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Additional exercises

11 Dr Wheaton will be very delighted if he gets I is to get funding for the research.
12 The firework display, part of the city's centenary celebrations, is going to take I is taking
place on the 21st August in Cannon Park.
13 Excuse me, I think I'm going to 11 will sneeze.
14 The players must improve their fitness if they have I are to have any chance of success.
15 Kay really likes children, so I'm sure she'll I she's going to be happy to baby-sit for us.
16 I'll bring the post to you in your office when it arrives I will arrive.
17 The fog is clearing I will clear by mid-morning in most western parts of the country.
18 It now seems unlikely that Webb will play I plays in the match against France.
19 Apparently, they're going to I they will build a new by-pass around the town.
20 The examination will I is going to begin at 10.30. Latecomers will not/ are not going to be
admitted to the examination room.
21 When it's complete, the new sports arena is seating I will seat 50, 000 spectators.
22 The transfer from Athens airport to your hotel takes I is going to take 45 minutes.
23 I'll be waiting 11 wait for you around 2 o'clock outside the station.

Modals UNITS 17-24

4 Which one of the verbs given can complete all three sentences in each set?
1 used to I will I would
a Most days my father get up first and make breakfast.
b When I was training for the marathon, I run over 100 kilometres a week.
c We went back to Dublin to see the house where we live in the 1960s.
2 should I ought to I must
a Students be encouraged to type their assignments.
b 'Whose car is that outside Bill's house?' 'It belong to Bill's sister. I heard that she's
staying with him this weekend.'
c You have some of this cake. It's brilliant!
3 needn't I mustn't I don't have to
a I'll be quite late getting to London, but you change your plans for me.
b I'm afraid I owe quite a lot of money to the bank - but you worry about it.
c Next time, read the small print in the document before you sign it. You make the
same mistake again.
4 must I need to I have to
a People with fair skins be particularly careful when they go out in the sun.
b The Browns have won the lottery - they've bought another new car!
c We give at least six months' notice if we want to leave the house.
5 may I could I might
a Ray told me that someone had bought the old house next door he be right about
that, I wondered.
b The major changes to the timetable cause delay and confusion.
c I asked in the bookshop about Will Dutton's latest book, but all they tell me was
that it would be published before the end of the year.

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