Macmillan English Grammar

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1 Complete the sentence with mayarmay not.
a They sky looks a bit grey. It f1Ae0HHHHrain later.
b I don't think the new secretary likes her job. She.. ..HH stay very long.
e If you leave right now, you.. .HHHHHbe on time.
d In the future when technology has improved, itH be possible to build a
spaceship that can travel to distant planets.
e I'm not sure if Sue's at home today. She .. have come back from her holiday yet.
f The Prim e Minister ... H fly to India later this week for talks on reducing global
warming.
g I... go to the party because I'm not feeling very well.
h According to astronomers, there be intelligent life on other planets. We don't
know because we haven't travelled very far into space yet.
Jarek ... have an mp3 player. Ask him if you can borrow it.
Juan pass his exams if he revises every day.

2 Underline the correct form.


a Even if you don't live in a Mediterranean country, youcan/mightalready know about
earthquakes.
b Theycan/mightbe frequent in some countries, though most are too small to be noticed by
humans and youmay not/cannoteven notice when one occurS.
e Earthquakes are the result of movements of the Earth's tectonic plates, though human
activity may/will be responsible.
d Most earthquakes happen at depths of 20 or 30 km, though theywill /canbe as deep as 600 km.
e What is it like to experience an earthquake? If the tremor is very small youmight/couldn't
feel nothing at all.
f In a stronger tremor, there is more movement, and so the furniture in the roomcan/will
move.
g Tall buildings will /maydefinitely move a little, and, depending on how well the building is
constructed, crackswill /mightappear in the walls.
h In a major earthquake, the building could/cancollapse completely, though with modern
earthquake-proof buildings, this is unlikely.

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