The car beat the red traffic light. As a result, the driver was issued a
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side answers, press Button A. Do not press Button A until you are sure that your call has got through.
Do not misuse public telephones. If you damage a public telephone you may regret it later when you need to make an urgent call. For example, last
Wednesday, Raja was very happy when he managed to get a free telephone call. Later his mother was ill and he could not phone for an ambulance because
he had damaged the telephone.
Text B There are may reasons why girls should be sent to school. Firstly, a girls
intelligence is not lower than that of a boys. A girl has as much chance of doing well in schoolwork as a boy does. Secondly, not all girls want to stay at home
and become housewives and mothers. Some girls do not like housework. Some girls will not be happy staying at home all the time. Thirdly, even though a girl
might want nothing more than to be a wife and mother, she may not find anyone she would like to marry. Finally, it must be stressed that girls are people with
feelings too and should be given a choice to decide on their own future.
Practice 4 Fill in the blank with couldn’t or might not
1. Unfortunately, James and Michelle had already made plans, so they
couldn’tcome with us to the exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary
Art. 2. They have had several major snow storms in the mountains during the last
month. We had better call the highway patrol to check road conditions. The
road to Smithsville might not be passable. 3. We should call Tim before we go over to his house; he might not be there.
I dont want to drive all the way there for nothing. 4. In order to win the pie eating contest, Norman would have to eat sixteen
pies in ten minutes. He might not possibly eat that many pies - he would
explode 5. I know Eve wants to go to the ballet with us, but wed better call her before
we get her ticket. She works Wednesday nights, and she couldn’t be able
to get time off that evening.