Complete the text with could, couldn't, had to, didn't have to, didn't need to, needn't have, should have or shouldn't have and the verbs in brackets.
History contains a lot of stories about people who (be) should have been a little bit more careful. In 1576 the explorer Sir Martin Frobisher sailed to the north of Canada trying to find a way to Asia. Unfortunately, he (find) ____________ it, but during the voyage, his men landed on Baffin Island as they(look for) __________ food and shelter. Here he discovered some rocks which he thought contained gold. When he returned to England he showed the piece of rock to people who agreed that it was gold, and Frobisher returned to the island with a larger ship. It was a difficult journey, as the ship (avoid)________ huge icebergs. On the island there were polar bears which (kill) ___ a man quite easily. And Frobisher was worried that someone else would get to the gold first. Perhaps he (tell) ____so many people about his discovery, he thought. But he (worry) _______about his secret. He found the place again, and his men (work)__________ in the freezing weather to dig for the gold. They returned to England again, and this time he (stop) ______ his discovery from becoming generally known. More and more people wanted to go to Baffin Island, and the next year the ships came back with hundreds of tonnes of gold. Unfortunately, this is where things went wrong. When Frobisher tried to sell the gold, he discovered that perhaps he (show)___________ it to more people in the first place. The people he had showed it to had been wrong. They(tell) __________the difference between gold and iron pyrite, a compound of iron and sulphur. Everyone laughed at Sir Martin and his men, and he (admit) __________that he had made a mistake.
TEST
1. They hate each other. They ______in love.
a) can be b) may be c) can't be d) can't have been
2. He loves her so much! He ______her when she is away.
a) must have missed b) must be missing c) may have missed d) can't have missed
3. It is eight o'clock. They ______soon.
a) can come b) should have come c) must have come d) must be coming
4. What's that smell! My mother ______be cooking dinner.
a) must b) might c) can't d) could
5. - Where is Nick? — I am not sure. He ______ be playing the piano.
a) mustn't b) might c) can't d) may
6. You ______be joking! No one enjoys taking exams!
a) ought b) mustn't c) must d) might
7. They ______get married! They are so different.
a) mustn't b) can't c) couldn't d) may not
8. He ______be ill because I've just spoken to him.
a) can b) must c)should d) can't
9. His train ______be late because it is always on time.
a) can c) shouldn't
b) can't d) ought
10. It is only ten a.m. She ______at school now.
a) must be b) should have been c) could be d) have be
11. Mary______be in this room. It is her voice.
a) must b) should c) have to d) need
12. Do not phone me at eight o'clock. I ______be watching the football match on TV.
a) could not b) can c) should d) might
History contains a lot of stories about people who (be) should have been a little bit more careful. In 1576 the explorer Sir Martin Frobisher sailed to the north of Canada trying to find a way to Asia. Unfortunately, he (find) ____________ it, but during the voyage, his men landed on Baffin Island as they(look for) __________ food and shelter. Here he discovered some rocks which he thought contained gold. When he returned to England he showed the piece of rock to people who agreed that it was gold, and Frobisher returned to the island with a larger ship. It was a difficult journey, as the ship (avoid)________ huge icebergs. On the island there were polar bears which (kill) ___ a man quite easily. And Frobisher was worried that someone else would get to the gold first. Perhaps he (tell) ____so many people about his discovery, he thought. But he (worry) _______about his secret. He found the place again, and his men (work)__________ in the freezing weather to dig for the gold. They returned to England again, and this time he (stop) ______ his discovery from becoming generally known. More and more people wanted to go to Baffin Island, and the next year the ships came back with hundreds of tonnes of gold. Unfortunately, this is where things went wrong. When Frobisher tried to sell the gold, he discovered that perhaps he (show)___________ it to more people in the first place. The people he had showed it to had been wrong. They(tell) __________the difference between gold and iron pyrite, a compound of iron and sulphur. Everyone laughed at Sir Martin and his men, and he (admit) __________that he had made a mistake.
