Exercise 9. Choose the right variant

1. I'll leave some sandwiches in the fridge in case you are hungry when you (come) back.

2. They (could, had, must) to put off their trip because their daughter suddenly had fallen ill.

3. Slow down. You (go) too fast."

4. Oxford is (a, the, -) most popular tourist attraction (in, at) Britain after London and Stratford-on-Avon.

5. I'm sure we (meet) many years ago, but I (not, remember) where it was.

6. Europe and America (separate) by the Atlantic Ocean.

7. He is trying to find (a, the, -) job, but there isn't (much, many) work available at present.

8. She said that she (try) to ring up her mother several times the previous day.

9. We have to pick the fruit very early in the morning; otherwise we (can't, mustn't, may not) get it to the market in time.

10. Nobody (use) this room for ages.

11. Tom Smith (write) a book and Brown and Co (publish) it last month.

12. Tomorrow the office (clean) in the evening after the staff leave.

13. We shook... hands with... host, (a, the, -)

14. Are French children obliged to go to (a, the, -) school (on, at) Sundays?

15. There will always be a conflict between... old and... young. Young people want... changes but... old people want... things to stay... same, (a, the, -)

16. He was standing there in the rain and (not, have) even the sense to put up his umbrella.

17. (May, should, must) I use your phone to ring for a taxi? Oh, there's no need (for, to, at) it, my son (drive) you home.

18. When we (take) our exams, we'll have a holiday.

19. People believed that he (kill) by terrorists.

20. He (use) to spend a lot of time in his library.

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