HE CAN’T HAVE READ MUCH ABOUT THE SUBJECT BEFORE GIVING HIS SPEECH...

36. He can’t have read much about the subject before giving his speech because he was completely

uninformed.

A. Since he knew nothing about the subject, he clearly hadn’t researched it well before speaking.

B. In the end, he didn’t have to give his speech anyway, so he needn’t have read so much about the

topic.

C. Not having read much about the subject before his speech, he wasn’t surprised at being

considered uninformed.

D. He had to read a lot about the topic before speaking because he knew nothing at all about it.