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Ex.12. Read and translate the following sentences paying attention to the equivalents of the
modal verbs. If possible, replace equivalents by the appropriate modal verbs.
1) If you park in no-parking zone, the traffic police can tow away your car. You will not be able
to pick it up until you pay a fine. 2) If you buy railway tickets in advance, you have to pay some
extra money. 3) Passengers were not allowed to get off the carriage because the stop of the train
lasted only three minutes. 4) Since the tape-recorder is still under guarantee, I will not have to pay
for the repairs. 5) At the large terminal passengers are able to book hotel, transport, tickets for
sporting and cultural events; to telephone or send mail to anywhere in the world; to hold a business
meeting; to obtain information of interest; to buy goods they need and so on. 6) The staff is not
allowed to use office telephones for private calls. 7) I will have to pay 50 rubles extra for my
luggage because it is overweight. 8) Sixty extra police officers were to control the traffic outside the
stadium. 9) If the weather is cloudy, passengers have to sit at the airport and wait for their plane for
hours. 10) On weekdays cars are not allowed to enter the centre of the city. 11) In England the
speed of the first cars was not to surpass four miles per hour. 12) This car is automatic, so you do
not have to change gear all the time. 13) We were not able to repair the car ourselves and had to
take it to the auto-service station. 14) Here all the workers are to wear protective clothing. 15) Do
you have to change buses when you are going to work? 16) We were to leave for England on
Saturday but because of the delay with our visas, we had to book tickets for Monday. 17) We are
not able to wait for them any longer, we are to ring them up and find out what has happened.
Ex.13. TEST. Choose the correct variant.
1) Я смогу встретить тебя на вокзале.
I _____ meet you at the terminal.
a) shall be allowed to b) can c) shall be able to d) have to
2) Поезд должен был прибыть в 17 часов,
но задержался из-за ремонта пути.
The train _____ arrive at 5 p.m. but it detained because of track repair work.
a) must b) had to c) was able to d) was to
3) Тебе придётся делать пересадку в Москве, так как до Минска нет прямого поезда.
You _____ change trains in Moscow because there is no direct train to Minsk.
a) will have to b) can c) needn’t d) will be able to
4) До 19 века люди могли свободно переезжать из одной страны в другую без паспорта.
Until the 19
th
century people _____ travel freely between most countries without a passport.
a) are allowed to b) were to c) were able to d) should
5) Сейчас всем можно пользоваться новыми телефонами в холле, но за определённую плату.
Now everybody _____ use these new telephones in the hall but for some fee.
a) are to b) need c) are allowed to d) could
6) Поезд не мог уйти со станции, так как линия была занята.
The train _____ depart from the station, as the line was busy.
a) couldn’t b) is not allowed to c) wasn’t to d) were not able to
7) Тебе следует научиться водить машину.
You _____ learn driving a car.
a) needn’t b) are to c) will be allowed to d) should
8) Завтра можешь не приходить.
You _____ come tomorrow.
a) mustn’t b) are not allowed to c) needn’t d) were not able to
9) Им пришлось уехать вчера, так как на сегодняшний поезд билетов не было.
They _____ leave yesterday because there were no tickets available for today’s train.
a) were able to b) had to c) could d) must

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