Tiếng Anh - Lý thuyết và bài tập Chuyên đề: Động từ khuyết thiếu

 dangerous. He should be wearing a
helmet.
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 ____________________________________________________
3 When we got to the restaurant, there were no free tables. We hadn’t reserved one.
 We ____________________________________________________
4 The notice says that the shop is open every day from 8.30. It is 9 o’clock now but the shop 
isn’t open yet.
 ____________________________________________________
5 The speed limit is 30 miles an hour, but Kate is doing 50.
 She ____________________________________________________
6 Laura gave me her address, but I didn’t write it down. Now I can’t remember it.
 I ____________________________________________________
7 I was driving behind another car. Suddenly the driver in front stopped without and I drove 
into the back of his car. It wasn’t my fault.
 The driver in front ____________________________________________
8 I walked into a wall.I was looking behind me. I wasn’t looking where I was going.
 ____________________________________________________
Bài 2: 
a/ Put in must or can't
1 You've been travelling all day. You must be tired.
2 That restaurant .... be very good. It's always full of people.
3 That restaurant .... be very good. It's always empty.
4 I'm sure I gave you the key. You .... have it. Have you looked in your bag?
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5 You're going on holiday next week. You .... be looking forward to it.
6 It rained every day during their holiday so they .... have had a very nice time.
7 Congratulations on passing your exam You .... be very pleased.
8 You got here very quickly. You .... have walked very fast.
9 Bill and Sue always travel business class so they .... be short of money.
b/ Put in must or can't
1 You've been travelling all day. You must be tired.
2 That restaurant .... be very good. It's always full of people.
3 That restaurant .... be very good. It's always empty.
4 I'm sure I gave you the key. You .... have it. Have you looked in your bag?
5 You're going on holiday next week. You .... be looking forward to it.
6 It rained every day during their holiday so they .... have had a very nice time.
7 Congratulations on passing your exam You .... be very pleased.
8 You got here very quickly. You .... have walked very fast.
9 Bill and Sue always travel business class so they .... be short of money.
c/ Read the situations and use the words in bracket to write sentences with must have and
can't have.
1 The phone rang, but I didn't hear it. (I/asleep)
 I must have been asleep.
2 Sue hasn't contacted me.(she/get/my message)
 She can't have got my message.
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3 The jacket you bought it very good quality. (it/very expensive)
 ____________________________________________________
4 I haven't seen the people next door for ages. (they/go away)
 ____________________________________________________
5 I can't find my umbrella. (I/leave/it in the restaurant last night)
 ____________________________________________________
6 Dave, who is usually very friendly, walked past me without speaking. (he/see/me)
 ____________________________________________________
7 There was a man standing outside the café. (he/wait/for somebody)
 ____________________________________________________
8 Liz did the opposite of what I asked her to do.
(she/understand/what I said)
 ____________________________________________________
9 When I got back to my car, the door was unlocked. 
(I/forget/to lock it)
 ____________________________________________________
10 I was woken up in the night bu the noise next door. 
(the neighbours/have/a party)
 ____________________________________________________
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11 The light was red, but the car didn't stop. 
(the driver/see/the red light)
 ____________________________________________________
Bài 3: 
1. “Was that Chris in class?” – “It ______. Chris left last week.”
A. couldn't have been
B. couldn't
C. could have been
D. couldn't have
2. The car plunged into the river. The driver ______ out, but the passengers were drowned.
A. is able to get
B. could get
C. was able to get
D. can get
3. When I first went to England, I ______ English, but I ______ it.
A. can read/ can’t speak
B. can read/ couldn’t speak
C. could read/ couldn’t speak
D. could read/ can’t speak
4. “Shall I tell John about it?” – “No, you ______. I’ve told him already.”
