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MODAL VERBS - TEST (1)

9. Sometimes raising a child ---- a difficult and troublesome 13. We ---- the living space of Caretta Carettas, so people ----
process; therefore, what parents ---- is to be patient and bonfires on the beaches they nest and enter there with
conscious. ATVs and off-road cars.
A) used to be / should be doing A) need to respect / should not be lighting
B) could have been / dare do B) can respect / mustn’t light

C) had to be / ought to have done C) have to respect / would not have lit
D) would be / have to do D) must respect / are not allowed to light
E) should have respected / can’t light
E) can be / need to do

10. Calcium is a mineral that is vital for humans; however, it 14. When we consider the latest advancements, we ---- on an
---- through food since the human body ---- calcium on its age that ---- unbelievable changes in space exploration
own. history, such as space tourism and living on other
planets.
A) should have been taken / mustn’t produce
A) must have embarked / can witness
B) have to be taken / was not able to produce
B) are about to embark / will witness
C) can be taken / needn’t produce
C) are likely to embark / may be witnessing
D) must be taken / cannot produce
D) should be embarking / could have witnessed
E) might be taken / would not produce
E) have to embark / would witness

11. The human mind ---- the meaning of a word from context, 15. Scientists ---- why whales sometimes wash ashore, but
so you ---- every unfamiliar word while reading in English. they ---- at the head of injured or distressed fellows.
A) is likely to infer / must not translate A) should not explain / are supposed to gather
B) can infer / do not need to translate B) may not be explaining / might have gathered
C) is able to infer / may not be translating C) can’t explain / may have gathered
D) could have inferred / should not translate D) needn’t explain / should have gathered

E) may be inferring / could not have translated E) can’t have explained / would be gathering

12. Computing professionals ---- intellectual property, 16. Although the first full writing systems, such as cuneiform
meaning they ---- credit for others’ ideas or effort, even if and hieroglyph, ---- nearby regions and at close dates,
it is not explicitly protected by copyright, patent, etc. scientists ---- any evidence of any links between these
systems, each possessing unique qualities.
A) can preserve / should not have taken
A) must be invented / are not able to see
B) should have preserved / cannot take
B) may have been invented / do not have to see
C) might be preserving / do not have to take
C) should be invented / would not have seen
D) are supposed to preserve / needn’t take
D) could have been invented / cannot see
E) must preserve / must not take
E) can’t have been invented / needn’t have seen

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