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69 Match the beginning of each sentence with the most suitable ending.
1 You must have met some fascinating people a after all your hard work. 1 d
2 You must know Tokyo is expensive b for your next holiday. 2
3 You can’t have lived in Tunisia for ten years c because you’ve lived there. 3
4 You can’t be tired d during your trip to Africa. 4
5 You must be exhausted e when you’ve just had a nap. 5
6 You may find it difficult to settle down f without learning some Arabic. 6
7 You couldn’t have gone on a big holiday g to the airport tomorrow. 7
8 You might think about going to Spain h because you had no money. 8
9 You could take a taxi i after travelling around the 9
world for years.
70 Complete the email with the words from the box.

could be coming could have fallen couldn’t have left
may be seeing may be visiting may have found may have left

From: Robin Nicholas
To: Helena Shakespeare
Subject: Seeing you again
Hi Helena,

Thanks for your email.
It was good to see you last week and show you our research facilities here. Sorry to hear
you lost your phone on the journey home. I’ve looked for it, but it definitely isn’t in our
office. I think you (1) may have left it on the train. Why not phone the lost property
office? It (2) down the side of your seat. Someone
(3) it and handed it in. Anyway, as far as
I remember, you (4) it here, because you were
using a map on your phone to get to the station.
And now my news. Guess what? I (5) to your
part of the world next month for a conference! My professor wanted to attend it, but now
he’s heard that some important scientists (6) our
laboratory at that time. So, you and I (7) each other
sooner than we expected. I’ll email as soon as I know for certain.
All the best,
Robin

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