Reading questions 13–21

13. The man is in CRITICAL condition.

Critical means very serious in this medical context.

14. I _____ like a cup of coffee and a piece of apple pie, please.

Would like is the fixed polite expression.

15. The first holiday _____ the year is New Year’s Day.

Of connects the holiday to the year it belongs to.

16. If Robert needs help, I _____ you right away.

The if-clause uses present; the result uses will + base verb.

17. This device is for DRILLING metal.

To drill metal is to make holes in it.

18. I _____ smoke, but I don’t anymore.

Used to describes a past habit that is no longer true.

19. The plane MAY HAVE BEEN shot down.

May have been expresses a past possibility.

20. Select the correct sentence.

English keeps the phrasal verb together and places time and location after the core clause.

21. Laws are necessary for maintaining order. If laws are unjust and there is no legal means to change them, citizens lose respect for the laws and refuse to obey them. Anarchy and bloodshed are likely to follow. According to the paragraph, which statement is correct?

The warning depends on there being no legal way to change unjust laws; therefore a legal means should exist.