COLLOCATION-IDIOM_3

A lot of successful entrepreneurs have not only a _____imagination, but also the willingness to work hard.

• bright

• lucid

• vivid

• brutal

People thought that maybe his novel might one day be turned into a film_____ and become a Hollywood.

• best-seller

• attraction

• blockbuster

• debut

You'd better ________a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis.

• promise

• do

• make

• pull

I ________ up a friendship with John while we were on a business trip together.

• struck

• drove

• strike

• took

They ________sacrifices so that their only child could have a good education.

• made

• did

• provided

• lent

I hope you ________the point of everything your mother and. I do for you.

• annoy

• have

• see

• take

When I told my family I wanted to be a professional musician, I faced a ________of criticism from my parents, who strongly disapproved of the idea.

• barrage

• barricade

• blast

• attack

When my daughter was a baby, I noticed that she developed a ________liking for classical music, and when she was six I signed her up for violin classes.

• special

• particular

• specific

• dominant

I________an instant ______dislike to Sam from the moment we were introduced. Within five minutes, he was talking about his parents were immigrants from Argentina.

• had/ extreme

• kept/total

• took/deep

• made/instant

Randy Fisher, president of the software company NewTech, is facing ________of fraud by its chief financial officer, Brian King, who has openly accused Fisher of hiding millions of dollars of profit in off-shore bank accounts in order to avoid paying taxes.

• blames

• criticism

• acclaimation

• accusations