MODAL VERBS
Employers _______ be unwilling to employ people over fifty.
a) can't b) can c) must
b) can
The letter is in the file _______ i keep my bills.
where
My bag was ___ heavy that I couldn't carry it.
so
I live in a ______ city. It never seems to sleep.
a) cosy b) mysterious c) bustling
c) bustling
The police officer _____ him _____ with just a warning because it was a misunderstanding.
a) left behind b) put up c) let off
c) let off
He ____ be here because he sent me a text to tell me he'd arrived in the building.
must
Winter was the time _____ people tended to get insufficient fresh food.
when
It was warm ____ to have dinner outside.
enough
We stayed in a _______ village. It was surrounded by mountains and very few people lived there.
a) peaceful b) cosy c) remote
c) remote
The long flight times really ______ them _____ travelling to New Zealand.
a) get off b) put off c) built up
b) put off
She hasn't replied to my email which is not like her, she ______ not have received it.
a) could b) might c) must
b) might
It wasn't clear _____ the children had stayed at home.
why
He's working _____ hard, he's bound to pass the exam.
very
Jenna's room is her favourite place in the world. It just feels very _____.
a) cosy b) stunning c) dramatic
a) cosy
If they ______ at 5 a.m., they should be able to get to the train station in time.
a) set off b) check in c) turn in
a) set off
Change the sentence using the modal verb:
It is impossible for us to leave because it's too early.
(couldn't/can't)
We can't leave because it is too early.
The car, ______ owner was not insured, was involved in a crash.
a) which b) whose c) who
b) whose
It was _____ cloudy to see the stars.
too
The most ________ view the tourists have ever seen was from the Mount Fuji.
a) unusual b) secluded c) spectacular
c) spectacular
Jill lost her house keys so her best friend _____ her ____ for a couple of nights.
a) checked out b) put up c) held up
b) put up
Change the sentence using the modal verb:
I'm not sure, but I think that the new student is from Germany.
(could/must)
The new student could be from Germany.
The lawyer from ______ we had received the advice was well known.
a) whom b) who c) why
a) whom
The taxi took _____ a long time to come that they decided to walk instead.
such
They finally renovated that _______ building in the centre. It had been empty for years.
a) remote b) polluted c) run-down
c) run-down
Last year, we decided to _____ without the rest of the family as a birthday treat.We went to Bali, which was spectacular.
a) drop off b) get away c) put up
b) get away