Practice Exercise-1
Sally and Ben are watching the people arriving at the world premiere of a new Hollywood film. A lot of famous people are there. Fill the gaps with must be (100%), may be (70%), might be (40%) or can't be (0%). Use want, not be, for one of the gaps.
Sally: Look at that handsome man in the big car. Who is he?
Ben: I don't know. He ([1] 100%) must be a big star. There are three other men with him.
Sally: Yes, they ([2] 100%) ____ his bodyguards. But who is the old lady with him? She ([3] 100%) ____ about ninety years old.
Ben: She ([4] 40%) ____ his grandmother. No, I know. It ([5] 100%) ____ Lalita Mukherjee. She was a big star in the 20s.
Sally: Look at the man in the next car. That ([6] 100%) ____ the director. And the woman with the long blonde hair ([7] 100%) ____ Shanti Prakash, the star of the film.
Ben: Here's another car. It ([8] 70%) ____ Om Prakash and his new wife. She ([9] 100%) ____ stupid to love him. He always has lots of girlfriends.
Sally: No, it's not Om Prakash. It's a little grey-haired man. He ([10] 0%) ____ the writer of the film.
Ben: No. He ([11] 40%) ____ a security man. There's something in his jacket. It ([12] 40%) ____ a gun!
Sally: You're right. It is a gun. He's taking it out. He's pointing it at Shanti Prakash. It ([13] 100%) ____ to kill her!
Ben: Don't worry. It ([14] 0%) ____ real. It ([15] 100%) ____ an act for publicity.
Sally: You're right. He's kissing Shanti Prakash. The world of films is crazy!
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