V15. Collocations Lesson 15

At his mother's funeral, he was so ___________ with emotion that he

couldn't finish his speech.

• 
  incapacitated

• overwhelmed

• seething

I was _______ surprised by the excellent customer service - that company really cares about its customers.

• deeply

• pleasantly

• significantly

I'm sorry I _______ my temper with you yesterday. It was a really stressful day at work.

• 
  forgot

• wrecked

• lost

Instead of confronting his issues, he ______ up his emotions and tries to pretend everything's OK.

• 
  bottles

• guards

• rolls

It's normal to go through a _______ of emotions after the end of a

long-term relationship

• roller coaster

• 
  helicopter

• ocean wave

My mother was worried ______ when it passed midnight and my brother still hadn't come home.

• 
  bad

• ill

• sick

The boss was _______ annoyed when the employees told him about the problems.

• pleasantly

• sickly

• visibly

The fans were seething with ________ when the team lost the game in the last 5 minutes.

• 
  

  temper

• anger

• disappointment

We're _______ sorry, but we won't be able to go to your graduation.

• badly

• horribly

• terribly

We're ______ grateful for all the help you've given us in this project.

• blissfully

• immensely

• largely