Unit 6: Science and technology - Phrases and collocation

I don't think people should be allowed to perform experiments ... animals.

• for

• over

• on

• to

There was an explosion in technology ... the beginning of the 20th century.

• in

• at

• through

• on

Let's face ... we are destroying the environment and we need to do something now.

• truth

• facts

• things

• information

The distance from the Earth to the Sun is ... average, about 149 million kilometers.

• by

• on

• from

• in

It's amazing that creatures survive ... the bottom of the ocean.

• in

• by

• at

• to

Fox Talbot ... the first photograph in 1835.

• gave

• did

• drew

• took

Researchers have ... to the conclusion that your personality is affected by your genes.

• come

• got

• reached

• arrived

Do you mind if I just ... a quick phone call from here?

• do

• take

• have

• make

Many lives were saved ... the introduction of antibiotics.

• into

• at

• with

• in

The ... of the nuclear accident is still unknown.

• reason

• cause

• base

• motive