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Gold Exp C1 U2 collocations

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He succeeded because he had always had a ... ambition to be the best.

a)

formidable

b)

burning

c)

futile

d)

resounding

2.

The director's first experimental movie met with a ... reaction from critics.

a)

unmitigated

b)

dismal

c)

lukewarm

d)

endearing

3.

It was a ... attempt to save the situation, doomed from the start.

a)

formidable

b)

burning

c)

futile

d)

resounding

4.

Her attempt to move out of her parents' house and live on her own ended in ... failure.

a)

unmitigated

b)

dismal

c)

lukewarm

d)

endearing

5.

The director's new movie is a ... success and a box-office hit.

a)

formidable

b)

burning

c)

futile

d)

resounding

6.

His childlike, innocent honesty is his most ... quality.

a)

unmitigated

b)

dismal

c)

lukewarm

d)

endearing

7.

The team's performance in this year's cup has been awful, a(n) ... disaster.

a)

unmitigated

b)

dismal

c)

lukewarm

d)

endearing

8.

Beginning a book, filling an empty page with words is a ... task even for experienced writers.

a)

formidable

b)

burning

c)

futile

d)

resounding

9.

One of his most ... qualities was his ability to make fun of himself.

(a)  

10.

Jimmy Johnstone's life after football has been a catalogue of defeats and ... failures.

(a)  

11.

Minutes later a team of paramedics began a ... attempt to revive the patient.

(a)  

12.

He was a lazy ... student who was supported by his wife.

(a)  

13.

His idea got only a ... response from the committee.

(a)  

14.

The whole enterprise has been an ... disaster.

(a)  

15.

The new managers obviously had their work cut out for them: learning how to be a manager was a ... task.

(a)  

16.

The author's first book proved a ... success.

(a)  

17.

She has always had a ... ambition to succeed on the stage.

(a)  

18.

The people who have taken our advice have saved themselves ... amounts of money.

(a)