Objective Proficiency p 41. Gapped Sentences

1.      

a. Though well into her 20s by now, Jane's father still....................for her, including buying all her clothes.

b. Results show that the substance can be handled without adverse health effects, ....................that there is adequate ventilation.

c. Data from other experiments have....................the basis for continuing intensive research on the Martian climate.

2.

a. Over the next seven days, magazines will run awareness-raising ................ and many shops will be selling red ribbons.

b. He was a man of 50, with a shock of grizzled hair, bushy eyebrows, regular ............... and the finest forehead I ever saw.

c. Jackie Kennedy made style and class two distinctive................... of the new American Presidency.

3.  

a.You feel bored with your current relationship, but don't give up hope, as someone new is ................. to appear on the scene and steal you away.

b. The men were driven to an isolated area of forest where, still ............... and blindfolded, they were released unharmed. 

c. Alyson is now ................ for Sydney with three friends, who are keeping her company along the way. 

4 

a. I knew there was no alternative but to ........... my pride and get on with the job.

b. In a country where most people live below the poverty line, this year's debt servicing is likely to .................... up 28% of export earnings.

c. You don't have to ................ every bit of propaganda- you should make up your mind.

5

a. Most of us take an interest in the lives of the famous, but it is usually tempered with a
...................... of scepticism and a touch of irony.

b.  Her subtle ................. on the arm having no effect, Shirley was forced to kick her husband's leg, in order to shut him up.

c. Even farmers have felt the ........................ as fuel and fertiliser prices outstrip the price of their crops.

6

a. At least a size too big, Hannah's straw hat was ...................... down over her eyes. 

b. He .............................  a few coins into a fat Coca-Cola machine outside the saloon, but nothing happened. 

c. Roads leading to the sea were reported to be ................... by lunchtime, with those inland unusually quiet.

KEY

1. provided

2. features

• Feature: (in newspapers, on television, etc.) a special article or programme about somebody/something. Sp. Artículo, documental. E.g. a special feature on education.
• Shock: a thick mass of hair on a person's head. E.g. She's a large plump woman with a shock of red hair.
• Grizzled: /ˈɡrɪzld/ having hair that is grey or partly grey. E.g. He looked old and grizzled.a grizzled beard.
• Feature: a part of somebody's face such as their nose, mouth and eyes. Sp. Rasgo. E.g. his strong handsome features. Her eyes are her most striking feature.
• Fine: Attractive. Pleasing to look at. E.g. a fine view. A fine-looking woman. A fine figure of a man.
   

3. bound

• Bind bound bound: to tie somebody/something with rope, string, etc. so that they cannot move or are held together firmly. E.g. She was bound to a chair. They bound his hands together.
• Blindfold: to cover somebody's eyes with a piece of cloth or other covering so that they cannot see. E.g. The hostages were tied up and blindfolded. 

4. swallow

• Swallow: to hide your feelings. E.g. to swallow your doubts. You're going to have to swallow your pride and ask for your job back.
• Servicing: the act of paying interest on money that has been borrowed. E.g. debt servicing
• Swallow somebody/something (up):  to use up something completely, especially an amount of money. E.g. Most of my salary gets swallowed (up) by the rent and bills.
• Swallow: To accept that something is true; to believe something. E.g. Swallow something. I found her excuse very hard to swallow.

5. pinch

• Temper something (with something): (formal) to make something less severe by adding something that has the opposite effect. Atenuar, suavizar. E.g. Justice must be tempered with mercy. The hot sunny days were tempered by a light breeze. His delight was tempered by regret.  
• Pinch: 1. the amount of something that you can hold between your finger and thumb. E.g. a pinch of salt. 2. An act of squeezing a part of somebody's skin tightly between your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them. E.g. She gave him a pinch on the arm to wake him up.  
• Feel the pinch: (informal) to not have enough money. E.g. Lots of people who have lost their jobs are starting to feel the pinch.
• Outstrip: to become larger, more important, etc. than somebody/something. Sobrepasar. E.g. Demand is outstripping supply.

6. jammed

• Jam something + adverb/preposition: 1. to push something somewhere with a lot of force. E.g. He jammed his fingers in his ears. A stool had been jammed against the door. 2. to put somebody/something into a small space where there is very little room to move. E.g. Six of us were jammed into one small car. 3. to become unable to move or work; to make something do this. E.g. The photocopier keeps jamming up. 4. to fill something with a large number of people or things so that it is unable to function as it should. E.g. Roads were reported to be jammed by lunchtime.