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Exam: FCE CAE CPE

Exercise: Open Cloze Word Formation Gapped Sentences Keyword Transformation

CPE Gapped Sentences: International Diplomacy

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. In international diplomacy, it is always good to have a major power   with you in territorial disputes.
    Sam's race was going well until he got a bad stitch in his   and was forced to retire from the competition.
    Most English boys choose a football   early in their lives and support them all through adultood.
  2. An Origami   is a symbol of peace.
    They needed a   to lift the cow out of the mudslide.
    Whenever the teacher was checking their work, he would   his neck so far it looked like his head might come off.
  3. He says he is on the   but I don't believe a word of it.
    In order to be accepted onto the course, you will need to achieve the required   or higher.
    The differences in backing between Premiership Football Clubs means they are not playing on a   playing field.
  4. He is a quiet peson but, as they say, 'Still waters run   ', so there may be more to it appears.
    Unusually, her wedding dress was   purple rather than the traditional white.
    A sense of historical outrage against the British runs   in many Irish people.
  5. If he gets angry, he will   his eyes and stare at you.
    I might be able to see you next Thursday when I have a   window of opportunity available.
    Out of an original selection of 25, she managed to   it down to just 3.
  6. That cubicle says it is   but I am not sure if there is anybody in there.
    He had only been a widower for 3 months when he got   again.
    He knew that if his platoon were caught out in the open they would find themselves   in a pitched battle.

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