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can.

1.

You.......................

run much faster when you were younger.

2.

On entering the house I......................

smell something burning in the kitchen.

3.

If you work quickly, you ....................................................

finish on time.

4.

Ann ....................................................

read by now; she's already six.

5.

When we lived on the coast, we

............................ swim in the sea every day.

6.

If Gordon ..................

find his way out of the jungle, he would have survived.

7.

Last week he ...............................

arrange a meeting with the Prime Minister.

8.

I'm not usually very good at tennis, but yesterday I...............

beat my brother.

9.

Tom......................................

finish this today, shouldn't he?

tory rules. Mr. Newton has said we 1)... have to

.... wear overalls at all times. He

wants us to arrive at 8 am and we 2).................................

clock in. There is a

possibility of working overtime but you 3).............................................

decide

whether

you want to work extra hours.

Mr Newton insists that we

4)...................................

have fifteen-minute breaks every three or four hours but

we 5)......................................

choose when we would like those breaks. There is

a problem with parking. The city insists we 6)...................................

use the pub-

and I 7)....................................

say I agree. Finally, as far as health insurance is

concerned, you 8)........................................

register as soon as possible. Are

there any questions?"

Dave,

the

sales

staff 1)....

needn't...

attend, but the Personnel

people 2)

.....................

miss it, as several matters concern them. You 3) ........................

mention the new offices –

we

can

deal

with

that

later

and

you

4)..........................

discuss the changes in the computer course timetables since

they're not urgent. Don't forget that you 5) ......................

mention the visit by the

inspectors – we don't want people panicking. You 6)..............................

forget to

bring

up

the

matter

of

the

Smithson

contract,

and

you

also

7)..........................

leave out the new manager's appointment. You 8) ...................

go into

details

unless

people

have

questions.

But

remember

you

9).................

give anyone the idea that their job is at risk because of this. Make it

clear that employees 10) ..................

speak unless they want to. Last but not

least, you 11) ..............................

mention the staff party – Mr. Jones wants to

announce that himself. By the way, you 12).......................

take notes, as my sec-

retary will be there to do that.

Thanks, Laura

"Not really. The director 2).............................

(spend) so much money present-

ing such a weak story. It's a good thing I 3)..........................

(pay) to get in."

"Critics 4) .....................................

(pay) to see films you know." "How was the

acting?" "Well, the director 5) ..........................................

(hire) such good actors

for a film like that," said Mary. "I mean you 6)...............................

(have) much

7) ........................................

(write) about it. Somebody else had already done it

for

his paper. We just went out of curiosity, but really we

8).............................................

(go).

the verbs in brackets.

1.

I'm getting fat. I really... have to try...

(try) to lose some weight, like the doc-

tor said.

2.

What a lovely day! .................................

(we/go) for a walk?

3.

I'm not sure where Gary is. He.................................

(be) at the library.

4.

That......................................

(not/be) Bill's car. He doesn't own one.

5.

Tom...............................

(sleep) but I'm not sure. Why don't you go and see?

6.

Don't worry. You....................................

(not/dress) formally for the party.

7.

If you wanted to borrow my car, you.............................................

(ask) me.

8.

This dog............................

(belong) to Harry. It's got his address on its collar.

9.

Only authorised personnel..................................................

(enter) this area.

10.

You.......................................................

(not/smoke) in some public places.

11.

I saw John in the town centre this morning. He

.................... (go) to Spain

yet.

12.

Fortunately he............................

(convince) the police that he was innocent.

13. Tom drives really well now. He...........................

(pass) his driving test eas-

ily.

14.

She....................................................

(be) at the party last night. She was ill.

15.

They...........................

(announce) the winners on March 16th. It's scheduled.

16.

She..........................

(start) working on Monday. The manager has told her

to.

17. I missed the film last night because I.........................................

(work) late.

18. Everyone in the world............................................

(have) food and shelter.

19. You...........................

(comply) with the regulations. We expect you to do so.

20. People ................

(treat) animals in a better way but they don't always do so.

9. Fill in the blanks as in the example:

MODAL

USE

SYNONYMOUS

EXPRESSION

1. Shall I help you?

offer

Would you like me to help

you?

2. You.....................

have seen

………….

It would have been a better

a doctor.

…..

idea if you had seen a doctor.

3. You mustn't talk in class.

………….

……………………………

…..

….……

4. ……….I use the phone,

polite re-

……………………………

please?

quest

….……

5.

You...................

eat your

………….

It's a good idea to eat your

lunch.

…..

lunch.

6.

We..............

be formally

obligation

We are expected to be for-

dressed.

mally dressed.

7. Tom...............

be on holiday.

………….

I'm sure Tom is on holiday.

…..

8. You may ask questions now.

permission

……………………………

(formal)

….……

9. He..............

call any minute.

…………

Perhaps he'll call any minute.

….

10. …........ working overtime?

polite re-

……………………………

quest

………

11. I...........

clean my bedroom.

………….

It's necessary; my mother

…..

said so.

12. Shall we go to the cinema?

suggestion

……………………………

………

13. She could read at the age of

…………..

……………………………

five.

.

………

14. I.............

lose some weight.

obligation

It's urgent that I lose some

weight.

15. You..................

work from 9

obligation

You're supposed to work

to 5.

from 9 to 5.