Modal Verbs / модальные глаголы

read the sentences and choose the correct words

 

1.    There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You [mustn't/*needn't/may not/shouldn't]  buy any.

2.    It's a hospital. You [*mustn't/needn't/may not/don't have to]  smoke here.

3.    He had been working for more than 11 hours. He [*must/need/had better/mustn't]  be tired after such hard work. He [*may/should/must/had better]  prefer to get some rest.

4.    I [*could/might/must/can]  speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I [may/*can/must/need]  just say a few things in the language.

5.    The teacher said we [*can/needn't/must/should]  read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we [could/need/*needn't/mustn't]  read it if we don't want to.

6.    [May/Need/Must/*Can]  you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I [may not/needn't/*can't/mustn't].

7.    If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you [could/*need/needn't/mustn't]  to work hard.

8.    Take an umbrella. It [need/should/mustn't/*might]  rain later.

9.    You [*shouldn't/need/needn't/may not]  leave small objects lying around . Such objects [must/need/*may/mustn't]  be swallowed by children.

10.    People [couldn't/needn't/*mustn't/may not]  cross the steet on the red light.

11.    Drivers [*must/could/may/can]  stop when the traffic lights are red.

12.    [*May/Must/Should/Will]  I ask a question? - Yes, of course.

13.    You [couldn't/*needn't/mustn't/may not]  take your umbrella. It is not raining.

14.    [*Can/Should/Need/May]  you speak Italian? - No, I [shouldn't/*can't/mustn't/may not].