Question

What do you mean, there are only ten tickets? There __________ be twelve.

A.should
B.would
C.will
D.shall

Answer 1

【答案】：A
考查情态动词。前句意思是“你说什么，只有10张票?”可见说话者感到吃惊，由此可判断下旬说话意思是“‘应该’有l2张票”。should表示“应该”，符合句意。