New challenge: GAPPED SENTENCES

1. The situation was already bad but your interference has made it worse _______ .
I feel a bit guilty about what happened; _______ there's nothing I could have done to prevent it so I know I shouldn't feel bad.
I haven't officially signed any agreement so I can _________change my mind if I want to.

2. She'd been feeling a bit low but hearing that she got the job gave her a ________.
The Government is going to _________ the restrictions on water usage now that the river levels are normal.
I used to ________ whole passages from books when I was at school and nobody noticed it.

3. The car skidded on the ice and_________ into a tree at the side of the road.
The football ________ the glass in the window into a thousand pieces.
The managing director ________ his fist down on the table in anger at the committee's decision.

4. After the concert, all the equipment was __________ away and transported in a convoy of lorries to the next venue.
George __________ in his job and went travelling around the world for a year.
The club was ________ absolutely and there was no room at all on the dance floor.

5. I was sitting at the next table to them so I couldn't __________ overhearing their conversation.
My financial situation is pretty bad anyway, so this unexpected bill doesn't exactly ______________.
I wish you wouldn't __________ yourself to my CDs without asking me first.

6. They _____________ to lose a lot of money if they are forced to close down their business.
He has treated me very badly for a long time and I think that the time has now come for me to ____________ up to him.
Wendy is extremely selfish and she can't ____________ it when she doesn't get her own way.



Cheers,

Bia

Here's 15 in addition!

Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. Note that even though the topics are divided into sets of three sentences, each blank should be filled in with a different word. Have fun!!

Moods and Emotions

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1) Jamie's been ......... the doldrums since he split up with his girlfriend. How can we cheer him up?

2) Supporters were on cloud ........ yesterday following the team's cup final win.

3) Sarah must be fed up about something. I only asked her if she wanted to go out and she ........ my head off.

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Communication

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4) I think you've missed the ......... We can't carry on ignoring the situation. We need to take action.

5) I got off on the wrong ........ with one of my new colleagues at the office party. I complained to him about smoking at the dinner table.

6) Do you think you could put in a good ........ for me where you work? I'm thinking of applying for the clerical job there.

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Agreeing and Disagreeing

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7) I'm always having arguments with Laura. She always seems to rub me ......... the wrong way.

8) They've never ........ eye to eye and have always argued about everything.

9) One minute our two children are ........ like cat and dog and the next they're playing together like the best of friends.

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Money

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10) Madeleine started the business on a ........ but has since gone from strength to strength.

11) The idea that many women go to work for ........ money is no longer the case. More often than not, their income is just as important as their partner's.

12) My brother-in-law is rolling ........ it. He owns several properties in the city and has his own restaurant.

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Business

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13) The business has changed ........ several times and is now owned by a man in Spain.

14) Their new range of summer dresses are selling like ........ cakes. When I arrived they'd sold out.

15) The two companies have ........ forces and are prepared to fight the Government's new regulations.