English CAE part 5

1. I have absolutely no interest whatever in adventure holidays.

   APPEAL

   Adventure holidays __________________________________ in the least.

1. They had offered him a .38 gun for his own protection.

   PROTECT

   They had offered him a .38 gun so ________________________________ himself.

1. Having an unlicensed gun in your possession is illegal.

   LAW

   It __________________________________ have an unlicensed gun in your possession.

1. People generally think of tennis as a safe sport.

   CONSIDERED

   Tennis ________________________________ a safe sport.

1. Our surroundings became more primitive as we travelled further inland.

   THE

The further we travelled __________________________________ our surroundings became

1. It’s advisable not to climb mountains after a heavy snowfall.

   AVOID

   You __________________________________ mountains after a heavy snowfall.

1. You can’t control the weather; all you can do is keep your finger crossed.

   HOPE

   You can’t control the weather; the only thing to do __________________________ the best.

1. At the last minute her courage failed her, and she pulled out of the completion.

   NERVE

At the last minute she _____________________________ and pulled out of the competition

1. I can’t wait to start my new job.

   FORWARD

   I’m really ____________________________________ my new job.

1. Thank goodness we avoided the floods.

   LUCKY

   We ____________________________________ the floods.

1. I wish I hadn’t phoned my sister.

   REGRET

   I __________________________________ that phone call to my sister.

1. We can’t buy a new car – we don’t have enough money.

   AFFORD

   We ________________________________a new car.

1. He says he’s never seen her before.

   DENIES

   He _________________________________ her before.

1. To me, he looks exactly the same in the photo as he does in the portrait.

   DIFFERENCE

   I can’t see ________________________________ way looks in the photo and in the portrait.

1. The judges were generally less keen on portraits painted from photos than portraits painted from life.

   TENDED

   The judges ________________________________ on portraits painted from life than portraits painted from photos.

1. This painting does not appear to be finished.

   LOOK

This painting ________________________________ is finished

1. Several of the applicants were not considered because of their age.

   PASSED

   Several of the applicants _______________________________ to their age.

1. For many teenagers, their looks are their highest priority.

   MATTERS

   Appearance is ________________________________ many teenagers.

1. I’ll never do that again.’ (Maria)

   PROMISED

   Maria ________________________________ do that again.

1. ‘I think you should apply for this job.’ (Alexei to me)

   ADVISED

   Alexei ________________________________ job.

1. ‘Have you ever thought of starting your own business?’ (Simon to me)

   ASKED

   Simon ________________________________ ever thought of starting my own business.

1. ‘Let’s meet tomorrow.’ (Svetlana)

   SUGGESTED

   Svetlana ______________________________ day.

1. ‘Don’t drink if you’re drinking.’ (police officer to the motorist)

   WARNED

   The police officer _____________________________ if he was driving.

1. We’re getting married in May.’ (Tom and Alexis)

   ANNOUNCED

   Tom and Alexis _____________________________ in May.

1. Dieter missed the plane because he overslept.

   WOULD

   If Dieter had ______________________________ missed the plane.

1. Nelson didn’t get the job because when he came to his job interview, he arrived late.

   TIME

   If Nelson ______________________________ his job interview, he would have got the job.

1. Jo couldn’t apply for the job in IT because she knows that her computer skills aren’t yet good.

   BETTER

   Jo knows that if her computer skills _____________________________ for the job in IT.

1. Could you please refund my money as soon as possible?

   GRATEFUL

   I __________________________________ would refund my money as soon as possible.

1. We would have gone swimming if Bruno hadn’t advised us not to.

   FOR

If it _________________________________ we would have gone swimming

1. Could you remind me to phone Charlie on Friday?

   GRATEFUL

   I’d ________________________________ me to phone Charlie on Friday.

1. Marion wasn’t given any help completing the project.

   ALL

   Mario completed __________________________________ himself.

1. You won’t get into the national team unless you try much harder.

   MAKE

   You’ll have _____________________________ if you’re going to get into the national team.

1. Fatima still hasn’t decided if she’ll study in New Zealand next year.

   MIND

   Fatima hasn’t _____________________________ to study in New Zealand next year.

1. It’s possible that Rolf has been delayed by the heavy traffic.

   HELD

   Rolf may ____________________________ by the heavy traffic.

1. I wasn’t sure who has to blame for the accident.

   FAULT

   I couldn’t tell ______________________________ was.

1. After Beni had discovered the truth, he reported the facts to the police.

   OUT

   Having _______________________________ Beni reported the facts to the police.

1. Franz said he had tried as hard as he could to make Sonia happy.

   BEST

   ‘I have _______________________________ make you happy, Sonia,’ said Franz.

1. The public health service is worse than it was ten years ago.

   GOOD

   The public health service is ___________________________ ten years ago.

1. We don’t have as many qualified nurses as we need.

   FEWER

   We _______________________________ we need.

1. My new job is not as easy as I expected.

   DIFFICULT

   My new job ________________________________ I expected.