It had been a claylike other days at the office. On the way back, Mr Reave thought about his wife and the girls who were always. at him to make the whole thing over to his son Harold, to (dismiss/fire/retire/retreat) , and to spend his time enjoying himself. Enjoying himself! Sitting at home, conscious all the while that his life's work was slipping away...
"Why will you be so unreasonable, father? There's absolutely no need for you to go to the office. (Although/besides/whether/nevertheless) , it only makes it very awkward for us when people persist in (talking/speaking/telling/saying) how tired you're looking. Here's this huge house and garden. Surely, you could be happy in — in — appreciating it for a change. Or you could (take/give/get/bring) up some hobby."
Well, well! He couldn't help a grim smile. Where would Lily and her sisters and Charlotte be if he'd gone in for hobbies, he'd like to know? Hobbies couldn't (account/acquire/pay/purchase) for the town house and the seaside bungalow, and their horses, and their golf. Not that he grudged them these things. No, they were smart, good-looking girls, and Charlotte was a remarkable woman; it was natural for them to be in the swim. As a matter of fact, no other house in the town was as (still/even/just/so) with elite guests as theirs; no other family entertained so much. And how many times old Mr Reave had listened to praises of his wife, his girls, of himself even.
"You're an ideal family, sir. It's like something one reads about or sees (held/used/kept/made) the stage."
Объяснение:
may - может
Модальный глагол May имеет основное значение вероятности или разрешения и используется только в двух формах: may – для использования в настоящем времени и might – в времени и сослагательном наклонении.
Формы модального глагола May:
Настоящее время
I may (may not, mayn't) - We may (may not, mayn't)
You may (may not, mayn't) - You may (mayn't, may not)
He/She/It may (may not, mayn't) - They may (may not, mayn't)
время
I might (might not, mightn't) - We might (might not, mightn't)
You might (you might not, mightn't) - You might (might not, mightn't)
He/She/It might (might not, mightn't) - They might (might not, mightn't)
Модальный глагол May употребляется:
Для того, чтобы попросить или дать разрешение, причем такая фраза звучит более формально, чем с модальным глаголом Can:
You may leave.
Вы можете идти.
May I use your phone?
Можно я воспользуюсь вашим телефоном?
Форма May используется в особо вежливых
Для выражения предположения или возможности, в которых говорящий не уверен:
Peter may come today.
Может быть, сегодня придет Питер.
I may spend my holidays in Spain.
Может быть, я проведу свои каникулы в Испании.
Форма Might выражает еще большую степень неуверенности:
The weather might be better tomorrow.
Может, завтра погода улучшится.
При запрете (в отрицательной форме):
You may not talk loudly in libraries.
В библиотеках нельзя громко разговаривать.
Однако, как правило, значение запрета чаще выражается другими глаголами – mustn’t, can’t, don’t.
В упреке:
You might have carried my suitcase.
Объяснение:
