IX. Choose the correct answer
1. When we arrived, we … see football hooligans fighting on the terraces of the stadium.
a) could b) can c) might
2. I think you … do aerobic to lose weight, Mrs White.
a) are to b) should c) must
3. – What … we do at the weekend? – Let’s go to the skating rink.
a) should b) will c) shall
4. You … see the match between Japan and Brazil! You’ll miss a lot if you don’t watch it.
a) have to b) must c) shall
5. – When … the match (begin) tomorrow? – At 2 p.m.
a) is to begin b) must begin c) should begin
6. – Jack didn’t come to the training session yesterday. – What … have happened?
a) may b) must c) might
7. … you get me my boxing gloves, please?
a) Will b) Shall c) Should
8. All athletes now … be regularly tested for drugs.
a) ought to b) are to c) have to
9. The World football championship … be held in Rome.
a) should b) is to c) must
10. You … smoke in the sports ground.
a) shouldn’t b) can’t c) needn’t
11. It’s a game that the French team … win.
a) ought to b) are to c) need
12. – Shall we go bowling on Saturday afternoon? – I’d rather not. We … go skateboarding instead.
a) might b) may c) could
13. We … to face with our toughest opponent tomorrow.
a) have to b) must c) are to
14. – … I go and play football now, Mum? – Yes, if you like.
a) might b) can c) may
15. … you give me a lift to the stadium tomorrow?
a) May b) Shall c) Will
16. The award ceremony … take place at the new Olympic Stadium.
a) must b) is to c) has to
17. We … understand what the announcer was saying because the fans were cheering loudly for their teams.
a) couldn’t b) mightn’t c) can’t
18. To do any sport at international level you … be extremely fit.
a) should b) have to c) ought to
19. You … tell him that he’s been recognized as the best footballer of this season. We want it to be a surprise.
a) needn’t b) mustn’t c) can’t
20. – Mike doesn’t know what to do with himself after the injury that ended his playing career. – I think he … take up coaching as a profession.
a) has to b) must c) should
21. If the weather doesn’t change for the better, the sporting contest … be cancelled.
a) must b) can c) might
22. – They … win – They’ve trained hard enough.
a) ought to b) are to c) have to
23. … I go skating with my friends at the weekend, Dad?
a) May b) Can c) Could
24. – What … we do on Monday? – Why don’t we go to the sports center to play badminton or squash?
a) shall b) will c) would
25. We … go to Sochi in 2014 to watch the Olympic Games. It’d be really nice!
a) have to b) are to c) must
26. – We … go roller skating on Sunday morning. – Why not? It’s a good idea.
a) may b) could c) should
X. Complete the sentences with appropriate modal verbs in the right form and the correct tense of the infinitive.
1. As we had agreed before, we . . . (meet) at 2 o’clock to go to snooker hall together.
2. The match is completely sold out, sir. You . . . (buy) a ticket well in advance.
3. He . . . (be) a Milan fan. He’s always been a Barcelona supporter.
4. The doctor said to the coach, “You . . . (call) the ambulance. There’s nothing serious. It’s just a sprain.”
5. – We won the game! – Congratulation! You . . . (be) very happy.
6. – Thank God, you didn’t break your ankle. It’s just a bad sprain. It . . . (be) much worse.
7. . . . they still (stand) in a queue for tickets to the match?
8. Why is the couch so irritated today? – He . . . (be) dissatisfied with the teams performance.
9. … they (win) the game? They’re just an amateur team.
10. Dave Miller . . . (enter) the horse race last week but he was ill.
11. That was disappointing – they . . . (win) the game easily.
12. – Where have you been, Jim? – I’ve been training at the school gym. – You . . . (work out) all this time.
13. We . . . (hurry) to the training session. Don’t worry, there’s loads of time.
14. He . . . (train) hard for the race lately. That’s why he books so tired now.
15. – There . . . (be) a lot of applicants (кандидаты) for the position of the national coach. – There’s nothing to worry about. You’re without a doubt the most suitable one.
16. He . . . (score) a goal against his own team. It’s incredible!
17. Jack . . . (watch) football in his room. I can hear his cheers.
17. . . . she (get) nervous before the match? She’s experienced in playing in front of huge crowds.