GRAMMAR - COLLOCATIONS 2

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1. It was a ... good play. You absolutely have to go and see it!

a) badly

b) wonderful

c) terribly

d) enormous

2. They had to buy a lot of equipment for the new yacht, ... a new anchor.

a) joined to

b) coupled with

c) including

d) partnered with

3. ... me another beer please. Then we can continue watching the game!

a) Spill

b) Pour

c) Trickle

d) Fill

4. It's a long hike tomorrow. We need to ... as early as possible.

a) set off

b) set about

c) set in

d) set up

5. Even though he is very old, his mind is very ... and he is very aware of
everything going on around him.
 a) demanding

b) alert

c) lifelike

d) lively

6. Our brothers should not work together on this project. They have shown
us before that they are quite ... as partners.

a) disinterested

b) rebellious

c) disagreeable

d) incompatible

7. The new tax law comes into ... beginning with next March. Everyone
should prepare themselves so as to avoid problems.

a) force

b) age

c) existence

d) legality

8. The new professor was taken advantage of by the students and often had
to ... her authority.

a) inflict

b) strike

c) assert

d) confirm

9. The accidental ... of the church near the city centre caused a huge outcry.

a) demolition

b) injuring

c) disruption

d) squashing
10. That old villa hasn't been lived in for very many years, hence the fact that it
looks so … .

a) decrepit

b) derelict

c) rotten

d) trashed

11. During the riots, many people broke into shops and ... them.

a) mugged

b) looted

c) conned

d) stole

12. The scientists will ... the effects of smoking on the academic abilities of
young people.

a) research

b) invent

c) inform

d) report

13. There is too much weight on that chair. It won't ... for much longer.

a) resist

b) refuse

c) reject

d) restrain

14. We don't seem to have any more of that sort, Sir. It is out of ... but we are
getting a new delivery next Thursday if you would like to return then.

a) stock

b) shop
 b) shop

c) inventory

d) order

15. Their house was ... furnished and they had to buy almost everything new.

a) rarely

b) mildly

c) thinly

d) sparsely

16. You can't go to the wedding with your shoes like that! Why don't you
give them a quick ...?

a) brush

b) wash

c) scrub

d) polish

17. Can you ... who is at the door while I put the tray in the oven?

a) mind

b) prove

c) check

d) control

18. I have just spent two thousand dollars, ... an artist to paint my portrait.

a) ordering

b) commissioning

c) asking

d) consulting

19. These apples have been in the fridge for over four weeks! They are all … .

a) bitter
 b) sour

c) rotten

d) mouldy

20. I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't ... the
reason for all the pain I have been suffering from recently.

a) looked up

b) pinpointed

c) indicated

d) highlighted

21. Sometimes, we don't appreciate the ... pleasures of life such as a beautiful
scenery or a blue sky.

a) normal

b) simple

c) sheer

d) plain

22. You should always be ... when someone you don't know follows you up to
your house.

a) wary

b) frightened

c) caring

d) fussy

23. They can't use this table as it isn't totally … . The balls will roll to one side.

a) plane

b) true

c) flat

d) vertical
24. The main way into the school is via Poplar Street but there is also a(n) ... at
the back.

a) access

b) direction

c) way

d) passage

25. I went to see the manager about a pay rise and he brushed me ... with a
weak excuse.

a) away

b) around

c) off

d) up

26. The great thing about this loan is that you are given so long to … .

a) pay it off

b) give it up

c) pay it up

d) pay it in

27. You have been ... with first degree murder. How do you plea?

a) accused

b) caused

c) charged

d) blamed

28. You shouldn't have bought so many ... presents for the children.
You won't have any money left at the end of the month.

a) worthy

b) lavish
 c) rich

d) invaluable

29. The captain decided to ... ship even though he thought there was no
real danger of it sinking.

a) evacuate

b) desert

c) abandon

d) evict

30. If you continue to … debts at this rate, you will have big
financial problems eventually.

a) raise

b) default

c) save

d) incur

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