- advanced-27
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 27 (Answer Keys)
Lucky You
A1 He told us the usual things about how everything had gone wrong — it was a typical hard luck story.
answer: (b) hard
A2 With a little bit of luck I think she'll pass her driving test first time.
answer: (d) bit
A3 If I were you I would certainly accept the offer. If you ask for any more you're just pushing your luck.
answer: (a) pushing
A4 I thought the best thing was to wish them both good luck and hope that everything worked out well.
answer: (c) good
A5 You really couldn't blame anyone for the accident because it was just a case of bad luck.
answer: (d) bad
A6 Last week they struck it very lucky because they managed to win the lottery.
answer: (b) struck
A7 She always seems to come out of any crisis unharmed and I'm convinced she was born under a lucky star.
answer: (d) star
A8 He just couldn't make up his mind which to choose and so in the end he decided to take pot luck.
answer: (a) pot
A9 Everyone decided to help him by offering money as they'd heard he was down on his luck.
answer: (b) down
A10 After all his failures in the business world he decided to try his luck in the casino.
answer: (d) try
