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24. The streets of London in 1665 were empty, shops (close) and every house in which there were sick people (shut up) and no one (allow) to go in or out, and the doors of such houses (mark) with a red cross. 25. At night the Great Fire of London could (see) ten miles away. 26. My niece has got mumps. - Oh, dear. Mumps (be) quite a serious illness. 27. She said he (have) to leave until the day after. 28. The man insisted he (not, know) that thing (steal). 29. Perhaps he took the train to work this morning. - Yes, he (might, can, must) have done it. 30. The job is much worse than I expected. If I (realise) how awful it was going to be, I (not, accept) it. Test 106 1. They (repair) the road for months, but all work (finish) some days ago. 2. When I was at (a, the, —) university, I (would, will) work all night. 3. I (used to) be much (slim) when I was younger. 4. A person standing at the entrance of the Whispering Gallery can hear (clearly, clear) what (say) on the opposite side, 107 feet away. 5. The first Mayor of London (elect) in 1193. 6. If the lift still (not, work), we (have to, must, could) use the stairs. 7. The woman claimed she (see) never that man before. 8. The boy promised his mother that he never (do) such (a, the, -) thing again. 9. English children (must, can, may) go to school when they are five, first to infant schools, which they leave at the age of seven. 10. No one (can, must, may) prove from history that such (a, the, -) man as Robin Hood really lived; all that we know about him (come) from ballads. 208
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