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Exercise 3

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Choose the right modal verbs.
  1. It  [might] have started at about 9, perhaps a bit later. Or was it later? I'm not really sure.
  2. Well, she  [could] have been here yesterday. I don't think she was. But who knows?
  3. Karen is a hardworking student. She never comes late to class. If she is not here, she  [must] be sick.
  4. Do you hear the noise downstairs? – – – No, I don't hear a thing. – – – You don't? Then something  [must]be wrong with your hearing.
  5. You  [should have] called her the day before. It would have been better.
  6. Meg received a scholarship to Yale University, which will cover 100% of the tuition. She  [doesn't have to] worry at all about increasing costs of education.
  7. He doesn't want to eat. Do you think he's sick? – – – No, he just  [may not] be hungry. Don't worry.
  8.  [need to] get to the airport. – – – You  [should] take the airport bus. It's cheaper than a taxi.
  9. You  [have got to] bring your own pencils. There will be none available.
  10. The game is  [supposed] to start at 8:15, so we  [should] get there by 8 at the latest.