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].