Exercise 1: Complete each sentence using the collocation from exercise in the appropriate form.
1. He was furious, and ___________ to continue with the programme.
2. For about two weeks afterward, the patient experiences extremely sensitive skin, as their new grafts toughen up to ___________.
3. People feel educational ___________when the government cuts finances. 4. Most of the ___________ have already been discussed at length.
5. The explosion also caused a massive plume of ___________ to ___________ from the building.
6. The scientific ___________ that human beings first emerged in Africa.
7. The ___________ as she settled against the far wall to wait out the storm. 8. Tuberculosis is a highly infectious bacterial ___________ by coughing.
9. It was so cold that I couldn't stop my ___________from ___________.
10. An excellent career ___________ has now ____
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Two children became ill and briefly _________ comas after eating the product, though both fully recovered.
A. took off B. fell into C. came around D. got over
2. With this research he hoped to track solar constant in order to make weather _________ predictions.
A. style B. mode C. type D. pattern
3. His _________ teeth slipped from his mouth during a particularly big snore. A. false B. artificial C. fake D. counterfeit
4. With his speed, I think he'll break a _________ for running before he graduates from high school.
A. record B. medal C. championship D. account
5. He is living in a(n) _________ family that includes his relatives such as his grandparents, his uncles.
A. nuclear B. extended C. close-knit D. distant
6. I really thought she'd be here to help me, but it seems that she's just a(n) _________ friend.
A. social B. associate C. faithful D. fair-weather
7. When you _________ minutes of a meeting, it is useful to report the ideas, rather than every sentence.
A. read B. get C. take D. make
8. My wife and I first met on a _________ date arranged by her sister.
A. Deaf B. blind C. mute D. speed
9. The university _________ the school-leaving exams Of most other countries.
A. agrees B. takes C. recognizes D. keeps
10. The government has decided to _________ a levy on commercial waste collection in order to encourage recycling.
A. introduce B. carry out C. conduct D. make
