3940. I am not usually very good at tennis, but
yesterday I . . . beat my brother
A) can B) was able to C) have to D) ought
3941. − It’s such a beautiful day. . . . go to the beach?
−Yes, let’s go.
A) Shall we B) Do we have to C) Must we
D) Do we need to
3942. Phobias are very strong fears which . . . start in
childhood.
A) must B) may C) has to D) should
3943. I am not sure where Gary is. He . . . be at the
library.
A) must B) ought C) may D) has to
3944. Tom drives really well now. He . . . pass his
driving test easily.
A) could B) ought C) has D) is able
3945. I missed the film last night because I . . . to
work
late. A) should B) ought C) was able D) had
3946. Don’t worry. You don’t . . .
to dress formally
for the party.
A) need B) want C) has D) ought
3947. When I was younger I . . . eat anything, but now
I have to be more careful.
A) was able B) can C) could D) might
3948. In the end, I . . . come to the party because I had
too much work to do.
A) mustn’t B) shouldn’t C) wasn’t able to D) oughtn’t
3949. I need to pay the bills so I . . . find a job soon.
A) dare B) ought C) have to D) am able
3950. The manager told the clerks they . . .
pay for all
telephone calls made from the office.
A) must B) was to C) had to D) can
3951. My eyesight is still quite good, so I . . . wear
glasses.
A) ought B) should C) couldn’t D) don’t have to
3952. I took a lot of suntan lotion with me to the
South but . . . it. It rained almost every day.
A) mustn’t B) couldn’t C) needs D) didn’t need
3953. Oxygen masks were important when they got to
the top of the mountain. They . . . wear them so
as not to get short of air.
A) could B) had to C) might D) dare
3954. I had no accurate idea of the time, for I . . . my
watch, but I thought we must have started the
work about four hours ago.
A) must see B) oughtn’t to see
C) couldn’t see D) shouldn’t have seen
3955. Yesterday’s rain spoiled my shoes completely
and now I . . . to buy new ones.
A) must B) can C) have D) should
3956. As the case was dismissed he . . . to go to the
court.
A) must not B) should not C) didn’t have D) could not
3957. In my early days of journalism I . . .
to write
each
evening a column for a provincial newspaper.
A) could B) must C) had D) should
3958. Granny evidently didn’t hear us, that’s why we
. . . to knock loudly before she opened the door.
A) must B) should C) might D) had
3959. You need to prepare the room for our guests.
They . . . arrive tomorrow or the day after.
A) need B) are able to C) should D) may
3960. There’s no doubt about it. You . . . enter the
competition. I’m sure you will win.
A) may B) ought C) have D) must
3961. I don’t think it will rain. David . . . take an
umbrella.
A) mustn’t B) should C) needn’t D) ought to
3962. When the satellite is launched next week,
scientists . . . count the rings around Saturn in
more detail than ever before.
A) are able to B) dare C) must D) will be able to
3963. Yesterday the builders said that they . . .
start
work immediately.
A) have to B) can C) could D) may
3964. When I was younger I was hopeless at sports. I
. . . not throw or kick a ball properly.
A) should B) could C) need D) may
3965. Before you buy a house you . . . consider all the
costs.
A) need B) can C) dare D) must
3966. The concert hall is packed. There . . . be about
two thousand people.
A) should B) must C) need D) ought to
3967. It would be good to see you, I missed you so
much, but you . . . not come if you are busy.
A) must B) dare C) can D) need
3968. There are plans to rebuild the town centre, but it
. . . not happen for another ten
years because of
crisis.
A) must B) should C) may D) need
3969. Around this time of year, eagles . . . sometimes
be seen high in the mountains.
A) must B) can C) should D) need
3970. When the new road is built, I . . . drive to work
in under half an hour, but that is not going to be
till next summer.
A) am able to B) will be able to C) must D) should
3971. –When is Megan’s birthday?
–As far as I . . .
remember, it’s in June.
A) should B) must C) can D) need
3972. The car broke down and we . . . get a taxi.
A) must B) may C) had to D) ought to
3973. Chris and June say they will dine out today. So
I . . . cook dinner and can watch TV all evening.
A) mustn’t B) may not C) ought not to D) don’t have
to
3974. I don’t hear what you are saying. You . . . not
whisper. There is nobody near to hear us.
A) can B) may C) need D) must
3975. In most developed countries people . . . not boil
water before they drink it.
A) must B) should C) need D) can
3976. Hannah has agreed to organize the party. So she
said that the rest of us . . . not do anything.
A) dare B) must C) can D) need
3977. Before we start our journey we . . . study the
map.
A) have B) were to C) must D) had to
3978. The twins are so much alike that even their
parents . . . tell the difference.
A) can’t B) shouldn’t C) mustn’t D) needn’t
3979. − Must I pay cash ?
− No, you . . . . We take cards.
A) must B) needn’t C) should D) aren’t
3980. In my opinion, little children . . .
spend so much
time in front of the television.
A) needn’t B) shouldn’t C) oughtn’t D) shan’t
3981. I believe that little children shouldn’t . . . to
walk
in the streets not accompanied by grown-ups.
A) allow B) to be allowed C) be allowed D) allowing
3982. It’s quite cold today. You had better . . . your
warm jacket.
A) to wear B) worn C) wear D) wore
3983. I forgot to buy milk, so I . . . make another trip
to the shops yesterday.
A) had to B) must C) can D) rather
3984. I would like ... him this morning.
A) to see B) to be seen C) have seen D) see