B.

LUYỆN TẬP
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Dane…………the book we borrowed from the library. It was on the table, but now it has
gone.
A. must have returned B. should have returned
C. cannot have returned D. needn't have returned
2. You…………book the tickets for the play in advance because they sell out quickly.
A. could B. mustn't C. have to D. may
3. You can’t mean that! You………….
A. must be joking B. can be joking
C. can joke D. have to joke
4. Hiking the trail to the peak…………be dangerous if you are not well prepared for
dramatic weather changes.
A. shall B. should C. might D. had better
5. Look! She is laughing. She…………something funny or happy.
A. must have B. must have had C. could have had D. can't have had
6. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room.
It…………around here somewhere. Where…………it be?
A. should have been/ shall B. could lie/ must
C. must be lying/ can D. had to be lying/ will
7. By the year 2030, it…………possible to travel faster than the speed of light.
A. may be B. must be C. should be D.might have
been
8. Sam…………his collection. I can imagine his wife's anger if he does.
A. may have to sell B. may have sold
C. could have sold D. must have sold
9. I don’t know why you're doing that now. You know it…………finished yesterday.
A. should be B. must have been C. should have been D. ought to be
10. They were traveling on the same train so they…………But, of course, we don't know if they
did.
A. could meet B. may have met
C. might meet D. should probably meet
Exercise 2. Complete the text by writing a verb from the box in each space.
might have found would have meant must be
can't have been might have heard must have thought
should have resigned might have known
needn’t have worried would have had
Hi Kate,
Just a quick update on my latest news. As you (1)…………from Paula, I won't be going to
Australia after all. Basically, it (2)…………making two months off, and I'm not sure whether I
(3)…………a job when I came back. I really like my job at the hospital here, so I decided to play
it safe. Maybe I (4)…………from the job and hoped for the best. After all, perhaps I (5)
…………a really great job out there, or met the man of my dreams! Do you think I did the right
thing? I kept changing my mind right up to the last minute. Bill and Sue in Sydney (6)…………
it was really annoying. I thought they'd never speak to me again, but I (7)…………. I got a call
from them last week, and they were very sympathetic.
Paula told me you’ve decided to go back to university to study law - that (8)…………an
easy decision! You (9) …………the world's coolest looking lawyer! So no more working in the
insurance company! I (10)…………you'd find it a bit dull! Good for you.
Keep in touch,
Love Tina

Exercise 3. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following sentences.
1. A new law may soon be passed to deal with the problem.
A. There’s a possibility that a new law will soon be passed to deal with the problem.
B. It is said that a new law will soon be passed to deal with the problem.
C. To deal with the problem, a new law must be passed soon.
D. The problem will soon be dealt with by a new law.
2. It is possible that we won't have to take an entrance exam this year.
A. Perhaps we have to take an entrance exam this year.
B. We mustn’t take an entrance exam this year.
C. We mightn’t have taken an entrance exam this year.
D. It is likely that we won’t take an entrance this year.
3. We could have helped her out.
A. We didn't help her when she had difficulty.
B. We succeeded in helping her out.
C. Although we didn't help her, she managed to go out.
D. We could, so we helped her out.
4. It was wrong of you not to call the fire brigade
A. The fire brigade was called at the wrong time.
B. You should have called the fire brigade at once.
C. You didn't call the fire brigade and it was wrong.
D. Calling the fire brigade must be done at once.
5. I’m sure it wasn't Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
A. It mustn't have been Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
B. It can't have been Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
C. It mightn't be Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
D. It couldn't be Mr. Pike you saw because he is in London.
6. Tom ought to have made more effort to locate his brother.
A. It is necessary for Tom to try harder if he wants to locate his brother.
B. Tom must have worked hard in order to locate his brother.
C. Tom didn't try as hard as he should have to find his brother.
D. Tom has to make the effort himself if he wishes to find his brother.
7. It couldn't have been Mary that you heard shouting last night, as she is vacationing in
Vermont at the moment.
A. I think Mary is on holiday in Vermont now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you
heard her yelling last night.
B. Right now, she is having a holiday in Vermont, so it is nearly impossible that it was
Mary whose shouting you heard last night.
C. Are you sure it was Mary who shouted to you last night, because, as far as I know, she
is on vacation in Vermont at the moment?
 D. It it was Mary that you heard yelling last night, then she can't be taking a vacation in
Vermont at the moment.
8. We expected her to be here hours ago.
A. She ought to have been here hours ago.
B. She might have been here hours ago.
C. She is expected to be here hours ago.
D. She shouldn’t have been here hours ago.
9. Andy can't be having a bath.
A. Andy is not able to have a bath.
B. Andy is not allowed to have a bath.
C. Andy will not be having a bath.
D. It is impossible that Andy is having a bath.
10. Nam was not at home either. Perhaps he went out with his girlfriend.
A. Nam must go out with his girlfriend.
B. Nam probably goes out with his girlfriend.
C. Nam might have gone out with his girlfriend.
D. It is sure that Nam went out with his girlfriend.