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  • Correct the mistake: "The inspector drew the management's attention in some problems in the workshop."
    attention to
  • The new management team plans to bring ..... a number of changes in the company.
    ABOUT / IN
  • lt was very ..... (THINK) of you not to give Sue a call on her birthday.
    THOUGHTLESS
  • People spend about one-third of their lives asleep. It seems certain, therefore, that sleep has a .......... function.
    chief
    principal
    vital
    focal
  • A popular theory is .......... on ideas about energy, saying that we need periods of sleep in order to, in a sense, recharge our batteries.
    rooted
    developed
    based
    supported
  • There is evidence to suggest that sailors from Polynesia began to undertake long and ..... (RISK) journeys, as far back as 1200 BC.
    RISKY
  • Secret languages have ..... (DENY) been around for as long as secrets themselves.
    UNDENIABLY
  • Correct the mistake: "There is an urgent need of fresh water supplies in the region."
    need for
  • Correct the mistake: "A number of customers complained for the after-sales service."
    complained about
  • They have fought with ..... (BRAVE) and inconceivable cunning.
    BRAVERY
  • Some species of hedgehog share the ability ..... roll into a tight ball when attacked.
    TO
  • Correct the mistake: "I'm sure you won't have any difficulties to find the solution to the problem."
    finding
  • Which word/expression does not collocate with "shoot"?
    a camera
    a film
    past someone
    an arrow
  • I'm sorry to be so ..... (DECIDE) - l'd like to think things over for another day or two.
    INDECISIVE
  • The students would find the flat more .......... if it were close to the university.
    helpful
    adequate
    convenient
    reasonable
  • We were so busy at work that there was no time to suffer from ..... (BORE).
    BOREDOM
  • No one expected that the new fashion would catch ..... as quickly as it has.
    ON
  • Strawberries are ..... (PLENTY) in the summer.
    PLENTIFUL
  • Can you lend me your penknife? I just need to ..... (SHARP) my pencil.
    SHARPEN
  • Dan will go to university next year ..... that he passes all his exams.
    PROVIDING / PROVIDED
  • The graduation ball promises to be the social .......... of the year.
    programme
    activity
    festival
    event
  • When it ...... to choosing a career, some people know from an early age exactly what they want to do.
    COMES
  • Scientists are far from being in agreement about .......... why so much of our precious time is given over to sleep.
    actually
    correctly
    absolutely
    precisely
  • A hedgehog ls a small mammal characterised ..... which cover its body.
    BY
  • Despite the ..... that all hedgehogs can hibernate, not all choose to do so; in suitable conditions, some will stay awake all year round.
    FACT
  • The noise in the Iibrary immediately put me ..... the idea of studying there.
    OFF
  • Correct the mistake: "Delegates experienced a number of problems related at the broadband connection at the conference centre."
    related to
  • Computer programming is certainly not my .......... of expertise.
    section
    part
    area
    system
  • Correct the mistake: "AII the work will be done from volunteers."
    done by
  • Hedgehogs are primarily nocturnal and sleep for much of the day, either under cover of bushes ..... in a hole in the ground.
    OR
  • Which word/expression does not collocate with "give"?
    someone a favour
    a presentation
    someone a hand
    permission
  • George meanswell, but his eontributions to our meetings are often rather ..... (HELP).
    UNHELPFUL
  • If NASA’s proposed 2030s mission to Mars becomes a reality, astronauts will ..... need a base.
    UNDOUBTEDLY
  • Everyone ..... (BELIEVE) his story - it just didn't seem at all plausible. .
    DISBELIEVED
  • Mark thinks there are problems in the contract and he is dead set ..... our signing it.
    AGAINST
  • The robbers made ..... with a large amount of money.
    OFF / AWAY
  • The writer spent his ..... (BOY) in a quiet seaside village.
    BOYHOOD
  • Researchers claim that the average person ..... (PLACE) 1.3 socks every month.
    MISPLACES
  • Which word/expression does not collocate with "make"?
    plans
    your best
    a mistake
    a noise
  • People have been carrying out ..... (EXPLORE) by sea for thousands of years.
    EXPLORATION
  • At the moment, the country has a number of .......... economic problems.
    hard
    serious
    tricky
    difficult
  • Which word/expression does not collocate with "pay"?
    attention
    a compliment
    tribute to
    a ticket
  • Which word/expression does not collocate with "stand"?
    a possibility
    for parliament
    a chance
    a trial
  • Correct the mistake: "I suggest to buy a telephone card as soon as you arrive in the country."
    buying
  • The company always takes ..... new staff for the summer periodo
    ON
  • Teachers sometimes complain of being ..... (PAY) and overworked.
    UNDERPAID
  • Correct the mistake: "Alexandra was able to make good use of her knowledge in foreign languages."
    knowledge of
  • Our distant ancestors set out on ..... (PERIL) voyages on primitive rafts and ships with no guarantee of ever seeing land again.
    PERILOUS
  • Negotiations broke ..... because of a disagreement about trading arrangements.
    DOWN
  • Correct the mistake: "I must congratulate you for your excellent work."
    congratulate you on
  • The ..... (ARRIVE) of the railroad changed the western US.
    ARRIVAL
  • Which word/expression does not collocate with "lay"?
    the blame on
    the table
    claim to
    an excuse
  • We had an unusually cold winter, with ..... (ZERO) temperatures for two months.
    SUB-ZERO
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