Заполните пропуски, подходящими по смыслу модальными глаголами или их эквивалентами.
1) A firm is said to be insolvent when it … not fulfil its commitments.
2) I am sure they … be conversant with our products as they are sold all over Europe.
3) As the payment was not made in due time, they … to dissolve the agreement.
4) If a company needs to raise a lot of money, it … issue shares.
5) By using the multimedia projector the speaker … to communicate the information quite clearly.
6) I am afraid I will be late tonight. I … to fetch the guests from the station.
7) The associate director … to have carried on the negotiations with the sales agents but he did not.
8) … I go through the minutes of the last meeting first?
9) The customer … to notify the supplier of any defects within five days.
10) Unfortunately today we … not interview every applicant for this position.
11) The company … be forced to make a number of employees redundant in the coming months but the situation … improve in the longer term.
12) Managers … strive for two-way communication with their subordinates.
13) Everyone in the Research and Development department … be working very long hours at the moment.
14) Mr.Brook … to preside over the shareholders meeting yesterday.
15) We … not have rushed to the airport as the plane was late.
16) 20 years ago you … not buy a computer as cheaply as you … now.
17) When you retire early, you … receive a compensating payment from your employer.
18) Any decisions made … be consistent with the company overall strategy.
19) If you do not sign the new contract, we … to move you to another post.
20) Ms Petty was not at the meeting – she … have been delayed at the airport.
21) It was a mistake to get rid of those shares. You … not have sold them.
22) If a country has a floating currency, importers … keep changing the prices of their goods.
23) Mr.Golden is on holiday in Spain – you … not have seen him this morning.
24) Every company … watch its cash flow carefully if it … to avoid bankruptcy.
25) Berfore Mr.Wellington, our bookkeeper, … become a CPA, he … to meet a number of requirements
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "cannot", который означает "не может".
2) I am sure they must be conversant with our products as they are sold all over Europe.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "must", который означает "должны".
3) As the payment was not made in due time, they may choose to dissolve the agreement.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "may", который означает "могут".
4) If a company needs to raise a lot of money, it can issue shares.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "can", который означает "может".
5) By using the multimedia projector the speaker managed to communicate the information quite clearly.
- В данном контексте подходит глагол "managed", который означает "успешно справиться".
6) I am afraid I will be late tonight. I need to fetch the guests from the station.
- В данном контексте подходит глагол "need", который означает "нужно".
7) The associate director was supposed to have carried on the negotiations with the sales agents but he did not.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "was supposed to", который означает "должен был".
8) Shall I go through the minutes of the last meeting first?
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "Shall", который используется в вопросах предложения и означает предложение о действии.
9) The customer is required to notify the supplier of any defects within five days.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "is required to", который означает "обязан".
10) Unfortunately today we cannot interview every applicant for this position.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "cannot", который означает "не можем".
11) The company may be forced to make a number of employees redundant in the coming months but the situation should improve in the longer term.
- В данном контексте подходят модальные глаголы "may" и "should", которые означают "может" и "должно".
12) Managers should strive for two-way communication with their subordinates.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "should", который означает "должны".
13) Everyone in the Research and Development department must be working very long hours at the moment.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "must", который означает "должны".
14) Mr. Brook was supposed to preside over the shareholders meeting yesterday.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "was supposed to", который означает "должен был".
15) We did not have to rush to the airport as the plane was late.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "did not have to", который означает "не нужно было".
16) 20 years ago you could not buy a computer as cheaply as you can now.
- В данном контексте подходят модальные глаголы "could" и "can", которые означают "могли" и "можете".
17) When you retire early, you may receive a compensating payment from your employer.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "may", который означает "можете".
18) Any decisions made must be consistent with the company's overall strategy.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "must", который означает "должны".
19) If you do not sign the new contract, we may have to move you to another post.
- В данном контексте подходят модальные глаголы "do not" и "may have to", которые означают "не делаете" и "можем вынуждены".
20) Ms. Petty was not at the meeting – she could have been delayed at the airport.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "could have been", который означает "могла быть".
21) It was a mistake to get rid of those shares. You should not have sold them.
- В данном контексте подходят модальные глаголы "should not have", которые означают "не следовало".
22) If a country has a floating currency, importers can keep changing the prices of their goods.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "can", который означает "могут".
23) Mr. Golden is on holiday in Spain – you could not have seen him this morning.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "could not have", который означает "не могли".
24) Every company must watch its cash flow carefully if it wants to avoid bankruptcy.
- В данном контексте подходит модальный глагол "must", который означает "должна".
25) Before Mr. Wellington, our bookkeeper, can become a CPA, he needs to meet a number of requirements.
- В данном контексте подходят модальные глаголы "can" и "needs to", которые означают "может" и "нужно".