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I promised to get there before 5 o’clock, but now the rain is pouring down. They ______ for me impatiently.?A. may wait??????B. ought to wait C. could wait??????D. must be waiting2. He was very brave. Even though she’d hurt her leg, she ________ go back alone.?A. could???????B. might C. have to??????D. was able to3. You ________ pay too much attention to your reading skill, as it is so important.?A. cannot???????B. should C. must ???????D. needn’t4. I’ve tried several times, but the car just _______.?A. doesn’t start?????B. wouldn’t start C. won’t start??????D. didn’t start5. Always the old lady ______ sit for hours doing nothing at all.A. was used to??????B. would C. used to??????D. should6. There used to be a small school,___________??A. was there??????B. wasn’t it C. usedn’t there?????D. usedn’t it7. Our house is on the top of the hill, so in summer the wind _____ be pretty cold.??A. must???????B. can C. ought to??????D. need8. Haven’t I told you that you __________ have the answer tomorrow morning??? ?A. will???????B. shall C. should???????D. would9. I’m surprised that he _______ in the match.?A. should fail??????B. should have failed C. would have failed????D. may have failed10. Better go to see my sick colleague right now, ________I??? ?A. hadn’t ??????B. didn’t C. don’t???????D. won’t11. Sir, you ______ be hunting deer here, for they are preserved by the government.?? ?A. oughtn’t to??????B. can’t C. won’t???????D. needn’t12. Sorry I’m late. I ______ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.?? ?A. might????? ?????B. should C. can???????? ?????D. will13. — There were already five people in the car, but they managed to take me as well.?? — It __________ a comfortable journey.?? ?A. can’t????? ?????B. shouldn’t be C. must have been? ????D. couldn’t have been14. To be on the safe side, we should fill up the tank now, because we ______ run out of gas on the way.?A. can?????? ????