“DO” AND “MAKE”

DO
better good repairs
one’s best harm right
business homework a service
damage an injury wonders
one’s duty a job work
evil justice (to) worse
an exercise a kindness one’s worst
a favour an operation wrong

MAKE
an appointment faces (at) a report (on) (to)
arrangements a fool (of) a request
attacks (on) friends (with) room (for)
the best (of) fun (of) a search
certain (of, about) a fuss (about) a speech
a change a guess a success (of)
a choice haste sure (of)
a complaint a journey a trip
a confession a mistake trouble (for)
a decision money use (of)
a demand the most (of) a voyage
a difference (to) a movement war (on)
a discovery an offer way (for)
an effort peace (with) (someone) welcome
enquiries preparations work (for others)
an escape a profit
an excuse (for) progress
Complete the sentences, using the appropriate verb in the correct form.

A: I see the Civil Service are ________ preparations to go on strike next

week. The Government has ___________ them an offer of 7%, but they
say it’s not enough. If they are public servants they should _______ their
duty and not ____________ trouble for everyone else.

B: I don’t think _____________justice to them. After all, they don’t

__________ much money, compared with the people in industry. Everyone
___________ fun of them and the newspapers have ____________a lot of
attacks on them recently, but most of them _____________ their jobs well.
They have to be patient when the public_________ complaints about them.
A: If the Government closed half the offices, they would be _________us
all a favour. If those bureaucrats had to __________ a profit every year in
order to _____________success of their jobs, it would ______________ a
difference to them. They’d _________________ their best, instead
of_________ work for other people because they’re too lazy to
__________ their own work properly.

B: I’m not ___________ excuses for them, but you can’t expect them to
___________more than they’re paid to do. They don’t ______________
the decisions they have to carry out.