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UNIT 16  TEST 9 I’m sure this project won’t work.  CHANCE
There is this project working.
10 It’s highly likely that the number of tourists will drop
GRAMMAR next year.  DISTINCT
There’s that the number of tourists will
1 Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the drop next year.
sentences. / 10
1 The unemployment rate looks to rise in 4 Circle the correct words to complete each sentence. If
the next couple of months. Lots of people are going to both options are correct, circle both words.
lose their jobs. 1 I accidentally dropped a pan of really hot soup and
a  set b  on the verge c  a possibility scalded / burnt my foot quite badly.
2 There’s a chance Jane might get the job. 2 I can’t stand the sight of blood. I freak out / pass out
a  short b  slim c  narrow and have to leave the room.
3 The president to the press at 3. She has 3 As a child, I once fell off my bike and banged /
an important announcement to make. whacked my head on the road.
a  is to speak 4 When I came to / came about, I realised I was in
b  is bound to speak hospital.
c  will end up speaking 5 She was in a bad car crash. She was losing a lot of
4 Such a derisory offer is highly to be blood – it was streaming / leaking down her face.
rejected. 6 He showed me a large gash / cut on his leg, which he
a  set b  bound c  likely said was the result of falling from a tree.
5 The next train leave at 6.45. 7 As Kim was climbing over the fence, she caught her
a  is likely to b  is set to c  is due to skirt on a nail and ripped / tore it.
/5 8 Ben sliced / ripped open his finger while he was
2 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. peeling potatoes.
1 We’re just to leave. What do you want 9 Low blood pressure or low sugar level can make you
to ask? lose consciousness / faint.
2 The likelihood this happening is small. 10 The injection was so painful that it made me cry.
3 I’m due a rest. I’ve been working really I was in agony / terrible pain.
hard. 11 I heard the bone in my arm cut / snap. It was a
4 The stage is set a significant election horrible experience.
victory. 12 By the time he reached the hospital, he was bleeding
5 We have a good chance winning. strongly / profusely.
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5 Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
VOCABULARY 1 The hospital staff was accused of medical
after the death of a newborn baby.
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar a  failure b  negligence c  inattentiveness
meaning to the first sentence using the word given. 2 The wife of a man who was killed by a fallen tree,
Do not change the word given. You must use between has finally filed a against the local
two and five words, including the word given. authorities.
1 It’s highly likely Claire will lose the match.  SURE a  law b  case c  lawsuit
Claire the match. 3 New is being introduced in the
2 I don’t think James will win the election.  CHANCES European Parliament to encourage international
I think the the election is pretty low. adoptions.
3 This medication hasn’t been tested yet, but it is likely a  regulation b  reference c  legislation
to be safe to use.  PROBABILITY 4 The judge ordered the college to pay
In  , this medication is safe to use. to a former student after she’d proved she’d been
4 He is going to leave the company.  BRINK bullied.
He’s the company. a  fines b  damages c  fees
5 We will probably have to cut down on extra 5 The lawyers hope this court case will set a legal
expenses.  IS which will help protect the Arctic in the
The we will have to cut down on extra future.
expenses. a  precedent b  model c  example
6 It’s possible that the oil prices will continue to 6 The local residents disagree with the judge’s decision
fall.  ODDS and are preparing an  .
the oil prices will continue to fall. a  application b  objection c  appeal
7 It is just possible that he’ll become the chairman of 7 The employer’s doesn’t cover any
the committee.  SLIM accidents that you have outside the office premises.
There’s becoming the chairman of the a  drawback b  duty c  liability
committee.
8 I can’t talk to you right now as I’m leaving.  ABOUT
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8 Major instances of towards patients

were revealed after a number of inspections in health
centres. It was revealed that the staff consistently
failed to perform their duties.
a  objection b  non-compliance c  negligence
9 This company was liable for its
negligent actions which led to the catastrophe.
a  brought b  held c  lifted
10 It is the job of a lawyer to find any on
which a case could be dismissed.
a  causes b  grounds c  reasons
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6 Complete the sentences with danger, peril, threat,
hazard, menace or risk.
1 Those warning signs are there for a reason. You ignore
them at your  .
2 The peace and quiet of the village is under
from the government’s plan to build a
new motorway.
3 Leaving uncooked chicken in the kitchen area is a
health  .
4 Local people are getting together to combat the
of drug use on the estate.
5 If we stay here, we run the of getting cut
off by the tide.
6 Extreme sports are fraught with  .
7 The arms build-up in the region poses a
to all of us.
8 You’ll be in serious of being arrested if
you don’t move.
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