In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
might
might
ought to
ought to
may not
may not
could not
could not
Correct Answer:
could not
could not
option D could not is right answer.
the Prgragraph is in past tense so we need past form of the modal can, also it should be negative
so could not fits best here.
