Gap Fill 1 - Advanced
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Cary Elcome
Cary Elcome, currently based in Japan, has taught English as a Foreign
Language for more than 20 years. His worksheets have helped hundreds
of students pass Cambridge Certificate exams (such as the First
Certificate and the Advanced) and the TOEFL test. You can learn more
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bradstow2@yahoo.co.uk. By Cary Elcome
Published on 01/4/2009
attempting transplant removing dissatisfied
cheerfulness disposal scenery dawned
thunderstruck unnerving twist gaze
separated genuine medium instinctively
joy moaning clear speechless
gain well-being endless greedily
pointless chunks performing taking in
burial breath-taking glare safety
view doubted strenuous draw in
guests incineration quack particular
astounded anaesthetics delicate full
surgeon intent indication general
regained sympathy ramshackle embarrassed
convince scatter-brained tenderness tones
She fired a hot, angry ____ at me as I explained to those near me why I had felt so ____and why I was so____ with life in ____ and my dumb, ____ wife in ____. I had thrown caution to the wind, and was now ____ on making my situation ____ to those who mattered to me, at the same time hoping to ____ some ____ and possibly even ____ those who had previously ____ my own honesty.
The beauty of the landscape so ____ us we were ____. We could only ____ down across the valley and ____the perfection and tranquillity of the ____.
The ____ climb left us breathless, but the group quickly ____ its ____ when hot goulash soup with ____ of brown bread was dished out. Singing began to the ____ of a concertina, and outside the mountain hut a few were ____ the ____ ____.
She jumped for ____ when she opened the letter and ____ read it, searching for expressions of love and ____, but most of all an ____ of his return from the overseas tour of duty that seemed ____ and ____.
He came into the room, pushing past other ____, looking ____. Immediately, ____, everyone around him knew that he had just had an ____ psychic experience. He was a ____ ____, no ____or charlatan.
____ the bomb was a very ____ matter. Experts were called in from the bomb ____squad - people who risk their lives for the ____ and ____ of others.
It was a curious ____ of fate. The brothers had been ____ at birth, and had never met since. Now, one was a ____, ____to save the life of the other by ____ a complicated
____operation.
The ____ horror of the disaster only ____ on them when they walked among the ____ injured, past the rows of bodies lined up for ____ or ____, and saw the ____"hospital" with no power and no ____.
Worksheet by Cary Elcome
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This sheet appeared on FreeEnglishLessons.com by special permission.
For use by teachers if the entire contents are included.
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A list of phrases are given and the students need to place them in the correct gaps. Suited for advanced classes.
Gap Fill 1 - Advanced
attempting transplant removing dissatisfied
cheerfulness disposal scenery dawned
thunderstruck unnerving twist gaze
separated genuine medium instinctively
joy moaning clear speechless
gain well-being endless greedily
pointless chunks performing taking in
burial breath-taking glare safety
view doubted strenuous draw in
guests incineration quack particular
astounded anaesthetics delicate full
surgeon intent indication general
regained sympathy ramshackle embarrassed
convince scatter-brained tenderness tones
She fired a hot, angry ____ at me as I explained to those near me why I had felt so ____and why I was so____ with life in ____ and my dumb, ____ wife in ____. I had thrown caution to the wind, and was now ____ on making my situation ____ to those who mattered to me, at the same time hoping to ____ some ____ and possibly even ____ those who had previously ____ my own honesty.
The beauty of the landscape so ____ us we were ____. We could only ____ down across the valley and ____the perfection and tranquillity of the ____.
The ____ climb left us breathless, but the group quickly ____ its ____ when hot goulash soup with ____ of brown bread was dished out. Singing began to the ____ of a concertina, and outside the mountain hut a few were ____ the ____ ____.
She jumped for ____ when she opened the letter and ____ read it, searching for expressions of love and ____, but most of all an ____ of his return from the overseas tour of duty that seemed ____ and ____.
He came into the room, pushing past other ____, looking ____. Immediately, ____, everyone around him knew that he had just had an ____ psychic experience. He was a ____ ____, no ____or charlatan.
____ the bomb was a very ____ matter. Experts were called in from the bomb ____squad - people who risk their lives for the ____ and ____ of others.
It was a curious ____ of fate. The brothers had been ____ at birth, and had never met since. Now, one was a ____, ____to save the life of the other by ____ a complicated
____operation.
The ____ horror of the disaster only ____ on them when they walked among the ____ injured, past the rows of bodies lined up for ____ or ____, and saw the ____"hospital" with no power and no ____.
Worksheet by Cary Elcome
All rights reserved
This sheet appeared on FreeEnglishLessons.com by special permission.
For use by teachers if the entire contents are included.
Send comments to bradstow2@yahoo.co.uk
Students are invited to sign up for continuing education at freeenglishlessons@gmail.com and at Facebook account "Steve McCrea" (registered with the email address of FreeEnglishLessons@gmail.com)