Word consolidation

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the words that appear below.
NB: Some occur more than once, and the form of the word may have to be changed.
scare / fresh / weird / shatter / rise / toe / bill / work out / sort out / recruit / sleep / keen / settle


1. I’m very sorry, Mr. Gruninger, I’ve just knocked over your test tube and it’s .
2. People generally look and feel awful after a night.
3. The value of Biomed shares has by 14% in the last three months.
4. There’s nothing wrong with eating raw fish as long as it’s absolutely .
5. Some people thought rabbingos were wonderful; others said they were .
6. Another name for a dollar is a buck.
7. My son-in-law has been by Biomed to do research in cosmetics.
8. James Foley is on painting, but doesn’t have much time for it.
9. Tom and Gina tried not to run up too many expenses, even though it was Max who was all the .
10. A good investigative journalist has to be on his all the time.
11. The vision of the future described in Brave New World is rather .
12. Look at the mess in here! I wanted it before lunch!
13. Tom and Caroline both hoped that despite their problems, things would between them.
14. There are fears that the violence in the Middle East may trigger a major conflict.
15. They didn’t succeed in reaching the top of the mountain, but decided to make a attempt the next day.
16. Judy’s dreams of becoming a film star were when she was told she was a hopeless actress.