CAE Gapped sentences

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1. He had an ______ in his car but he's OK. 2. I bumped into her by ______ when I was shopping. 3. It is no _______ that he got the job - his brother is the manager.

accident

1. Fiona had a free afternoon, so she was able to give the problem her full _______. 2. The new research has been the subject of considerable media ______ recently. 3. I think we should bring the problem to the ______ of the local council.

attention

1. In this lecture, I'll be examining where the ______ of the English language took place. 2. She speaks Hindi well but she is British by _______. 3. I was so excited about the _______ of my child that I couldn't wait.

birth

1. The scientist's proposal to do further research into his subject has been ______ by the finance committee. 2. When there was a total eclipse, the moon completely ______ out the light of the sun. 3. The road to the airport has been completely _____ by an overturned lorry.

blocked

1. He got the job because he had a useful ___________ in the company who arranged an interview for him. 2. We used to phone each other regularly, but I haven't been in _________ with her for some time. 3. In my job I have personal _______________ with members of the public every day.

contact

1. First you have to _____ the eggs into the bowl. 2. We must do something about filling that ____ in the wall before it lets in rain. 3. She's amazing - she managed to _____ the problem as soon as I gave it to her!

crack

1. If the college buys its computer equipment in bulk, it may get a special _______ from the supplier. 2. There has been a great ______ of money invested in research into global warming recently. 3. Some people complain about having to walk home in the dark, but for me it's no big ________.

deal

1. Could you _________ me at the next corner? I can walk from there. 2. The temperature tends to ___________ sharply at night at this time of year. 3. I think we should ___________ this subject before we have a big argument about it.

drop

1. Could you do me a ______ and give me a lift? 2. I'm not in ______ of reducing the time we quarantine animals from abroad. 3. Cuts in taxes always _____ rich people.

favour

1. I felt _______________ when I got up this morning but I don't feel too good now. 2. There is a ____________ line between perfectionism and obsession. 3. If you want to change our arrangement, that's ______________ with me.

fine

1. I can't get the top off this bottle - my ______ isn't strong enough. 2. The new manager asked a lot of questions in order to get a _____ on what was happening. 3. We haven't got a very good _______ on the environmental problems we are creating.

grip

1. I gave the ball such a hard _____ that it went out of play. 2. Why do you always _____ up such a fuss about going to the dentist's? 3. If he doesn't study harder I think they will _____ him out!

kick

1. During the concert, Tori suffered an unexpected _____ of memory for a few minutes. 2. The owners do not accept any responsibility for _____ or damage to the vehicles parked in this car park. 3. When Jason set up his own business, he expected to make a _____ for the first few months.

loss

1. Chloe realized that it was pointless arguing with her boss any further because they were clearly not of the same ____ on the issue. 2. The good thing about having such a close friend is that I can almost read his _______, and never have to ask him what he thinks. 3. The fact that he had offended Tania had been on Terry's _____ for some time.

mind

1. I know the song but I can't put a _______ to it. 2. People often commit very selfless acts in the _____ of love. 3. I would have had a lot of tax to pay so I registered the business in my son's _______.

name

1. He's just _____ his job in so I don't know what he'll do now! 2. It was rush hour so the trains were absolutely ________. 3. Please make sure you get your suitcase ______ and ready to take downstairs by 1pm.

packed

1. The last _________ of the book isn't quite as exciting as the rest of it. 2. He always plays the _________ of the hero in his films. 3. Because one small ___________ stopped working, the whole machine broke down.

part

1. Terry's in the _____ of applying for a new job with a pharmaceutical company. 2. Scientists are developing a new ______ that will allow minerals to be extracted from waste. 3. You must check the temperature at each stage in the cheese-making _______.

process

1. Looking at Barry's assignment, you get a real _____ of the pride he takes in his work. 2. There is no ______ in washing the car before the journey, it'll only need doing again once we get there. 3. Fortunately, Louis had the _____ to check the brakes before he rode off on the bike he'd borrowed.

sense

1. After long negotiations, they ___________ the dispute without going to a court of law. 2. We looked at lot of apartments to rent and finally we _________ on this one. 3. My family moved to Canada and ____________ in Toronto many year ago.

settled

1. In the ______ term, there is very little chance of funding for further research into this matter. 2. There will be a ______ break after the next lecture to give students the chance to grab a coffee. 3. After climbing to the top of the stairs, the elderly professor was rather ____ of breath.

short

1. Sarah had to admit that 'mind gym' was a _____ she'd never come across before. 2. The local politician is hoping to be re-elected for a second ____ of office. 3. I think that in the short ____, we should concentrate on keeping the service running.

term

1. The aim of this task is to _____ your knowledge of vocabulary. 2. The drug company has decided not to _____ its product on animals in the future. 3. In order to ______ out his new theory, the scientist has taken over the university laboratory.

test

1. The country was ______ into chaos by the transport strike. 2. The restaurant is now closed so if you don't leave I will have you _____ out. 3. After he spoke the debate was ____ open to audience.

thrown

1. As the weather deteriorated, it became obvious that we would have to _____ back and find a hotel in the town we'd just passed through. 2. When you see the hotel on your left, you need to _____ right immediately afterwards. 3. If you _____ the piece of paper over, you'll se my address on the back.

turn

1. _______ products must be put in the appropriate bin for recycling. 2. We must eat the chicken today or it will go to _______. 3. Trying to save energy in our homes is a _____ of time unless everybody does it.

waste


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