Pre - Odd Semester Midterm Test

1. The weather ______ (was/were) very stormy yesterday afternoon.

There ___ (was/were) many people at the concert last weekend.

The students ___ (was/were) excited during the English competition yesterday.

The cake ___ (was/were) delicious, but it was too small.

The children ___ (was/were) happy because their team won the game.

My brother is very smart. He ___ solve difficult math problems easily.

• can

• can not

• will

• could

When we are hungry, we ___ eat a lot of food.

• can not

• will not

• can

• will

She can dance very beautifully. The underlined word “can” expresses …

• Permission

• Possibility

• Ability

• Obligation

She ___ swim because she is afraid of water.

• can

• could

• will not

• can not

I’m sorry, I ___ come to your party because I’m sick.

• can not

• can

• will

• will not