CAE Gapped sentences 3

affect

1. A person's age and background will always ________ their choice of friends. 2. The actress said that she was happiest performing in front of a large group of people, so first-night nerves didn't ______ her greatly. 3. This disease is often difficult to identify as it doesn't _____ everyone in the same way.

charge

1. Although access to its website is free, there's a small ______ if you want to receive the company's monthly newsletter. 2. Simon decided to take ______ of his own financial affairs at the relatively early age of seventeen. 3. Derek is in _______ of the office whilst his manager is on maternity leave.

gained

1. Although initially regarded only as a soap opera star, Emily has _______ the respect of the critics for her recent film roles. 2. For young singers, there is nothing to be _______ from over-exposure in the media at an early stage of their career. 3. The former model is reported to have _______ a lot of weight since her retirement.

fair

1. Although not professionally trained, Damian can produce a technical drawing with a ______ degree of precision. 2. Cindy thought it really wasn't ____ of her boss to blame her for all the mistakes in the document. 3. In common with most her family, Glenda has very _____ skin.

point

1. Erin was on the ______ of resigning from the club, when she was unexpectedly offered the role of Treasurer. 2. Michael had made a ________ of contacting all of his team mates personally to explain why he would be missing the important match. 3. As they had numbered seats, Diane couldn't see the ______ of getting to the concert before the performance was due to start.

fall

1. If it is not tended regularly, any garden will soon ______ into a state of disrepair. 2. Successful television personalities generally ______ into one or two categories - either they are very lucky or they are very determined. 3. Sonia had to miss a lecture, but asked to borrow a friend's notes so that she didn't ______ too far behind with the work.

easy

1. It is ________ to see why the presenter is so poplular - he is such a lively person. 2. Although the local people speak with an accent, it is ____ enough for visitors to understand. 3. Tom's grandmother hadn't had an ____ life, but she'd always had a very positive attitude.

work

1. On her first day in the job, Keira was asked to _____ through a long list of customer complaints and decide which needed an urgent response. 2. Graham couldn't ________ out why he never seemed to get an interview when he applied for jobs. 3. Milly would get angry when she couldn't get the office photocopier to ______ properly.

pick

1. The casting director has an excellent eye for talent and generally manages to _______ young actors who go on to perform very well in the show. 2. Brian was in a really bad mood, ready to ______ a fight with anyone who disagreed with him. 3. In the darkness, it was just impossible to _____ out the outline of a building in the distance.

slow

1. There has been a rather _____ response to the job advertisement that the company placed in the local newspaper. 2. Although double-checking the customer database was a rather ______ and time-consuming process, a number of serious mistakes were uncovered as a result. 3. Jamie was ______ to realise that he was fundamentally unsuited for the job he was doing, and so hadn't been thinking of alternatives.

carry

1. Tom found that having to _____ such a heavy bag everywhere was rather inconvenient. 2. Although we were getting poor results from the research, we were advised to _____ on with the experiments. 3. The school is hoping to ______ out an extensive programme of repairs during the summer break.

show

1. When groups of visitors come to the television studios, guides ______ them round the set of the popular soap opera. 2. Any inaccuracies in the data will ______ up when the graphs are produced on screen. 3. The success of perfumes bearing the name of top models really does _____ how influential celebrities can be.