Hi GG,
Thank you very much for your answer.
Could you please help me to check if 'chance' and 'opportunity' are interchangeable and mean the same in the examples below?
1) I can explain everything if you'll just give me a chance/an opportunity.
2) our only chance/opportunity of escape
3) I never get/have a chance/an opportunity to relax these days.
4) I'd like to take this opportunity/chance to thank you for all your hard work.
5) I'd like to seize this opportunity/chance to thank you for all your hard work.
6) Denise never misses the chance/opportunity of a free meal.
7) He was given a second chance/opportunity to prove his abilities.
8) I didn't get/have a chance/opportunity to speak to her.
9) If you give me a chance/an opportunity to speak, I'll explain.
10) Society has to give prisoners a second chance/opportunity when they come out of jail.
11) He left and I missed my chance/opportunity to say goodbye to him.
12)If I had a chance/an opportunity to become a university studednt, I would study as hard as possible.
Thanks.