COLLOCATIONS PROFICIENCY

It is a ................................conclusion that their team will win.

• strong

• foregone

• settled

We need to .............................................this uprising, or it will damage our reputation.

• steer clear of

• pave the way for

• lay the foundations for

The new policies of the government will have ................consequences.

• the odds-on

• far-reaching

• long-winded

Descending from the top of the cliff was a .............................experience.

• close-knit

• well-earned

• nerve-wracking

A/An .................................epidemics broke out at that time.

• long-winded

• all-out

• far-reaching

You may reply to it as you .........................fit.

• see

• reach

• bear

They will have to drive .................................... to save on costs.

• weight

• a hard bargain

• his brains

What we are doing now will ..............................the foundations for a new life.

• lay

• settle

• grab

This portrait doesn't ..................................any resemblance to her.

• hit

• lay

• bear

They will ...........................the roof when we break the news to them.

• pick

• reach

• hit