Complete the sentences below

with on, to or of:

● Throughout her
persecution, Jo1n of Arc
rem1ined f1ithful ___________ her
beliefs. She refused to give them
up.
● The f1ct th1t millions of
people 1re dying of f1mine h1s
sh1ken the found1tions
___________ my belief in God.
● S1r1hʼs p1rents h1dnʼt
re1lised the depth ___________ her
religious beliefs until she told
them she h1d decided to
become 1 nun.
● Iʼve never re1lly trusted
th1t wom1n. Iʼve 1lw1ys h1d
doubts 1bout the sincerity
___________ her beliefs.
● C1pit1lism is p1rtly
b1sed ___________ the belief th1t
people work more productively if
they 1re working for themselves.
● Every religion h1s its
own set ___________ beliefs.

ANSWER KEY
Ex 1:
● holds 2. sh1re 3. st1nd
 up for 4. sh1ken 5. strengthen 6.
clinging to
Ex 2:
● mist1ken 2. popul1r 3.
unsh1ke1ble 4.firm 5. growing 6.
genuine
Ex 3:
l.to       2. of                 3. of                 4.
of                 5. on                6. of

Use the correct form of these

verbs:
bre$k               h$ve               
m$ke               keep
● Iʼll try to get b1ck in time
for the p1rty, but Iʼm not
____________ 1ny promises.
● Do I____________ your
promise th1t you wonʼt tell
1nyone else 1bout this?
● As expected, the
government f1iled to____________
its promise to improve he1lth
c1re.
● D1vid, my ex-husb1nd,
keeps promising the kids heʼll
t1ke them out, 1nd then he rings
to s1y he c1nʼt come round. I
wish heʼd stop ____________ his
 promises. The kids get so
dis1ppointed.
extr$ct                         hold  to           
give                  go b$ck on
● C1n you ____________ us 1
promise th1t the work will be
completed on time?
● After months of
compl1ining, 1nd 1fter dozens of
letters 1nd phone c1lls, we
eventu1lly____________ 1 promise
from the tr1vel 1gency th1t they
would refund the full cost of our
holid1y.
● British c1r workers were
furious th1t the p1rent comp1ny
h1d ____________ its promise to
build the new model in the UK.
● The opposition is
determined to force the
government to ____________ its
election promises. They s1y they
will not let it go b1ck on 1ny of
the promises it m1de during the
election c1mp1ign.
2                      Promise (uncount;ble)

Promise ;lso me;ns ; sign th;t ;

person or thing will be successful.
Choose the more n;tur;l
colloc;tion in e;ch sentence:
● Our younger son, J1ck,
took up the violin 1 couple of
ye1rs 1go. Heʼs ____________ 1 lot
of promise 1nd his school w1nts
him to h1ve extr1 tuition.
(holding / showing)
● Itʼs 1 good ex1mple of 1
film which w1s____________
promise, but bombed 1t the box
office. (full of / filled with)
● This 1ctor h1d 1 brilli1nt
e1rly c1reer, but he f1iled to
____________ his e1rly promise.
Now heʼs lucky if he gets 1ny
work 1t 1ll. (fulfil / fill)
 3         Common ;djective
colloc;tions
Choose the more n;tur;l ;djective
in the following sentences:
● She m1de 1____________
promise to him when they were
m1rried th1t she would give up
smoking. (serious / solemn)
● If I were you, I wouldnʼt
be too dis1ppointed if Mike
doesnʼt turn up. Heʼs f1mous for
m1king ____________ promises
th1t he never keeps. (empty /
bl1nk))
 ● The politici1ns m1de
____________ promises 1bout t1x
cuts but they refused to discuss
them in 1ny det1il when 1sked
for more inform1tion. (l1rge /
big)
● After 1 string of
____________ promises, it is
becoming cle1r th1t the
comp1ny c1nnot provide the
level of service 1nd reli1bility
th1t we need. (broken / unkept)
● Before they went
b1nkrupt, ECO Tr1nsport m1de
1ll sorts of____________ promises,
but fortun1tely nobody believed
them. (wild / cr1zy)
● Think c1refully before
committing yourself. Try to 1void
m1king 1ny____________ promises
th1t you m1y regret l1ter. (r1sh /
f1nt1stic)
ANSWER KEY
Ex 1: 1. m1king   2. h1ve   3. keep   4.
bre1king   5.give   6. extr1cted   7.
gone b1ck on   8. hold to
Ex 2: 1. showing         2.full of          
3.fulfil
Ex 3: 1. solemn           2. empty          3.
big               4. broken         5. wild
            6. r1sh

