III. Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу модальными глаголами или их эквивалентами:

1. … I go through the minutes of the last meeting first?

2. A firm is said to be insolvent when it … not fulfil its commitments.

3. Before Mr. Wellington, our bookkeeper, … become a CPA, he … meet a number of requirements.

4. Everyone in the research and development department … be working very long hours at the moment.

5. I’m afraid I’ll be late tonight – I … fetch the guests from the station.

6. Any decisions made … be consistent with the company’s overall strategy.

7. If a company needs to raise a lot of money, it … issue shares.

8. As the payment wasn’t made in due time, they … dissolve the agreement.

9. By using the multimedia projector the speaker … to communicate the information quite clearly.

10. It was a mistake to get rid of those shares. You … have sold them.

11. Managers … strive for two-way communication with their subordinates.

12. Every company … watch its cash flow carefully if it … to avoid bankruptcy.

13. I’m sure they … be conversant with our products as they are sold all over Europe.

14. Mr. Golden is on holiday in Spain – you … have seen him this morning.

15. If a country has a floating currency, importers … keep changing the prices of their goods.

16. The associate director … have carried on the negotiations with the sales agents but he didn’t.

17. If you don’t sign the new contract, we … move you to another post.

18. Mr. Brook … preside over the shareholders’ meeting yesterday.

19. The company … be forced to make a number of employees redundant in the coming months but the situation … improve in the longer term.

20. Ms Petty wasn’t at the meeting – she … have been delayed at the airport.

21. The customer … notify the supplier of any defects within five days.

22. Twenty years ago you … buy a computer as cheaply as you … now.

23. Unfortunately we … interview every applicant for this position.

24. We … have rushed to the airport as the plane was late.

25. When you retire early you … receive a compensating payment from your employer.

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