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Choose the option that best completes each space. If Michael Faraday hadn’t been such a brilliant man, his humble background ________ one of the greatest scientific minds of his time.

• might make him

• could have transformed him into

• will certainly prevent him from becoming

• might have prevented him from becoming

Whenever there’s some problem with the electrical installation at your place, the best thing to do is to ________ by a specialist.

• check it

• have checked it

• get it painted

• get it checked

Choose the option that best completes each space. c. The first time I had to live ________, I realized I had been very ungrateful with my parents.

• myself

• with myself

• to myself

• by myself

Choose the option that best completes each space. d. ________ electric light was first used in houses, Michael Faraday had been long dead.

• At the time

• By the time

• Just in time

• Once upon a time

Choose the option that best completes each space. e. Be careful with those tools. You may ________.

• hurt ourselves

• hurt yourself

• hurt herself

• hurt myself

A: Where’s Mike?
B: I thought he was with you. He hasn’t arrived yet.
A: Strange… he’s always so punctual. Something _________.

• must have happened

• had happened

• should have happened

• will happen

A: Where’s Mike?

B: I thought he was with you. He hasn’t arrived yet.

A: Strange… he’s always so punctual. Something [?].

B: I don’t think so. If something had happened, he __________ us.

A: Maybe he couldn’t.

• will call

• should call

• would have called

• should have called

A: This looks complicated. Why don’t you have it checked by a professional?

B: Nonsense. It’s not as difficult as it looks. __________

• I can get it done.

• I can do it with myself

• I can’t do it.

• I can do this myself.

A: And do you know what the problem is?

B: Almost. I think something _________ inside the power supply. It’s this little box at the back. That’s why it won’t turn on.

• must have burned

• must burn

• could burn

• had burned