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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 : 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?

A has forgiven

B was able to forgive

C must have forgiven

D might have forgiven

Câu 17 : 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 18 : 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 19 : 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 20 : 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 21 : 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 22 : 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 23 : 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 24 : All the afternoon the kids were out on the beach and co 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 25 : 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 26 : 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 27 : 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 28 : A: This student has circled the mistakes in the text, but he had corrected them, so he ‘ll only get half marks.

A would rather not read

B must not have read

C needn’t have read

D shouldn’t have read

Câu 29 : 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 30 : 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 31 : 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 32 : 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 33 : 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 34 : 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 35 : 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 36 : 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 37 : 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 38 : 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 39 : A: Are you going to enrol on the second course when we finish this one?

A have to wait

B am supposed to wait

C could have waited

D may wait

Câu 40 : 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 41 : 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 42 : 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 43 : 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 44 : 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 45 : 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 46 : 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 47 : “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 48 : 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 49 : 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 50 : “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 51 : 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 52 : “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 53 : “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