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Unit test 4B
1 Complete with the missing forms of the modal verbs.
Permission No permission Asking for permission
You can do it. You can’t do it. (1) ______________
You are allowed to do it. (2) ______________ Am I allowed to do it?
Obligation Prohibition Asking about obligation
You must do it. (3) ______________ (4) ______________
Obligation No obligation Asking about obligation
(5) ______________ You don’t have to do it. Do I have to do it?
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2 Match A and B to make sentences and questions.
A
1 Do under-16s in the UK have to f
2 Before buying an expensive item, you should ____
3 Visitors are not allowed to ____
4 If you drive a car, you should ____
5 Are you allowed to ____
6 I’m afraid I must ____
B
a leave now – my train’s coming.
b use the staff restaurant.
c wear a seat-belt.
d check the prices in other shops.
e use a mobile phone when you’re driving?
f get their parents’ permission to marry?
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3 Choose the correct verb.
1 I think your stepfather’s very ill, you can / must call a doctor right now.
2 You should / must drive on the right in Germany.
3 That food smells bad! You mustn’t / don’t have to eat it.
4 What do you think? Should / Can I buy a new computer?
5 I think I can / should tell my brother that his fiancée is in love with me.
6 She’s already married. You don’t have to / aren’t allowed to marry her.
7 You have to / are allowed to leave the hotel room if there’s a fire.
8 Come on! You must / are allowed to hurry. The bus is leaving.
9 You don’t have to / mustn’t use the lifts when there’s a fire.
10 When you’re driving abroad, you should / can always carry your driving licence.
11 My mum says I ’m not allowed to / ’m not able to stay out late.
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4 Complete the advice using the correct form of should or must.
1 Don’t invite her.
You shouldn’t invite her.
2 Selling cigarettes to children is illegal.
Shops __________________________________.
3 It is compulsory to wear a safety helmet.
Motorcyclists __________________________________.
4 Parking is prohibited here.
You __________________________________.
5 It’s too early for you to go home yet.
You __________________________________.
6 It’s probably not a good idea to confront your teacher.
I don’t __________________________________.
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5 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Tick the three correct sentences.
1 Children
over 10 in the UK hadn’t
to go to school before
1899. didn’t have to
2 You are not allowed to smoke in pubs in Ireland. ________
3 Do you must work on Sunday? ________
4 In Britain, young men had to do military service in the 1950s. ________
5 When we were young, we didn’t allow to stay out late. ________
6 I think you are allowed to buy a new jacket. This one doesn’t suit you.
7 Can I invite my friends over when you’re on holiday, Mum? ________
8 You can read Peter’s novel – it’s fantastic. ________
9 Babies don’t have to be allowed to travel in the front seat. ________
10 The software works fine on your computer. You mustn’t buy a new one to run it. ________
11 We musted tidy up our room before we went out yesterday evening. ________
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6 Complete the text with modal verbs from the box.
can
can’t must
must should shouldn’t
You (1) must send either your passport or birth certificate for identification to apply for the new photocard driving licence . You (2) ____ send us your passport if you are planning to travel abroad within four weeks. You (3) ____ keep a photocopy of the documents that you send in. While your application is being processed, you (4) ____ still drive.
Important: your photograph (5) ____ be in colour, as we (6) ____ accept black and white photographs. We will return black and white photographs to the applicant.
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7 Choose the correct words.
1 I tried to give … smoking many times, but I still smoke, unfortunately.
a away b up c in
2 Our new car couldn’t get … the garage door.
a through b across c into
3 We don’t get … with the boys from the park.
a away b on c up
4 Our friends will look … our cat while we are away.
a after b for c at
5 Nick brought … the question of money, so we had to discuss it.
a in b on c up
6 I’m sure you’ll get … the exams. You’re a good student.
a through b across c over
7 I’m looking forward … seeing you again soon.
a to b for c after
8 You should … in the phone book when you’re next in Oxford.
a look me up b look up me c look me
9 She couldn’t see with her sunglasses on, so she … .
a took them off b took off them c took her glasses off
10 We’re looking … Room H367. Do you know where it is?
a after b forward to c for
11 My grandfather took … golf to get some exercise.
a in b on c up
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8 Complete the sentences with a suitable word.
1 My uncle set up his own business after leaving his previous company.
2 At the beginning I couldn’t deal ________ all the little problems.
3 Jeanne was ________ up in France, but she can’t remember her childhood.
4 Turn the radio ________. I want to listen to the weather forecast.
5 I tried to ring you earlier, but I couldn’t ________ through.
6 My little sisters take ________ my mum, but I look more like my dad.
7 Parents shouldn’t ________ in to the demands of a child who throws tantrums.
8 Many towns and villages have been cut ________ by the recent flood.
9 The expensive redecoration work pushed ________ the value of our house.
10 It’s hard to ________ up Welsh in the south where most people speak English.
11 We missed the connection because our London flight took ________ three hours late.
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9 Complete the polite requests and offers with the correct phrase.
1 Do you think (gift-wrap) you could gift-wrap it for me?
2 Of course. I’ll just (price / off) ________.
3 Do you think we (get table near the window) ________?
4 Do you think (try on) ________ this dress?
5 I’ll (lift) ________ into town if you like.
6 Could you (drop / supermarket) ________?
7 Oh, sorry. I (not realize) ________ I was sitting on your jacket.
8 (ready to order) ________ or shall I come back later?
9 Would you mind (move / car) ________? My van can’t get through.
10 Would you mind (I open) ________ the window here? It’s boiling.
11 (mind) ________ closing the window? It’s really cold.
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10 Translate the sentences into your language.
1 Could you show me how you did that?
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2 You’ve got to look for the good in people.
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3 Could you drop me at the university?
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4 Would you mind if I opened the window?
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5 Everybody says I take after my mother.
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6 It’s not easy to put up with all the noise in a big city.
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7 I think we’ve been cut off.
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8 It’s the only fair thing to do.
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9 Putting yourself first is not good manners.
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10 It’s difficult to get things right.
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TOTAL |
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