4.3 Chance; noun phrases

Choose a correct option to complete the extract of the interview with Martin.
I: So, what kind of things do you get?
M: Well, there's an element    [in, of, to] chance when you buy a suitcase        [though, as, that] you can't look inside before you bid for it. The better the suitcase,      [the, how, it's] more likely you are to find designer clothes. But you could be very unlucky with a high-quality bag and just find dirty socks - that's the chance you      [take, have, get]. Luckily, the auctioneers open the bags and throw      [away, up, down] anything horrible like food that's gone off or wet stuff that's gone mouldy. When you buy suitcases, you just get clothes. They take      [over, off, out] electrical goods and shoes and they sell       [to, it, those] in separate lots.
I: It's really surprising how many bags get lost!

Complete the collocations using the words.

Complete the sentences with words and phrases in the previous Exercise. Change the form if necessary.
1 Make sure you lock the food away.              chance, bears will enter the campsite and eat whatever they can find.
2 You could win millions! Don't miss                          . Enter our competition right now.
3 The Jamaican skier               a chance of winning a medal, but he seems to be enjoying the event.
4 Look, you said you wanted to talk to her. Well, there she is.            chance.
5 Claire           the chance to earn some extra cash babysitting for her neighbours.
6 There are only five kilometres to go in the race and Herriot is definitely         a chance of winning if he keeps running at this pace.
7 Don't worry, there's only                    chance that something will go wrong. You'll be fine.
8 We'd like to      this chance to thank you for everything you've done to help the orphanage.