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Fill in the gaps with�the�suitable word(s), more than one option can be correct: � 1.�Andrea is five months pregnant. She _________ to quit smoking. ����������� a) should ����������� b) may ����������� c) ought ����������� d) can't � 2. Kyle and Peter _________ be studying hard, because the finals are just around the corner.� ���������� �a) must� ���������� �b) ought ������������c) should ���������� �d) have � 3. You __________ do that. It's very dangerous. ���������� �a) shouldn't ���������� �b) don't have ���������� �c) ought not ���������� �d) are supposed � 4. Men and women in this company aren't __________ to wear jeans. They __________ wear a suit. ������������a) supposed/should ���������� �b) allowed/have ���������� �c) mustn't/should ���������� �d) allowed/must � 5. ___________ you pass me the salt, please? ���������� �a) Can ���������� �b) Could ���������� �c) Must ������������d) Perhaps � � Put the sentences in order: � 1. never / to Turkey / has�/ Joseph�/ been� ���������� � 2. this time /�be / they /�going / tomorrow /�will /�to a party ����������� � 3. regularly / the toilets / cleaned / are ���������� � 4. working / Robert / have / in the school / for five years now / been / must ���������� � 5.�last night�/ robbed /�three banks /�were ���������� � � Are the following sentences in the active or the passive form? Rewrite them in the opposite form, when the subject isn't clear use someone/something. � Example:�The burglar was arrested���� Passive ��������������� Someone arrested the burglar � 1. Gordon's been sent to prison.��� ActivePassive ��� � 2. Mike's opened a new shop in London.��� ActivePassive ��� � 3. Rosie and Greta are�eating melon�by the beach.��� ActivePassive ��� � 4. I was recommended a doctor by my brother.��� ActivePassive ��� � 5. They wanted�more children.��� ActivePassive ���