Gap Fills Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.

Procrastination is the tendency to ………1……… (postpone / postponing) the execution of things. All of us have to deal ……2…… (with /by) this problem every now and then. We know we have to get certain tasks ……3…… (do / done). Nevertheless, we tend to procrastinate.

Lack of ……4…… (motivate / motivation) is the main cause of procrastination.  The reason people fail to get ……5…… (starting / started) is usually the lack of ……6…….. (write: an enough strong / a strong enough) reason. Consider what might happen ……7…….. (unless / if) you don’t complete the tasks. Once you find a reason ……8……. (that / what) is strong enough to do the task, the ……9…….. (odds / evens) are good that you will complete the task.

It is not easy to ……10…… (total / totally) remove the desire to procrastinate. Nevertheless, we can choose to take ………11……. (correct / corrective) measures to get ourselves on track. Do the thing you are resisting ………12….. (to do / doing) as ……13…… (quick / quickly) as possible and you’ll drastically reduce the times where feelings of procrastination rob you ……14…….. (of / off) achievement in your given endeavors.

Answers

1. postpone; 2 with; 3. done; 4. motivation; 5. started; 6. a strong enough; 7. if; 8. that; 9. odds; 10. totally; 11. corrective; 12. to do / doing; 13. quickly; 14. of