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Collocations EGE, U4 Character & Behavior

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

bright

b)

lucid

c)

vivid

2.

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

a)

emotions

b)

feelings

c)

senses

3.

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

a)

belief

b)

complex

c)

tendency

4.

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

a)

chew

b)

eat

c)

swallow

5.

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

a)

feel

b)

touch

c)

sense

6.

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

a)

say

b)

speak

c)

talk

7.

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

a)

get

b)

put

c)

set

8.

Most people who work as comedians have very ________ personalities.

a)

outgoing

b)

tendency

c)

upcoming

9.

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

a)

brutally, case

b)

painfully, shell

c)

carefully, skin

d)

painfully, case

e)

carefully, shell

10.

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

a)

spot

b)

streak

c)

strip

11.

My husband forgives other people very easily; he's not one to ______ a grudge.

a)

bear

b)

hurt

c)

swallow

12.

She would never cheat on her husband; she's _______ loyal to him.

a)

angrily

b)

brutally

c)

fiercely

13.

The kids were suspended for playing a ______ on the teacher - they put a live snake inside her desk.

a)

grudge

b)

prank

c)

streak

14.

Working with a therapist has helped me overcome my problems with ______ self-esteem.

a)

deep

b)

low

c)

small

15.

You need to develop a _____ skin; you can't let every little comment upset you.

a)

fatter

b)

harder

c)

thicker