2. Complete the text with the right form of the verbs in brackets. D/3
Five Indonesian fishermen found themselves in deep trouble when a storm blew up suddenly
off the coast of Australia and wrecked their boat. They were almost out of food when they were
spotted by a rescue plane. In a way, they were unlucky: if they
( not go)
out fishing, their boat
( not be ) destroyed. But in another way, they were
extremely fortunate: if the plane
( not see ) them, they
(probably / die ).
An English couple had a narrow escape when a large tree fell on their home. They were
parking their car at the time of the accident. If the couple
( arrive)
home a few minutes earlier, they
( be ) in the house when the tree came
crashing down and they
might/be ) killed
An Australian diver who found himself in the mouth of a great white shark survived to tell
the tale. The diver managed to stab the shark in the mouth with his knife and the great fish
released him. If the diver
( not have ) a knife with him, the shark
( not open ) its mouth and the diver
(might not /survive )
A woman in Australia was bitten on the foot by a dangerous snake which miraculously left
no poison in the bite. If the snake
(inject ) poison into her foot, the woman
( could / die ).
An English couple had a narrow escape when a large tree fell on their home. They were parking their car at the time of the accident. If the couple had arrived home a few minutes earlier, they would have been in the house when the tree came crashing down and they might have been killed.
An Australian diver who found himself in the mouth of a great white shark survived to tell the tale. The diver managed to stab the shark in the mouth with his knife and the great fish released him. If the diver hadn't had a knife with him, the shark wouldn't have opened its mouth and the diver might not have survived.
A woman in Australia was bitten on the foot by a dangerous snake which miraculously left no poison in the bite. If the snake had injected poison into her foot, the woman could have died.