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  1. ___ you speak any foreign languages?
    a. May
    b. Can
    c. Have

  2. Liz ___ get tired of her job. It is so boring.
    a. has to
    b. must
    c. should

  3. Where's Nick? He ___ be in his office.
    a. might
    b. mustn't
    c. is to

  4. Take an umbrella. It ___ rain later.
    a. has to
    b. need
    c. might

  5. Jack ___ go to hospital yesterday.
    a. must
    b. had to
    c. need

  6. You look tired. You ___ go to bed.
    a. should
    b. ought
    c. are to

  7. You ___ do it. I've already done it.
    a. must not
    b. need not
    c. ought not

  8. ___ it be true?
    a. Must
    b. May
    c. Can

  9. ___ we stay or leave?
    a. Will
    b. Would
    c. Shall

  10. Jane was so tired. She ___ have worked days and nights.
    a. should
    b. must
    c. need

Copyright (C) 2001 by Igor Gashchuk (gashchuk @ mail.ru)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.