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(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 gamble.
a) lucky b) risky c) coincidence
(5) You never really know what might happen. It’s _______________.
a) try my luck b) a lot at stake c) a bit of a lottery
I don’t really believe in (7) _______________ but when I had accidents on the same date
for three consecutive months I started feeling rather (8) _______________. The following
month I 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 fall down the stairs. (14) _______________ I didn’t break anything, I just had a few
(15) _______________ and some bruises. It’s really strange because the next month
I decided I might as well take (16) _______________ and go out, and nothing bad happened at all!
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
(26) Jack _______________ gambling the year before he met his wife.
a) stopped b) was stopping c) had stopped
(29) Sally _______________ to the river bank by the time the rescue workers arrived.
a) swam b) was swimming c) had swum
E Use the keywords to complete the second sentence so that it means the same
as the first sentence.
(30) Harry had won the lottery before he gave up his job.
After Harry ____________________________________________________________________
(31) Sally climbed out of the river and then sat down.
As soon as _____________________________________________________________________
H Read the conversation in exercise G again. Then choose the best word to
complete these sentences.