had visited

C could have visited                                          

D have been visiting

Câu 156 : The sun appears to be shining on your computer screen. __________ I close the curtains for you as it ________ you?

A Let – has disturbed                                       

B Will – were disturbing

C Do – is disturbing                                         

D Shall – must be disturbing

Câu 157 : We really should have locked at the timetable when we got off the ferry.We _________ the six-thirty train, but now we have to hang around here un-til twenty past eight.

A would be catching                                         

B could have caught

C had caught                                                        

D might catch

Câu 158 : Shall I put a hot water bottle in your bed for you as it _____________ quite cold tonight?

A might get                                                   

B may have got

C could have got                                            

D would be getting

Câu 159 : She __________ , but luckily, a lifeguard spotted her and rescued her.

A has drowned                                                  

B ought to drown

C could have drowned                                       

D might drown

Câu 160 : As a child, my son ____________ such vegetables as cabbages and leeks; none- theless, he can’t even bear the sight of them any longer.

A used to  eat                                                     

B was eating

C had eaten                                                        

D would eat

Câu 161 : The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they ‘d mistyped the salary they were offering for the position. Luckily, they ____________ the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it.

A could have asked                                            

B must have asked

C were able to ask                                               

D might have asked

Câu 162 : I think ___________ the battery before going to Vienna. Do you know Lucy had problems starting the car last night?

A you ‘d better change                                   

B you ‘d better changed

C you ‘ve better changed                                

D you will better change

Câu 163 : He _________ us on the last day of the congress so his presence at the opening ceremony was something of a surprise.

A must have joined                                          

B was to join

C had to join                                                   

D should join

Câu 164 : It ‘s absurd! In the first section they praise us for preventing a “major epidemic” and in the next one they write that we ________ so many people.

A needn’t have vaccinated                                           

B didn’t need to vaccinate

C didn’t need vaccinate                                                

D needn’t to have vaccinated                        

Câu 165 : To remain on the safe side, we should not take things for granted and should be able to cope with all kinds of contingency; in Salts, for in stance, the villagers ____________ for accommodating all the visitors.

A may have been unprepared                           

B need not to be prepared

C must not be prepared                                    

D may be unprepared

Câu 166 : “Must I take my umbrella?” – “No, you _______. It ‘s not going to rain.”

A  mustn’t                      

B have to                         

C needn’t  

D don’t

Câu 167 : A: I wish I hadn’t criticised Mark ‘s drawings yesterday because he hasn’t spoken to me today. Do you think he ‘ll come to my party on Friday?B: Possibly, he __________ you by then.

A has forgiven                                                   

B was able to forgive

C must have forgiven                                           

D might have forgiven

Câu 168 : In fact the criminals __________ in because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in.

A needn’t have broken                                              

B didn’t need break

C didn’t need to break                                              

D needn’t to have broken

Câu 169 : And what shall we do if the meetings ends after ten? I’d rather you __________ alone through the park at night.

A didn’t walk                     

B won’t walk                   

C don’t walk              

D not walk

Câu 170 : If the company’s bank account remains blocked, they _______ to pay us back next month.

A may have been unable                                           

B might not be able

C can’t be able                                                          

D can be unable

Câu 171 : On that evening the landlady let us into her kitchen and so we ________ the normal gas cooker with four rings. Making so many pancakes on my two-ring electric stove would have taken too long.

A could use                                                              

B could have used

C were able to use                                                   

D may have used

Câu 172 : Since Bernie and Alf couldn’t take part in the last training games, we ___________ some problems with team coordination. Well, we ‘ll find that out tomorrow.

A might have expected                                                        

B might now expect

C had better expected                                                          

D have better expected

Câu 173 : Since the day his manager transferred him to the foundry section of the steel works, he _________ safety goggles.

A will be wearing                                                           

B must have worn

C ought to wear                                                               

D has had to wear

Câu 174 : The weather was perfect and so we ___________ the little shelter at the top in just two hours while normally the climbing would have taken at least half an hour longer.

A were able to reach                                                    

B could reach

C could have reached                                                   

D might have reached

Câu 175 : All the afternoon the kids were out on the beach, so Evs and I _________ some serious talk about what was going wrong in our marriage. With the children around, such discussion would have been impossible.

A might have                                                                 

B were able to have

C could have had                                                          

D had to have

Câu 176 : Even if she thought the ride and the tickets would be free, she _________  Jimmy some pocket money. As it was, the boy couldn’t even buy himself an ice cream.

A ought to have given                                                

B should give

C had to give                                                              

D could give

Câu 177 : Doctor Delors was very fluent in English and so I ________ an interpreter, which greatly reduced the cost of the lecture.

