Please answer from “a” to “d” and, if you don't mind, write a reason for your answer. When there is more than one possible answer, please rank the answers according to their appropriateness.

a. could b. might c. must d. would

A student consults a school nurse (SN) about her illness.

Student: Excuse, me. I’m not feeling well, so can I lie down?
SN: Okay. But you’ve come here three days in a row. Have you seen a doctor?
Student: No, not yet.
SN: It ( ) be something serious. So, you have to see a doctor this afternoon.

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@Tatsuya666

In real life, you could say either COULD or MIGHT – but in this question, I think they want you to say Might

Three of these words indicate degrees of possibility –

Might – it is technically possible
Could – there is potentially a reason that is possible
Must – it is almost certainly possible

There’s no reason why a student nurse would say anything but the first one – unless they were a cruel psychotic.

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