Asking and Giving Permission
Asking and Giving Permission
Asking and Giving Permission
1. X : Excuse me, Sir. May I close the door? It’s windy outside.
Y : Oh, sure.
In the dialogue, X is asking for …
a. Help b. Permission c. Agreement d. Information
2. O : May I come to your house this afternoon?
P : … I’m going to grandma’s house this afternoon. Maybe next time?
O : Ok. Maybe next time.
a. Sure. b. I’m afraid you can’t.
c. With my pleasure. d. Yes, please
3. ….. borrow your dictionary?
a. Shall b. Can c. May I d. Would
4. Tono : Oh, my stomach hurts. Can you get me “Diatabs), please? It is on the table.
Tina : …. Here it is.
Tono : Thank you.
a. Of course you are b. I doubt
c. Never mind d. Certainly
5. Can I …. Your car?
a. Use b. Lending c. Borrowed d. Used
6. Ratih : Could I go home early today?
Boss : ……….
a. Yes, we could. b. Yes, certainly.
c. No, I couldn’t. d. Yes, I do.
7. Steven : ……………?
Bian : Yes, of course you may.
a. Are you going to the cinema this weekend?
b. Did I meet you last year?
c. Is she visiting you this weekend?
d. May I go to your house this weekend?
8. John : could I smoke here in this room?
Jack : ………………
a. Yes, I will. b. No, I’m afraid you can’t.
c. Would you? d. Yes, I do.
9. Manager : Tom, ... take this note to the accounting department?
Tom : Yes, certainly.
a. Is it possible for you
b. Could you please,
c. May I tell you
d. Should 1 ask you
e. Can I tell you to
10. Dito : Excuse me ...,?
Diah : Oh, of course. Here it is!
a. Can you help me
b. Could you do this me
c. Could you do me a favor
d. May I borrow your dictionary
e. Would you mind opening the door
11. Antok : I missed the interview because I sent my application form two day ago.
Iwan : Oh,that’s too late,you . . . it earlier.
a.could sent
b.might send
c.would send
d.have to send
e.should have been sent
12. A : Peter,the reference book is still with you,right ?
B : Yes,but I still need it.
A : It . . . a week ago.Many of your friend also need it.
B : Sorry,Sir.I will return it soon.
a.must return
b.should return
c.should be returned
d.should have returned
e.should have been returned
13. Joko : Did you meet Tuty at Rini’s wedding party ?
Dwi : No,I didn’t,she had gone home when I arrived.
Joko : You . . . earlier.
a.will have come
b.must have come
c.might have come
d.should have come
e.could have come
14. Tom : I am going to meet jim his office at 7:30 a.m.
Chuck : That’s good.When you arrive there,he . . . because he always gets to his office at
7 a.m.
a.has come
b.will come
c.is coming
d.will have come
e.has been coming
15. Mother : Did Tyo speak confidently enough during the interview ?
Father : No,he didn’t.he . . . louder.
a.should speak
b.could speak
c.had spoken
d.have spoken
e.should have spoken
ESSAY
Complete the following sentences using can/may/must/should. Sometimes you need the
negatives. 1. My father is very smart. He ________ speak five languages.
2. Look! The girl is falling into the river. We ________ rescue her now.
3. Tom gets failed in his exams. I think he ________ study harder.
4. There is nobody in the room now. They ________ go out to buy something.
5. If you don’t bring your dictionary, you ________ borrow mine now.
6. You ________ touch the wall. My father has just painted it.
7. You ________ care about her since she loves you very much.
8. John is absent from school today. He ________ be sick.
9. The bus 1 has just left. We ____wait another later.
10. Sorry, I am very busy now. I ________ help you.
11. I _______ speak English
12. You _______ take one if you want to
13. He doesn’t answer me when I address her,She _______ be angry with me
14. You feel off again,You _______ be more careful
15. You _______ not enter the room