REVIEW ANSWERS, UNIT 4

1. Rewrite the sentences in three different ways using the words

in brackets:

1) There is a good chance the weather will improve in the coming months. /
There is a distinct possibility that the weather will improve in the coming
months. / The weather could well improve in the coming months.

2) There is a remote chance that they will succeed in contacting us. /They
probably won´t succeed in contacting us. / there is a slim possibility that
they will succeed in contacting us.

3) There is every likelihood that we will move house in the spring./ There is a
good chance that we will move house in the spring./ We´re bound to
move house in the spring.

4) He hasn´t / doesn´t have a hope of being offered the job. /he doesn´t
stand a chance of being offered the job./ There´s a distinct possibility he
won´t be offered the job.

5) Presumably attendance will be high this year. / There is bound to be a

high attendance this year./ there is a strong possibility that attendance
will be high this year.

6) It is almost inconceivable that Thompson will score./ The odds are

against Thompson scoring a goal. /Thompson could possibly score a
goal.

2. Choose the most appropriate words.

1) Retires / ´ll be looking

2) Coming

3) ´ll be

4) Be seeing

5) ´m going to work

6) ´ll make /say

3. Choose the correct option.

1) B

2) C

3) B

4) C

5) C

4. Complete the text with suitable words.

1) Longer
2) Only

3) Have

4) Not

5) Did

6) On

7) Account

8) Never

9) Been

5. Use the prompts in brackets and the phrases in the box to

complete the sentences.

1) In a blue moon.

2) Bits and pieces

3) At a loose end

4) Up to

5) More or less

6) Cropped up

7) Time to time

8) Put my feet up

9) Snowed under

10)Fell through

6. Complete the text with suitable words.

1) Genetic

2) Pains

3) Tissue

4) Microchips

5) Scan

6) Once
7) Antibiotics/drugs

8) Viruses

9) Regulations

10)cloning