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