Question

5Circle the correct words. It is difficult to imagine how a pea (1) could/has to cause problems - it is such a small andharmless thing. Most of us (2) have to / can eatpeas without worrying about them. We (3) don'thave to / mustn't worry about seeing frozen peasin the supermarket.But Louise Arnold from Gloucester (4) has/mustto be very careful about peas. She has a severecase of pea phobia-she (5) doesn't have to /can't be around peas.Louise (6) can/has to suffer a panic attack justby hearing the word peas. She (7) couldn't/ can'teat in a restaurant if there are peas on someone'splate. She (8) can/has to avoid the frozenvegetables section of supermarkets.Her phobia began after her daughter was born.Before then she (9) can/could eat peas-noproblem. But after the baby was born, Louise(10) didn't have to /couldn't be anywhere nearpeas,Her friends gave her aT-shirt with the logo 'GIVEPEAS A CHANCE, butshe (11) had to /must give it back.She(12) couldn't/mustn't look at it!​

Answer 1

1) could

2) can

3) don't have to

4) has

5) can't

6) can

7) can't

8) has to

9) could

10) couldn't be

11) had to

12) couldn't

Answer 2

Here are the corrected words:

1. It is difficult to imagine how a pea (1) could cause problems - it is such a small and harmless thing.
2. Most of us (2) can eat peas without worrying about them.
3. We (3) don't have to worry about seeing frozen peas in the supermarket.
4. But Louise Arnold from Gloucester (4) has to be very careful about peas.
5. She has a severe case of pea phobia - she (5) can't be around peas.
6. Louise (6) can suffer a panic attack just by hearing the word peas.
7. She (7) can't eat in a restaurant if there are peas on someone's plate.
8. She (8) has to avoid the frozen vegetables section of supermarkets.
9. Before then she (9) could eat peas - no problem.
10. But after the baby was born, Louise (10) couldn't be anywhere near peas.
11. Her friends gave her a T-shirt with the logo 'GIVE PEAS A CHANCE, but she (11) had to give it back.
12. She (12) mustn't look at it!