Close Up C2 - Say Cheese fill the gap unit vocab | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

After so many scandals, his career ______. (days are numbered / made a splash / struck a chord)

days are numbered

The company must be ______ industry regulations. (compliant with / destined for / star-struck by)

compliant with

Her popularity began to ______ after the movie. (skyrocket / surrender / stumble)

skyrocket

The actor was often targeted by ______ magazines. (seedy tabloids / gripping columns / famed packs)

seedy tabloids

The director used the scene to ______ about fame. (drive home the point / hit the big time / stalk)

drive home the point

That photo was very ______ and made him look bad. (unflattering / poignant / famed)

unflattering

She was completely ______ when she met her favorite singer. (star-struck / compliant / gripping)

star-struck

The paparazzi tried to take a ______ of the celebrity. (discreet peek / string of hits / hard-hitting)

discreet peek

He is a ______ actor known worldwide. (famed / seedy / void)

famed

Her story really ______ with the audience. (struck a chord / made a splash / surrendered)

struck a chord

I wish I could be a ______ and see what celebrities do in private. (fly on the wall / recluse / pack)

fly on the wall

The article only ______ the issue of media harassment. (scratched the surface / hit the big time / made a splash)

scratched the surface

It was a ______ interview that exposed the truth. (hard-hitting / star-struck / discreet)

hard-hitting

The documentary was so ______ I couldn’t stop watching. (gripping / seedy / compliant)

gripping

After fame faded, he felt a deep ______. (void / scoop / column)

void

The scandal ______ his career completely. (decimated / struck / scratched)

decimated

The actor refused to ______ to media pressure. (surrender / stalk / lampoon)

surrender

He ______ during the interview and said the wrong thing. (stumbled / skyrocketed / complied)

stumbled

Her speech was very ______ and emotional. (poignant / seedy / unflattering)

poignant

The scandal quickly ______ around the world. (hit the headlines / skyrocketed / struck a chord)

hit the headlines

He will always ______ in the music industry. (be a legend / make a splash / surrender)

be a legend

The paparazzi’s behavior was a clear ______. (invasion of privacy / scoop / string of hits)

invasion of privacy

That movie really ______ the director ______. (put / on the map / struck a chord)

put on the map

Everyone knew she was ______ from a young age. (destined for stardom / compliant with / seedy)

destined for stardom

After years of work, she finally ______ and became famous. (hit the big time / stumbled / scratched the surface)

hit the big time

He just wanted to ______ after appearing on a reality show. (get his minutes of fame / be a legend / surrender)

get his minutes of fame

His debut film really ______ in Hollywood. (made a splash / hit the headlines / drove home the point)

made a splash

She completely ______ at the awards ceremony. (stole the limelight / scratched the surface / surrendered)

stole the limelight

The band released a ______ and became internationally famous. (string of hits / void / invasion of privacy)

string of hits

Fans started to ______ the singer, following him everywhere. (stalk / stumble / comply)

stalk

The article was pure ______ and damaged her reputation. (slander / gripping / famed)

slander

The reporter got a ______ about the celebrity’s secret wedding. (scoop / slander / void)

scoop

After the scandal, the actor became a ______ and avoided the media. (recluse / legend / fly on the wall)

recluse

A ______ of photographers was waiting outside the hotel. (pack / scoop / recluse)

pack

The comedian loves to ______ famous actors in his shows. (lampoon / stalk / skyrocket)

lampoon

Paparazzi tend to ______ celebrities wherever they go. (lampoon / hound / surrender)

hound

The journalist wrote a weekly ______ about celebrity scandals. (column / pack / void)

column