Collocations Practice 1

The meeting took almost five hours so it was impossible to  _____________ attention all the time.

The problem is difficult to  ________________ under control.

It took us all day to clean up the office after the burglary – the thieves   ___________ a terrible mess.

I don't think we should ______________  a decision yet; we should wait.

Only 31% of the students who ____________ the final exam passed it.

I think we should look for a new supplier – the one we have at the moment ___________ us too many problems.

Could you ____________ me a favour and post these letters on your way home?

I've told him ten times that he's got the wrong telephone number. I'll  _____________ crazy if they call again.

The company offers its employees free language training but not many people  _____________ advantage of it.

Our IT assistant is leaving next month – she's  _______________ a baby.