CAE Use of English Part 4 Same word exercises

My previous neighbour always................... that she knew a lot of famous actors, but I'm not sure it was true. After the business trip, John made sure he............... his expenses promptly. Loss of habitat and damage to the environment has ................the lives of many animals.

CLAIMED

The official listened to the whole story, but it was difficult to tell whether he believed it because his ............... did not change at all. ' Yours faithfully' is a polite....................which can be used to close a formal letter. Her technique isn't perfect but she puts great ............... into her piano playing.

EXPRESSION

Are you ............ to go out with us tonight, or are you working overtime as usual? My brother is very ............. with his advice, which can be quite annoying. This .......... offer ends next week, so be sure to get down to the store and take advantage of it - it's your last chance.

FREE

Felicity ...................great insight into the music business during her period of work experience at the record company. The intruder .............. access to the building through a skylight which had been left open. Greg was horrified to find that after two weeks on his special diet he had actually ...............weight.

GAINED

The football team were in ............... spirits before the match and felt sure they would win. Mr. Prasad has held a ........... position in local government for fifteen years. Today's cycle race may be cancelled because of the .......... winds.

HIGH

I wanted to study IT but there wasn´t a ..............on any of the courses. The young Kenyan runner stumbled during the race and had to make do with second......... I wish Nina would tidy up; she leaves her clothes all over the...............

PLACE

John has just taken up the .............................. of Marketing Manager at a local college. He put me in a really difficult ................... asking for money when he knows I'm not very well off. The yoga teacher told everyone to remain in a standing ......................... for 30 seconds.

POSITION

I am writing with ............................. to our recent meeting on 21st May. I think students in other countries seem to have more ........................... for teachers than they do here. The match has been cancelled out of ................. for the death of our previous Manager.

RESPECT

The police have sealed off the crime ..............while forensic tests are carried out. In the opening...........of the play we see the two lovers making plans for their wedding. Our reporter is at the ..........now and we can speak to her live now.

SCENE