Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks using one of the following modal

verbs: can, can’t, must, mustn’t, need, needn’t, should, shouldn’t

1. You __________ finish your work, because it’s late.

2. We __________ get up early, we __________ be late.

3. Don’t be nervous! You __________ be calm. You __________ be nervous.

4. John __________ translate the English text. He __________ learn more.

5. People __________ smoke in this building, because it’s forbidden.

6. These boys are too young, they __________ go to the disco.

7. The windows aren’t dirty, you __________ clean them.

8. It’s very hot in summer. We __________ water the flowers twice a week.

9. The mother __________ go to the bank, because she hasn’t got any money.

10. Jim and jack have a lot of horses. They __________ ride a horse.

11. I __________ help you, because I don’t know the solution.

12. Before dinner people __________ wash their hands.

13. We __________ the meeting early, we __________ stay until the end.

14. This girl __________ drink so much cola. It’s not healthy.

15. Susan has a lot of free time, she __________ hurry.

16. It’s a fantastic movie. You __________ see it.

17. You __________ learn to ride a bike. It’s very useful.

18. We __________ forget to visit our grandparents at the weekend.

19. Jim __________ remember to feed his cat before he goes to work.

20. Children __________ eat a chocolate every day.21. This family __________ buy a bigger house, because this house is too small for

them.

22. My friend __________ relax more, because he is depressed.

23. Our mother is very old and ill, she __________ work in the garden.

24. This flat isn’t big enough, you __________ rent this.

25. These documents are very important, we __________ lose them.

26. This dog isn’t hungry, you __________ feed it.

27. I __________ speak German fluently, because I always learn hard.

28. Tom __________ forget to turn off the TV before he goes to bed.

29. Julia __________ remember to turn off the lights before she goes away.

30. You __________ go home. You __________ stay here if you want.

31. I __________ write an essay now. I __________ do it tomorrrow.

32. You __________ be afraid of my dog, because it’s very friendly.

33. Our children __________ sing well. They don’t have a good ear for music.

34. Children __________ watch Tv so much. They __________ learn more.

35. I __________ forget to do the English homework.

36. Peter __________ work hard, but he is lazy.

37. We __________ eat less chocolate. We are very fat.

38. Children __________ go to school every day.

39. I feel bad, I __________ go to the doctor.

40. You __________ be late, this meeting is very important.

41. This film is too agressive. Children __________ see it.

42. It’s late, I __________ go now.

43. Big cities are very dangerous. Women __________ go out in dark.

44. This man is very ill, he is in hospital. He __________ go home.

45. We __________ work a lot because we __________ money for food and clothes.

46. Maria __________ an umbrella because it’s raining.

47. Roads are slipperyin winter, you __________ drive carefully.

48. These parents are very poor. They __________ save more money.

49. You __________ worry. This illness isn’t so serious

We need energy to live and work. Our major source of energy is oil. Oil is one kind of fossil fuels. The amount of fossil fuels in the world is limited. Therefore, we must save it, and at the same time we must find new sources of energy. Geothermal heat and nuclear power are alternative sources of energy. They can give us electricity. Other alternative sources are the sun, the wave, and the water. These sources are not only unlimited and available but also clean and safe to the environment. People should develop and use them more and more in the future.                                                                                                    

1. What do we need energy for?                                                                                                                                                 →                                                                                                                                                                       

2. What is our major source of energy?                                                                                              →                                                                                                                             

3. Why must we save fossil fuels?                                                                                                 →                                                                                                                                                    4. What are the advantages of the other alternative sources of energy?                                       →                                                                                                                                   5. Should people develop and use the alternative sources of energy more and more in the future?                                        

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Underline the mistakes in the sentences and correct them.

1. I run faster as my brother does.

2. People in the city seem to react quicklier to changes than those in the country.

3. We need to work more hardly, especially at exam time.

4. You must finish harvesting the rice the earlier this year than you did last year.

5. As they climbed more highly up the mountain, the air became cooler.

I. Complete the sentences with the correct tags

_ You will go to Thailand next week, won’t you?

1. We must do homework, ________?

2. We shall finish the work soon, ________?

3. He might not be in the room, ________?

4. We should call Salomon, ________?

II. Complete the sentences with the correct tags

_ She has done the homework, hasn’t she?

1. They have just come here, ________?

2. She had completed the test before 5:30 yesterday, ________?

3. He has been to England before, ________?

4. We have visited our teacher, ________?

5. He had not arrived home before 8:30 last night, ________?

6. You’ve never been in Italy, ________?

III. Complete the sentences with the correct tags

-         They were happy, weren’t they?

