Some people are __1__ gamblers which means that they simply cannot stop __2__ on horses or playing games of __3__. It can be like a disease. If you’re lucky, you can win a __4__ but if you’re unlucky it can __5__ your life. And most people are unlucky. The __6__ are always against the gambler. At the race course it is the __7__ who win and the __8__ who lose. From a game of roulette in the __9__, the house makes a profit, the gambler often goes __10__. 1. A) punter B) betting C) broke D) compulsive 2. A) playing B) betting C) cheating D) racing 3. A) lucky B) odds C) fortune D) chance 4. A) wreck B) treasure C) fortune D) money 5. A) wreck B) odd C) fortune D) improve 6. A) wrecks B) odds C) fortunes D) luck 7. A) casinos B) bookmakers C) brokers D) horses 8. A) punters B) bookmakers C) brokers D) horses 9. A) casino B) race C) cafe D) gamble 10. A) breaking B) rich C) broke D) unlucky