Circle the correct words. It was a dark night. The wind was blowing
and a storm was starting. Eddie and his wife,
Peggy, were at home. It was darker than usual
... and scary. Suddenly there was a loud
knock at the door: KNOCK! KNOCK KNOCK!
Eddie was very frightened.
Who is knocking at the door?' he asked. It
(1) mustn't/can't be the postman. It's too
late.
'It (2) can/ might be the gardener,' said
Peggy.
*It (3) mustn't/ can't be the gardener - he
went home after lunch,' Eddie replied.
'It (4) might / can be your brother,' said
Peggy.
'It (5) might not/ can't be my brother - he's
on holiday in Mexico,' said Eddie.
'It (6) must / can be the police! They know
you haven't paid your car insurance!' said
Peggy.
*The police (7) can't/mustn't know about
that. The car is in the garage,' said Eddie.
Suddenly the knocking stopped and they
heard footsteps walking away from the house.
*They've gone,' said Eddie.
Yes,' said Peggy.
I'm scared,' said Eddie.
I'm hungry,' said Peggy. 'The pizza boy is
late.
"Oh no! You (8) can't don't have to be
serious! Did you phone Pizza-House?' Eddie
asked.
Suddenly he wasn't scared any more.​

1) The correct word is "can't." Eddie is saying that it cannot be the postman because it is too late. 2) The correct word is "might." Peggy suggests that it is a possibility that the gardener is knocking at the door. 3) The correct word is "can't." Eddie is disagreeing with Peggy and stating that it cannot be the gardener because he went home after lunch. 4) The correct word is "might." Peggy suggests that it might be Eddie's brother who is knocking at the door. 5) The correct word is "can't." Eddie disagrees with Peggy and explains that it cannot be his brother because he is on holiday in Mexico. 6) The correct word is "must." Peggy suggests that it must be the police because they know about the unpaid car insurance. 7) The correct word is "can't." Eddie disagrees with Peggy and says that the police cannot know about the unpaid car insurance because the car is in the garage. 8) The correct word is "don't have to." Eddie asks Peggy if she called Pizza-House because they don't have to be serious about the situation since the pizza delivery might be delayed. In this passage, the correct words are chosen based on the context and the information provided in the dialogue. The characters are discussing possibilities and eliminating certain options based on facts or knowledge they have. It is important to carefully read and understand the dialogue in order to determine the correct words to circle.