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Can "time" be an option besides "chance" here?



 
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Can "time" be an option besides "chance" here? #1 (permalink) Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:33 am   Can "time" be an option besides "chance" here?
 

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #135 "Ways of threatening", question 2

I'll give you just one more ......... and after that, you'll be in real trouble.

(a) go
(b) occasion
(c) time
(d) chance

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #135 "Ways of threatening", answer 2

I'll give you just one more chance and after that, you'll be in real trouble.

Correct answer: (d) chance
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Can "time" be an option besides "chance" here?
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Can "time" be an option besides "chance" here? #2 (permalink) Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:39 am   Can "time" be an option besides "chance" here?
 

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Hi,

'Time' wouldn't work here. 'One more time' suggests 'again' as in: If you listen carefully to what he said one more time, you will be able to understand the message. What is needed in the test sentence is the idea of 'opportunity' and 'chance' is the best word.

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Can "time" be an option besides "chance" here? #3 (permalink) Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:45 am   Can "time" be an option besides "chance" here?
 

Thanks for your explanation! :-)
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