A needn’t have hired                                                 

B didn’t need hire

C needn’t to have hired  

D didn’t need to hire

Câu 178 : You know how upset she was that night. You ________ her everything all right. Why were you so cruel?

A should tell                      

B ought tell                    

C could have told               

D may have told

Câu 179 : A: This student has circled the mistakes in the text, but he had corrected them, so he ‘ll only get half marks.B: He ______ the instructions properly.

A would rather not read                                      

B must not have read

C needn’t have read                                           

D shouldn’t have read

Câu 180 : If the postal strike doesn’t end by next week, we ________ to the bank short-term loan.

A may have turned                                          

B can have to turn

C may have to turn                                          

D will have turned

Câu 181 : I suppose in the end they didn’t have enough money to carry out all redecorations, or the landlord __________ to the changes.

A may have objected                                    

B has objected

C might be forced to go                                

D may have to go

Câu 182 : After so many defeats the team ‘s manager ___________. Most supporters be happy if he does.

A may have had to go                                 

B must have gone

C might be forced to go                               

D may have to go

Câu 183 : “How many people ______ ? Remember we will have to cover their expenses.”“Well, it ‘s up to you. I can assure you I won’t protest.”

A will we invite                                         

B should we invite

C we want to invite                                  

D would we invite

Câu 184 : As a single woman, Lucy ______ quite a lot of money on clothers, jewelry and cosmetics, but now married with two children, she can’t spend much money on them.

A might spend              

B had spent                  

C would spend                 

D would rather spend

Câu 185 : It ‘s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny _____ the poison the it for her asthma medicine because the bottle was unmarked.

A might have swallowed                                            

B had swallowed

C could swallow                                                        

D was able to swallow

Câu 186 : I can’t believed it. She __________ it by herself. It weighs over a ton.

A couldn’t lift                                                           

B might not lift

C may not have been able to lift                              

D can’t have lifted

Câu 187 : We _________ him up at five because he hadn’t been sleeping since four.

A didn’t need to wake                                            

B didn’t need wake

C needn’t to have woken                                       

D needn’t have woken

Câu 188 : Barbara ‘s letter from Sydney ________ the last one, so I was very surprised to find another blue envenlope with Australian stamps in my mail.

A had been                          

B would have been                    

C was to be               

D ought to be

Câu 189 : Don't you think that, since the two brothers do not speak to each other, we ___________  big problems getting their wives to sit together at the party?

A could have got                                                    

B may have had

C may be able to have                                            

D might have

Câu 190 : After paying the bill I had some money left and so I ________ a T-shirt with Magic Johnson, which my son said was the best present he had ever received.

A was able to buy                                                   

B might buy

C could have bought                                              

D might have to buy

Câu 191 : A: Are you going to enrol on the second course when we finish this one?B: I don’t know. It ‘s tiring coming every day after work. I ________ a month before I start the second course.

A have to wait                                                   

B am supposed to wait

C could have waited                                          

D may wait

Câu 192 : How very lucky you you were ! You ________ in the crowd.

A could get lost                                                 

B could have lost

C could have got lost                                         

D didn’t lose

Câu 193 : As some of the senior officers had very little English at school, additional interpreters _________ needed. The exact number should be known on their arrival.

A have better been                                                

B might have been

C had better been                                                  

D may now be

Câu 194 : Being so terribly busy, I could do nothing more than meet her at the air-port. Don’t tell me I ________ her the city as well.

A must have shown                                                  

B should have shown

C ought to show                                                       

D might show

Câu 195 : James will book the hotel rooms for the German representatives and you ______ them at the airport at eight o’clock. Is that clear?

A are to meet                                                              

B can meet

C have meet                                                                

D would meet

Câu 196 : The Prince ‘s aircraft had to undergo a security check and so we ________ to him for almost an hour. Father was very impressed as normally he could have counted on nothing more than a handshake.

A might talk                                                                     

B were able to talk

C could have taked                                                           

D may have talked

Câu 197 : “I’m sorry I can’t do the shopping today.” – “OK, _____- it then.”

A I ‘m going to do                                                         

B I ‘m doing

C I’ll do                                                                         

D I do

Câu 198 : Since she was too weak to walk, we _________ her back to the gallery where her husband was waiting for her in a rented car.

A must have driven                                                       

B had to drive

C have driven                                                               

D ought to drive

Câu 199 : Let ‘s not discuss this problem now if we ________ a decision tomorrow.

A don’t need to reach                                              

B needn’t to reach

C won’t need to reach                                             

D needn’t to be reaching

Câu 200 :  “Where __________ Doctor Lee for the weekend? I’m afraid we will have to invite his wife, as well”.“Well, the place doesn’t really matter. Of course, I wouldn’t like to spend a fortune."

A we are to take                                                   

B shall we take

C will we take                                                      

D would we take

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