Question

1. sightings sights
a) Old castles are very popular in Britain.
b) Two fishermen reported of a strange ten-legged creature in the lake yesterday.
2. survived existed
a) They for four hours in the freezing water before they were finally rescued.
b) The Roman Empire for several centuries.
3. glaring staring
a) Rosie couldn’t stop at the beautiful rainbow, as it was the first time she had ever seen one.
b) Why are you at Stewart so angrily? Has he done something wrong?
4. extinct mythical
a) Today there are a lot of endangered species of animals around the world, for example, the red squirrel is in danger of becoming in England.
b) When we were little, Granddad used to tell us long stories about dragons, unicorns, ogres and other creatures.
5. spotted glanced
a) When Richard and Ian heard the angry shouts they around the room to see where they were coming from.
b) Has the research team anything unusual in the area?
6. horrifying violent
c) Some of their stories may seem and very frightening.
d) A storm and flood made military operations impossible.

E Underline the correct item.
30. Our house can’t/ may be haunted; we’ve lived here for years and we’ve never seen or heard anything unusual going on.
31. The style of that painting must/ may be Cubism, because the artist has used square and rectangular shapes.
32. It can’t/ may be a coincidence, but isn’t it strange that I was thinking about John at the exact moment he called me?
33. Susan may/ must be at the photographic exhibition, but I’m not sure.
34. The magician’s assistant hasn’t truly disappeared; our eyes may/ must be playing tricks on us!
35. You may not/ can’t have seen a ghost. They’re not real!

Answer 1

1.

a) sights

b) sightings

2.

a) survived

b) existed

3.

a) staring

b) glaring

4.

a) extinct

b) mythical

5.

a) glanced

b) spotted

6.

a) horrifying

b) violent

30. can’t

31. must

32. may

33. may

34. must

35. can’t

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