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Free Exercises: Cambridge ESOL Exercises

Exam: FCE CAE CPE

Exercise: Open Cloze Word Formation Gapped Sentences Keyword Transformation

CPE Gapped Sentences: Consequences

For questions 1-6, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Here is an example (0).

Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet below.

Example

  1. If it all goes wrong, you will have to   for the consequences.
    I hate it when rude children   their parents back.
    I think the new computer programme will   all your needs.
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  1. My fondest memory of country life is of watching cricket matches on the village   every Sunday afternoon.
    Although he had all the necessary qualifications, the new manager was still very   in terms of hands-on experience.
    Whe she learned how much money Laura was earning, Jane turned very   indeed.
  2. Without the humble   we would never have been able to make such wonderful beer.
    She caught him on the   when she asked him more detailed questions about his time at university.
    In some traditional children's games, it was necessary to   , which was a surprisingly good way of keeping fit.
  3. If you all persist in not playing in the same   the ensemble will never go anywhere.
    It is   to all our plans that you take on the lead role.
    In detective stories, there is a point where the sleuth finds the   and from that moment we are moving towards a denouement.
  4. It is amazing what a diffeence it can make if you   your hair at the side rather than in the middle.
    You might not believe me but learning a foreign language will play a huge   in determining your future.
    Loath though I am to   with any of them, I can't keep all ten puppies.
  5. You know it is love when it makes your heart   just to see him walk into a room.
    Cats are all essentially the same   as opposed to dogs.
    In the   to make new discoveries, scientists must be careful not to ignore proper practice.
  6. Learning to   is an important part of learning any language.
    Many foreign students will regret choosing to coming to study in the UK during this awful   of wet weather.
    It is nonsense to believe that you can put a   on somebody to make them die.

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