Unit 4 Possibility, probability and certainty

Which sentence in each pair expresses a stronger possibility?

• If you’ve had no joy applying for positions this way, it may well be more productive to start hunting for less visible vacancies instead.

• If you’ve had no joy applying for positions this way, it may be more productive to start hunting for less visible vacancies instead.

Which sentence in each pair expresses a stronger possibility?

• If you’re answering ads for junior jobs in media,

  applying blind is unlikely to reap rewards.

• If you’re answering ads for junior jobs in media,

  applying blind is highly unlikely to reap rewards.

Which sentence in each pair expresses a stronger possibility?

• In the long run, you might easily conclude that the most treasured aspect of your university experience wasn’t your academic education or any career advice, but rather the friends you made.

• In the long run, you might conclude that the most treasured aspect of your university experience wasn’t your academic education or any career advice, but rather the friends you made.

Complete the sentence: By reaching an advanced level of English, I am more ________ to succeed in business.

• probably

• likely

• possible

Complete the sentence: If you come here for your holiday in July, you _________ enjoy it.

• must

• are bound to

• probably will

Complete the sentence: If you also watch television and films, then you’re_________ learn the language faster than if you just go to class.

• most likely to

• more likely to

• best likely to

Complete the sentences: I’ve studied the three _______ options to try to solve the problem.

• possible

• the best

• probable

Complete the sentence: I’d like to recommend Grey’s Academy as _________________ schools in Barnsley.

• one of the possibly best

• one of the likely best

• possibly one of the best

Complete the sentence: This was ______________ experienced.

• the worst trip I probably have ever

• the worst trip I have ever probably

• probably the worst trip I have ever