A. needn’t
B. wouldn’t
C. mustn’t
D. shouldn’t
5. You ______ reheat the pie. We can eat it cold. 
A. needn’t
B. must
C. mustn’t
D. should have
6. He’s not answering the phone; he ______ a shower.
A. must be having
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B. can’t be having
C. might have
D. must have
7. You ______ told Mark. You knew it was a secret.
A. should have
B. shouldn't have
C. might have
D. couldn't have
8. The house is completely dark and silent, so there ______ be anyone at home.
A. needn’t
B. can’t 
C. mustn’t
D. ought to
9. As my grandfather ______ say, "life is not easy".
A. need
B. ought
C. would
D. must
10. I ______ them a map. They all got lost!
A. should have given
B. must have given
C. would have given
D. ought to give
11. You ______ to come if you are tired.
A. mustn’t
B. can’t
C. don’t have
D. may not
12. The man was found unconscious at the foot of the cliff. He ______ have fallen 200 meters.
A. needn’t
B. must
C. should
D. mustn’t
13. Tomorrow is a holiday. We ______ go to work.
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A. have to
B. mustn’t
C. aren’t allowed
D. don’t have to
14. Food is not allowed in class. You ______ bring it in.
A. don’t need to
B. don’t have to
C. mustn’t
D. need not
15. You’ve been working non-stop for ten hours. You ______ be really tired.
A. should
B. must
C. would rather
D. ought to
16. You ______ do it unless you want to.
A. mustn’t
B. needn’t
C. should
D. may not
17. I ______ the parking fine immediately. Now I have to go to court!
A. will have to pay
B. oughtn’t to have paid
C. should have paid
D. might have to pay
18. Tom ______ to clean up his room. It's a mess.
A. must
B. got
C. has got
D. have got
19. The fortune teller predicted that ______ inherit a big fortune before the end of this year.
A. will
B. she will
C. would
D. she would
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20. When the fog lifts, we ______ where we are.
A. could see
B. will be able to see 
C. must have seen
D. are seeing
21. ______ I post the letter for you on the way to the office?
A. Shall
B. Would
C. Will
D. Do
22. Before anyone steps on that stage, you ______ make sure that it is secure.
A. would better
B. had better
C. would rather
D. would prefer
23. I ______ to drive my daughter to the airport tomorrow.
A. must
B. can
C. will have
D. needn’t
24. He ______ swim across this river.
A. was able to
B. must
C. may
D. can
25. You’d better ______ working so hard.
A. stop
B. to stop
C. stopped
D. to stopping
26. By 2030, it ______ possible to travel faster than the speed of light.
A. may be
B. must be
C. should be
D. might have been
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27. My parents ______ the tickets so long in advance, as the concert was nearly empty.
A. ought to have booked
B. needn’t have booked
C. didn’t need to book
D. don’t have to
28. Although no one can prevent you from spending your own money, you ______ save it for a
rainy day.
A. would better
B. better
C. had better
D. would rather
29. When I’ve passed my driving test, I ______ hire a car from our local garage. 
A. will have
B. would be able to
C. can be able to
D. will be able to
30. If you had to, ______ you go without food and drink?
A. can
B. could
C. must
D. will
31. I want this letter typed, but you ______ do it today. Tomorrow will do.
A. must
B. needn’t 
C. couldn’t
D. mustn’t
32. We ______ forget to shut the lift gates.
A. should
B. must
C. mustn’t
D. needn’t
33. “______ you like to play a game of tennis?” - “I’d love to.”
A. Could
B. Will
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C. Do
D. Would
34. The swimmer was very tired, but he ______ the shore before he collapsed.
A. was able to reach
B. can reach
C. could reach
D. has reached
35. "What about your English exam this morning?" - "I ______ it, I knew the course by heart
and answered all the questions."
A. would have passed
B. ought to have passed
C. am supposed to pass
D. could pass
36. “______ you hand me that book, please?” – “Sure. Here it is.”
A. Would 
B. Should
C. Must
D. May
37. The spy ______ tell anyone about his mission. It is top secret.
A. hasn’t got to
B. mustn’t
C. doesn’t have to
D. doesn’t need to
38. If there are people suffering from cancer in your family, you ______ be at risk of getting it.
A. need
B. had better
C. may
D. must
39. I got lost and ______ ask a policeman the way.
A. have to
B. must have to
C. had to
D. would
40. “I left my bike here and now it’s gone.” - “Someone ______ stolen it.”
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A. must have
B. should have
C. couldn’t have
D. needn’t have
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