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COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS

EXERCISE 1. TOPIC – EDUCATION

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. He’ll have to __________and work harder or he’ll fail the exam.
a. pull his socks up b. polish his head
c. empty his washing basket d. stick his neck out
2. Sally alwasys hands in her homework on time and buys the teacher small presents. The
other children hate her. She’s such a _____.
a. teacher’s toy b. teacher’s jewel
c. teacher’s pet d. teacher’s sweet
3. They ____sacrifices so that their only child could have a good education.
a. made b. did c. provided d. lent
4. I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the ____.
a. scholar b. scholastic c. scholarship d. scholarly
5. He has got a degree ______Information Technology from Oxford University.
a. in b. for c. on d. of
6. Australians and New Zeaklanders often have a/an ____year before going to college or after
finishing high school to travel overseas independently.
a. gap b. new c. busy d. graduation
7. In English class yesterday, we _________a discussion about diverse cultures.
a. had b. made c. gave d. took
8. Mrs Dawson said that we were _________our lesson in the libraery the next Monday.
a. having b. making c. reading d. going
9. I really don’t ___the point of taking the exam when you are not ready for it.
a. take b. have c. mind d. see
10. If the examiner can’t _________sense of your writing, you’ll get a low mark.
a. take b. bring c. understand d. make
11. Greater effort are needed to reach the goal of universal education.
a. achieve b. archive c. receive d. risk
12. When you graduate from college, you’ll get a Afterwards, you can say you have a
___________in the area of your concentration.
a. diploma/degree b. degree/diploma
c. qualification/degree d. diploma/qualification

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13. After you _____in your work, the teacher will ______the assignment and ____you
feedback.
a. take/score/give b. hand/grade/give
c. summt/do/send d. hand/score/give
14. I would prefer to go to university and do a __in International Studies, rather than start
work.
a. certificate b. qualification c. degree d. result
15. My dad wants me to go university, but I’m in __minds about it.
a. my b. two c. some d. different
16. When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly _____a word – “hello”,
“goodbye”, “thank you”.
a. speak b. talk c. say d. tell
17. I went to classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at how quickly I
_________progress.
a. had b. made c. did d. produced
18. She had to ____and work harder or he’ll fail the exam.
a. study b. take c. make d. get
19. Going to university is expensive because in addition to the tuition, there are expenses for
accommodation, boos, living costs, etc.
a. grants b. scholarships c. fares d. fees
20. Next year, I have to decide which area of medicine I want to _______in.
a. come b. focus c. hand d. specialise

EXERCISE 2. TOPIC – WEARTHER

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. Oh, enjoy the calm before the ____. Tomorrow the kids will come back and you will be
mad with them.
a. storm b. typhoon c. hurricane d. rain
2. They told me that I’m __________rainbows, but I don’t care, I believe myself.
a. seeking b. chasing c. pursuiing d. hunting
3. I’ll be there with you come rain _________shine, don’t worry.
a. and b. but c. for d. or
4. I was laid off from work yesterday, but every cloud has a _______lining and now I can
spend more time writing my book.
a. gold b. silver d. diamond d. copper

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5. ________friend is not much helpful when you get trouble.

a. Fair-weather b. Ill-weather c. Off-weather d. Weathered
6. My boss keeps promising to give me a pay rise but the extra money never comes. He is full
of _________air!
a. hot b. cold c. warm d. wet
7. Oh, I’m snowed _________at the work now. I have no time go shopping with you.
a. bellow b. under c. underneath d. in
8. I’m going to see which way the ________before asking her about a raise.
a. sun rises b. sun shines c. water freezes d. wind blows
9. They’re blowing ___over this issue. It’s impossible to know what they want!
a. dry and wet b. warm and cool c. hot and cold d. light and heavy
10. He smiled and gave me a cup of coffee to ___the ice. He’s really friendly.
a. take b. teal c. break d. hit
11. They got ____of the cutting staffs plan, so they are looking for new jobs.
a. sun b. rain c. wind d. cloud
12. She always has her head in the ______. She has done nothing successful until now.
a. clouds b. sky c. heavens d. winds
13. It’ll be interesting to see which businesses manage to weather the storm of this economic
crisis.
a. clouds b. sky c. heavens d. winds
14. He lost his job and lost love. It never raisn but it ____________.
a. pours b. buckets c. flows d. eroses
15. She’ve just get a big scholarship, so she is now on cloud______.
a. three b. five c. nine d. ten
16. The project has been put on ice until our boss decides what to do next.
a. delayed b. changed c. planned d. conducted
17. Don’t worry too much, there is a ____of hope after all.
a. flash b. flicker c. ray d. rope
18. Don’t spend your entire wage in one night. You should save for a rainy day.
a. put aside b. put out c. put up d. put away
19. I’m sorry to ___on your parade, but you’re not allowed to have food or drinks in the
theater.
a. flood b. rain c. dry d. ruin
20. I just got a good job for the summer – I don’t know if I’ll have one this fall, but I’ll make
_______while the sun shines and save for the winter.