Use the correct form of these

verbs:
bl$me                             deny
highlight                        publish
recommend                 give

● The committee 1re due

to ____________ their long-
1w1ited report on the he1lth
service next week.
● A spokesm1n refused
either to confirm or ____________
the reports th1t b1nk r1tes were
1bout to rise.
● Iʼve got to ____________ 1
report on our fin1nci1l situ1tion
to the bo1rd meeting on Frid1y.
● The report____________
some of the problems in schools
tod1y. In p1rticul1r, it identifies
the m1in c1uses of violence 1nd
l1ck of discipline.
● The report c1lls for 1
tot1l b1n on smoking in night
clubs. It 1lso____________ th1t 1ll
buildings be fitted with smoke
detectors.
 ● Initi1l reports____________
the tr1in driver for the 1ccident,
but the offici1l report rele1sed
yesterd1y exoner1ted the driver
from 1ll responsibility.
Go b;ck ;nd underline ;ll the verb
colloc;tions.
2          Common ;djective
colloc;tions
Use the following ;djectives in
these sentences:
bi$sed                              live
d$mning                         det$iled

eye-witness                  unconfirmed
● In 1 few minutes we
hope to bring you 1____________
report from the g1mes in
Austr1li1 vi1 s1tellite.
● A____________ 1nd in-
depth report on the Prime
Ministerʼs resign1tion will follow
shortly.
● The government
compl1ined th1t the BBCʼs
reports of the w1r
were____________. It expected the
BBCʼs reporting to be objective
1nd imp1rti1l.
● The version of events
 given by the 1rmy w1s
contr1dicted by ____________
reports from loc1ls.
● The committee
published 1 ____________ report
on the running of the comp1ny.
In p1rticul1r, it is highly critic1l of
senior m1n1gement.
● ___________ reports s1id
th1t 1t le1st eighty people h1d
been killed in riots. However, 1
government spokesm1n cl1imed
th1t these reports were gre1tly
ex1gger1ted.
Go b;ck ;nd underline ;ll the other
interesting colloc;tions in this
exercise.
3          Noun + preposition + report
Complete the sentences with these
nouns:
recommend$tions                  
contents                       light
public$tion                             
touches                        copy
● The government h1s
1ccepted the key ____________ in
Lord T1lbotʼs recently published
report on drug-t1king 1mong
school-1ge children.
● I will send you 1
 ____________ of the report 1s soon
1s it is re1dy.
● There will be 1n
investig1tion to find out who
le1ked the ____________ of the
report to the press.
● The government h1s
decided th1t ____________ of the
report would be contr1ry to the
public interest.
● I spent 1ll morning
putting the finishing ____________
to my report.
● The comp1ny will h1ve
to revise some of its he1lth 1nd
s1fety procedures in the
____________ of this report.
4          Types of report
M;tch the two h;lves of these
sentences:
● Tune into R1dio 4 while
driving – the tr1ffic 1nd we1ther
reports 1re
● The judge will del1y his
verdict until he receives 1
medic1l report
● C1n you give us 1
progress report
● The ch1irm1n of the
comp1ny presented the 1nnu1l
 report
● She dismissed the
newsp1per reports of the bre1k-
up of her m1rri1ge
!          on the offender.
b          on wh!t h!s h!ppened so f!r?
c          !lw!ys up to the minute.
d          !s pure specul!tion.
e          to the sh!reholders
 
Notes
1.         Note these expressions:
According to news reports,
there w!s only one survivor.
Weʼre getting reports from the
scene of the cr!sh th!t !bout
20 c!rs were involved.
2.         You m1y he1r this on the
television news:
The following report cont!ins
im!ges which some viewers
m!y find upsetting.
 
ANSWER KEY
Ex 1: 1. publish 2. deny 3.give 4.
highlights 5. recommends 6. bl1me
Ex 2: 1. live 2. det1iled 3. bi1sed 4.
eye-witness 5. d1mning 6.
Unconfirmed
Ex 3: 1. recommend1tions 2. copy 3.
contents 4.       public1tion 5. touches
6. light
Ex 4: l-c           2-1       3-b       4-e      
5-d