Sentence completion

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

spread (3 times) address (v) (3 times) raise (5 times)

aware (3 times) struggle (4 times) highlight (4 times)

aside (3 times) prove (3 times) part (v) (2 times)



1. Although they didn’t have Internet in those days, the rumour about Speke’s suicide very quickly.

2. The link between the experiments in Kenya and Beautiful Babes is not that easy to .

3. Caroline bought some new clothes and experimented with different ways of her hair, but Tom didn’t seem to notice.

4. The government hopes to a lot of money through its privatisation plans.

5. ‘Are you sure?’ he said, his eyebrows.

6. The climb up the hill was steep, and for many of us it was a to reach the top.

7. When they arrived in Britain they company, Tom travelling to Manchester while Gina went to Scotland.

8. ‘Stand , please,’ said the photographer, ‘Melanie Buchanan will be here in a minute.’

9. The data were presented in such a way as to the drug’s potential.

10. There seems to be little of the possible dangers involved in this type of research.

11. Butter will more easily if you don’t put it in the fridge.

12. I’d like to send you my CV – who should I it to?

13. ‘Excuse me,’ said the policeman, ‘Are you that you’ve just driven down a one-way street the wrong way?’

14. Your accusations are serious – do you have the slightest of what you are saying?

15. These pictures will give you an idea of some of the of our trip.

16. The long hard for independence left the country with wounds that took a long time to heal.

17. Some people thought that bird flu could through the world in a few weeks.

18. Global warming is an issue that needs to be urgently.

19. from the fact that you haven’t the slightest evidence that a crime has been committed, you must understand that Foley is a highly respected businessman.

20. To buy a rabbingo, you would have to with at least £4000.

21. Booking an appointment with Jason Freedman to be more difficult than they had hoped.

22. I’m afraid I missed the match itself but I saw the recorded .

23. All those in favour of continuing the strike, your hands.

24. Can you explain these figures in the report you gave me? I’ve been to understand them for the last half hour.

25. ‘This is a rather sensitive issue,’ said the Minister, closing the file and putting it . ‘I think we’ll deal with it later.’

26. In the safari park they saw a zebra being attacked by a young lion, but fortunately it managed to free.

27. Although the speech was on a serious topic, he managed to make several jokes and a few laughs.

28. Melanie Buchanan made sure that everyone at the party was immediately of her presence by walking in with a rabbingo in a basket.

29. Now that you’ve been working with us for two years, we’re going to your salary.

30. If you have any complaints to make, you should your comments to the organisers.
to understand them for the last half hour.