MODULE 25: COLLOCATIONS (Exercise 3)

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Question 1. When the police arrived the thieves took to flight leaving all the stolen things behind.

took away

ran away

climbed on

did away

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Question 2. I'm not going to go ice skating! I'd only fall over and ______ a fool of myself.

create

make

show

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Question 3. The government has launched a new road safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents.

to plan to

to intend to

to aim to

to try to

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Question 4. You should take out insurance ______ your house from any possible damage. Earthquakes sometimes occur here.

over

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Question 5. Toxic chemicals from factories are one of the serious factors that leads wildlife to the ______ of extinction.

fence

wall

bridge

verge

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Question 6. My friend is good at mimicking people. He ______ a great impression of Charlie Chaplin.

made

did

took

gave

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Question 7. It's not fair to put all the blame on him. He's not the only one at fault.

He deserved to be punished, but the others don't.

He doesn't deserve to be blamed for everything as there were others involved.

It wouldn't be right to punish those who, like him, were not involved.

Only the one who were involved should be punished.

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Question 8. However much effort he put into it, he will never make a go of the business.

No matter how hard he tries, he won't ever turn that business into a going concern.

The success of the business will depend upon the amount of hard work he puts into it.

Unless he is willing to make more of an effort, the business is never likely to be a success.

He's a failure as an a businessman even though he's extremely hardworking.

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Question 9. I used to ______ reading comics, but now I've grown out of it.

get a kick out of

take a fancy to

keep an eye on

kick up a fuss about

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Question 10. The detective was asked to probe into the mysterious disappearance of the painting.

recover

investigate

procure

relinquish

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Question 11. You can ask Matin anything about history. He actually has quite a good ______ for facts.

ability

head

understanding

knowledge

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Question 12. The food was so delicious that I had a second ______

serving

plate

time

helping

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Question 13. The minister came under fire for his rash decision to close the factory.

was dismissed

was penalized

was criticized

was acclaimed

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Question 14. As orders are becoming more and more, we've been rushed off our feet all week.

very angry

very busy

very worried

very happy

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Question 15. Little Deon: "This herb smells horrible, mommy!” Mommy:" ______ it will do you a power of good."

Come what may

Be that as it may

What is more

By the by

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Question 16. I find myself at a loss to understand Harold's behavior.

I understood Harold's behavior completely.

I find Harold's behavior quite incomprehensible.

I have to lose a lot to understand Harold's behavior.

I lost contact with Harold, so I couldn't understand his behavior.

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Question 17. The local press has been pouring ______ on the mayor for dissolving the council.

disapproval

scorn

hatred

blame

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Question 18. When old Mr. Barnaby died, several people ______ their claim to the substantial legacy that he left.

placed

drew

assumed

laid

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Question 19. His work ______ new ground in the treatment of cancer. It is now giving many cancer victims hope of complete recovery.

found

dug

uncovered

broke

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Question 20. It was such a sad film that we all were reduced ______ tears at the end.

with

into

onto

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