GAP Vocabulary Review Exercise #2

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
1. There's no use __________ your mistake. What's done is done, so just forget about it and move on.
2. After getting the cast off her leg, she stepped __________ out of her wheelchair.
3. The meeting has been __________ until tomorrow because some people can't make it today.
4. My brother can't get a driver's licence because of his visual __________.
5. They buy all their children's clothes across the border in Washington State, and then __________ them back into Canada so they don't have to pay any duty on them.
6. Because she has to travel all over the place for her work , she can __________ her car as a business expense.
7. I don't know why we have to tip waiters all the time. No one leaves a __________ for their teacher.
8. All his regular marriage problems are simply __________ by his alcohol addiction.
9. He was __________ on his guitar and singing quietly to himself in the park.
10. She seems quite sweet and friendly, but actually she gets quite __________ when she's drunk.
11. We need some __________ evidence of improvement in relations between the two countries before we can say the peace conference was a success.
12. __________, I know I probably shouldn't have quit my job without having another job to go to, but I'm happy I got out of that boring career.
13. I often get emails from people trying to __________ me into sending them my bank information.
14. The dog __________ my hand, looking for a treat.
15. I'm sorry to __________ you guys, but I have too much homework tonight so I can't come to the pub with you like I promised.
16. Even if you don't know how to swim, it's important to at least learn how to __________ for as long as possible.
17. I was going to take a course about how to stop __________, but I didn't sign up in time.
18. We can't really plan much in advance, because everyone's schedule is changing, so we'll just have to __________.