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a. grass b. weed c. hay d. bush

21. Don’t spend too much time on that argument. It’s just a storm in a _________.
a. teapot b. teamilk c. teaseed d. teacup
22. I love that dress, but I can’t buyit now. Could I _______a rain check on that?
a. take b. make c. do d. give
23. Roger was accused of shoplifting once. When some money went missing in the office, he
was under a cloud until they found the person who stole it.
a. deceived b. suspected c. misunderstood d. blamed
24. Don’t throw caution to the wind. You know you will lose your job if you do that.
a. take a risk b. be brave c. be stupid d. have a go
25. If the weather forecast says the sun will be shining ______, with _____skies and high
temperatures, then it’s a good day to go to the beach and _____in the sunshine.
a. bright/blue/bathe b. brightly/clear/soak
c. oppressively/cloudy/bask d. brightly/clear/bask

EXERCISE 3. TOPIC - FAMILY

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. A ______mother is the woman who gives birth to a child, regardless of whether she is the
genetic mother or subsequently brings up the child.
a. step b. adoptive c. birth d. law
2. She decided to quit the job despite its high salary because she was not on good ____with
her boss.
a. terms b. well c. relations d. relationships
3. John had a _______childhood, growing up with happily married parents and three brothers.
a carefree b. careful c. careless d. troubled
4. My aunt’s going through a _________divorce; she’s paying a fortune in legal fees.
a. bitter b. messy c. mutual d. carefree
5. Some women choose to ________an abortion rather than care for a severely disabled child.
a. have b. give c. get d. a & c
6. A judge might ________sole custody to the mother and the father has to pay child
support.
a. reward b. award c. receive d. accept
7. He is a ________boy in the family and his parents always give him everything he wants.
a. blue-eyed b. naked –eyed c. black sheep d. spoiled

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8. The technological advances _____birth to the Industrial Revolution, which was the
transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime
between 1820 and 1840.
a. took b. gave c. had d. make
9. A number of the kids in my classroom come from _______homes.
a. broken b. damaged c. hurt d. separated
10. After a ______divorce from his wife of 20 years, the actor married a woman young
enough to be his daughter.
a. hostile b. unhappy c. bitter d. normal
11. An ________family is a family consisting of parents like father, mother and their children,
aunts, uncles and cousins, all living nearby or in the same household.
a. nuclear b. loving c. close-knit d. extended
12. His parents died in a car accident 3 years ago and he has been___________up by his
grandparents since then.
a. grown b. brought c. taken d. made
13. Sally was granted sole _________of the children from her first marriage.
a. keeping b. custody c. guardian d. adoptive
14. The celebrity wrote a book about his ___family.
a. debilitated b. defective c. dysfunctional d. effective
15. They have three biological children and two ___children.
a. adopted b. adoptive c. adopting d. adoptable
16. My sister ________pregnant immediately after she got married.
a. took b. gave c. had d. got
17. _____is the fact of someone having been born into a family that belongs to the highest
social class.
a. Cold blood b. blue blood c. bad bood d. fresh blood
18. My son is making a diagram of our family ___for a school project.
a. background b. tree c. root d. roof
19. My wife is prenant with twins. They are ____ in February.
a. come b.date c. due d. here
20. If you are unable to meet the legal and moral resposibilites of parenthood, you may give
the baby ____adoption. There are professional adoption services and agencies to help you
find a loving forever home for your baby.
a. up for b. in for c. out of d. up to

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EXERCISE 4. TOPIC - FAMILY LIFE

