Question

Choose the correct option.

1 I’m worried about my friend in Mexico. The hurricane may / must pass over her city, but I don’t know for sure.

2 A tornado is on its way. It could / can’t be deadly, so we need to leave.

3 Dan says Lucy could / must be in the Philippines, where the earthquake was, but she can’t / mustn’t be. I spoke to her yesterday and she was in Hawaii.

4 The building started shaking and I thought, ‘This can’t / must be an earthquake, because there’s no traffic going past’.

5 The rescue team can’t / may not find any survivors at this stage, but of course we’re hoping they will.

6 It can’t / could be long before someone comes to rescue us – just a few more hours.

7 The volcano is still active, so it must / might erupt while you’re there, but it’s not very likely.

8 It must / might be very difficult to reach the survivors of a disaster if all the roads are blocked.

Answer 1

Resposta:

1. May

2. Could

3. Could, Can't

4. Must

5. May not

6. Can't

7. Might

8. Must

Explicação:

May: pouco provável

Can, Could: possível

Can't / Might not: improvável

Might: provável

Must: muito provável (99%)