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CPE March/April

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  • She emigrated immediately after gaining her degree. GRADUATED No............................abroad
    sooner had she graduated than she went
  • I love the .........(anonymous) of city life!
    anonymity
  • What a q***** village!
    quaint
  • Stop v..........! all you do is complain!
    venting
  • I found the plot of the book too complicated HEAD I...................................the plot of the book
    couldn't make head nor tail of
  • The long and s...... of it is that we have a major issue here
    short
  • In the ...........(wild) of the forest, all you can see is trees
    wilderness
  • Studying CPE is a m..........to an end for me. I need it for my job
    means
  • A nomadic lifestyle sounds very romantic. All ................., I prefer my creature comforts
    the same
  • I love skiing! Be........., I only do it in the winter
    that as it may
  • The band's not going to play anymore now, so why don't we leave? NOW We might.....................................given their final encore
    as well leave now that the band have
  • He promised never to lie again SWORE He ......................now on
    that he would tell the truth/to tell the truth from
  • He went out and got too drunk! S...................., he had an accident on the way home
    suffice to say
  • It's such a shame that they a***** (got rid of) that bus service. It was so useful!
    axed
  • Thanks to Bob, we won the match FOR Had..........................lost the match
    it not been for Bob, we would have
  • No sooner/Ever since she could remember, she'd enjoyed rowing
    ever since
  • She got her license because her father helped her learn to drive ASSISTANCE But..........................................passed her driving test
    for her father's assistance, she wouldn't have
  • It's a b******** town with a lot of life
    bustling
  • Don't press that button! CIRCUMSTANCES Under......................press that button
    no circumstances should you
  • It's..........time that we ..... (get) a new car!
    high/got
  • That backd*** is a sight to b******
    backdrop/behold
  • An a..y is a friend or supporter
    ally
  • My father persuaded me to learn another language TALKED It was.............................................another foreign language
    my father who talked me into learning
  • Don't ......... off more than you can chew taking that new project on!
    bite
  • Far ................ from my to judge, but you don't look to good this morning!
    be it from me
  • The puppy was viciously attacked but amazingly he survived against.........
    the odds
  • She's an ad........ of women's rights
    advocate
  • We are at a t........... point of change in the world
    tipping
  • I've been racking my brains to remember where I've seen that man before FINGER Try as I .....................where I've seen that man before
    might I can't put my finger on
  • To get to that village in the middle of nowhere, you need to get off the ..........
    get off the beaten track
  • she's always s...........off her boss. she hates him!
    slagging
  • I'm going to wind ......... with a good book this evening
    down
  • what a b........... Harry and megan dropped!
    bombshell
  • ............................, I won't change my mind!
    no matter what.......
  • Urgh I hate bureaucracy-so much .............(office)!
    officialdom
  • His logic proved to be irrefutable ARGUMENT So........................refute it
    logical was his argument that no one/nobody could refute it
  • Wow! Look at that l**** vegetation!
    lush
  • She's forever warning her husband about driving too fast, but he pays no attention. OFTEN No.........................her husband about driving too fast, he pays no attention
    matter how often she warns
  • It wasn't Susan's fault that the dog chewed your slipper BLAME Susan's ...............................your slipper
    not to blame for the dog chewing
  • My hair is damaged so that/hence the fact that it is falling out
    hence
  • The woman ............stole the item but it could not be proved (allege)
    allegedly