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Answer — Exercise 6

4.1 - Superpowers·New Total English Advanced - Students' Book

Question

  1. Choose the words in italics which are not possible.
  2. What is the difference in meaning (if any) between the two correct options?

Réponse

a)

  1. option
  2. hopeless
  3. doubt
  4. chance
  5. hope
  6. doubt
  7. any chance
  8. doubt

b)

  1. no chance = no possibility; no doubt = certainty
  2. doubtful = unlikely; possible = there is a chance
  3. haven't a hope /chance = same meaning
  4. remote / slim = same meaning
  5. bound / sure = same meaning
  6. likelihood / chance = same meaning
  7. every likelihood = a slightly better chance than a distinct possibility
  8. chance / hope both refer to possibility, hope implies a more personal involvement in the outcome
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