Test Yourself 2
@yagmuryildirm has uploaded an image of a test. Let’s look at the questions and their options. Here’s a transcription and analysis of each question:
Questions and Options:
21. My iPod isn’t in its usual place. Someone … it without my permission.
- A) had to take
- B) must have taken
- C) ought to take
- D) had taken
- E) should have taken
22. My hometown … a lot of steel, but now hardly any is made there.
- A) is supposed to produce
- B) used to produce
- C) might be producing
- D) has been producing
- E) had better produce
23. It turns out that it doesn’t really matter that we forgot to invite him as he … anyway.
- A) didn’t need to come
- B) shouldn’t have come
- C) must not be coming
- D) needn’t have come
- E) couldn’t have come
24. I’m not sure if Paul is coming or not, but he … your message as he told me the other day that his telephone answering machine hasn’t been working properly recently.
- A) shouldn’t have got
- B) won’t be getting
- C) might not have got
- D) couldn’t be getting
- E) isn’t supposed to get
25. The doctor said that she … the disease while she … in Peru.
- A) will have contracted / has worked
- B) could contract / will be working
- C) used to contract / is working
- D) had contracted / would have worked
- E) must have contracted / was working
26. At first, I disagreed with him, but after I had listened to all his arguments, I … that he was quite right.
- A) had to admit
- B) would have admitted
- C) ought to admit
- D) must have admitted
- E) will have admitted
27. When we were children, our parents … us go swimming after lunch because they thought we … stomach cramps and drown.
- A) didn’t let / will have got
- B) weren’t letting / have got
- C) shouldn’t let / were getting
- D) wouldn’t let / might get
- E) hadn’t let / get
28. You … outside the manager’s office until he is ready to see you.
- A) could have waited
- B) would sooner wait
- C) are to wait
- D) may have waited
- E) have waited
29. I wonder what happened to her. She … outside the station for us, but she wasn’t.
- A) might be waiting
- B) ought to have been waiting
- C) must have been waiting
- D) could have been waiting
- E) should be waiting
30. The chairman … his decision. I saw him looking at the proposal again this morning.
- A) may be reconsidering
- B) had better reconsider
- C) would be reconsidering
- D) would rather be reconsidering
- E) used to reconsider
Answers:
- Question 21: Must have taken (B)
- Question 22: Used to produce (B)
- Question 23: Couldn’t have come (E)
- Question 24: Might not have got (C)
- Question 25: Must have contracted / was working (E)
- Question 26: Must have admitted (D)
- Question 27: Wouldn’t let / might get (D)
- Question 28: Are to wait (C)
- Question 29: Could have been waiting (D)
- Question 30: May be reconsidering (A)
Feel free to ask if you need further clarifications or explanations on any of the answers!