Question

1) Complete the sentences with the words below.
couldn’t • can’t • mustn’t • might • must • could • had to • should
1. You ……………………… drop this box of dishes.
2. Mary ……………………… see the doctor if she doesn’t feel better tomorrow.
3. My cousins ……………………… come to visit this Saturday. Therefore, we aren’t making any plans.
4. We ……………………… call yesterday because our mobile phone didn’t work.
5. The students ……………………… stay late in order to finish the test yesterday.
6. When the children were on holiday, they ……………………… watch television until late.
7. Bob ……………………… drive so he takes a taxi to work.
8. I ……………………… leave now or I’ll be late!

2) Choose the sentence that is closer in meaning to the original sentence.
1. Is it possible to get to the shops on time?
a. Can we get to the shops before they close?
b. Could we have got to the shops before they closed?
2. We’re sure that the secretary has already sent the package.
a. The secretary must send the package.
b. The secretary must have sent the package.
3. It isn’t necessary for them to get up early.
a. They needn’t get up early.
b. They may not have got up early.
4. It wasn’t a good idea for Josh to keep the money.
a. Josh shouldn’t keep the money.
b. Josh shouldn’t have kept the money.

3) Choose the correct answer.
1. The car won’t start. I mustn’t have / might have / may not have forgotten to put petrol in it.
2. Ellen and Tracy are late. They needn’t have / ought to have / couldn’t have left earlier.
3. I don’t know where the tickets are. I must have / should have / needn’t have left them in the house.
4. There were towels at the youth hostel. We mustn’t have / may not have / needn’t have brought our own.
5. You mustn’t have / couldn’t have / shouldn’t have driven when you were tired.

Answer 1

Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994)[1] was an American musician, artist, songwriter, guitarist and poet. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, Cobain formed the band Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in 1987 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene and grunge genre. Nirvana's debut album Bleach was released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989.

After signing with major label DGC Records, the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation".[2] Cobain, however, was often uncomfortable and frustrated with that label, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention.

During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, chronic health problems and depression. He also had difficulty coping with his fame and public image, and the professional and personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death at age 27 have become a topic of public fascination and debate. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, has sold over 25 million albums in the U.S., and over 75 million worldwide. Cobain was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, along with Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, in their first year of eligibility.