Question 1
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Why isn't he here? (miss the bus) (may or might)
Question 2
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No one is waiting at the bus-stop. (already pass) (may or might)
Question 3
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He didn't come to our party last night. (not want to)
Question 4
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No one has answered the door. (go out) (may or might)
Question 5
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Why didn't he explain? (not know) (may or might)
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He might not have known.
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He may not have known.
Question 6
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He didn't seem surprised when I told him. (already know) (may or might)
Question 7
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I haven't seen my neighbors for over a month now. (move house) (may or might)
Question 8
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I can't understand why they didn't call on us. (not have time (may or might)
Question 9
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They couldn't hear us. (listen to the radio) (may or might)
Question 10
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Perhaps you made a mistake. (may or might)
Question 11
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Trains will possibly be subject to delay. (may or might)
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Trains may be delayed.
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Trains might be delayed.
Question 12
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It's possible that he won't turn up at all. (may or might)
Question 13
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Accept his offer now. It's just possible that he will change his mind. (may or might)
Question 14
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He didn't come. Perhaps he didn't get my letter. (may might)
Question 15
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We shall possibly find that we cannot get accommodation.
Question 16
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He would have come perhaps if we had informed him.
Question 17
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He'll never pass. It would be advisable for him to give up. (may or might)
Question 18
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Perhaps the place will be full of people and won't see a thing.
Question 19
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You ... (can/may) lose your way tomorrow if you don't take a map.
Question 20
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I ... have misunderstood what he said.
Question 21
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That tree ... have fallen by itself.
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cannot
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must not
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should not
Question 22
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He ... be working at this hour; that shadow ... be a burglar.
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cannot - must
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must not - may
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should not - will
Question 23
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Her parents ... like being treated like that by her.
Question 24
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What ... she have meant by that remark?
Question 25
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What on earth ... he have been thinking of?
Question 26
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You ... been crazy to behave like that!
Question 27
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You ... been crazy to behave like that!
Question 28
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That job ... be hard to do.
Question 29
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They ... go to tomorrow morning.
Question 30
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No matter how hard he ... try, he can't get it right.
Question 31
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No matter how hard he ... try, he couldn't get it right.
Question 32
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There must be lots of money in a job like that... there?
Question 33
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... it be marvelous to live in a lace like that?
Question 34
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He ... there, so I went on looking for him.
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must have been
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should have been
Question 35
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You ... be mad to say a thing like that!
Question 36
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As the children get home before their parents, they ... wait in the street until they arrive
Question 37
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She .... leave home early these days.
Question 38
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You ... read this book. Its' really good!
Question 39
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I can never remember the way. I ... ask a policeman.
Question 40
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(street-seller, pay)... taxes?
Question 41
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Notice: in art gallery "All bags... be left at the des"; at a pretol station: "Engines ... be switched off", at the top of an exam paper: "Candidates ... write in ink"
Question 42
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She ... practice the guitar 4 hours a day
Question 43
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Her eyesight is getting worse; she ... wear glasses now.
Question 44
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Where there is a bus trike, people ... go on foot.