CPE Use of English   (Exit)

Part 3: Gapped Sentences (Nouns)


Think of one word which can be used appropriately in both sentences.


1 The doctor prescribed me some antibiotics for my chest infection and told me to complete the ......... if I wanted to get better.
Tina has just enrolled on a 10-week ........ to learn more about computing.

2 After their divorce the couple had to come to a/an ........ about the custody of their children.
The house can be viewed only by prior ......... .

3 Most arguments between parents and children are seen as evidence of the generation ........
The CPE exam was designed to bridge the ........ between CPE and CPE.

4 The man on trial in court was cross-examined by the ........ lawyer.
In the seminar everyone criticised my point of view until the tutor came to my ........ and said she thought I had a valid point.

5 In the last few years I’ve developed a/an ........ for Australian wines.
If you have a cold you sometimes lose your sense of ........ as well and eating meals becomes very dreary.

6 I know you’ve studied hard so far, but don’t get lulled into a false sense of ........ just before your exam.Job ........ is more important to Phil than earning a high salary. He dreads being made redundant.

7 The ........ line is that if you don’t study every week you won’t pass your exam.
I searched the house from top to ........ but still couldn’t find my engagement ring.

8 Ugh! I’m not drinking from that cup - it’s got a ........ near the rim.
Mary needs to get up at the ........ of dawn every morning.

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