English CAE part 5

1. I’m really tired. I shall be very glad when we get home.

   SOONER

   I’m really tired. The _____________________________ better.

1. I earned less money than I thought I would last week.

   MUCH

   I ____________________________________ as I thought would last week.

1. Your diet is just as bad as time.

   BETTER

   Your diet ________________________________ mine.

1. We didn’t have as much time as we wanted to understand all this information.

   TAKE

   What we wanted _____________________________ in all this information.

1. Everybody agreed that the music at Lenka’s presentation was very annoying.

   OBJECTED

It was the music ____________________________ at Lenka’s presentation

1. First, you complete this form and then you post it to the embassy.

   FILL

   What you have ____________________________ this form and then send it to the embassy.

1. Bob is not prepared to leave her current job.

   LAST

   ‘Getting a new job is ____________________________ do!’ cried Bob.

1. Cat wanted nothing more than to relax when he got home.

   TAKE

   All Cat wanted to _____________________________ easy when he got home.

1. I’ve been too busy to answer my emails, but I’ll do it soon.

   ROUND

   I ________________________________ my emails yet, but I’ll do it soon.

1. This computer is useless to me, so you can have it.

   USE

   This computer is __________________________________ to me, so you can have it.

1. It’s nearly lunchtime, so would you like to eat something?

   FEEL

   It’s nearly lunchtime, so _______________________________ to eat?

1. The ambulance came within minutes.

   MATTER

   It ______________________________ before the ambulance came.

1. Experts say that things are bound to improve.

   DOUBT

   Expert say that there is _______________________________ better.

1. Jake was the person who started my interest in collecting pottery.

   GOT

   It ____________________________________ in collecting pottery.

1. He really wanted to impress the interviewers.

   DESPERATE

   He ___________________________________ the interviewers a good impression.

1. Because he was injured he couldn’t play in the next game.

   PREVENTED

His ___________________________________ in the next game

1. Most of the children ignored what the teacher had told them.

   NOTICE

   Few of the children _____________________________ what the teacher had told them.

1. I didn’t realise how short the singer was until I saw him onstage.

   MADE

   It was only _______________________________ me realise how short the singer was.

1. It’s so difficult to create new ideas for the festival every year!

   COME

   How difficult _____________________________ with new ideas for the festival every year!

1. The company has a good reputation in the local area.

   HIGHLY

   The company ____________________________ of in the local area.

1. I’m sure Jemma is going to become a famous model one day.

   MATTER

   I think it’s only ____________________________ Jemma becomes a famous model.

1. Everyone will enjoy this exhibition because there are no fewer than twenty dinosaurs on display.

   MANY

   This exhibition will appeal ____________________________ as twenty dinosaurs are on display.

1. At the beginning of the programme the panel of experts discussed the media and its importance in education.

   DISCUSSION

   The panel of experts started the programme ______________________________ the media and its importance in education.

1. Barbara’s parents were certain that she would be a great tennis player.

   DOUBT

   Barbara’s parents were ____________________________________ that she would be a great tennis player.

1. There needs to be tighter control than there is at present over what happens in reality TV programmes.

   TIGHTLY

   Reality TV programmes should be ________________________________ than they are at present.

1. News programmes should not be allowed show disturbing images in the evening.

   PREVENTED

   News programmes should __________________________________ disturbing images in the early evening.

1. I eventually managed to persuade Louisa that I was telling the truth.

   SUCCEDED

   I eventually ___________________________________ Louisa that I was telling the truth.

1. George felt a sense of pride in the achievements of the family business.

   PROUD

   George _________________________________ the family business had achieved.

1. Unless the director gets the actor he wants for the main part, the film will be cancelled.

   MEAN

   If the director does not get the actor he wants for the main part, it _________________________ the film.

1. The reliability of the Internet as a source of information is sometimes difficult to determine.

   HOW

   It is sometimes difficult to know _____________________________ as a source of information.

1. I only realised that I’d forgotten my wallet when I got to the station.

   ARRIVED

   It wasn’t _______________________________ the station that I realised I’d forgotten my wallet.

1. The employees suggested some improvements to the computer system which would make it easier to use.

   FORWARD

   The employees ________________________________ improving the computer system to make it easier to use.

1. Driving without a seatbelt is illegal in most European countries.

   AGAINST

   It is ____________________________________ without a seatbelt in most European countries.

1. It was only at the start of the following week that Kate saw Mark again.

   UNTIL

   Kate ________________________________ the start of the following week.

1. We could do our homework and then go to the cinema.

   GOING

   Why don’t ______________________________ to the cinema?

1. Museum exhibits are usually electronically protected so that no-one can steal them.

   PREVENT

   Museum exhibits are usually electronically protected so that no-one can steal them.

1. Jim would do anything at all to help his brother.

   NOT

   There is absolutely ____________________________ to help his brother.

1. Richie was coming to dinner this evening but it seems he has decided not to.

   CHANGED

   Richie seems _____________________________ coming to dinner this evening.

1. When I eventually got through security, the departure gate was about to close.

   TIME

   The departure gate was on the point ____________________________ I got through security.

1. Because of the problems with the buses that morning, all of the students came late to the lesson.

   TURNED

   Because of the problems with the buses that morning, not ___________________________ to the lesson on time.