COMMON COLLOCATIONS- EXERCISE

1.We repair the banks of our……… of land.

A. plot B. piece C. pie D. hole
2. We are contented ……… what we do.
A. on B. with C. on D. over
3. The alarm goes ……….. at 4:30 a.m.
A. out B. off C. up D. down
4. The plane seemed to dip and many people screamed in………..
A. happiness B. panic C. afraid D. exciting
5. When we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained ………...
A. high B. height C. tall D. length
6. I think I ………… a cold.
A. gain B. obtain C. have got D. eat
7. Marie Curie received …………. education in local school and some scientific training
from her father.
A. general B. generally C. generation D. genetic
8. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked ……………….. hard.
A. extremely B. absolutely C. completely D. perfectly
9. After the tragic………… of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took up the position which her
husband had obtained at the Sorbonne.
A. death B. happiness C. living D. life
10. The parents realized that the young teacher was ………… great efforts to help their
poor kids.
A. doing B. making C. having D. getting
11. There are some ways of receiving information, including receiving information
………...
A. aurally B. on ear C. early D. easily
12. .…………. rain during the night will occur all over the country today.
A. Much B. Strong C. Heavy D. Heavily
13. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly make………
meet.
A. end B. ends C. ending D. endings
14. The scientists introduced new farming methods which resulted in …………. crops.
A. bump B. bumpy C. bumper D. large
15. The scientists also helped the villagers grow ………….. crops for export.
A. cash B. cashing C. money D. financial
16. Some are swimming animals such as fishes and sharks that move ………………. of
water currents.
A. dependent B. dependently C. independently D. independent
17. Howletts Zoo in Kent is owned By John Aspinall, who is famous for his program of
breeding………………..animals and reintroducing them into the wild.
 A. endangered B. dangerous C. normal D. ordinary
18. There are people who cannot …………a secret, either of their own or of others’.
A. get B. remain C. keep D. take
19. What is the first quality for …………friendship and what does it tell you?
A. true B. truth C. correct D. right
20. How many………………friends do you have with her?
A. common B. mutual C. separate D. deliberate

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COMMON COLLOCATIONS- EXERCISE 1- KEYS

1. We repair the banks of our……… of land.
A. plot B. piece C. pie D. hole
 A. plot of land: mảnh đất nhỏ
2. We are contented ……… what we do.
A. on B. with C. on D. over
 B. be contented with: bằng lòng/ thỏa mãn với
3. The alarm goes ……….. at 4:30 a.m.
A. out B. off C. up D. down
 B. clock goes off: đồng hồ đổ chuông
4. The plane seemed to dip and many people screamed in………..
A. happiness B. panic C. afraid D. exciting
 B. scream in panic: la hét trong sự hoảng sợ
5. When we had given up all hope, we felt the plane slowly gained ………...
A. high B. height C. tall D. length
 B. the plane slowly gained height: máy bay dần lấy lại được độ cao (an toàn)
6. I think I ………… a cold.
A. gain B. obtain C. have got D. eat
C. to have/ have got a cold: cảm lạnh
7. Marie Curie received …………. education in local school and some scientific training from
her father.
A. general B. generally C. generation D. genetic
 A. general education: giáo dục phổ thông
8. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked ……………….. hard.
A. extremely B. absolutely C. completely D. perfectly
 A. work extremely hard: làm việc cực kì chăm chỉ
9. After the tragic………… of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took up the position which her
husband had
obtained at the Sorbonne.
A. death B. happiness C. living D. life
 A. tragic death: cái chết thương tâm
10. The parents realized that the young teacher was ………… great efforts to help their poor
kids.
A. doing B. making C. having D. getting
 B. make efforts: nỗ lực/ có nỗ lực
11. There are some ways of receiving information, including receiving information ………...
A. aurally B. on ear C. early D. easily
 A. receive information aurally: tiếp nhận thông tin bằng tai/qua tai
12. .…………. rain during the night will occur all over the country today.
A. Much B. Strong C. Heavy D. Heavily
 C. Heavy rain: mưa to, mưa rào
13. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly make……… meet.
A. end B. ends C. ending D. endings
 B. make ends meet: làm chỉ đủ sống
14. The scientists introduced new farming methods which resulted in …………. crops.
A. bump B. bumpy C. bumper D. large
 C. bumper crop: vụ mùa bội thu
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15. The scientists also helped the villagers grow ………….. crops for export.
A. cash B. cashing C. money D. financial
 A. cash crop: cây trồng thu hoa lợi, (thường dùng cho mục đích xuất khẩu)
16. Some are swimming animals such as fishes and sharks that move ………………. of water
currents.
A. dependent B. dependently C. independently D. independent
 C. move independently: di chuyển tự do
17. Howletts Zoo in Kent is owned By John Aspinall, who is famous for his program of
breeding
………………..animals and reintroducing them into the wild.
A. endangered B. dangerous C. normal D. ordinary
 A. endangered species : những loài có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng
18. There are people who cannot …………a secret, either of their own or of others’.
A. get B. remain C. keep D. take
 C. keep a secret: giữ bí mật
19. What is the first quality for …………friendship and what does it tell you?
A. true B. truth C. correct D. right
 A. true friendship: tình bạn thực sự
20. How many………………friends do you have with her?
A. common B. mutual C. separate D. deliberate
 B. mutual friend: bạn chung