Anant has retumed from an interview. Read the dialogue, that takes place between Anant and his father. In pairs, ml in the blanks using any suitable modals. To help you, the number of words you need to use is given in brackets.
Father : Well, Anant, how was the interview ?
Anant : Father, it was a real nightmare. Just about everything went wrong. I was late. I didn't have the required papers and the GK questions ........ !
Father : Really I Anant, please don't think I'm lecturing you, but I'd like to say something about how you ________(2) handled the whole business better.
Anant : Father, I wish you ________ (2) say that. You ______ (2) seen the amount of effort I put in.
Father : Well .... I have my doubts about that. First, let's take up this business about being late.
Anant : Please remember I only got six days' notice.
Father : No, my dear, it was more than that. Ifl'm not mistaken, you got the interview call on Saturday itself. If l'd been you, I______ (2) begun my preparation on Saturday itself. Honestly you (3) gone off on that weekend trip.
Anant : Father you know I'd been planning to go on that trip for ages.
Father : Well ..... if you had stayed home you _______ (2) made a list of the papers required and filed them systematically.
Anant : Yes, perhaps you're right, but father- those GK questions .... ?
Father : What about them? Haven't you been reading the papers regularly?
Anant : Yes of course. But those questions were so outdated. I ______ (3) answered them even if I had read the paper every single day for the past 10 years.
Father : Anant, there is no point complaining now. You _______ (1)/ (2) be prepared to be more alert about these things.
