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.
5 comments:
I couldn`t complete them all..but..
1. in
2. nine
3. :( ( I can think of some verbs but I don't think they're the ones)
4. boat
5. foot
6. word
7. up
8. seen
9. fighting
10. :(
11. pin (?)
12. in
13. hands
14. hot
15. joined
Let`s see..
kisses
I'll keep on thinking about the other ones I couldn't fill.
number 3 - could it be shouted/screamed?
Well, I'm gonna give it a try...
1. in
2. nine
3. bit
4. point
5. foot
6. word
7. up
8. seen
9. fighting
10. ????
11. pin
12. in
13. hands
14. hot
15. joined
Cheers,
Bia
Hey, it's me again.
I think I know the answer to number 10(shoestring), so here are all of them again:
. in
2. nine
3. bit
4. point
5. foot
6. word
7. up
8. seen
9. fighting
10. shoestring
11. pin
12. in
13. hands
14. hot
15. joined
Cheers,
Bia
Congratulations , Priscilla and Ana!
Priscilla was able to come up with most of the correct answers first. After a couple of attempts, Bia eventually managed to post the comment with the final correct key to all of the items.
Here's the final result:
Priscilla will get 12 medals while Bia will get 3 shiny ones!
Y'all keep on blogging!
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