Task I. Choose suitable collocations or words to fill in the blanks.

1. Jane couldn’t wait for her first book 1) ……to come out…… , and at the same time she
was nervous about the 2) ……reviews…………. It might get.
1) a/ release b/ come out c/ go out
2) a/ review b/ reviews c/ criticism

2. None of Jane friends was 3) …aware… that she had 4) ……taken up …… writing, and
she was determined not to let them know unless her first book 5) ……received…… at
least one good review.
3) a/ anxious b/ conscious c/ aware
4) a/ taken up b/ given up c/ set out
5) a/ gained b/ deserved c/ received

3. Going out for 6) ………a meal…… is a Jenny’s favourite way of spending time with her
best friends, though they sometimes find it difficult to agree on a place that would
suit everyone: Jenny’s old schoolmate Susan is a fan of exotic 7) …cuisines … , Kate is
a bit spoilt and prefers 8) …… (gourmet meal) haute-cuisine restaurants, while Sofie
virtually lives on 9) ……… junk food … .
6) a/ food b/ a meal c/ eating
7) a/ produce b/ cuisines c/ culinary
8) a/ haute-couture b/gourmet meal c/ haute-cuisine
9) a/ junk food b/ junk meals c/ junk

4. Everyone knows that 10) …… taking ……… regular exercise is a habit that 11) …does...
one good, yet it is far from everyone who has this habit.
10) a/ doing b/ performing c/ taking
11) a/ does b/ makes c/ gives

5. His 12) ……… injured ……… leg was still causing him 13) ……pain……., though now,
almost a week after the accident, it was no longer as 14) ………acute……… as before.
12) a/damaged b/ wounded c/ injured
13) a/ pain b/ ache c/problem
14) a/heavy b/acute c/great

6. Every academic article is now supposed to be preceded by a brief summary and a list
of 15) ……keywords……., both in two languages, Russian and English.
15) a/ keywords a/ chapters c/ authors

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Task II. Use the following collocations in sentences of your own:
To keep a record of
1) If you want to undertake a study, it is essential for you to keep a record of general
statistical data concerning your investigation.
Reasonably priced
2) A young couple with a baby-child is looking for (a) reasonably priced long-term
accommodation.
Processed foods
3) Although her doctor blamed processed foods for many of her health problems, she kept
eating them.
To be based on a true story
4) The Noise of Time is Julian Barnes’ recent novel based on a true story, which takes place
in the Soviet Union of 1940s.
The opening/closing scene/chapter
5) I can’t help crying each time I read the closing chapter of Remarque’s novel Three
Comrades.
A live performance/to perform live
6) After nearly half a year without giving any live performances the musicians are happy to
go back on stage.
Healthy eating
7) Today the book stores are full of materials on healthy eating in which, in accessible form,
some basic rules and simple recommendations are outlined.