OBLIGATION AND OPTION (CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS)

OBLIGATION AND OPTION

A.       Look at the sentences 1-10 and decide if the explanation which follows each one is true or false. Use the words and expressions in bold to help you decide.

1	During the exam, a pencil and eraser are required. The people organising the exam will provide you with pencil and an eraser.
2	Parents can be made liable for their children’s debts. Parents may be legally responsible for the money their children owe.
3	He was obliged to pay back the money that he had won. He had the choice whether or not to pay back the money
4	Students doing holiday jobs are exempt from paying income tax. Students doing holiday jobs pay a smaller amount of income tax than other people.
5	The United Nations voted to impose mandatory sanctions on the country. The United Nations imposed legally-binding sanctions which had to be obeyed by everyone, without exception.
6	The doctors forced him to stop smoking. The doctors asked him to stop smoking.
7	It was an emergency and she pressed the red button; there was no alternative. There was nothing else she could do, she had to set off the alarm by pressing the red button.
8	Classes on Wednesday afternoons are optional. It is necessary to attend classes on Wednesday afternoon.
9	It is compulsory to wear a crash helmet on a motorcycle. It is your choice whether or not to wear a crash helmet when you ride a motorcycle.
10	The museum is asking visitors for a voluntary donation of £2. You don’t need to pay £2 to visit the museum.

B.        Complete these sentences with an appropriate word or expression from the exercise above. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible..

1	Visitors to the country are ____________ to declare any excess tobacco or alcohol imports to the customs officer.
2	I’m afraid I have ____________ but to resign from the committee.
3	If you are caught speeding, you will be ____________ the payment of the fine.
4	Attendance at all classes is ____________, otherwise you may not get a certificate at the end of the course.
5	Many retired people do ____________ work in their local community.
6	In some countries, there is a ____________ death sentence for all drug traffickers.
7	For visitors to Britain from outside the European Union, a visa may be ____________.
8	He said he was innocent, but the police ____________ him to confess.
9	Most new cars come with ____________ air-conditioning.
10	Children’s clothes are ____________ from VAT.

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