Collocations EGE, U4 Character & Behavior

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

• bright

• lucid

• vivid

He really hurt my ______ when he called me an idiot.

• emotions

• feelings

• senses

His superiority ______ makes him impossible to work with because he won't listen to suggestions.

• belief

• complex

• tendency

I had to _______ my pride and apologize to Janet for overreacting to her criticism.

• chew

• eat

• swallow

I like to date men with a great _____ of humor.

• feel

• touch

• sense

In some cultures, it's considered very rude to _____ your mind.

• say

• speak

• talk

It's good to ___ others first, but not at the expense of your own well-being.

• get

• put

• set

Most people who work as comedians have very ________ personalities.

• outgoing

• tendency

• upcoming

My brother is _______ shy, but I'm trying to encourage him to come out of his ______ .

• brutally, case

• painfully, shell

• carefully, skin

• painfully, case

• carefully, shell

My daughter gets along with her classmates, but she has a competitive ______ when it comes to academics.

• spot

• streak

• strip