IV. Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу модальными глаголами или их эквивалентами:
1. … I phone for a taxi for you? (предложение)
2. You … have warned me beforehand what to expect of him! (упрек)
3. May you help me with these figures, please? (вежливая просьба)
4. … he be still working out the business plan? (удивление)
5. My assistant … book my flights. He says it isn’t in his job description. (отказ)
6. As the payment wasn’t made in due time, they had to cancel the agreement. (необходимость в силу обстоятельств)
7. When you retire early, you … receive a compensating payment from your employer. (предположение, неуверенность)
8. Today we must to interview all applicants for this position. (необходимость по договоренности)
9. Any decisions … be consistent with the company’s overall policy. (долженствование)
10. A firm is said to be insolvent when it … fulfil its commitments. (отсутствие способности)
11. If you don’t sign the new contract, we will have to move you to another post. (необходимость в силу обстоятельств)
12. The company … be forced to make a number of employees redundant in the coming months. (предположение, неуверенность)
13. Managers should strive for two-way communication with their subordinates. (совет)
14. Before Mr. Wellington, our bookkeeper, became a CPA, he … to meet a number of requirements. (необходимость в силу обстоятельств)
15. Mr. Brook … to preside over the shareholders’ meeting yesterday. (запланированное действие)
16. How did they manage to do well last month? – They may have increased productivity. (предположение, вероятность)
17. I hadn’t go to the bank yesterday as I had enough money on me. (отсутствие необходимости)
18. By using the multimedia projector the speaker … to communicate the information quite clearly. (возможность в определенной ситуации)
19. If a country has a floating currency, importers may keep changing the prices of their goods. (предположение, неуверенность)
20. The associate director … to have conducted the negotiations with the sales agents but he didn’t. (запланированное, но несостоявшееся действие)
Ответы
Ответ:
Could you help me with these figures, please?
Can he still be working out the business plan?
My assistant refuses to book my flights. He says it isn't in his job description.
As the payment wasn't made in due time, they had to cancel the agreement.
When you retire early, you may receive a compensating payment from your employer.
Today we need to interview all applicants for this position.
Any decisions must be consistent with the company's overall policy.
A firm is said to be insolvent when it cannot fulfill its commitments.
If you don't sign the new contract, we will have to move you to another post.
The company may be forced to make a number of employees redundant in the coming months.
Managers should strive for two-way communication with their subordinates.
Before Mr. Wellington, our bookkeeper, became a CPA, he had to meet a number of requirements.
Mr. Brook was supposed to preside over the shareholders' meeting yesterday.
How did they manage to do well last month? - They may have increased productivity.
I didn't have to go to the bank yesterday as I had enough money on me.
By using the multimedia projector, the speaker was able to communicate the information quite clearly.
If a country has a floating currency, importers may keep changing the prices of their goods.
The associate director was supposed to have conducted the negotiations with the sales agents, but he didn't.