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. We take _______in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers.
a. turn b. out c. around d. turns
2. To Hoa, her father is the greatest person in the world and he always sets a good ___for her.
a. role b. behaviour c. example d. action
3. Make ____he’s honest before you lend him any money.
a. sure b. believe c. example d. action
4. My mother and I often go to the supermarket to shop for _________at weekends.
a. cook b. groceries c. the chores d. heavy lifting
5. Today is a day I shall not forget in a _______.
a. hurry b. debt c. huff d. flutter
6. In my family, my father always takes charges of doing the _______lifting.
a. strong b. hard c. heavy d. huge
7. Many people say that: “men build the house and women make it ________” But I don’t
agree with them.
a. the home b. house c. home d. the house
8. I wish you’d _______the effort to get on with her.
a. make b. try c. attempt d. do
9. When his wife gave birth to a boby boy, Mr. nam became the sole ________
a. housemaid b. housekeeperc. father d. breadwinner
10. You’ve been so kind to me that I ought to be __to make any sacrifice for you.
a. glad b. willing c. pleased d. happy
11. __________is a person who works at home and takes care of the house and family.
a. Breadwinner b. Homemaker c. Servant d. Houseman
12. My parents always wish me to win a place at this university, but they never put pressure
________me.
a. under b. on c. at d. in
13. Everyone in my community _________to help those impactd by the hurricane.
a. joined hands b. joined hand c. gave hand d. gave a hand.
14. After marriage, Mrs. Hoa always keeps good ______with her mother –in-law.
a. association b. ralation c. frienship d. relationship
15. We always spilt the housework equally – my room cooks, my dad cleans the house hand I
do the washing-up.
a. join b. break c. share d. pick up

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16. She decided to find a job to earn money instead of just living at home and being a
housekeeper.
a. lend b. make c. borrow d. raise
17. Every individual should take responsibility for participatintg to protect environment.
a. give b. assume c. make d. create
18. It is advisable that everyone in family share the household duties.
a. views b. ideas c. jobs d. chores
19. Mr. Hoang found it difficult to be in charge of the household_________.
a. financial b. financially c. finances d. financier
20. My wife is going on her business next week so I have to ____most of the chores around
the house.
a. distribute b. hold c. take d. handle

EXERCISE 5. TOPIC - HEALTH AND ILLNESS

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. If you’re looking for a snack, go talk to Jenny – she has a real sweet ____, so she probably
keeps candy bars in her desk.
a. mounth b. lip c. tooth d. tongue
2. She has learned to eat in ________and wwatch her portion sizes.
a. modesty b. honesty c. moderate d. moderation
3. Melissa slept late and awoke with a __headache.
a. splitting b. hitting c. knitting d. diving
4. For three weeks Maurice felt off color but did not have any dramatic symptoms.
a. feeling unwell b. was under the weather
c. is slightly ill d. has been in poor heealth
5. He had already eaten 6 sausagesbut that did not stop him expecting a second ______.
a. food b. helping c. servicing d. plate
6. My mother recently told me that she’d like to try some international ________. I was
surprised to hear that, because a few years ago she had a bad experience after getting food
poisoning at a Japanese restaurant.
a. cuisine b. speciality c. menu d. recipe
7. In the past, she ate a lot oj junk food and was overweight. Sometimes she would try to
___on a diet but it would never last.
a. come b. keep c. go d. carry

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8. Now she understands how unhealthy processed foods are – they’re full of food additives
that contribute to weight __and heart problems.
a. gain b. obtain c. achieve d. loss
9. Life expectancy for both men and women has improved greatly in the past twenty years.
a. Living standard b. Longevity c. Life skills d. Lifeline
10. There are several ways to exercise and do us _______.
a. good b. well c. healthy d. strong
11. If you take this medicine, you will ______a full recovery soon.
a. have b. get c. take d. make
12. “We’ll soon have you back on your ___again.” Said the nurse.
a. food b. feet c. teeth d. tooth
13. Although she was ______ill, she tried her best to finish her final exam.
a. heavily b. severely c. hardly d. seriously
14. In summer, my daughter doesn’t have to go to school. She is very mischievous, I have to
take care of her, which ________me occupied.
a. makes b. gets c. causes d. keeps
15. A heart _________(myocardial infarction or MI) is a serious medical emergency in which
the supply of blood to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually by a blook clot.
a. attract b. attack c. attach d. attain
16. I slept like a ____- I didn’t even hear the thenderstorm.
a. death b. ghost c. log d. dog
17. I’m not surprised to hear that Karl got drunk again last night. – that guy drinks like a
______!
a. chicken b. beef c. fish d. sheep
18. You just need a good night’s sleep and then you’ll be right as _______again.
a. fiddle b. rain c. elephant d. buffalo
19. Does this drug have any ___effects? When my son took it, he had a backache.
a. side b. negative c. positive d. adverse
20. She’s s thin, yet she eats like a _______.
a. pig b. bear c. horse d. rabbit

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