COLLOCATIONS EXERCISES

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. Her ideas have a lot of attention in the scientific community.

A. attracted B. attained C. caught D. caused

2. Before doing the , farmers have to pump the water into the field.

A. ploughing B. transplanting C. harrowing D. harvesting

3. She finally achieved her of visiting the USA.

A. objective B. target C. desires D. ambition

4. When I was reading a book in my room last night, I heard the sound of glass.

A. breaking B. slipping C. dropping D. bursting

5. If you your mind about attending Mr. Jones’s lecturer, just give me a call.

A. change B. keep C. decide D. give

6. After a serious accident last month, the doctors are worried that he will suffer brain .

A. destruction B. damage C. disease D. injury

7. As a parent, you try to create a safe environment for your children to grow up.

A. house B. homing C. housing D. home

8. Zoos are trying to increase the expectancy of many animals.

A. life B. alive C. living D. lifetime

9. I got a new golf yesterday.

A. stick B. club C. racket D. bat

10. If you spend too much time on the computer, you will eyestrain.

A. consider B. catch C. suffer D. get

11. Don’t shut off my computer. It’s in .

A. working B. using C. operating D. use

12. If a defender a foul within the five-meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking

team awarded a penalty throw or shot.

A. interferes B. commits C. punches D. touches

13. Her mother was a great support when she into trouble last month.
 A. took B. went C. got D. made

14. Oceans play an important in our daily life.

A. role B. place C. definition D. model

15. The more goals the players , the more exciting the match became.

A. marked B. made C. sprinted D. scored

16. Shannon doesn’t dye her hair; it’s blonde.

A. physically B. naturally C. logically D. organically

17. In the middle of the day, it’s just too scorching to do anything but lie on the beach

soaking up the sunshine. This is the life!

A. warm B. cold C. freezing D. hot

18. Janet has to travel a lot in her new job. She is on the all the time.

A. field B. mood C. way D. go

19. He’d been planning to leave the team the time, and hadn’t told anyone.

A. complete B. whole C. total D. full

20. Thanks for helping me. I’ll do the same for you in sometimes.

A. grateful B. appreciate C. favor D. return

21. The of the nuclear accident is still unknown.

A. reason B. cause C. base D. motive

22. Ten million text messages are sent on every minute.

A. normal B. common C. general D. average

23. Women workers wear hats in their hair gets caught in the machinery.

A. course B. occasion C. event D. case

24. It took him a long time to come to with the fact that he was homeless.

A. acceptance B. terms C. tabs D. agreement

25. After the film director Peter Jackson started a(n) diet, he lost over 30 kilos in just 10

months.

A. narrow B. strict C. mere D. considerate

26. The Women’s World Cup is in popularity.

A. competing B. establishing C. advancing D. growing

27. John and Lisa have a lot in with each other.

A. common B. competition C. regard D. similar

28. I wonder if you can me a small favor, Tom?

A. bring B. make C. give D. do

29. It was raining , so we couldn’t go out.

A. heavily B. silly C. strongly D. lazily

30. Last weekend, I stayed at home and my homework. Nothing special.

A. gave B. did C. earned D. wrote

 ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT

STT Đáp án Giải thích

1 A Attract attention: thu hút sự chú ý
2 B Do the transplanting: cấy lúa
3 A A. Objective of doing something (n): mục tiêu, mục đích
B. Target of/for something (n): mục tiêu, chỉ tiêu phấn đấu
C. Desire to do something/for something (n): tham vọng
D. Ambition to do something (n): hoài bão, khát vọng
4 A Break glass: vỡ thủy tinh
5 A Change one’s mind: thay đổi quyết định
6 B Brain damage: chấn thương não
7 D Create a safe home environment: tạo một môi trường an toàn tại nhà
8 A Life expectancy (n): vòng đời
9 B Golf club (n): gậy đánh gôn
10 C Suffer (v): chịu đựng, trả qua (bệnh, sự đau khổ,..)
11 D Be in use = be working: đang được sử dụng, đang hoạt động
12 B Commit a foul: phạm lỗi
13 C Get into trouble: vướng vào rắc rối
14 A Play an important role : đóng vai trò quan trọng
15 D Score a goal: ghi bàn thắng
16 B To be naturally blonde: tóc vàng tự nhiên
17 D Scorching hot: rất nóng
18 D To be on the go: bận bịu, di chuyển nhiều
19 B The whole time: toàn bộ thời gian qua
20 D In return: đổi lại
21 B The cause of something: nguyên nhân của điều gì đó
22 D On average: trên trung bình
23 D In case: phòng khi
24 B To come to terms with something: chịu chấp nhận điều gì đó
25 B Strict diet: chế độ ăn uống nghiêm ngặt
26 D Grow in popularity: ngày càng được yêu thích
27 A Have a lot in common: có nhiều điểm chung
28 D Do Sb a favor: giúp đỡ ai đó
29 A To rain heavily: mưa nhiều
30 B To do one’s homework: làm bài tập về nhà

