Fill in the blanks.
1If he continues to drive like this, he is ............... have an accident soon.
Wrong!
Use "bound to" because the accident seems very likely if he keeps driving badly.
2Fasten your seat belts. The plane is ............... take off.
Wrong!
Use "about to" because the plane will take off very soon.
3Children are ............... be mischievous sometimes.
Wrong!
Use "bound to" because the speaker means children are naturally likely to be mischievous.
4The train is ............... arrive at 8:30.
Wrong!
Use "due to" because the train has a scheduled arrival time.
5I was ............... go to bed when the phone rang.
Wrong!
Use "about to" because the speaker was just going to go to bed when something interrupted.
6She is ............... have a baby in May.
Wrong!
Use "due to" because the birth is expected at a particular time.
7Look at the sky. It is ............... rain.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both work here: "about to" means the rain will start very soon, and "bound to" means the sky makes rain certain. "Due to" is for scheduled events, so it does not fit.
8She is ............... retire in May.
Wrong!
Use "due to" because her retirement is scheduled for May.
9With debts mounting, they are ............... go bankrupt soon.
Wrong!
Use "bound to" because bankruptcy seems very likely from the situation.
10The meeting was cancelled ............... the chairman's illness.
Wrong!
Use "due to" because it means because of the chairman's illness.
11The aircraft couldn't take off ............... bad weather.
Wrong!
Use "due to" because it gives the reason the aircraft could not take off.
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Answers
- If he continues to drive like this, he is bound to have an accident soon.
- Fasten your seat belts. The plane is about to take off.
- Children are bound to be mischievous sometimes.
- The train is due to arrive at 8:30.
- I was about to go to bed when the phone rang.
- She is due to have a baby in May.
- Look at the sky. It is bound to / about to rain.
- She is due to retire in May.
- With debts mounting, they are bound to go bankrupt soon.
- The meeting was cancelled due to the chairman’s illness.
- The aircraft couldn’t take off due to bad weather.