Name: .............................................. Mark: ..............
Complete the sentences with can, can’t, should or shouldn’t. (3 points)
1 What ..................................... I wear for the tennis competition? Are a T-shirt and shorts OK?
2 Lee is very slow. He ..................................... run fast.
3 You ..................................... learn karate. It’s important to know how to defend yourself.
4 ..................................... you play football today or are you busy?
5 The boys ..................................... go to bed late. They’ve got a game tomorrow.
6 I ..................................... jump high. Watch me!
8 Choose the correct answer. (4 points)
1 Can / Should / Can’t we take our coats? Is it cold outside?
2 You mustn’t / should / shouldn’t ride your bike here. It’s prohibited.
3 Someone took my bike! Now I can / should / must walk home.
4 Should / Can / Shouldn’t you get our ball, please? It’s in your garden.
5 I can’t / shouldn’t / must enter the swimming competition. I don’t know how to swim.
6 Max has got a busy day tomorrow. He mustn’t / shouldn’t / can’t go to bed late.
7 You should / can / mustn’t have a good meal. You need energy.
8 Ray’s an amazing swimmer. He should / must / can swim very fast.
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9 Choose the correct answer. (4 points)
1. Should / Can / Can’t clothes, food or routines bring people luck? Everyone knows athletes
2. must / can / should practise intensively to do well. But according to some athletes, lucky
routines 3. must / should / can help them perform better. In fact, they believe that they 4. can’t /
mustn’t / shouldn’t win a game without them! For example, tennis player Serena Williams
believes that she 5. shouldn’t / can / can’t change her socks during a tournament. So, she wears
the same socks for all the games. She also believes she 6. should / can / mustn’t forget to bring
her lucky shower sandals to each game. But the most superstitious athlete is probably basketball
player Jason Terry. Terry believes he 7. shouldn’t / should / can play a game without all his lucky
routines. He believes he 8. should / shouldn’t / can always eat chicken before a game and he
sleeps in his opponents’ basketball shorts!
10 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the modal in brackets. Do not change the meaning of
the original sentences. (5 points)
1 It isn’t a good idea to wear sandals. (should)
.........................................................................................................................................................
2 It’s necessary to read the instructions. (must)
.........................................................................................................................................................
3 Our advice to athletes is to drink often. (should)
.........................................................................................................................................................
4 Bob doesn’t know how to play tennis. (can)
.........................................................................................................................................................
5 Don’t talk during the competition. (must)
.........................................................................................................................................................
11 Complete the dialogues with the correct modals. There are more modals than you need. (8 points)
A: 1.
..................................... I buy skis before we go skiing?
B: No, it isn’t necessary. You 2. ..................................... use my friend’s skis.
A: 3.
..................................... you tell me the rules for the rollerblading competition, please?
B: Of course. The last day for registering is 9th May. You 4. ..................................... register after that
date. All competitors 5. ..................................... prepare a three-minute routine.
A: Do players always wear white clothing at the Wimbledon tennis tournament?
B: Yes, players 6. ..................................... wear white at Wimbledon. Also, they 7. ..................................... wear
dark underwear, only white! In other big tournaments, players 8. ..................................... wear
different colours.
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WRITTEN COMPREHENSION (20 points)
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