5 Choose the sentence closest ш meaning to the sentence given.

a) It's possible that we’ll know the answers tomorrow.

a) We may know all the answers tomorrow.

B) We should know all the answers tomorrow.

b) I don't think you should ring him now. It's rather late.

a) You might not ring him now. It's rather late.

в) You'd better not ring him now. It's rather late.

c) You needn't come if you don't want to.

a) You won't come if you don't want to.

b) You don't have to come if you don't want to.

d) I think it's wrong for you to work so hard.

a) You don't have to work so hard.

b) You shouldn't work so hard.

e) Perhaps these are the keys.

a) These might be the keys,

в) These must be the keys.

f) I know. Why don't we go out to eat instead.

a) I know. We must go out to eat instead.

b) I know. We could go out to eat instead.

g) It would be quite wrong for us to lock the cat in the house for a week.

a) We'd better not lock the cat in the house for a week.

b) We can't lock the cat in the house for a week.

h) It's possible that the decision will be announced next week.

a) The decision might be announced next week.

b) The decision will be announced next week.

i) Although I try hard, I can never solve The Times crossword.

a) Try as I may, I can never solve The Times crossword.

в) Try as I can, I may never solve The Times crossword.

6 Complete each sentence with a suitable word or phrase.

a) How funny that you should say that!

b) The heating conies on automatically. You.......................................turn it on.

c) The people here................................................................be really unfriendly.

d) Of course I’ll help! I................................possibly let you do it on your own.

e) The team................................................good without Sue at centre-forward.

f) Of course you can't sleep if you...................................drink so much coffee!

g) It's a lovely hotel. And the staff..................................................more helpful.

h) You.........................................................................be very critical sometimes.

i) George.............................................it there if he has stayed there for so long.

j) You........................................................right, but I still don't agree with you!

7 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same.

a) I'm sure that's Marion. WILL

That’ll be Marion.

b) Jim keeps giving me presents. WILL

c) It makes no difference if we call it off. MAY

d) Don't bother lying to me. HAVE

e) The burglar might come back, so change all the locks. CASE

f) Although it's summer, the temperature is more like winter. MAY

g) You should leave before Jack gets back. HAD

h) That is not typical of Helen's behaviour. WOULDN'T

i) It would be impossible to tell Sally the truth. POSSIBLY