COLLOCATIONS (2)
I. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. It can get quite busy here during the tourist .
A. season B. period C. phase D. stage
2. I wonder if you can me a small favor, Tom?
A. bring B. make C. give D. do
3. “Please, will you just tidy your room, and stop excuse?”
A. having B. making C. doing D. taking
4. Last weekend, I stayed at home and my homework.
A. gave B. did C. earned D. went
5. A meeting will be to discuss the matter.
A. run B. taken C. held D. done
6. David me to the train station every morning.
A. goes B. has C. takes D. makes
7. The hotel we are is quite luxurious.
A. living B. existing C. remaining D. staying
8. When you your destination, your tour guide will meet you at the airport.
A. arrive B. get C. reach D. achieve
9. I love watching movies.
A. action B. actor C. actress D. acting
10. Hurry up, or we’ll the bus.
A. avoid B. miss C. drop D. lose
11. I got a new baseball yesterday.
A. stick B. club C. racket D. bat
12. It was such a boring speech that I fell
A. asleep B. sleep C. sleepy D. sleepily
13. I wonder if you can me a small favor, Tom?
A. bring B. make C. give D. do
14. The villagers had to work hard in fields all day and could hardly ends meet.
A. do B. know C. make D. fly
15. It was raining , so we couldn’t go out.
A. heavily B. silly C. strongly D. lazily
16. Last weekend, I stayed at home and my homework. Nothing special.
A. gave B. did C. earned D. wrote
II. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is not correct in standard written
English.
17. In order to (A) build progress (B) in speaking skill (C), you need to practice (D) everyday.
18. They use (A) all day (B) swimming and sunbathing (C) at the beach (D).
19. We (A) didn’t run (B) at the station (C) in time to catch (D) the strain.
20. We enjoy doing (A) time together in the evening (B) when the family members gather (C) in the
living room after a day of working (D) hard.
21. It is (A) not easy to collect (B) our beauty (C) when we get older and older (D).
22. Mom, I think (A) I have taken (B) a cold (C). I feel very tired (D).
III. Complete the sentences with one of the words given below (some can be used more than once,
some may not be used). Give the correct form if needed.
break make win do
take show go practice
earn pay
23. To keep fit and be healthy, you should exercise everyday.
24. Could you the differences between the twins? They are too alike!
25. I don’t think it’s easy to a living nowadays.
26. After 2 month practicing, finally they the match with the score 2–1 last week.
27. I think I’ve your phone. I hope it doesn’t cost much.
28. Yesterday, we a visit to the museum for the History essay.
29. use of dictionary when learning a foreign language is a neccessay.
30. You should not advantage of the others in life.
 ĐÁP ÁN CHI TIẾT
I. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Câu Đáp án Giải thích

1 A tourist season: mùa du lịch

2 D do Sb a favor = help Sb: giúp ai

3 B make excuse: tạo, lấy lý do

4 B do homework: làm bài tập

5 C Hold a meeting: tổ chức một cuộc họp

6 C To take somebody to somewhere: Đưa ai tới đâu đó

7 D Staying: đang ở
8 C To reach one’s destination: Tới điểm đích

9 A Action movies: phim hành động

10 B To miss the bus: lỡ xe buýt

11 D Baseball bat: gậy bóng chày

12 A To fall asleep: ngủ thiếp đi

13 D Do somebody a favor: giúp ai đó làm gì

14 C To make ends meet: kiếm đủ tiền để sống, không mắc nợ

15 A To rain heavily: mưa nhiều

16 B To do one’s homework: làm bài tập về nhà

II. Choose the underlined word or phrase that is not correct in standard written English.
Câu Đáp án Giải thích

17 B build  make, make progress: tiến bộ

18 A use  spend, spend time/money on Sth / in : sử dụng cái gì

19 B run  arrive
arrive at + địa điểm cụ thể: đến một nơi nào đó
arrive in + địa điểm lớn, chung chung: đến một nơi nào đó

20 A doing  spending, spend time together: dành thời gian ở bên nhau

21 B collect  gain, gain beauty: lấy lại sắc đẹp

22 B taken  caught / got, catch a cold: bị cảm lạnh

III.
Complete the sentences with one of the words given
23 do Do exercise: tập thể dục
24 show Show the differences (between): chỉ ra điểm khác biệt (giữa)
25 earn Earn a living: kiếm sống
26 won Win the match: thắng 1 trận đấu
27 broken Break the phone: làm vỡ điện thoại
28 paid Pay a visit = visit (v): thăm viếng
29 Making Make use of: tận dụng
30 take Take advantage of the others: lợi dụng người khác