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EXPRESSIONS WITH: “THINK”*

Name: ………………………..……………… Class: ……… Total: …….. / 70
I. Fill in the gap with a phrasal verb: THINK from the box. (10pts)
Think ahead Think of Think of as Think out Think through
Think back Think of Think for oneself Think over Think up

1. Consider a possibility. ……………………….……….…….…

2. Consider in a particular way. …………………………………..….…
3. Consider the fact. …………………………………………
4. Consider in an organized order. …………………………………………
5. Think about the past. …………………………………………
6. Think about something carefully. …………………………………………
7. Plan for the future. …………………………………………
8. Share the fact. …………………………………………
9. Create or invent something. …………………………………………
10. Make your own decision. …………………………………………
II. Fill in the gap with a collocation: THINK. (20pts)
1. A lot of students don’t like that teacher, but I p………………………….. think he’s brilliant.
2. I thought d…………………….. about leaving the job I’d had for 20 years, but ultimately it was the right
decision.
3. I think h…………………..of athletes who are not only good at their sports, but who are also kind and
generous people.
4. Hearing about the high crime rate made me think t……………….. about buying a house in that
neighborhood.
5. Even though we’ve already spent a lot of time on this design, I h………………………. think it’s not as
good as it could be.
6. When the police officer started asking me questions, I was so nervous that I couldn’t think s………….
7. I know you absolutely love that apartment, but it’s expensive and you need to think r……………………..
 about what you can afford.
8. My sister is rich, so she thinks n…………………. of spending $1000 on a purse.
9. I am i………………………to think it would be better to travel in the spring, not the summer, since it won’t
be so hot
10. I s……………………….. to think what would happen if we started a nuclear war.
11. C…………………….. to think of it, he did mention seeing you.
12.
Tom and I both brought the same gift to Sarah's party. Great m……………………….. think alike, I guess.
13. The newspaper didn’t think / see f………………………….to publish my letter.
14. Don’t think i………………………. of the people who are not here.
15. She has behaved appallingly – I must say I thought b……………………..of her.
16.Thank goodness you were able to think on your f………………and find another way to stop the pipe fro
m leaking.
17. We really need to think out of the b…………………..if we're going to impress the CEO!
18. He thinks the w………………….. of his daughter.
19. I think you should think out l……………………….
20. What does she think she’s doing, coming in here thinking if she o………………… the place!
III. Fill in the gap with a preposition or a word. (25pts)
1. I must brush …………………….. on my Spanish before I go to Seville.
2. He’ll never come ……………………. to our way of thinking.
3. She came ……………….. …………………. a new idea for increasing sales.
4. She had to face ……………….. ……………….. the fact that she would never walk again.
5. We couldn’t figure her ……………………
6. She hit …………………….. the perfect title for her new novel.
7. I could hear voices but I couldn’t make ………………………. what they were saying.
8. I need some time to mull it …………………….. before making a decision.
9. Police are trying to piece ………………. the last hours of her life.
10. He was trying to puzzle ……………………why he had been brought to the house.
11. I’ll need to read ……………………… on the case before the meeting.
12. Make sure you swot …………………. on the company before the interview.
13. Halfway through the chapter I realized I hadn’t taken anything …………………….
14.  Fame and fortune had gone to his ……………………………
15. She managed to keep her ……………………….. about her and escaped unharmed.
16. Popular resistance to the measures should give the government ……………………… for thought.
17. I will wait here. No, on second ………………………………., I will come with you.
18. If you have no witnesses, you don’t have a ……………………….. to stand on.
19. He can’t see the ………………………….. for the trees.
20. “How did you know they were having an affair?” “I’d seen them out together a couple of times, so I just
put two and ……………………… together.”
21. He’s a little slow on the …………………, so you may have to repeat the instructions a few times.
22. The name rings a …………………. but I can’t think where I’ve heard it.
23. I’d tell you if you were going around the ……………………..
24. More than half the cases they complained about were not, in fact, on Garzon’s list, but let’s
not ……………………….hairs.
25. After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home for a month to take ………………………of
her life.
IV. Fill in the gap with a suitable word. (10pts)
Glittering gems called diamonds are among the most precious of human possessions. Through the ages
they have been a lasting evidence of wealth. Lands may lose their soil, buildings may be destroyed, stocks
and bonds may become worthless, (1)………................ the value of diamonds remains relatively
unchanged. Diamonds are not of value only (2)………............. signs of wealth. In addition, the diamond is
one of the hardest, longest-wearing substances (3)………............. to man. Because of (4)……………....., it
is very valuable for practical use. In fact, about three-fourths of the total annual supply of diamonds (5)
…………………. used in factories and machine shops.
A diamond on the………............... (6) of a cutting tool can cut through the hardest steel but only a diamond
can cut another diamond. Because of their unusual (7)…………………......, diamonds are used to sharpen
grinding wheels. They are placed on the tips of the grinding drills used to cut through tons of bed rocks. In
scores of………………………. (8) ways, diamonds are essential to turning the wheels of modern machines.
About 4% tons of diamonds are mined annually. The vast diamond (9)………..............................of South
Africa produce most of these diamonds, but in (10)………........................ years many diamonds have also
come from Brazil.
V. Rewrite the sentences. (5pts)
1. You are changing your opinion after thinking about it again, aren’t you? (HAVING)
You are ………………………………………………………………………………., aren’t you?
2. Lately I have been rather preoccupied with work. (THOUGHT)
Lately I …………………………………………………………………….…………….. but work.
3. The program provides many ideas that make you think seriously and carefully. (FOOD)
The program provides plenty ………………………………………………………………………………
4. He dived in after her immediately. (SECOND)
He dived in after her …………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I just need a minute to control my emotion and become calm. (THOUGHTS)
I just need a minute to ………………………………………………………………………………………………..