Lii. Choose the right words from the list below to complete this article.

As a result of the earthquake 11) ................................... daily life came to a 12)

................................... stop. Public transport 13) ................................... also 14)

................................... affected. All train services 15) ................................... cancelled and all flights from the international airport were 16) ................................... .

When the sun 17) ................................... the next morning it was clear that thousands of

homeless people would need to be provided 18) ................................... emergency accommodation. The government had to 19) ................................... on international organisations to bring in food and medicine. The city would take a long time to 20) ................................... the disaster.

11) a. usual b. every c. normal d. each

12) a. sudden b. quick c. fast d. full

13) a. did b. were c. had d. was

14) a. severely b. a lot c. such d. bad

15) a. wereb. had c. was d. have been

16) a. later b. delayed c. cancel d. slow

17) a. came up b. rises c. rise d. got up

18) a.with b. of c. to d. for

19) a. trust b. ask c. rely d. need

20) a. be over b. go over c. get overd. run over

Exercises, Unit 6

A. Choose must, can’t or might(not), depending on how sure you are, to make

Judgements from the evidence.

1. It’s 4.00 in the morning in his country.

So, he mustbe sleeping now. He can't be at work.

2. He’s always completely tired when I see him on the train in the evening.

So, he must work very hard. He can't have an easy job.

3. He isn’t answering the phone but I know he’s at home.

So, he mightbe listening to some loud music, or he might not want to talk to anyone.

4. That book is sold in over one hundred different countries.

It must be read by millions of people every year.

5. Why do they want to look inside my suitcase?

They might be looking for drugs.

6. It looks like gold, but it can't be made of gold because it’s too light.

7. She has always wanted a son and now she has one. She must be so happy.

8. That can't be her husband because he’s on a business trip.

It must be someone else.

B. Must / can’t / might(not) + present

Make judgements about the present using must, can’t or might(not) from the evidence.

eg. He’s got four houses and ten cars.

He must have lots of money. He can’t be poor.

1. He’s homeless.

He must be very unhappy.

2. She isn’t at school today.

She might be ill.

3. He’s always in a good mood on his way to work.

He can't have a hard job.

4. The streets are dirty when I go home, but they’re always clean when I get up.

Someone must clean the streets at night.

5. She’s very quiet today.

She migh be worried about something.

C. Use must have, can’t have or might have and put the verb in the right form.

eg. He only got 15% in the exam. He can’t have studied (study) very hard.

Their team won the game 10 - 0. They must have played (play) really well.

1. He didn’t go to the party. He might have been (be) tired or ill. I’m not sure.

2. My wife didn’t say happy birthday to me this morning. She might have forgotten (forget).

3. His car broke down and he had to walk 10 miles. He can't have been (be) very happy.

4. Where is my car? It must have been moved (move) by the traffic police. (passive)

5. I saw a dog this morning which looked just like David’s.

It can't have been (be) David’s dog, because it died recently.

6. Where did I leave my keys? - I’m not sure, I might have left (leave) them in the

kitchen.

7. Why is he so late? He left home on time.

I don’t know, but his train might have been delayed (delay) because of the snow. (passive)

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