PHRASES, PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS - 01

PHRASES, PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS - 01

A. Choose the best words that complete the following sentences.
1. Anyone who gives me the information that leads to an arrest will get the ________ money.
A. award B. prize C. reward D. benefit
2. An active and healthy lifestyle can ________ the onset of disease in later life.
A. delay B. postpone C. procrastinate D. defer
3. Don’t _______ your hopes up, Julie. You’ll only get hurt.
A. raise B. put C. get D. lift
4. We wish to thank the people of Norway for the warm hospitality ________ to us during our
recent visit.
A. stretched B. broadened C. opened D. extended
5. Gary had a _______ feeling that he was making a mistake.
A. sinking B. deepening C. drowning D. submerging
6. In 1934, when at the _______ of his fame, he disappeared.
A. prime B. height C. pinnacle D. top
7. I’m making enquiries _______ the possibility of going by train.
A. onto B. at C. in D. into
8. The hall was packed to _______.
A. limit B. volume C. capacity D. density
9. Animals have died as a _______ of coming into ________ with this chemical.
A. result/touch B. consequence/contact
C. result/connection D. consequence/play
10. Drug abuse ________ a major threat to the ________ of our society.
A. poses/fabric B. strikes/fabric C. hits/cotton D. strikes/thread
B. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
1. The food was not fit for human consumption.
2. He was very sensible of the difficult situation she was in.
3. The road blocks were a counter to terrorist attacks in that area.
4. In/On the final analysis, profit is the motive.
5. The report ascribes the rise in childhood asthma to the increase in pollution.
6. The research project will focus on children’s comprehension of pretence.
7. He admitted that with the benefit of hindsight the original launch had not been large enough.
8. She was intent on pursuing a career in business.
9. Mental cruelty can be grounds for divorce.
10. There is no justification for holding her in jail.
C. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. Some people find it difficult to express how they feel clearly. PUT
➔ It is difficult for some people to put their feelings into words..
2. We oppose the bill because it discriminates against women. GROUNDS
➔ We raise objection(s) to the bill on the grounds that it discriminates against women.
3. Ellen became famous very quickly as a model. STARDOM
➔ Ellen shot/rose/zoomed to stardom as a model.
4. It is possible that Mansell will win the championship this year. CHANCE
➔ Mansell is in with a chance of being/becoming this year’s champion.
5. The price of prescriptions will increase tomorrow. EFFECT
➔ The price of prescriptions will increase with effect from tomorrow.
6. The electricians are on strike but the BBC is still broadcasting. SPITE
➔ The BBC is still broadcasting in spite of the fact that the electricians stage/in spite of the
electricians staging a strike.
7. There’s no doubt shopping around is a good idea. PAYS
➔ Without a shadow of a doubt, it pays to shop around.
8. You should by now be responsible as a parent. TOOK
➔ It’s (high) time you took responsibility as a parent.
9. It onlly took us a few days to get to Milan. MATTER
➔ We arrived in Milan in a matter of days.
10. I got totally bored with telesales even though I was quite good at it. UP

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➔ In spite of being quite good at telesales, I got totally fed up with it.

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