Which word does not collocate with MAKE?
damage
a difference
an exception
trouble
Which word/phrase collocates with TAKE?
credit to
something into practice
something for granted
trouble
Which verb collocates with the following: ... something into practice, ... your mind to something, ... up with something, ... pressure on someone?
put
Which verb collocates with the following: ... fire to something, ... an example, ... foot on something, ... out to do something?
set
Which phrase does not collocate with HAVE?
an effect on something/someone
some changes
an experience
a row with someone
Kate was ... DISAPPOINTED when she only came third in the competition.
sharply
fiercely
bitterly
angrily
Sam was ... MOVED by the sad story she heard on the radio programme.
widely
deeply
strongly
heavily
Which adverb cannot be used here? House prices in the capital city are ... high?
absolutely
terribly
extremely
ridiculously
We can SAVELY ... that you want to do well in the upcoming exam.
think
understand
assume
believe
Suggest an adverb to complete the following: Messi is ... believed to be the greatest ever football player.
widely / generally / commonly / universally / popularly
I would give you a lift to the station but I don't have a car at my ... at the moment.
disposal
benefit
availability
use
The construction of the new hospital was completed ahead of ... , which was a unexpected.
schedule
calender
programme
timetable
Carol decided to ... on her Italian before she went to Rome for her holiday.
grow up
take up
pick up
brush up
Environmental research shows that much more should be done to .. certain species in the local area as their population growth is unsustainable.
protect
control
save
overcome
I took part in a very interesting psychological experiment. I was one of about 100 ... of various ages and backgrounds.
participants
entrants
members
competitors
Young people in my region used to feel cut off from other young people, but this changed with the..... of social media.
arrival
advent
result
invention