1.       It was a long time since we last met him,    ________?

2.       You were a good student last year, ________?

3.       He might overcome the problem, ________?

4.       I’m interested in Mary, ________?

5.       I am not fond of sea food, ________?

6.       They would not eat breakfast if they got up        late, ________?

7.       We ought to study harder, ________?

8.       He is a singer, ________?

9.       She is not famous, ________?

10.     You have studied English for three years, ________?

11.     He has just seen his teacher, ________?

12.     He had left the room before they came,      ________?

13.     That’s Bob’s, ________?

14.     I’m supposed to be here, ________?

15.     Everyone took the test, ________?

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct tags

_ She likes coffee, doesn’t she?

_ She doesn’t like tea, does she?

1. She arrived in London at 7:30 yesterday, ________?

 2. He walks in the park every night, ________?

 3. They drink wine everyday, ________?

 4. It didn’t rain yesterday, ________?

 5. She doesn’t enjoy eating meat, ________?

 6. They don’t play football in the afternoon,     ________?

V. Complete the sentences with the correct tags

_ He won’t be late, will he?

1.       You have read this article, ________?

2.       You don’t like playing computer games,    ________?

3.       She is tired, ________?

4.       We haven’t seen Mary, ________?

5.       He has got a camera, ________?

6.       He can speak German, ________?

7.       I’m too impatient, ________?

8.       They couldn’t do me a favor, ________?

9.       She was cooking at 8 o’clock last night,     ________?

10.     They were going along the street when accident happened, ________?

11.     He used my computer yesterday, ________?

12.     He goes to the market every morning,        ________?

13.     He doesn’t know me, ________?

14.     They had left before 5 o’clock, ________?

15.     Sandra turned in her report, ________?

Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the original one. (10 pts)

1.       You had better get back to work now.

It’s________________________________________________________________

2.        “I must see the manager!“ he cried.

He insisted__________________________________________________________

3.       Please tell me your future plan.

I'd prefer____________________________________________________________

4.       What a pity you didn't watch the match last night!

I wish______________________________________________________________

5.       'Why did you come back so late last night?" my father asked.

My father wanted ____________________________________________________

6.       We couldn't drive very fast because of the thick fog.

The thick fog__________________________________________________

7.       She wears dark glasses so that no one can recognise her.

She wears dark glasses to avoid_________________________________________

8.       He hasn't ridden a bicycle for three years.

He last _____________________________________________________________

9.       Please don't interrupt me when I 'm writing my report.

I'd rather____________________________________________________________

10.    I had expected the weather to be worse

The weather was not _________________________________________________

VII. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses.

41. It’s time we (catch) ………………………the bus.

42. I wish they (be) ………………………here next time.

43. They (not finish) ………………………their work yet.

44. Work harder or you (fail) ………………………in the entrance examination.

45. When I arrived at the airport yesterday, I (meet) ………………………by my cousin and a couple of her friends.

* Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. It’s time we (catch) ………………………the bus.
2. I wish they (be) ………………………here next time.
3. They (not finish) ………………………their work yet.
4. Work harder or you (fail) ………………………in the entrance examination.
5. When I arrived at the airport yesterday, I (meet) ………………………by my cousin and a couple of her friends.

IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentences :

1. We can’t work. We don’t use a good dictionary.

- Without _____________________________________________

2. He must practise it everyday. That is the only way for him to be successful.

- Only by______________________________________________

3. He is going to retire at the end of the term. It was decided.

- The fact that__________________________________________

4. His father didn’t want to watch TV. His wife didn’t want to watch TV.

- Neither_______________________________________________

5. He was ill. He went to school.

- In spite of____________________________________________

6. Think carefully. Answer my question.

- Before _______________________________________________

7. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.

- My mother ___________________________________________

8. Unless it stops raining,we won’t go out.

- If ___________________________________________________

9. She cooked better than you did.

- You _________________________________________________

10. Unless someone has a key,we can’t get into the house.

- We can only __________________________________________

11. Because of her carefulness, she didn’t make any mistakes in her answers.

- Because _____________________________________________

12. She said, ‘I spent my holiday in Italy last year.”

- She said _____________________________________________

13. She didn’t buy it because the price was too high.

- Because of ___________________________________________

14. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money.

- If ___________________________________________________

15. The question was so difficult that we can’t answer it.

- The question was too___________________________________