Advanced Vocabulary Gap-Fill Exercises

Henry feels ____ trying to keep up with the Joneses.

• happy

• comfortable

• uncomfortable

• excited

They told us how much money she had collected, and I was truly ____.

• delighted

• surprised

• angry

• sad

To keep up appearances, we spent a lot more than we ____.

• saved

• planned

• earned

• lost

I watched a movie with advanced technology that looked very ____.

• old-fashioned

• realistic

• boring

• simple

At the zebra crossing, we waited for the light to ____.

• break

• change

• shine

The cost of the gift we bought for our nephew was quite ____.

• low

• high

• reasonable

• unknown

We bought some gifts for our niece's ____.

• wedding

• graduation

• Communion

• housewarming

My fiancé, who is currently ____, found it difficult to contribute.

• traveling

• unemployed

To keep up appearances, we bought a very ____ gift.

• cheap

• unusual

• expensive

• common

Our godson and goddaughter both received ____ gifts.

• beautiful

• strange

• simple

• traditional