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It's normal to e_________ setbacks on your journey through life.
encounter
Which verb does NOT collocate with "setback"?
face
suffer
gain
encounter
It's important to _____ exposure to different teaching styles at school.
get, gain, receive
I'm going for a walk to see if I can ______ some inspiration!
grasp
find
reach
fulfil
You have _________ our expectations! You've done SO much better than we imagined!
exceeded
Which phrasal verb is commonly used with "expectations" (meaning to be as good as someone expected)
take up to
catch up to
look up to
live up to
What can you "achieve" (in terms of ambitions within work or studies). (x2 words)
a target, an objective, a goal, an aim, your potential etc
I want to F_______ my parents' expectations of becoming a doctor.
fulfil
I hope to get _______ to different cultures on my gap year.
exposure
I don't _____ very high expectations of my new job in terms of interest, but it pays more!
have
Sometimes people ______ their intuition because it goes against what everyone else is telling them to do.
doubt
We _______ a few setbacks on our project, but we got there in the end. (x2)
suffered, faced, encountered
Jane ______ her ambition of opening a new business. (x2)
fulfilled, realised, achieved
Let's see if Dom _______ his potential. He's so intelligent, but he so lazy!
fulfils, reaches, realises
Doris _____ a great deal of praise for her handling of the crisis.
won, received
Which word doesn't collocate with "praise".
seize
receive
win
give
