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Your sister could be somewhere without the Internet. Your sister can’t be in Bangkok. She's flying on an airplane. 1D match the sentences. 1. The wind is getting stronger._b_ .. There may be a flood today. 2. The river is very high._@ , It must be the hurricane. 3, The room is shaking! —d . No, there could be an avalanche. 4, Do you want to go skiing? = ._ It might be an earthquake. 2 Complete the conversations with must be, might be, or can’t be. 1. A What's that noise? It sounds like an avalanche! B It _car'tbe an avalanche. There aren't any mountains nearby. 2. A Did you feel that? What was it? B I'm not sure. It an earthquake. They're common in this country. 3. A 1 don't know where they are, They shopping. B They shopping. Their wallets are here. 4, A Do you think he’s our new teacher? B He our new teacher. Our new teacher is a woman. Sh 3 ain work. Respond to the sentences using can't be, 41, It must be after 10 p.m. 3. Ithink that woman is a student 2. 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