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Collocation 25/02/2022 (B1)

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Her ideas have _____ a lot of attention in the scientific community.

a)

attracted

b)

attained

c)

caught

d)

caused

2.

Before doing the ______, farmers have to pump the water into the field.

a)

ploughing

b)

transplanting

c)

harrowing

d)

harvesting

3.

She finally achieved her ______ of visiting the USA.

a)

objective

b)

target

c)

desires

d)

ambition

4.

When I was reading a book in my room last night, I heard the sound of ______ glass.

a)

breaking

b)

slipping

c)

dropping

d)

bursting

5.

If you ______ your mind about attending Mr. Jones’s lecturer, just give me a call.

a)

change

b)

keep

c)

decide

d)

give

6.

After a serious accident last month, the doctors are worried that he will suffer brain

______.

a)

destruction

b)

damage

c)

disease

d)

injury

7.

As a parent, you try to create a safe ______ environment for your children to grow up.

a)

house

b)

homing

c)

housing

d)

home

8.

Zoos are trying to increase the ______ expectancy of many animals.

a)

life

b)

alive

c)

living

d)

lifetime

9.

I got a new golf ______ yesterday.

a)

stick

b)

club

c)

racket

d)

bat

10.

If you spend too much time on the computer, you will ______ eyestrain.

a)

consider

b)

catch

c)

suffer

d)

get

11.

Don’t shut off my computer. It’s in ______.

a)

working

b)

using

c)

operating

d)

use

12.

If a defender ______ a foul within the five-meter area that prevents a likely goal, the attacking team awarded a penalty throw or shot.

a)

interferes

b)

commits

c)

punches

d)

touches

13.

Her mother was a great support when she ______ into trouble last month.

a)

took

b)

went

c)

got

d)

made

14.

Oceans play an important ______ in our daily life.

a)

role

b)

place

c)

definition

d)

model

15.

The more goals the players ______, the more exciting the match became.

a)

marked

b)

made

c)

sprinted

d)

scored

16.

Shannon doesn’t dye her hair; it’s ______ blonde.

a)

physically

b)

naturally

c)

logically

d)

organically

17.

In the middle of the day, it’s just too scorching ______ to do anything but lie on the beach soaking up the sunshine. This is the life!

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

freezing

d)

hot

18.

Janet has to travel a lot in her new job. She is on the ______ all the time.

a)

field

b)

mood

c)

way

d)

go

19.

He’d been planning to leave the team the ______ time, and hadn’t told anyone.

a)

complete

b)

whole

c)

total

d)

full

20.

Thanks for helping me. I’ll do the same for you in ______ sometimes.

a)

grateful

b)

appreciate

c)

favor

d)

return

21.

The ______ of the nuclear accident is still unknown.

a)

reason

b)

cause

c)

base

d)

motive

22.

Ten million text messages are sent on ______ every minute.

a)

normal

b)

common

c)

general

d)

average

23.

Women workers wear hats in ______ their hair gets caught in the machinery.

a)

course

b)

occasion

c)

event

d)

case

24.

It took him a long time to come to ______ with the fact that he was homeless.

a)

acceptance

b)

terms

c)

tabs

d)

agreement

25.

After the film director Peter Jackson started a(n) ______ diet, he lost over 30 kilos in just 10 months.

a)

narrow

b)

mere

c)

strict

d)

considerate

26.

The Women’s World Cup is ______ in popularity.

a)

competing

b)

establishing

c)

advancing

d)

growing

27.

John and Lisa have a lot in ______ with each other.

a)

common

b)

competition

c)

regard

d)

similar

28.

It was no accident that he broke my glasses, he did it ______ purpose.

a)

with

b)

on

c)

by

d)

under