17. -When can I come for the photos? I need them tomorrow afternoon. (NMET98)

　 　-They 　 　 　 　 　be ready by 12:00.

A. can 　 　 　 　 B. should 　 　 　C. might 　 　 　 　 　 　D. need

16. ---I hear you've got a set of valuable Australian coins. ____I have a look ?　 　 　

---Yes, certainly. (2002春招)

A. Do 　 　 　 　 　 B. May 　 　 C. Shall 　 　 　 D. Should

15. ---If he ______, he ______ that food.

　 　---Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.

　 A. was warned; would not take 　 　 　 　 B. had been warned; would not have taken

　 C. would be warned; had not taken 　 　 D. would have been warned; had not taken

14. He ______ you more help, even though he was very busy.

　 A. might have given 　 　 　B. might give　 |　 C. may have given 　 　 　 　D. may give

13. ---Where is Jack? I can’t find him anywhere.

　 　---He ______ his homework upstairs.

　 A. might have done 　 　 　B. must have done　　 C. might be doing 　 　 　D. must do

12. My parents never remember my telephone number, and they always ______ look it up.

　 A. must 　 　 　 　 　 　 B. can 　 　 　 　 　 　C. should 　 　 　 　 　 　D. have to

11. She ______ into the thick forest alone on such a dark night

　 A. dares not go 　 　 　 　B. dares not to go　　 C. dare not to go 　 　 　 D. doesn’t dare to go

10. I’ve decided to take the job and I ______ change my mind.

　 A. mustn’t 　 　 　 　　 B. can’t 　 　 　 　　 C. won’t 　 　 　 　 　 　　　　 D. may not

9. Jack, you ______ play with the knife; you ______ hurt yourself.

　 A. won’t; can’t 　 　 　B. mustn’t; may　　 C. shouldn’t; must 　 　 　 　 　 D. can’t; should

8. When the old man was alive, he ______ sit for hours at the door.

　 A. would 　 　 　 　 　 　B. could 　 　 　 　 　C. must 　 　 　 　 　 　 　D. might