TEST
1. They hate each other. They ______in love.
a) can be b) may be c) can't be d) can't have been
2. He loves her so much! He ______her when she is away.
a) must have missed b) must be missing c) may have missed d) can't have missed
3. It is eight o'clock. They ______soon.
a) can come b) should have come c) must have come d) must be coming
4. What's that smell! My mother ______be cooking dinner.
a) must b) might c) can't d) could
5. - Where is Nick? — I am not sure. He ______ be playing the piano.
a) mustn't b) might c) can't d) may
6. You ______be joking! No one enjoys taking exams!
a) ought b) mustn't c) must d) might
7. They ______get married! They are so different.
a) mustn't b) can't c) couldn't d) may not
8. He ______be ill because I've just spoken to him.
a) can b) must c)should d) can't
9. His train ______be late because it is always on time.
a) can c) shouldn't
b) can't d) ought
10. It is only ten a.m. She ______at school now.
a) must be b) should have been c) could be d) have be
11. Mary______be in this room. It is her voice.
a) must b) should c) have to d) need
12. Do not phone me at eight o'clock. I ______be watching the football match on TV.
a) could not b) can c) should d) might
Answers & Comments
History contains a lot of stories about people who should have been a little bit more careful. In 1576 the explorer Sir Martin Frobisher sailed to the north of Canada trying to find a way to Asia. Unfortunately, he (find) COULDN’T FIND it, but during the voyage, his men landed on Baffin Island as they(look for) HAD TO LOOK FOR food and shelter. Here he discovered some rocks which he thought contained gold. When he returned to England he showed the piece of rock to people who agreed that it was gold, and Frobisher returned to the island with a larger ship. It was a difficult journey, as the ship (avoid)COULDN’T AVOIDhuge icebergs. On the island there were polar bears which (kill) SHOULD HAVE KILLED a man quite easily. And Frobisher was worried that someone else would get to the gold first. Perhaps he (tell) SHOULDN’T HAVE TOLD so many people about his discovery, he thought. But he (worry) DIDN’T NEED TO WORRY about his secret. He found the place again, and his men (work)COULD WORKin the freezing weather to dig for the gold. They returned to England again, and this time he (stop) DIDN’T HAVE TO STOP his discovery from becoming generally known. More and more people wanted to go to Baffin Island, and the next year the ships came back with hundreds of tonnes of gold. Unfortunately, this is where things went wrong. When Frobisher tried to sell the gold, he discovered that perhaps he (show)NEEDN’T HAVE SHOWED it to more people in the first place. The people he had showed it to had been wrong. They(tell) COULDN’T TELL the difference between gold and iron pyrite, a compound of iron and sulphur. Everyone laughed at Sir Martin and his men, and he (admit) HAD TO ADMITthat he had made a mistake.
TEST
1. They hate each other. They CAN’T BE in love.
a) can be b) may be c) can't be d) can't have been
2. He loves her so much! He MUST HAVE MISSED her when she is away.
a) must have missed b) must be missing c) may have missed d) can't have missed
3. It is eight o'clock. They SHOULD HAVE COME soon.
a) can come b) should have come c) must have come d) must be coming
4. What's that smell! My mother MUST be cooking dinner.
a) must b) might c) can't d) could
5. - Where is Nick? — I am not sure. He MIGHT be playing the piano.
a) mustn't b) might c) can't d) may
6. You MUSTN’T be joking! No one enjoys taking exams!
a) ought b) mustn't c) must d) might
7. They CAN’T get married! They are so different.
a) mustn't b) can't c) couldn't d) may not
8. He SHOULD be ill because I've just spoken to him.
a) can b) must c)should d) can't
9. His train CAN’T be late because it is always on time.
a) can c) shouldn't
b) can't d) ought
10. It is only ten a.m. She MUST BE at school now.
a) must be b) should have been c) could be d) have be
11. Mary SHOULD be in this room. It is her voice.
a) must b) should c) have to d) need
12. Do not phone me at eight o'clock. I MIGHT be watching the football match on TV.
a) could not b) can c) should d) might
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