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Choose the correct word or phrase, a, b, or c to complete 1-6.

(1)    I thought I'd_at least once. The worst that could happen was that I’d lose £1.

a) against the odds b) play safe c) try my luck

(2)    Come on! I know it's_, but sometimes you need to take a bit of a gambie.

a) lucky b) risky c) coincidence

(3) _he managed to win. It was amazing!

a) Against the odds b) Lucky c) lt’s a lottery

(4)    He only suffered minor cuts and_.

a) bleed b) bruises c) twisted

(5)    You never really know what might happen. lt’s_.

a) try my luck b) a lot at stake c) a bit of a lottery

(6)    If you win today, the_is £1 million!

a)jackpot b) gambie c) addict

B    Complete the text with the words or phrases in the box. There are four extra words or phrases.

a bit of a gambie a lot at stake after bleeding

by the time coincidences fortunę luckily play it safe

scratches superstitious unconscious unlucky while

1 don’t really believe in (7)_but when I had accidents on the same datę

for three consecutive months 1 started feeling rather (8)_. The following

month 1 decided to (9)_and not to go out at all. I m not usually

(10)_, but I thought that it was tempting fate. However, it really

didn’t make any difference. (11)_I was shaving I managed to cut myself

twice and then (12)_I had stopped the (13)_, I managed

to fali down the stairs. (14)_I didn’t break anything, 1 just had a few

(15)_and sonie bruises. It’s really strange because the next month

1 decided I might as well take (16)_and go out, and nothing bad happened at all!

C    Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase.

(17)    While /Assoon as I fmish ITI cali you.

(18)    The moment / By the time I found out, I phoned you.

(19)    Are you surę they were arguing -when/as you called?

(20)    The moment / While you were wasting money gambling, I was busy working.

(21)    By the time / As soon as you see me next, ITI be married.

Grammar

D    Choose the correct verb form, a, b or c to complete 22-29.

(22)    I_under a ladder when a can of paint fell on my head. I had to go to hospital.

a) walked b) was walking c) had walked

(23)    The first time I_Amy, I was amazed how similar we looked.

a) met b) was meeting c) had met

(24)    I_to musie when you phoned me.

a) listened    b) was listening    c) had listened

(25)    By the time Jack arrived, Mary_so he didn t meet her.

a) left b) was leaving c) had left

(26)    Jack_gambling the year before he met his wife.

a) stopped    b) was stopping    c) had stopped

(27)    Tom_£ 10 yesterday.

a) lost b) was losing c) had lost

(28)    I_anything after you left.

I

a)didn'tdo b) wasn’t doing c)hadn’tdone

(29)    Sally_to the river bank by the time the rescue workers arrived.

a) swam b) was swimming c) had swum

Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 4 p1