VĂN PHẠM - LỚP 11 - UNIT 15 (3) Exercise 2: Complete these sentences with “could, couldn’t” or “was/ were able to”: 1. A girl fell into the river but fortunately we ……were able to…… rescue her. 2. I …could…… walk when I was less than a year old. 3. My grandfather …was able to… walk without any help last night. 4. …Could… you understand what he was saying? 5. My grandmother ……was able to… speak Spanish. 6. Suddenly all the lights went out. We ……couldn’t……see a thing. 7. The computer went wrong, but luckily Emma ……was able to……put it right again. 8. There was a big party last night. You ……could…… hear the music half a mile away. 9. I learnt to read music as a child. I ……could/was able to…… read it when I was five. 10. People heard warnings about the food, and they …were able to… move out in time. 11. The train was full. I …wasn’t able to……find a seat anywhere. 12. Mrs Carter …was able to……put out the fire before the house burnt down. 13. I looked everywhere for the books, but I ……couldn’t…… find it. 14. The plane …was able to……take off at eleven o'clock ,after the fog had lifted. 15. It was foggy, so the plane …conldn’t/ was able to… take off. 16. Jack was an excellent tennis player. He ……could……beat anybody. 17. The fire spread quickly but everyone ……was able to……escape. 18. They didn’t have any tomatoes in the first shop I went to, but I …could…get some in the next shop. 19. He can’t play tennis very well now but he ….…were able to rescue him. 20. She wasn’t at home when I phoned but I …was able to contact …contact her at her office. . VĂN PHẠM - LỚP 11 - UNIT 15 (3) Exercise 2: Complete these sentences with “could, couldn’t” or “was/ were. was five. 10. People heard warnings about the food, and they …were able to… move out in time. 11. The train was full. I …wasn’t able to……find a seat anywhere. 12. Mrs Carter …was able to……put. find it. 14. The plane …was able to……take off at eleven o'clock ,after the fog had lifted. 15. It was foggy, so the plane …conldn’t/ was able to… take off. 16. Jack was an excellent tennis