Gap Fill 1
I have to go to my lawyer's to sign some _______________ relating to the sale of our house.
(Hint: A form of the word is in the 3rd column of your sublist sheet.)
I have to go to my lawyer's to sign some documents relating to the sale of our house.
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Who doesn't like _______ cake?
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Who doesn't like layer cake?
Faced with worsening health, and a doctor that didn't seem able to help him, Craig decided to try _______________ medicine.
(Hint: A form of the word is in the 1st column of your sublist sheet.)
Faced with worsening health, and a doctor that didn't seem able to help him, Craig decided to try alternative medicine.
Frank is a writer of detective novels, and has _______________ over 10 best-sellers.
(Hint: A form of the word is in the 1st column of your sublist sheet.)
Frank is a writer of detective novels, and has published over 10 best-sellers.
Our hockey team is looking for a _______________ sponsor to help us with costs.
(Hint: A form of the word is in the 2nd column of your sublist sheet.)
Our hockey team is looking for a corporate sponsor to help us with costs.
The animal with the largest brain in _______________ to its size is the ant.
(Hint: It’s a term related to statistics and geometry.)
The animal with the largest brain in proportion to its size is the ant.
News __________ in the region have been summoned to the royal palace to hear the King's reaction to the military coup.
(Hint: The word is not “reporter.”)
News correspondents in the region have been summoned to the royal palace to hear the King's reaction to the military coup.
The Americans have _______________ Olympic basketball for many years.
(Hint: They tend to be better than the other countries that participate in the sport.)
The Americans have dominated Olympic basketball for many years.
Can you remember the _______________ of events leading up to the murder?
(Hint. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64...)
Can you remember the sequence of events leading up to the murder?
You are going to have to _______________ your decision to management because right now they are a little confused about this.
(Hint: The word that can mean “defend.”)
You are going to have to justify your decision to management because right now they are a little confused about this.
The professor wrote a number of sentences on the board _______________ the similarities in grammar between the two languages.
The professor wrote a number of sentences on the board illustrating the similarities in grammar between the two languages.
By lying to me about this, you have totally _______________ all the trust we had built up.
By lying to me about this, you have totally negated all the trust we had built up.
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Woody Allen once joked that __________ immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.
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Woody Allen once joked that bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.
The growth of our company has been seriously _______________ by the poor state of the economy.
The growth of our company has been seriously constrained by the poor state of the economy.
Religion persists in part because people experience dissatisfaction with modern industrial living and its __________ on rationalism and materialism.
Religion persists in part because people experience dissatisfaction with modern industrial living and its emphases on rationalism and materialism.
He donated $50 to a _______________ to help victims of the fire.
(Hint: The word is not “charity.”)
He donated $50 to a fund to help victims of the fire.
His injuries were relatively _______________, so he was released from the hospital within a couple of hours of being admitted.
(Hint: It’s also a word for a secondary specialization in an American undergraduate program.)
His injuries were relatively minor, so he was released from the hospital within a couple of hours of being admitted.
Songs and story books are a wonderful way for parents to _______________ with their children.
(Hint: The word is related to “communication.”)
Songs and story books are a wonderful way for parents to interact with their children.
I can't stand this _______________ rain. We've got to go somewhere sunny for our holidays.
(Hint: In scientific terminology, this word can also be the antonym of “variable.”)
I can't stand this constant rain. We've got to go somewhere sunny for our holidays.
Whenever you read a scientific or _______________ text in English, you will probably encounter many words you do not know.
(Hint: One definition of this word is “connected with practical knowledge, skills, or methods, especially in industrial or scientific work.”)
Whenever you read a scientific or technical text in English, you will probably encounter many words you do not know.
International oil and cocoa prices have _______________ impact on the economy of Cameroon.
International oil and cocoa prices have considerable impact on the economy of Cameroon.
Stars can exist only as long as energy continues to move from their _______________ to their surfaces.
Stars can exist only as long as energy continues to move from their cores to their surfaces.
Police are talking to a number of people in order to get more information about the _______________ in which the murder occurred.
Police are talking to a number of people in order to get more information about the circumstances in which the murder occurred.
The company that I work at has a _______________ to increase its sales without increasing its costs.
The company that I work at has a scheme to increase its sales without increasing its costs.
There is a Hebrew proverb which states, "Judge a man not by the words of his mother, but from the __________ of his neighbors."
There is a Hebrew proverb which states, "Judge a man not by the words of his mother, but from the comments of his neighbors."