English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

B
C
D

---

Exercises
147
English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Look at A opposite. Match the situations on the left with the responses on the right.
1 Are you going clubbing tonight? 
a Shall I have a look at it?
2 I painted my house bright green last week. 
b They must be overjoyed.
3 The car won’t start. 
c You must have been terrified.
4 You might win the lottery. 
d It’ll be the Patels.
5 I’m afraid I’ve broken a cup. 
e What, may I ask, was the point of that?
6 Erica and Matt have just had twins. 
f I should be so lucky! Do you know what the 
odds are?
7 Someone’s at the door. 
g You must be joking! I’m much too old.
8 I only just managed to escape. 
h Don’t worry. Accidents will happen!
Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets.
1 Anna’ll probably get the job. (likelihood) 
In all likelihood Anna’ll get the job.
2 You must put on a life jacket. (obligatory)
3 I expect that Karl will take over his father’s job. (odds)
4 You must do what the police officer says. (option)
5 I’m sure they’ll settle down eventually. (bound)
6 It’s likely we’ll meet someone we know at the party. (chances)
7 We could see that there was going to be trouble. (apparent)
8 It’s possible you’ll end up with no job at all if you don’t try. (well)
9 There’s no doubt that this is the most serious problem we’ve encountered. (unquestionably)
10 With all this snow, the train will be late, definitely. (sure)
11 I was in the park today, and I saw Beth. (should)
12 She really wants to get into university next year. (eager)
Write down three rules for a school using the words in brackets.
1 (essential) 
2 (compulsory) 
3 (optional)