By the time I got to the office, the meeting ______.
| A．had begun | B．began |
| C．was beginning | D．would begin |
I ______ pay Tracy a visit, but I’m not sure whether I will have time this Sunday.
| A．should | B．might | C．would | D．could |
— I’ll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow.
— You ______ her last week.
| A．ought to tell | B．would have told | C．must tell | D．should have told |
“The interest ______ be divided into five parts, according to the adreement made by both sides,” declared the judge.
| A．may | B．should | C．must | D．shall |
You might just as well tell the manufacturer that male customers _____ not like the design of the furniture.
| A．must | B．shall | C．may | D．need |
How ______ you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article ?
| A．can | B．must | C．need | D．may |